• The Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science at the University of California is a 5.5-6 years program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The Berkeley PhD in EECS combines coursework and original research with some of the finest EECS faculty in the US, preparing for careers in academia or industry. 
  • The EECS preliminary requirement consists of two components:
    • Oral Examination
    • Breadth Courses
  • The EECS Department does not allow part-time study for the PhD programs. All students are required to maintain a full-time load of 8-12 units. 
  • The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at UC Berkeley offers one of the strongest research and instructional programs in this field anywhere in the world.
  • The key strength is the array of cross-disciplinary, team-driven projects.
  • It has 190 active faculty members, 21 research areas, and 60  EECS-affiliated centers and labs.
  • University of California, Berkeley has the highest number of distinguished graduate programs ranked in the top 10 in their fields by the United States National Research Council.
  • It ranks 4th according to U.S. News as a Best Global Universities Ranking list 2020.