ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity , electronics and electromagnetism . The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical power supply. It now covers a range of subtopics including power , electronics , control systems , signal processing and telecommunications . Electrical engineering may include electronic engineering . Where a distinction is made, usually outside of the United States, electrical engineering is considered to deal with the problems associated with large-scale electrical systems such as power transmission and motor control , whereas electronic engineering deals with the study of small-scale elect...