电气工程是将科学和数学原理应用于结构，机器，过程和系统的设计，制造和控制。过去，电气工程师的工作对人们的生活产生了直接而至关重要的影响。电气工程师一直负责创建电力，现代电子产品，计算机，电子通信系统，现代飞行控制器，自动化制造和医疗诊断工具。电气工程教育继续为解决具有重大社会意义的问题和提高人们的生活质量提供机会。
Electrical engineering is the application of scientific and mathematical principles to the design, manufacture, and control of structures, machines, processes, and systems. In the past, the work of electrical engineers has had a direct and vital impact on people’s lives. Electrical engineers have been responsible for the creation of electric power, modern electronics, computers, electronic communication systems, modern flight controllers, automated manufacturing, and medical diagnostic tools. An electrical engineering education continues to provide opportunities for solving problems of great social significance and for increasing people’s quality of life.<br><br>The electrical engineering program, accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http:www.abet.org, spans the disciplines of electronics, computers, circuits, electromagnetic fields, power systems, controls, communications, signal processing, and solid state materials and devices. The degree requires a minimum of 131 credit hours which include 33 credit hours associated with the UNLV's General Education Core. Graduates of the program will receive a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with Major in Electrical Engineering.