what is difference between electronics engineering and electrical engineering?

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they r same

Answer 1

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What is the difference between electrical and electronics engineering?
How do I know if a career in electrical engineering is right for me?
How can I find out how highly-ranked a particular school is?
How can I find out if a particular school's engineering program is accredited?
Does IEEE offer scholarships for electrical engineering students?
Does IEEE offer internships for electrical engineering students?


What is the difference between electrical and electronics engineering?
The number of differences between electrical and electronics engineering may vary, depending on the context in which the question is asked. Some distinctions which may exist in academe may not exist in the business world. There is also a significant amount of overlap, not only between electronics and electrical engineering, but with other engineering disciplines as well. Most notable are the overlaps between electronics and computer engineering and with electrical and mechanical engineering.

Electrical engineers generally deal with large-power applications, such as utility and industrial power systems, whereas electronics engineers deal with low-power systems such as computers and communications. Most work in electrical engineering makes use of knowledge of both electronics and electrical engineering. Power systems today are making increasing use of power electronics and digital controls for controlling power flow, and many electronic systems make use of milliwatt electro-mechanical components.

Most electrical/electronic engineering programs today focus on electronics engineering. A few programs offer courses in basic machine theory and transmission lines that provide the fundamentals of electrical engineering, while some of the larger universities offer programs in power systems engineering. With the rapid growth in information technology, digital control systems, and robotics, EEs must have a solid understanding of electricity and magnetism as well as the ability to continually update their knowledge of electrical/electronics, mechanical, and chemical systems.

How do I know if a career in electrical engineering is right for me?
Electrical engineers design products that meet human needs for today and tomorrow's high-power generating systems in dams, as well as the tiny electronic circuits that keep spacecraft on correct trajectory a billion miles from Earth. They create the electronic components that run computers, TVs, stereo systems, and automated factories and seek ways to improve the transmission of messages by laser beams.

Engineering is a difficult major. It requires a considerable amount of time and energy, but the rewards are worth it.

A Bachelor's degree in engineering is available through: A four or five-year accredited college or university program
Two years in a community college engineering transfer program plus two or three years in an engineering program
Three years in a science or mathematics major, plus two years in engineering
Five to six years in an engineering co-op program. A co-op program allows students to attend classes for a portion of the year, and then work in an engineering-related job for the remainder of the year. They graduate with valuable work experience sought by employers.
Eight to ten years as an evening engineering student.


To begin their careers, engineers receive a Bachelor's degree in engineering. The Engineering Technologist's Bachelor's degree is in engineering technology.

A Bachelor's degree in engineering will offer you a wide variety of job options in industry, business, consulting, marketing, management, government, research, teaching, sales, and the military. An engineering degree can also open doors to other professions such as medicine, business administration, law, computer development, or others. Or, you may also wish to pursue further education and obtain a Master's or Doctoral degree in engineering.

[Excerpted from National Society of Professional Engineers Web Site]

Also see Your Career, published by IEEE-USA.

How can I find out how highly-ranked a particular school is?
IEEE does not provide advice regarding colleges, universities, electrical engineering programs, or curricula. IEEE does not rank schools or programs. IEEE assists the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in accrediting electrical engineering and engineering technology programs, and can provide prospective students with the list of accredited programs. Check ABET for the list of accredited programs.

How can I find out if a particular school's engineering program is accredited?
IEEE assists the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in accrediting electrical engineering and engineering technology programs, and can provide prospective students with the list of accredited programs. Check ABET for the list of accredited programs.

Does IEEE offer scholarships for electrical engineering students?
IEEE sponsors awards, scholarships, and fellowships for electrical engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. IEEE Student Services can provide prospective electrical engineering students with information about these and other scholarships. For more information, contact: IEEE Student Services, [phone], [e-mail], or visit their website at: http://www.ieee.org/membership/students/sc_scholarships.html

Does IEEE offer internships for electrical engineering students?
Information about internships is available through IEEE-USA.






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Answer 2

Both electrical engineering and electronics are controlled by the same laws of physics. Electrical engineering uses electricity to carry out power. Electronics uses electricity to carry out information.

Answer 3

both fall under Electrical Engineering, sure there are diffirences, and there are engineers of both technologies, but as a whole they stem from a BSEE.
Just to clarify, engineers design and write technical specifications for others to actually do the work. No engineer is going to be wiring houses, thats a Electrician!
Electrical engineers understand the uses of electrons and its technology.

Answer 4

You can follow both electrical and electronics engineering to either degree level or certificate level. You may be involved in specification, design, manufacturing, maintenance or installation. If you want to, you can move into other areas of the business, like sales and marketing.

Basically, electronics deals with signals and electrical engineering deals with electrical power. So electronics engineers generally deal in milli-amps and electrical engineers in kilo-amps!

Both subjects are tough at degree level and require competence in maths and physics. However, careers in these areas are fascinating and well paid.

Answer 5

My hubby is an Electronics Engineer and has worked on every type of equipment radio,TV, computers and RAF electronics both ground and airborne! He couldn't re-wire a house or fit electric meters etc.
My boss is an ex-electrical engineer and would re-wire houses, fit meters, and did lighting etc. He knows nothing about Electronic equipment!
That is the difference!! Both work with electricity and are in as much danger if careless!

Answer 6

The difference is the Wattage!

Electronics engineers - computer and electronic systems design etc.. using low voltages and low ampage eg. computers, mobile phones, PDA etc...

Electrical engineers -do not wire houses as mentioned elsewhere that 'skilled trade' not engineering - which deals with high voltages and currents such as factory supplies, national grid, london tube systems etc..

Answer 7

Electrical engineers would normally work with high voltage installations - like house and factory wiring, etc. In electronics, you would be working on smaller components, microprossesors, transistors, etc, etc.

Answer 8

Electronics is like the production of motherboards for computers or wiring circuts for cars and electrical is domstic house wiring and security instulation.

Answer 9

About 50,000- 60,000 a year. Electrical engineering is a degree and electronics engineering is like a certificate program.

Answer 10

electrical you would be about a work place re-wiring and electronics is normally computor boards and something with a circut board

Answer 11

electriacal engineering--> it is a high voltage high power engineering.it includes transformers,machines,and convertable systems etc
electronics engineering--> it is a low voltage low power engineering. it include microchip designing,programming,logic designing.etc