Electrical and Computer Engineering Program
Power Up Your Future
Design and integrate the systems that drive today’s most advanced technologies – from smart energy grids and autonomous vehicles to AI-powered healthcare and secure cloud computing.
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the U of A tackles major challenges, such as the Internet of Things, big data, mobile health, cybersecurity, and wireless systems. Whether on campus or online, students gain the knowledge and skills to lead the next wave of technology.
Student-Centered Academics
Students enjoy a collaborative learning environment that combines hands-on labs, team-based projects and personalized instruction, equipping them to work across industries where hardware, software, and intelligent systems intersect. Degrees are offered for BS, MS and PhD.
Specializations include:
- Autonomous systems and robotics
- Biomedical technologies
- Circuits, microelectronics and VLSI
- Communications, coding and information theory
- Computer architecture and cloud computing
- Optics, photonics and terahertz systems
- Signal, image and video processing
- Software engineering and embedded systems
- Wireless networking, security and systems
Online Programs
Fully online Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees are available, offering flexible learning options that fit your busy schedule.
Research That Shapes the Future
With a legacy spanning more than a century, ECE has helped power every major wave of modern technological advances. Today, researchers are leading the charge in:
- Real-time biomedical monitoring via wireless and wearable technologies
- Smart diagnostics using sensors and big data to detect diseases earlier
- Autonomous energy systems, including next-generation smart grids
- Cybersecurity solutions that protect the nation’s critical infrastructure
- Quantum and optical systems, for ultra-fast communication and sensing
- AI modeling and edge intelligence to supercharge smart environments
Students at every level do real research through labs, faculty-led projects and independent study.
Learning Beyond the Classroom
Hands-on experience is at the heart of the U of A ECE education. Students participate in national competitions, interdisciplinary design teams, and professional organizations like IEEE, SWE and the Arizona Solar Racing Team.
In the Interdisciplinary Capstone design course, seniors collaborate with industry sponsors to develop innovative, real-world solutions to engineering challenges.
High-Demand Career Opportunities
ECE graduates are in demand across industries – from aerospace and defense to healthcare, energy and consumer tech. Many students receive job offers before graduation, and alumni hold leadership roles around the world.
Top employers include:
Raytheon • Intel • IBM • Qualcomm • Microsoft • Honeywell • Texas Instruments • NASA • Boeing • Pixar • Medtronic • General Motors
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