Dates

• Existence: 1957 - 1977

Administrative History

The Electrical Engineering Science Department (1957-1977) was an instructional unit at Brigham Young University. The department taught courses in communications, electronics, energy conversion, systems and circuits, and automatic controls.

The Electrical Engineering Science Department was established in 1957 in a split of the earlier Department of Engineering Sciences. It initially reported to the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences, and moved to the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology in 1973. In 1977 it was renamed the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Department chairs included Jens J. Jonsson (1957-1960), Darrel J. Monson (1960-1966), and Ferril A. Losee (1966-1977).

Citation:

History of electrical and computer engineering at Brigham Young University, 1992: p. iv, etc. (Electrical Engineering Science Department; formed in 1956; name changed to Dept. of Electrical Engineering in 1977)

Brigham Young University Organizational History Project, via WWW, Nov. 17, 2020 (Department of Electrical Engineering Science; est. 1957, previously part of Department of Engineering Sciences; reported to College of Physical and Engineering, 1957-1973; part of College of Engineering Sciences and Technology, 1973-1977; taught courses in communications, electronics, energy conversion, systems and circuits, measurements and automatic controls; renamed Department of Electrical Engineering, 1977; department chairs: Jens J. Jonsson (1957-1960), Darrel J. Monson (1960-1966), and Ferril A. Losee (1966-1977))

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