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Prospective Students
Thinking about a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science?

Learn more about the undergraduate programs the department has to offer. Including a five-year combined bachelor's and master's program.
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History & Heritage
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science was formed in 2007 out of a merger between the Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments.

Though EECS is a relatively new, the long-established departments from which it was created have given it a rich heritage that can be traced back more than 120 years.
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Featured Research: CISML
The Center for Intelligent Systems and Machine Learning (CISML) focuses on designing computer-based systems that exhibit intelligent behavior, operate autonomously, and adapt to environmental changes.
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Celebrate!

Join us in celebrating the 175th anniversary of the College of Engineering! Throughout the year EECS will be creating special Web content to mark the occassion.

We invite all of our friends and alumni to send memories and stories about the department to info(at)eecs.utk.edu.
Visit the 175th website
The Min H. Kao Building
The brand new Min H. Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building is the first new academic building for the College of Engineering in almost 50 years.

With 150,000-square-feet of lab, classroom, and office space, this impressive facility houses EECS and the Center for Ultra-wide-area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks (CURENT).
Explore the new building
Congratulations!
The EECS IEEE Robotics Team placed 1st in the IEEE SouthEastCon 2013 Open Robotics Competition held April 4-8 in Jacksonville, Fla.!
Read a message from the team

Welcome to EECS

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is the largest department in the College of Engineering. The department has three academic programs: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science. All offer degrees at the BS, MS, and PhD levels. Explore our undergraduate and graduate programs.

Showcase Curriculum

Wondering what a plan of study would look like in one of our majors? See our showcase curriculums for Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science.

What's New

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Graduate School

The alliance between the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory allows us to extend unique opportunities to pursue research projects working with internationally-respected professors and researchers. Learn more about our master's and doctoral programs here.