Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science College of Engineering
The Electrical & Computer Engineering Undergraduate Programs
The department administers two undergraduate curricula in the College of Engineering: (1) the Electrical Engineering curriculum and (2) the Computer Engineering curriculum.
Integrated Degree Program (IDP)
The IDP leads to both the Bachelor of Science and the Master of Science degrees. The program provides a student the opportunity to obtain superior breadth and depth of technical material. The IDP program in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering is available only to UC Davis undergraduates with strong academic records enrolled in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronic Materials Engineering, or Applied Physics curricula. Applicants in their junior year must apply for the IDP indicated date on our website. For more information on IDP, see Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Mission
Under its land grant status, the University of California has a mission to provide the state with the trained workforce it needs and to advance knowledge and research in directions that contribute to the general welfare of the state and the nation. The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering contributes to the mission of the University in three ways. First, its undergraduate and graduate education programs seek to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental principles of electrical and computer engineering, the skills needed to solve the complex technological problems of modern society and the ability to continue to learn and develop throughout their careers. Second, through its research programs, the department contributes to the development and progress of electronics, communications, and computer technology. Finally, the department helps to transfer research results to industry through publication, public service and professional activities.
Objectives
Teaching—To provide undergraduate students with sufficient breadth to allow them to participate in teams, continue their own education after graduation, and select a focus area intelligently; to provide undergraduate students with sufficient depth in a narrower discipline to allow them to develop the ability to solve complex engineering problems; to educate the students in the graduate program to be leaders in industry or to do meaningful research in industry, government or academia.
Research—To develop and maintain research programs that produce useful technological advances while simultaneously training the next generation of researchers and leaders; to update and/or shift the foci of these programs frequently in response to the needs of our constituency and the nation; to provide a stimulating environment that encourages our graduate students to develop their abilities as far as possible.
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Program
The Electrical Engineering (BS) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s), and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Electrical engineering involves the design, analysis, and effective use of electrical systems including electronic computers. Electrical systems and computers play a central role in nearly all aspects of modern life, including communication, medicine, education, environmental protection, space exploration, defense, and home entertainment.
Students who complete the Electrical Engineering curriculum will obtain a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, one of the engineering degrees recognized in all fifty states as eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer.
Objectives
The Electrical & Computer Engineering program educational objectives have been developed to address the needs of our constituencies. The objectives of the Electrical & Computer Engineering programs are as follow:
- Graduates create value for their employers, demonstrating knowledge and initiative and making beneficial contributions beyond the workplace. This can also result in patents, awards, publications and presentations.
- Graduates grow their capabilities through advanced education and professional development.
- Graduates provide leadership and be proactive in their profession and/or communities.
Students are encouraged to adhere carefully to all prerequisite requirements. The instructor is authorized to drop students from a course for which stated prerequisites have not been completed.
The major requirements below are in addition to meeting University Degree Requirements & College Degree Requirements; unless otherwise noted. The minimum number of units required for the Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science is 147.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division Required Courses | ||
| CMN 001 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 4 |
| or CMN 001V | Introduction to Public Speaking | |
| or ENG 003 | Introduction to Engineering Design | |
| or ENG 003Y | Introduction to Engineering Design | |
| Mathematics | ||
| MAT 021A | Calculus | 4 |
| MAT 021B | Calculus | 4 |
| MAT 021C | Calculus | 4 |
| MAT 021D | Vector Analysis | 4 |
| MAT 022A | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MAT 022B | Differential Equations | 3 |
| Physics | ||
| PHY 009A | Classical Physics | 5 |
| PHY 009B | Classical Physics | 5 |
| PHY 009C | Classical Physics | 5 |
| PHY 009D | Modern Physics | 4 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CHE 002A | General Chemistry | 5 |
| Engineering | ||
| ENG 006 | Engineering Problem Solving | 4 |
| ENG 017 | Circuits I | 4 |
| or ENG 017V | Circuits I | |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | ||
| EEC 001 | Introduction to Electrical & Computer Engineering 1 | 2 |
| EEC 007 | Introduction to Programming & Microcontrollers | 4 |
| EEC 010 | Introduction to Digital & Analog Systems 2 | 4 |
| EEC 018 | Digital Systems I | 5 |
| Lower Division Composition/Writing; choose one; a grade of a C- or better is required: | 4 | |
| Major Works of the Ancient World | ||
| Major Works of the Medieval & Early Modern World | ||
| Major Works of the Modern World | ||
| Major Works of the Contemporary World | ||
| Introduction to Literature | ||
or ENL 003V | Introduction to Literature | |
| Introduction to Native American Literature | ||
| Introduction to Academic Literacies (Recommended) | ||
or UWP 001V | Introduction to Academic Literacies: Online | |
or UWP 001Y | Introduction to Academic Literacies | |
| Lower Division Required Courses Subtotal | 77 | |
| Upper Division Required Courses | ||
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | ||
| Take all courses, below: | 26 | |
| Circuits II | ||
| Electronic Circuits I | ||
| Electromagnetics I | ||
| Principles of Device Physics I | ||
or EEC 140AV | Principles of Device Physics I | |
| Introduction to Signals & Systems | ||
| Applied Probability for Electrical & Computer Engineers | ||
| Issues in Engineering Design | ||
| Choose one: | 3 | |
| Environmental Physics & Society | ||
| Professional Responsibilities of Engineers | ||
| Upper Division Electives | ||
| Choose at least eight courses for a minimum of 32 units: | 32 | |
| After completion of the upper division elective requirement (at least 8 courses, 2 core, 2 with labs, 1 project) any units in excess of 32 will count toward the Technical Elective requirement. | ||
| Technical Electives | ||
| Choose 9 units | 9 | |
| Upper Division Composition Requirement | ||
| Choose one; a grade of C- or better is required: | 0-4 | |
| Advanced Composition | ||
or UWP 101V | Advanced Composition | |
or UWP 101Y | Advanced Composition | |
| Writing in the Disciplines: Special Topics | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Biology | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: History | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: International Relations | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Engineering | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Food Science & Technology | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Environmental Writing | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Human Development & Psychology | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Ethnic Studies | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Fine Arts | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Sociology | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Film Studies | ||
| Writing in the Professions: Business Writing | ||
or UWP 104AV | Writing in the Professions: Business Writing | |
or UWP 104AY | Writing in the Professions: Business Writing | |
| Writing in the Professions: Law | ||
| Writing in the Professions: Journalism | ||
| Writing in the Professions: Elementary & Secondary Education | ||
| Writing in the Professions: Science | ||
| Writing in the Professions: Health | ||
or UWP 104FV | Writing in the Professions: Health | |
or UWP 104FY | Writing in the Professions: Health | |
| Writing in the Professions: Internships | ||
| Writing in the Professions: Writing for Social Justice | ||
| Writing in the Professions: Technical Writing | ||
Passing the Upper Division Composition Exam. | ||
| Upper Division Required Courses Subtotal | 70-74 | |
| Total Units | 147-151 | |
Two Core Electives
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A maximum of one course appearing on both the Core Elective list and the Design Laboratory Elective list may be counted in both categories. | ||
| EEC 110B | Electronic Circuits II | 4 |
| EEC 130B | Introductory Electromagnetics II | 4 |
| EEC 140B | Principles of Device Physics II | 4 |
| EEC 180 | Digital Systems II | 5 |
| Only one of the following may be used: | 4 | |
| Digital Signals & Systems | ||
| Control Systems | ||
or EEC 157AV | Control Systems | |
Design Electives with Laboratory
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A maximum of one course appearing on both the Core Elective list and the Design Electives with Laboratory list may be counted in both categories. | ||
| Choose at least two Design Electives with Laboratory: | ||
| EEC 110B | Electronic Circuits II | 4 |
| EEC 112 | Communication Electronics | 4 |
| EEC 113 | Power Electronic Circuits | 4 |
| EEC 116 | VLSI Design | 4 |
| EEC 118 | Digital Integrated Circuits | 4 |
| EEC 132A | RF & Microwaves in Wireless Communication | 5 |
| EEC 132B | RF & Microwaves in Wireless Communication | 5 |
| EEC 132C | RF & Microwaves in Wireless Communications | 5 |
| EEC 133 | Electromagnetic Radiation & Antenna Analysis | 4 |
| EEC 135 | Optoelectronics for High-Speed Data Networking & Computing Systems | 4 |
| EEC 140B | Principles of Device Physics II | 4 |
| EEC 145 | Electronic Materials | 4 |
| EEC 146A | Integrated Circuits Fabrication | 4 |
| EEC 146B | Advanced Integrated Circuits Fabrication | 3 |
| EEC 157A | Control Systems | 4 |
| or EEC 157AV | Control Systems | |
| EEC 157B | Control Systems II | 4 |
| or EEC 157BY | Control Systems II | |
| EEC 160 | Signal Analysis & Communications | 4 |
| EEC 165 | Statistical & Digital Communication | 4 |
| EEC 170 | Introduction to Computer Architecture | 4 |
| EEC 172 | Embedded Systems | 4 |
| EEC 179 | Applied Machine Learning for Electrical & Computer Engineers | 4 |
| EEC 180 | Digital Systems II | 5 |
| Choose at least one Senior Design Project course: | ||
All Senior Design Project courses are also considered Design Electives with Laboratory may be counted in both categories simultaneously. Both A & B need to be taken to receive credit for the Senior Design Project. | ||
| EEC 119A | Integrated Circuit Design Project | 3 |
| EEC 119B | Integrated Circuit Design Project | 3 |
| EEC 134A | RF/Microwave Systems Design | 3 |
| EEC 134B | RF/Microwave Systems Design | 3 |
| EEC 136A | Electronic Design Project | 3 |
| EEC 136B | Electronic Design Project | 3 |
| EEC 174AY | Applied Machine Learning | 3 |
| EEC 174BY | Applied Machine Learning Senior Design Projects | 3 |
| EEC 175A | Internet of Things | 3 |
| EEC 175B | Internet of Things Senior Design Project | 3 |
| EEC 181A | Digital Systems Design Project | 3 |
| EEC 181B | Digital Systems Design Project | 3 |
| EEC 193A | Senior Design Project | 3 |
| EEC 193B | Senior Design Project | 3 |
| EEC 195A | Autonomous Vehicle Design Project | 3 |
| EEC 195B | Autonomous Vehicle Design Project | 3 |
| The remaining electives may be any letter-graded upper division Electrical & Computer Engineering course not used to satisfy another major requirement or the following ECS courses: | ||
| ECS 036B | Software Development & Object-Oriented Programming in C++ | 4 |
| ECS 150 | Operating Systems & System Programming | 4 |
| ECS 152B | Computer Networks | 4 |
| ECS 163 | Information Visualization | 4 |
| ECS 175 | Computer Graphics | 4 |
| ECS 177 | Scientific Visualization | 4 |
| ECS 178 | Geometric Modeling | 4 |
Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| After completion of the upper division elective requirement (at least 8 courses, 2 core, 2 with labs, 1 project) any units in excess of 32 will count toward the technical elective requirement. | ||
| CHE 002B | General Chemistry 3 | 5 |
| ENG 035 | Statics 4 | 4 |
| A maximum of 6 units for any combination of engineering courses numbered 190C, 192, 198, and 199 may be used. | ||
| Mathematics | ||
Any upper division course. 5 | ||
| Physics | ||
Any upper division course. 6 | ||
| Statistics | ||
Any upper division course. 7 | ||
| Biological Sciences | ||
| BIS 101 | Genes & Gene Expression | 4 |
| or BIS 101V | Genes & Gene Expression | |
| BIS 101D | Genes & Gene Expression Discussion | 1 |
| BIS 102 | Structure & Function of Biomolecules | 3 |
| BIS 103 | Bioenergetics & Metabolism | 3 |
| BIS 104 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIS 122 | Population Biology & Ecology | 3 |
| BIS 122P | Population Biology & Ecology/Advanced Laboratory Topics | 5 |
| Economics | ||
| ECN 100A | Intermediate Micro Theory: Consumer & Producer Theory | 4 |
| or ECN 100AV | Intermediate Micro Theory: Consumer & Producer Theory | |
| ECN 100B | Intermediate Micro Theory: Imperfect Competition & Market Failure | 4 |
| ECN 101 | Intermediate Macro Theory | 4 |
| ECN 102 | Analysis of Economic Data | 4 |
| ECN 103 | Economics of Uncertainty & Information | 4 |
| ECN 122 | Theory of Games & Strategic Behavior | 4 |
| ECN 140 | Econometrics | 4 |
| Management | ||
| MGT 011A | Elementary Accounting | 4 |
| MGT 011B | Elementary Accounting | 4 |
| MGT 100 | (Discontinued) | |
| MGT 120 | Managing & Using Information Technology | 4 |
| MGT 140 | Marketing for the Technology-Based Enterprise | 4 |
| MGT 150 | Technology Management | 4 |
| MGT 160 | Financing New Business Ventures | 4 |
| MGT 170 | Management Accounting & Control | 4 |
| MGT 180 | Supply Chain Planning & Management | 4 |
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Transfer and change of major students will need 2 additional units of upper division electives instead of EEC 001.
- 2
Transfer and change of major students who do not take EEC 010 will substitute 4 additional units of upper-division electives.
- 3
CHE 002C and any upper division course; except CHE 195, CHE 197.
- 4
ENG 045, and any upper division engineering course not used in satisfaction of core degree requirements, excluding ENG 100, ENG 160 (restricted to 1 unit of technical elective; same as PHY 160), PHY 190 (restricted to 1 unit of technical elective), PHY 198, ECS 111, ECS 113, ECS 115, ECS 116, ECS 117, ECS 132, ECS 154A, ECS 154B, ECS 171, ECS 188 (ECS 154A & ECS 154B courses may be used by EEEL majors who did not take EEC 170).
- 5
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Except PHY 116A, PHY 116B, PHY 116C, PHY 160 (restricted to 1 unit of technical elective), PHY 195, PHY 197T.
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Except STA 100, STA 101, STA 103, STA 104, STA 106, STA 108, STA 130A.
Areas of Specialization
Students are encouraged to focus on one of the following five specialty areas: Physical Electronics; Electromagnets, RF, Microwave, Wireless; Analog Electronics; Digital Electronics: and Communication Controls & Signal Processing. For updated recommended courses, see Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Physical Electronics
Solid-state devices, circuits and fabrication and the theory courses supporting those subjects.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Elective Courses | ||
| Core Electives | ||
| Introductory Electromagnetics II | ||
| Principles of Device Physics II | ||
| Design Electives with Laboratory (select two or more courses) | ||
| Electronic Circuits II | ||
| Communication Electronics | ||
| Digital Integrated Circuits | ||
| RF & Microwaves in Wireless Communication | ||
| RF & Microwaves in Wireless Communication | ||
| RF & Microwaves in Wireless Communications | ||
| Integrated Circuits Fabrication | ||
| Additional Technical Electives | ||
| Optoelectronics for High-Speed Data Networking & Computing Systems | ||
| Electronic Materials | ||
Electromagnetics, RF, Microwave, Wireless
Microwave circuits and systems, and fiber optical systems.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Elective Courses | ||
| Core Electives | ||
| Introductory Electromagnetics II | ||
| Principles of Device Physics II | ||
| Design Electives with Laboratory (select two or more courses) | ||
| Electronic Circuits II | ||
| Communication Electronics | ||
| RF & Microwaves in Wireless Communication | ||
| RF & Microwaves in Wireless Communication | ||
| RF & Microwaves in Wireless Communications | ||
| Electromagnetic Radiation & Antenna Analysis | ||
| Integrated Circuits Fabrication | ||
| Statistical & Digital Communication | ||
| Additional Technical Electives | ||
| Optoelectronics for High-Speed Data Networking & Computing Systems | ||
| Signal Analysis & Communications | ||
Analog Electronics
Transistor- and system-level analog circuit design.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Elective Courses | ||
| Core Electives | ||
| Electronic Circuits II | ||
| Control Systems | ||
or EEC 157AV | Control Systems | |
| Design Electives with Laboratory (select two or more courses) | ||
| Communication Electronics | ||
| Power Electronic Circuits | ||
| VLSI Design | ||
| Digital Integrated Circuits | ||
| Integrated Circuits Fabrication | ||
| Control Systems II | ||
or EEC 157BY | Control Systems II | |
| Additional Technical Electives | ||
| Principles of Device Physics II | ||
| Signal Analysis & Communications | ||
Digital Electronics
Transistor- and system-level digital circuit design.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Elective Courses | ||
| Core Electives | ||
| Digital Signals & Systems | ||
| Digital Systems II | ||
| Design Electives with Laboratory (select two or more courses) | ||
| Electronic Circuits II | ||
| VLSI Design | ||
| Digital Integrated Circuits | ||
| Integrated Circuits Fabrication | ||
| Control Systems II | ||
or EEC 157BY | Control Systems II | |
| Statistical & Digital Communication | ||
| Embedded Systems | ||
| Additional Technical Electives | ||
| Principles of Device Physics II | ||
| Control Systems | ||
or EEC 157AV | Control Systems | |
| Signal Analysis & Communications | ||
| Introduction to Computer Architecture | ||
Communication Controls & Signal Processing
Digital communications, signals and systems, digital signal processing, control systems, robotics, and machine learning.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Elective Courses | ||
| Core Electives | 5 | |
| Digital Signals & Systems | ||
| Digital Systems II | ||
| Design Electives with Laboratory (select two or more courses) | 8 | |
| Electronic Circuits II | ||
| Communication Electronics | ||
| Control Systems II | ||
or EEC 157BY | Control Systems II | |
| Statistical & Digital Communication | ||
| Additional Technical Electives | ||
| Optoelectronics for High-Speed Data Networking & Computing Systems | ||
| EEC 157A | Control Systems | 4 |
| or EEC 157AV | Control Systems | |
| Signal Analysis & Communications | ||
| Applied Machine Learning for Electrical & Computer Engineers | ||