ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Overview of the Department

Electrical/Electronic Engineering is a multilayered field that teaches systems control, power systems, microelectronics and nanoelectronics, embedded systems and computer networks, wireless communications, telecommunication, etc. The strong demand for electrical engineers in all sectors of the economy makes the programme all the more desired.

In the department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, our focus is giving training to students about the concepts and principles of electronics and to bridge the gap between theory and practice to help students excel in their chosen careers.

Students in this department go through rigorous and practical learning in installation and commissioning of industrial equipment, troubleshooting and repairs, and engineering services.

Due to the broad nature of the field, students are engaged in a wide range of electrical/electronic engineering projects to employ knowledge from other engineering disciplines in electrical engineering design.

Programme Structure of the Department

The department currently runs the following programmes:

1. Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Electrical/Electronic Engineering (Power and Automation) (2-Year Top-Up)

This is a two-year top-up program designed to produce graduates with sufficient theoretical knowledge, design skills and high-level management skills to meet new trend technologies in the Power and Automation industry.

2. Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Telecommunication) (2-Year Top-Up)

This is a two-year top-up programme designed to produce graduates with sufficient theoretical knowledge, design skills, and high-level management skills to meet new trend technologies in the Telecommunications industry.

1. Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

This is a three-year diploma programme with three (3) options:

  • Power Engineering
  • Control Engineering
  • Telecommunications Engineering

The programme is to provide graduates with the necessary hands-on skills and knowledge to act as middle-level manpower for the electrical/electronic engineering industry.

  1. Electrical Engineering Technician (EET) Part I & II

Electrical Engineering Technician (EET) courses are ten-month programs aimed at providing a strong foundation in the fundamental of engineering practices together with a sound knowledge of the underlying scientific principles.

4-YEAR BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (BTECH) ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

YEAR 1

Semester 1

Course CodeCourse TitleTPC
BEE 101COMMUNICATION SKILLS I202
BEE 103APPLIED ELECTRICITY303
BEE 105INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY233
BEE 107MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS I (ALGEBRA)303
BEE 109INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT223
BEE 111BASIC MECHANICS202
BEE 113TECHINCAL DRAWING122
BEE 115ENGINEERING ETHICS I101
TOTAL 16521


Semester 2

Course CodeCourse TitleTPC
BEE 102COMMUNICATION SKILLS II302
BEE 104THERMODYNAMICS303
BEE 106ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS233
BEE 108MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS II (CALCULUS I)303
BEE 110GENERAL PHYSICS232
BEE 112CIRCUIT THEORY I163
BEE 114ELECTRONICS I233
BEE 116ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAB I022
TOTAL 151421

YEAR 2

Semester 1

Course Code

Course Title

T

P

C

BEE 201MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS III (ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQNS AND APPLICATIONS)

3

0

3

BEE 203ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAB II

1

6

3

BEE 205CIRCUIT THEORY II

2

3

3

BEE 207COMPUTER-AIDED ELECTRICAL DESIGN

2

3

3

BEE 209ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE THEORY

3

0

3

BEE 213

POWER SYSTEM I (POWER SYSTEM OVERVIEW)

23

3

BEE 215ELECTRICAL MACHINES

2

3

3

TOTAL

 

1518

21

Semester 2

Course CodeCourse TitleTPC
BEE 202CONTROL ENGINEERING, I233
BEE 204MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS IV (PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND APPLICATIONS)

3

0

3

BEE 206POWER SYSTEM II (POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS)

2

3

3

BEE 208INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING (C++ OR JAVA) I

2

3

3

BEE 210BASIC TELECOMMUNICATION (TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS)

2

3

3

BEE 212

ANALOG ELECTRONICS

23

3

TOTAL 

13

15

18

YEAR 3

Semester 1

Course CodeCourse Title

T

P

C

BEE 301PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

3

0

3

BEE 303POWER ELECTRONICS I

2

3

3

BEE 305MICROPROCESSORS AND MICROCONTROLLERS, I

2

3

3

BEE 307DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

2

3

3

BEE 317ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAB III

1

3

3

Sub-Total Credit for Core Courses

10

12

15

    
Power Option   
BEE 309POWER SYSTEMS III (HV EQUIPMENT)233
     
Control Option   
BEE 311CONTROL ENGINEERING II233
     
Telecommunication Option   
BEE 315DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER NETWORKS233
TOTAL 131518

 

YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2

Course CodeCourse TitleTPC
BEE 302ENTREPRENEURSHIP303
BEE 304MICROPROCESSORS AND MICROCONTROLLERS II233
BEE 306RESEARCH METHODOLOGY303
BEE 308ELECTRONICS MODELLING SND DESIGN LAB (CIRCUIT DESIGN SOFTWARE FOR SIMULATION AND PCB DESIGN)233
Sub-Total Credit for Core Courses10612
    
Power Option (Choose two only)   
BEE 310POWER ELECTRONICS II233
BEE 312POWER SYSTEMS IV (HV SYSTEMS)233
     
Control Option (Choose two only)   
BEE 314INTRODUCTION TO VLSI233
BEE 316PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS I233
     
Telecommunication Option (Choose two only)   
BEE 318DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING233
BEE 320OPTOELECTRONICS 213
TOTAL 141518

YEAR 4

Semester 1

Course CodeCourse Title

T

P

C

BEE 401ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

3

0

3

BEE 403FINAL YEAR PROJECT I

0

6

3

BEE 405PROJECT MANAGEMENT

3

0

3

BEE 423RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

3

0

3

Sub-Total Credit for Core Courses

9

6

12

    
Power Option (Choose two only)   
BEE 407POWER SYSTEMS V (Operation and Control)

3

0

3

BEE 409POWER SYSTEMS VI (ELECTRICAL ENG. SERVICES)

3

0

3

     
Control Option (Choose two only)   
BEE 411PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS II

3

0

3

BEE 413CONTROL ENGINEERING V (PLC AND DRIVES)

3

0

3

     
Telecommunication Option (Choose two only)   
BEE 415MOBILE AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

3

0

3

BEE 421OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

2

3

3

BEE 419ANTENNA AND PROPAGATIONS

3

2

3

TOTAL 

13

9

18

Semester 2

Course CodeCourse Title

T

P

C

BEE 402INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT

0

36

12

BEE 404FINAL YEAR PROJECT II

0

9

6

TOTAL 

0

45

18

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA  TECHNOLOGY (HND)  ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

First (1st) Year First(1st) Semester HND

Course Title

Course Code

T

P

C

Engineering Mathematics I

MATH III

3

0

3

Electronics I

EEE 101

3

0

3

Network Analysis I

EEE 122

3

0

3

Electrical Engineering Lab I

EEE 143

3

6

2

Thermodynamics (Heating & Cooling)

MCE 111

3

0

3

Engineering Drawing

MCE 115

0

3

1

Communication Skills I

COS 101

2

0

2

Computer Literacy I

CLT 101

1

2

2

                                                  TOTAL

15

11

19

  

First (1st) Year Second (2nd) Semester HND

Course Title

Course Code

T

P

C

Engineering Mathematics II

MATH 122

3

0

3

Electronics II

EEE 102

3

0

3

Network Analysis II

EEE 122

3

0

3

Electrical Machines I

EEE 132

3

0

3

Electrical Engineering Lab II

EEE 144

2

0

2

Mechanics of Fluids

MCE 132

2

0

2

African Studies

AFS 102

2

0

2

Communication II

COS 101

2

0

2

Computer Literacy II

CLT 101

1

2

2

                                                                          TOTAL

19

11

22

 

Second (2nd) Year, First (1st) Semester HND

Course Title

Course Code

T

P

C

Engineering Mathematics III

MATH 2II

3

0

3

 Telecommunication I

EEE 211

3

0

3

Measurement and Instruments I

EEE 225

2

0

2

Introduction to Computer Technology

EEE 227

1

2

2

Electrical Machines II

EEE 231

2

0

2

Power Systems I

EEE 241

3

0

3

Electrical Engineering Lab III

EEE 243

0

6

2

Electrical Engineering Lab IV

EEE 245

0

6

2

                                                  TOTAL

14

14

19

  

Second (2nd) Year Second (2nd) Semester HND

Course Title

Course Code

T

P

C

Mathematics IV

MATH 212

3

0

3

Telecommunication II

EEE 212

3

0

3

Digital Electronics

EEE 208

3

0

3

Power Systems II

EEE 242

3

0

3

Control System I

EEE 222

3

0

3

Electrical Machines III

EEE 232

3

0

3

Electrical Engineering Lab V

EEE 244

0

6

2

 Electrical Engineering Lab IV

EEE 246

0

3

2

                                                                          TOTAL

18

9

21

 

Third (3rd) Year, First (1st) Semester HND

Course Title

Course Code

T

P

C

Micro Computers

EEE 301

3

0

3

 Computer Applications

EEE 327

1

4

3

Power Electronics I

EEE 331

3

0

3

Equipment Maintenance

EEE 337

0

6

2

Electrical Engineering Lab VII

EEE 343

0

3

1

Electrical Engineering Practice

EEE 345

2

2

3

Project Work I

EEE 347

0

4

2

Elective

 

3

0

3

                                                  TOTAL

12

19

23

ELECTIVES (SELECT ONE)

 

 

 

 

Telecommunication III

EEE 311

3

0

3

Medical Equipment Technology

EEE 315

3

0

3

Control System II

EEE 321

3

0

3

Computer Operating Systems

EEE 323

3

0

3

Power Systems III

EEE 341

3

0

3

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third (3rd) Year, Second  (2nd) Semester HND

Course Title

Course Code

T

P

C

Fault Diagnosis in Electrical Machines and Power Systems

EEE 328

0

6

2

Management and Organisation

SMS 312

2

0

2

Project II

EEE 348

0

10

4

Entrepreneurship

ETP 302

2

0

2

Electronic Servicing

EEE 306

0

3

1

Power Electronics II

EEE 332

3

0

3

Electrical Engineering Lab VIII

EEE 344

0

3

1

Electives

 

3

0

3

                                                  Total

9

22

21

Electives (Select One)

 

 

 

 

Telecommunication IV

EEE 312

3

0

3

Medical Equipment Technology

EEE 316

3

0

3

Control Systems III

EEE 322

3

0

3

Digital Computer Design

EEE 324

3

0

3

Power Systems IV

EEE 342

3

0

3

2-YEAR BTECH TOP-UP ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

 

SEMESTER I

COURSE CODE

                             COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

EEE 401

GENERAL MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS

3

0

3

EEE 403

FIELD THEORY

3

0

3

EEE 405

ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS

2

2

3

EEE 407

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS

2

2

3

EEE 409

FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TRANSMISSION

2

2

3

EEE 411

CONTROL ENGINEERING

2

2

3

                                                                       TOTAL

14

8

18

 

 

 

SEMESTER II

COURSE CODE

                      COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

EEE 402

SIGNALS & SYSTEMS

3

0

3

EEE 404

ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE

3

0

3

EEE 406

ELECTRICAL MACHINES I

2

2

3

EEE 408

POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

2

2

3

EEE 410

ELECTRIC DRIVE AND PLC I

2

2

3

EEE 412

MICROCONTROLLERS & INTERFACING

2

2

3

                                                                       TOTAL

14

8

18

 

 

 

SEMESTER III

COURSE CODE

                      COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

EEE 413

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3

0

3

EEE 415

COMPUTER AIDED ELECTRICAL DESIGN

1

4

3

EEE 417

ELECTRICAL MACHINES II

2

2

3

EEE 419

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

2

2

3

                                            ELECTIVE COURSES

EEE 421

MOBILE & SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

2

2

3

EEE 423

COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

2

2

3

EEE 425

SUBSTATION AND TRANSMISSION LINES DESIGN

2

2

3

EEE 427

ELECTRIC DRIVE AND PLC II

2

2

3

                                                                       TOTAL

12

 

12

18

 

Note:

Students must select two (2) elective courses in semester III

  • Telecommunication Option students must select two between the following;
  1. Mobile & Satellite Communications
  2. Communication network
  • Power & Automation Option students must select
  1. Substation and Transmission Lines Design Power
  2. Electric Drive and PLC II

 

 

 

                                                   SEMESTER IV

COURSE CODE

COURSE TITLE

T

P

C

EEE 414

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

3

0

3

EEE 416

INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT

0

12

4

EEE 418

PROJECT WORK

0

16

6

                                               ELECTIVE COURSES

EEE 420

OPTOELECTRONICS & OPTICAL COMMUNICATION

2

2

3

EEE 422

ANTENNA & PROPAGATION

2

2

3

EEE 424

ROBOTICS

2

2

3

EEE 426

POWER SYSTEMS OPERATION AND CONTROL

2

2

3

 

TOTAL

7

32

19

NOTE:

Students must select two (2) elective courses in semester III

  • Telecommunication Option students must select two between the following;
  1. Optoelectronics & Optical Communications
  2. Antenna & Propagation
  • Power & Automation Option students must select
  1. Robotics
  2. Power Systems Operation and Control