'It's a real validation of all the work behind the scenes,' says Karl Berggren, faculty head of electrical engineering within the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). He's looking at the numbers of new enrollees in Course 6-5, Electrical Engineering With Computing, the flagship electrical engineering degree offered by EECS, which was launched last fall. The new major has been embraced by the MIT student community. 'The fact that Course 6-5 is now the third-most selected major among first-year students shows that the department is clearly meeting a growing need for a curriculum that bridges electrical engineering and computing. This growth is coming from students already interested in pursuing a degree in EECS,' says Anantha Chandrakasan, MIT's provost. 'The major was thoughtfully designed to offer a strong foundation in core electrical engineering concepts ' such as circuits, signals, systems, and architecture ' while also providing well-structured...
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