I am currently going to school to study Engineering. I want to become an Electrical Engineer, but recently, I've heard about Electronics Engineering. I did telecommunications in the US military and dealt with small circuits and RF communications equipment. This all falls under Electronics Engineering.I've been trying to find more info on Electronics Engineering, but can't seem to find if it is a separate degree program from Electrical Engineering.My school only lists:Electrical Engineering Computer ScienceElectrical Engineering Computer Sci - Materials Sci EngineeringElectrical Engineering Computer Sci - Nuclear EngineeringHow would I go about becoming an Electronics Engineer?
Many institutions do not make a distinction. But 'electrical' engineering deals with components that work at the line (mains) frequency, generally large in scale, power generators, high power transformers, very high voltages etc. 'Electronics' engineering deals with components over a large bandwidth, DC and up, generally small in scale, relatively lower power, lower voltages and small size. You probably want 'Electrical Engineering Computer Science'.
Yes, those majors ARE separate !!!!! Electrical deals with applications of electricity does the actual work (like a drill or skil-saw). Electronic deals with applications of electricity activating other parts to do the work (like a stereo or TV). The subjects are related, but the majors are different. You will need to contact different schools until you find one that offers electronic engineering!! (I currently .no pun intended.don't know which schools to reccomend.
