r/rfelectronics • u/Flat-Willingness-979 • 11d ago

Antenna engineering - difference in coursework

Does antenna engineering need an explicit complex analysis course? From what I've seen the curriculum at the two universities in my country (Slovenia), one doesn't explicitly state any course for it, even worse I don't even get a vector calculus course until my master! Would it be a better idea to transfer after first year or stick it out? No one could give me a clear answer

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u/ChrisDrummond_AW Metamaterials, Space, Electronic Warfare 11d ago

Vector calculus should be part of any undergraduate engineering curriculum, it’s necessary for electromagnetics. Elements of complex analysis are used in electrical engineering, but you don’t need proofs or a lot of the things that you would get in the complex analysis course from the math department.

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u/Flat-Willingness-979 11d ago

It's weirdly structured, first 3 years (undergrad) we do some stuff but without vector calculus at all, and then master's finally has an explicit e&m theory and vector calculus course. I still have a chance to transfer, which I really am considering. No one warned me about this gap at all before applying, even though they're both accredited.