Electrical & Computer Engineering
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 & 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, including an accelerated master's program.
Specializations include:
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Autonomous systems, communications and robotics
- Biomedical technologies
- Circuits, microelectronics and very-large scale integration
- Computer architecture and cloud/distributed computing
- Cybersecurity
- Optics, photonics and terahertz systems
- Quantum information science and engineering
- Signal, image and video Processing
- Software engineering
- Wireless networking and communication
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 ECSE 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
ECSE 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
Ready, Set, Power Up
Explore undergraduate and graduate programs in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Arizona.
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Inside the lab
"We're removing the barriers of cost and risk that traditionally limit hands-on learning and giving students the freedom to explore, make mistakes and develop confidence in a safe environment."
ECE assistant professor Pratik Satam
Connections through classrooms
"Now more than ever, it’s important to facilitate international cooperation, and scientific research is an avenue to strengthen those partnerships."
ECE assistant professor Travis Sawyer
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