About Us
The field of Electrical Engineering (EE) has revolutionized human lives and continues to do so at a faster pace, e.g., electrification, electric vehicles/trains, autonomous vehicles, electric devices and gadgets, cell phones, Internet, integrated chips, computers, TVs, and the list goes on. After waking up, the first thing we do is to turn on lights, the last thing is to turn them off and in between, use all kinds of electric gadgets. It’s only when the power goes out that we realize how much we rely on electricity.
Electrical engineers search for creative and effective ways to control our buildings, automobiles, and appliances. Our phones now do much more than allow us to call home. Our computers not only enable us to type a term paper, but also can replace books, televisions, and cameras. Electrical Engineering is an important, essential discipline in engineering. It provides knowledge for designing, constructing, and analyzing electrical and electronic systems which have broad and deep impact on a wide range of domains. EE is one of most popular disciplines in engineering and more than 10% of all bachelor’s degrees awarded by engineering in the USA are EE.
In the coming decades, electrical engineers will be called upon to deliver renewable electricity even after the sunsets on days when the wind isn’t blowing and to design sensors and circuits that enable autonomous vehicles, higher speed communication and things we haven’t even dreamed of today.
Our Electrical Engineering undergraduate degree program at UC Merced provides foundational skills in electrical engineering with a focus on those most sought by employers in California both today and also those anticipated in the future. The program also covers important emerging topics like clean energy, renewable energy, electric vehicles, high-capacity rechargeable batteries, etc.
Undergraduate Degrees
The Electrical Engineering Department offers an Electrical Engineering B.S. Degree with 3 optional areas of emphasis:
Electrical Engineering, B.S.
- Electrical Engineering, Electric Vehicle Emphasis, B.S.
- Electrical Engineering, Ground and Aerial Robotics Emphasis, B.S.
- Electrical Engineering, Sustainable Energy Emphasis, B.S.
Check out our EE Undergraduate Program Courses.
Additional areas of emphasis and a minor in Electrical Engineering (EE) are currently in development.
Affiliated Graduate Program
The EE faculty join with the Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) faculty and others to offer the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Graduate Program.
