By Dr. Colin Doyle
Program Director, Electrical Engineering at American Public University System

Electrical Engineering is a field of study that deals with the application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. Pretty much everything that can be plugged in, charged, or needs a battery have at least one electrical engineering influence. Consider items like a baseball, which seemingly has nothing to do with electrical engineering. An electrical engineer probably had some role in designing the equipment used to manufacture it.