A survey of control systems education in the United States

In August of 1988 the Education Committee of the IEEE Control Systems Society sent out a questionnaire to 120 committee members on control systems education. A total of 28 responses were received from departments of electrical engineering in the United States. The responses received are discussed. The object of the survey was to answer some of the following questions: What fraction of the department faculty are in the control area? How many MS and PhD degrees were awarded for the academic year 1987-1988? How many BSEE programs require at least one course in control systems? What control topics are required in the BSEE degree program? What advanced mathematics is required at the undergraduate and graduate level? What text books are being used for various control courses?