The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering was established in September 1988 as one of the components of the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology. The Department offers a number of program of which the Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering is its flagship. Electrical and Electronics Engineering as disciplines have become cornerstones in modern economics since their products have significantly enhanced the capacity and comfort of human beings especially since the last half of the twentieth century. The area is characterized by rapidly evolving technology that throws up new trends every two years posing very serious challenges to program designers. Consequently the study program consists of a core component supplemented by options in the final year. Three options are taught presently and are the Communications/Electronics, Power and Machines, and Computer and Control. The objectives of this programme are:

1. to develop a fundamental and general understanding of electrical and electronics engineering;
2. to provide students, researchers and other engineering scientists with the opportunity to understand the features, structures and related characteristics of modern electrical and electronics components, devices and systems; and
3. to produce self-reliant graduate engineers capable of adapting to the trends of a rapidly evolving area that is crucial for robust and sustainable economic development.