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Taking you to the next level

Our interest in an inclusive engineering graduate student body begins early. First, we offer several programs designed to reach out to undergraduates to help them pursue advanced study in the engineering disciplines at Berkeley:

MEng students holding research sample slides
Jerry Shih and Timothy Vernon, from left, aim to drive innovation in research limited by current understandings of cellular biology. This device is designed to fabricate a high throughput microfluidic platform for single cell RNA sequencing. Such a tool has the potential to provide libraries of quantitative data for computational analysis and ultimately help researchers better understand the complex, heterogeneous mass of cells that is the human body. Shih and Vernon are UC Berkeley Master of Engineering Class of 2017 graduates from the department of Bioengineering.
Graduate student demonstrating how to prepare electrodes for insertion
UC Berkeley graduate student Rachel Zoll shows fellow graduate student Oliver Chen how to prepare electrodes for insertion at a probe station in UC Berkeley’s Swarm Lab in Cory Hall in Berkeley, Calif. on September 24, 2018. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)
Poster session at Master of Translational Medicine (MTM) Capstone Showcase
Master of Translational Medicine (MTM) Capstone Showcase and Bioengineering Mixer, at Stanley Hall in Berkeley, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)
DoubleShelix podcasters Kayla Wolf and Sally Winkler
UC Berkeley bioengineering Ph.D. students Kayla Wolf and Sally Winkler, from left, co-founders of the Double Shelix podcast, pose for a portrait on campus in Berkeley, Calif. on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. After launching in 2016, they’ve now aired 19 episodes and built an audience of over 18,000 listeners from more than 40 countries. The podcast has covered topics that range from cultivating mentorships and battling imposter syndrome to navigating the ins and outs of grad school. Earlier this year, they also released a series of episodes called “You Do Belong in Science,” featuring science and education experts in discussion about creating supportive STEM communities. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)
MTM grad student at microscope in lab
MTM graduate students Ramya Chitters and Derek Dashti, from right, in Professor Kevin Healy’s bioengineering lab in Stanlely Hall. (Photo by Noah Berger)
  • Graduate Pathways to STEM (GPS), a partnership between Berkeley and Stanford, was created by Berkeley graduate students in 2015. GPS is a one-day conference aimed at inspiring diverse, first-generation and low-income California talent to pursue advanced engineering and science degrees. Faculty and industry speakers often highlight their own pathway to graduate school, as well as emphasize the importance of diversifying the engineering field.
  • Berkeley Engineering Preview Days is a program in the spring semester designed for rising seniors who are interested in applying to Ph.D. programs in engineering. Participants receive ongoing advising from the Engineering Graduate Outreach office throughout the summer and admissions cycle.

And once you’ve decided to pursue a graduate-level degree at Berkeley Engineering, we offer plenty of support to optimize your success here. Confidential advising — which may include adviser issues, department issues, or the climate of your college/department. Help with fellowship applications — specifically those that require outreach/diversity components. Personal counseling specifically for graduate students. And faculty equity advisers.

The NextProf Nexus program is a partnership with the University of Michigan and the Georgia Institute of Technology that helps third- and fourth-year graduate students prepare to enter the academic job market.

Berkeley Engineering also offers a wide range of student organizations, including many that are specifically for graduate students.