Undergraduate Degrees
Well-Integrated BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
The department offers a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, including online options, with a curriculum that allows students to focus on particular interests, such as the following:
- Autonomous systems and robotics
- Biomedical technologies
- Circuits, microelectronics and VLSI
- Communications, coding and information theory
- Computer architecture and cloud computing
- Optics, photonics and THz devices and systems
- Signal, image and video processing
- Software engineering and embedded systems
- Wireless networking, security and system
Computer Science & Engineering Combines Theory & Technology
Computer science engineers create computing technologies that shape our interconnected world. They are in high demand across industries and government, focusing in areas such as:
- Artificial intelligence
- Machine learning
- Human–computer interaction
- Cybersecurity
- Quantum computing
- Bioinformatics
- Robotics
- Virtual reality
- Big data analytics
- Network sciences
- Web and mobile applications
With an interdisciplinary curriculum and intensive real-world design, the University of Arizona BS in computer science and engineering prepares students for some of the world’s top technology jobs.
Online BS Option
ECE has an online BS option for transfer students and is working toward providing all electrical and computer engineering courses online.
Curriculum
Though students interested in electrical engineering tend to focus on power systems, signal processing and telecommunications, while computer engineering students concentrate on the design of software, computer chips and robotics, for example, the two areas are well integrated.
Four-Year Degree Plans
The College of Engineering's four-year degree plans provide the advised sequence of courses for a BS in electrical and computer engineering or a BS in computer science and engineering.
Flow Charts
ECE course flow charts, available as PDFs, help students plan around their particular interests.
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor
Course Syllabi
Please see ECE's undergraduate courses and associated syllabi for detailed information.