电气工程师利用物理，数学，电路设计，电磁理论，通信理论，控制系统和信号处理方面的知识来开发电气系统。电气工程历来涉及电能的产生，传输和利用。今天，电气工程应用还包括控制系统，机器人技术，自动化，等离子，传感器，计算机和成像。电气工程学学士学位课程强调服务，基于系统的知识和可持续性，着眼于传统电气工程与新兴领域（尤其是直接影响海湾地区的无人飞机系统，海洋科学和海洋生物学）之间的接口海岸。
Electrical Engineers develop electrical systems using knowledge of physics, mathematics, circuit design, electromagnetic theory, communication theory, control systems and signal processing. Electrical engineering historically involved how the generation, transmission and utilization of electrical energy. Today, electrical engineering applications also include control systems, robotics, automation, plasma, sensors, computers and imaging. The Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) program emphasizes service, systems-based knowledge, and sustainability with an eye toward the interface of traditional electrical engineering with new and emerging fields, in particular unmanned aircraft systems, maritime sciences and marine biology that directly impact the Gulf Coast. <br><br>Graduates will have an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics, an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors, an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences, an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts, an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives, an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions, and an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.