Electrical and Computer Engineering

About the Department

UA's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers dynamic programs for students interested in a traditional electrical engineering degree or those who desire a specialization in computer engineering. Electrical engineering students become immersed in at least two core areas of communications systems, computers, control systems, electromagnetics, electronics and microelectronics, power and energy systems, and signal processing. Students in the computer engineering option specialize in the software and hardware components of modern computing systems.

Electrical and computer engineering graduates have career opportunities in a number of industries and fields, such as computing, telecommunications, manufacturing, utilities, aerospace, automotive, military, medical and consumer products. Electrical and computer engineers also design and operate a wide array of complex technological systems, including power generation and distribution systems and modern computer-controlled manufacturing plants. Read more...

Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees

Undergraduate: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Computer Option), Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Math, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Physics

Graduate: Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy

News & Announcements

• UA Engineering Students Preparing for Robotics Competition

  March 18, 2013 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  A team of eight University of Alabama engineering students will compete in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SoutheastCon hardware... competition April 4-7 in Jacksonville, Fla. Read more

• UA Engineering Theater Group Presents 'All the Great Books Abridged'

  March 12, 2013 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  The University of Alabama's College of Engineering Does Amateur Radical Theater, or COE Does ART, will parody classic literature in its production of "Engineers... Present: All the Great Books Abridged." Read more

• Self-Driving Cars to Take Off

  December 18, 2012 - NEWS RELEASE - UANEWS.UA.EDU

  Once in the realm of science fiction, cars able to drive themselves will become more prevalent as the first versions are introduced to consumers during 2013,... says a University of Alabama engineering professor who worked to develop the technology. Read more