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A single Undergraduate programme, the Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is offered through the Department. The BSc programme is delivered face to face, through a mix of classroom and laboratory instruction, with substantial online support.
The BSc programme is organised in three successive levels. All courses in the first two levels are compulsory and form the educational core for the practice of electrical and computer engineering in the Caribbean. In the third level, the curriculum comprises a mix of compulsory and elective courses. Elective courses are selected from the Department's five thematic Groups as follows:
- Communication Systems
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Control Systems
- Electronic Systems
- Energy Systems
A compulsory thread that runs through the 3-year BSc programme is the Department's Engineering Practice Stream. Through this curriculum, students build competence with the application of standard laboratory tools and techniques necessary to plan and realise engineering objectives as individuals and within teams, taking account of environment safety and health, commercial and economic drivers, legal considerations, relevant business practice, sustainability, and social considerations. Through the Engineering Practice Stream, students learn to approach engineering practice professionally and to employ creative approaches to solve basic engineering problems, recognizing the impact of engineering solutions in non-engineering contexts. The nurturing of a multidisciplinary, innovative spirit is central to the Department's laboratory-based Engineering Practice curriculum.
The final course in the Engineering Practice Stream, the Department's capstone project, is the most heavily weighted course in the BSc programme. It carries a weighting of 20% of the overall career mark. The student driven research and development project is executed on an individual basis and runs for a full year at level 3.
The UWI BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering has been accredited by the Institution of Electrical Engineers / The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IEE/IET) of the U.K., without break, for over ten years.
