微电子学是电子学中的一个领域，它利用小型组件制造电子电路。随着对小型和廉价设备的需求的增长，该领域继续扩大。鉴于现代MOS技术中的工艺尺寸已大幅度扩展，因此主要关注的领域通常是针对高性能VLSI电路设计和电子设计自动化（EDA）的紧迫问题。该领域的研究包括VLSI电路设计，可重构计算，新兴的纳米结构器件，可制造性设计，容错系统，三维集成和硬件安全性。
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Anderson School of Management offer a Dual Degree Program leading to the M.S. in either Computer Engineering or in Electrical Engineering and the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). The master's degree program (in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering) requires 31 semester credit hours for a thesis option (Plan 1) and 31 hours for coursework only option (plan III). At UNM ECE we want you to succeed. We will help you find a good job. We will help you get your degree. We will give you all the tools and the confidence that you need to achieve your dreams. Students come from all over the world to enroll in the University of New Mexico's ECE department because they know they will receive an outstanding education. Our small class sizes and our professors work one-on-one with students. The resumes of our faculty members speak volumes and are proof that we hire only the best teachers