Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Science and Engineering
General Institute Requirements (GIRs)
The General Institute Requirements include a Communication Requirement that is integrated into both the HASS Requirement and the requirements of each major; see details below.
Summary of Subject Requirements | Subjects |
Science Requirement | 6 |
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Requirement [two subjects can be satisfied by 6.3260[J] and 6.4590[J] in the Departmental Program]; at least two of these subjects must be designated as communication-intensive (CI-H) to fulfill the Communication Requirement. | 8 |
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [two subjects can be satisfied from among 18.03, 18.05, 18.600, and 6.1910, 6.2000, or 6.3000 in the Departmental Program] | 2 |
Laboratory Requirement (12 units) [can be satisfied by 6.3400, 6.4900, 6.9010, or 6.9080 together in the Departmental Program] | 1 |
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree | 17 |
Physical Education Requirement | |
Swimming requirement, plus four physical education courses for eight points. | |
Departmental Program
Choose at least two subjects in the major that are designated as communication-intensive (CI-M) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.
6.100A | Introduction to Computer Science Programming in Python | 6 |
18.03 | Differential Equations | 12 |
| 9-12 |
| Seminar in Undergraduate Advanced Research (12 units, CI-M) | |
| Oral Communication (CI-M) | |
| 12 |
| Introduction to EECS via Communication Networks | |
| Introduction to EECS via Medical Technology | |
| Introduction to EECS via Interconnected Embedded Systems | |
| Introduction to EECS via Robotics | |
6.1910 | Computation Structures | 12 |
6.2000 | Electrical Circuits: Modeling and Design of Physical Systems | 12 |
6.3000 | Signal Processing | 12 |
| 36 |
| Electromagnetic Fields, Forces and Motion | |
| Electromagnetics Waves and Applications | |
| Nanoelectronics and Computing Systems | |
| Signals, Systems and Inference | |
| Introduction to Machine Learning | |
| Cellular Neurophysiology and Computing | |
| 24-30 |
2 | 24 |
Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs | (36-60) |
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree | 180 |
The units for any subject that counts as one of the 17 GIR subjects cannot also be counted as units required beyond the GIRs.
Advanced Undergraduate Subjects
6.1040 | Software Studio | 15 |
6.1060 | Software Performance Engineering | 18 |
6.1100 | Computer Language Engineering | 12 |
6.1120 | Dynamic Computer Language Engineering | 12 |
6.1820[J] | Mobile and Sensor Computing | 12 |
6.1920 | Constructive Computer Architecture | 12 |
6.2040 | Analog Electronics Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.2050 | Digital Systems Laboratory | 12 |
6.2060 | Microcomputer Project Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.2061 | Microcomputer Project Laboratory - Independent Inquiry (CI-M) | 15 |
6.2090 | Solid-State Circuits | 12 |
6.2200 | Introduction to Electric Power Systems | 12 |
6.2220 | Power Electronics Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.2221 | Power Electronics Laboratory - Independent Inquiry (CI-M) | 15 |
6.2530 | Introduction to Nanoelectronics | 12 |
6.3100 | Dynamical System Modeling and Control Design | 12 |
6.3260[J] | Networks | 12 |
6.3720 | Introduction to Statistical Data Analysis | 12 |
6.3730[J] | Statistics, Computation and Applications | 12 |
6.4120[J] | Computational Cognitive Science (CI-M) | 12 |
6.4130[J] | Principles of Autonomy and Decision Making | 12 |
6.4400 | Computer Graphics | 12 |
6.4420 | Computational Design and Fabrication | 12 |
6.4510 | Engineering Interactive Technologies | 12 |
6.4830[J] | Fields, Forces and Flows in Biological Systems | 12 |
6.4860[J] | Medical Device Design (CI-M) | 12 |
6.5081 | Multicore Programming | 12 |
6.5151 | Large-scale Symbolic Systems | 12 |
6.5831 | Database Systems | 12 |
6.5931 | Hardware Architecture for Deep Learning | 12 |
6.6331 | Fundamentals of Photonics | 12 |
6.7201 | Optimization Methods | 12 |
6.8301 | Advances in Computer Vision | 15 |
6.8371 | Digital and Computational Photography | 12 |
6.8611 | Quantitative Methods for Natural Language Processing | 15 |
6.8701 | Computational Biology: Genomes, Networks, Evolution | 12 |
6.8711[J] | Computational Systems Biology: Deep Learning in the Life Sciences | 12 |
6.8721[J] | Principles of Synthetic Biology | 12 |
6.8801[J] | Biomedical Signal and Image Processing | 12 |
6.C01 | Modeling with Machine Learning: from Algorithms to Applications 1 | 6 |
18.404 | Theory of Computation | 12 |
Independent Inquiry Subjects
6.1040 | Software Studio | 15 |
6.1060 | Software Performance Engineering | 18 |
6.1100 | Computer Language Engineering | 12 |
6.1120 | Dynamic Computer Language Engineering | 12 |
6.1820[J] | Mobile and Sensor Computing | 12 |
6.2050 | Digital Systems Laboratory | 12 |
6.2061 | Microcomputer Project Laboratory - Independent Inquiry (CI-M) | 15 |
6.2221 | Power Electronics Laboratory - Independent Inquiry (CI-M) | 15 |
6.2370 | Modern Optics Project Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.3730[J] | Statistics, Computation and Applications | 12 |
6.4120[J] | Computational Cognitive Science (CI-M) | 12 |
6.4200[J] | Robotics: Science and Systems (CI-M) | 12 |
6.4210 | Robotic Manipulation | 15 |
6.4420 | Computational Design and Fabrication | 12 |
6.4510 | Engineering Interactive Technologies | 12 |
6.4530[J] | Principles and Practice of Assistive Technology | 12 |
6.4590[J] | Foundations of Information Policy | 12 |
6.4880[J] | Biological Circuit Engineering Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.5151 | Large-scale Symbolic Systems | 12 |
6.8301 | Advances in Computer Vision | 15 |
6.8611 | Quantitative Methods for Natural Language Processing | 15 |
6.8701 | Computational Biology: Genomes, Networks, Evolution | 12 |
6.9030 | Strobe Project Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.C01 | Modeling with Machine Learning: from Algorithms to Applications 1 | 6 |
6.UAR | Seminar in Undergraduate Advanced Research | 6 |
Advanced Departmental Laboratory Subjects
6.1040 | Software Studio | 15 |
6.1060 | Software Performance Engineering | 18 |
6.1100 | Computer Language Engineering | 12 |
6.1820[J] | Mobile and Sensor Computing | 12 |
6.1920 | Constructive Computer Architecture | 12 |
6.2040 | Analog Electronics Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.2050 | Digital Systems Laboratory | 12 |
6.2060 | Microcomputer Project Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.2061 | Microcomputer Project Laboratory - Independent Inquiry | 15 |
6.2090 | Solid-State Circuits | 12 |
6.2092 | Solid-State Circuits | 12 |
6.2220 | Power Electronics Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.2221 | Power Electronics Laboratory - Independent Inquiry | 15 |
6.2370 | Modern Optics Project Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.2600[J] | Micro/Nano Processing Technology (CI-M) | 12 |
6.3100 | Dynamical System Modeling and Control Design | 12 |
6.4200[J] | Robotics: Science and Systems (CI-M) | 12 |
6.4400 | Computer Graphics | 12 |
6.4420 | Computational Design and Fabrication | 12 |
6.4550[J] | Interactive Music Systems | 12 |
6.4570[J] | Creating Video Games | 12 |
6.4860[J] | Medical Device Design (CI-M) | 12 |
6.4880[J] | Biological Circuit Engineering Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
6.5081 | Multicore Programming | 12 |
6.8301 | Advances in Computer Vision | 15 |
6.8611 | Quantitative Methods for Natural Language Processing | 15 |
6.8701 | Computational Biology: Genomes, Networks, Evolution | 12 |
6.8801[J] | Biomedical Signal and Image Processing | 12 |
6.9030 | Strobe Project Laboratory (CI-M) | 12 |
Probability Subjects
6.1200[J] | Mathematics for Computer Science | 12 |
6.3700 | Introduction to Probability | 12 |
6.3800 | Introduction to Inference | 12 |
18.05 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 12 |
18.600 | Probability and Random Variables | 12 |