Engineering/Engineering-related Technologies/Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Colleges award this field under 6 named programs, from Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician to Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 6 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
- Prepares you to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Covers electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing, systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation.
- Laser and Optical Technology/Technician
- Prepares you to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using lasers and other optical for commercial or research purposes. Covers laser and optical principles, testing and maintenance procedures, safety precautions, specific applications to various tasks, and report preparation.
- Telecommunications Technology/Technician
- Prepares you to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to help design and implement telecommunications systems. Covers communications protocol, data networking, digital compression algorithms, digital signal processing, Internet access, object-oriented and relational databases, and programming languages.
- Integrated Circuit Design Technology/Technician
- Prepares you to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to design circuits in microelectronics. Covers circuit design, circuit layout, circuit analysis, computer-aided drafting, and semi-conductor technologies.
- Audio Engineering Technology/Technician
- Study that prepares you to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the mixing, recording, and production of music. Covers acoustics, audio mixing, audio production, audio recording, computer composition of music, music theory, digital devices, and sound technology.
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
- Electrical and electronic engineering-related technologies not listed above.
Also called Electronics Technician, Consumer Product Electronics Technician
Also called Photonics Engineering Technology
Also called Wireless Communications Technician, Telecommunications Engineering Technology/Technician
Also called Integrated Circuit Design, Integrated Circuit Design and Layout, Microcircuit Mask Design
Also called Microelectronics Technology
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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