ONE PROGRAM TWO DEGREES FOUR YEARS
B.S. Engineering + B.S. Business
Solve the world’s biggest problems using technology and business.
PREPARE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Ever dream of creating new technology, starting your own company or taking a leading role in industry?
In the UC Berkeley Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology program you’ll graduate with the technical expertise and business knowledge needed to advance your career and drive innovation forward.
DENISE ROBLES BIOENGINEERING & BUSINESS, ‘24
Throughout her entire undergraduate career, Denise conducted research with bioengineering Professor Aaron Streets, focusing on the role of centromeric regions in DNA as root causes of genetic mutations, diseases, and aging. She also interned with the San Antonio military, exploring the use of nanomagnetic particles for neuron stimulation to aid veterans with brain injuries. In January 2023, Denise participated in a College of Engineering-affiliated trip to Saudi Arabia, where she gained insights into potential career opportunities and graduate programs. She is currently working full-time at Mercer as a health and life sciences consultant.
BERKELEY M.E.T. ADVANTAGE
INTEGRATED CURRICULUM
Study business, entrepreneurship, and technology while gaining handson practice. Students use labs and tools for prototyping, fabrication, and collaboration including the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation and Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship.
INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS AND INTERNSHIPS
With a robust engineering and business alumni network, students gain unparalleled access to internships and career coaching with exciting technology and business employers worldwide.
SILICON VALLEY PROXIMITY
Live amid the Bay Area’s innovation ecosystem while networking with leading investors and technologists.
COLLABORATIVE COHORT
Join a tight-knit community of thinkers, innovators, and doers who are involved in student clubs and organizations. The program’s small size allows for interaction with classmates, professors and industry partners in a dedicated M.E.T. collaboration space.
VENTURE CAPITAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION
Budding entrepreneurs can access seed funding as well as in-kind services to launch and grow new ventures. Our students participate in simulations, experiential talks and networking events held on campus year-round.
WORLD-CLASS FACULTY AND STUDENTS
Berkeley Engineering and the Haas School of Business are ranked among the top three undergraduate programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
ISABELLE-STERLING PELOSO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & BUSINESS, ‘24
During her time in M.E.T., Elle explored her passion for aerospace through technical internships at SpaceX and Relativity Space. This fall, Elle will be starting her Masters at UC Berkeley studying Mechanical Engineering. She looks forward to continuing her career at SpaceX as a Dragon Mission Control operator.
ACADEMIC TRACKS ENGINEERING + BUSINESS
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (AE)
BIOENGINEERING (BIOE)
CIVIL ENGINEERING (CE)
Obtain skills to emerge as a leader in the rapidly advancing era of aerospace technologies, encompassing sustainable aviation, autonomous flight, and space exploration.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCES (EECS)
Explore the fundamentals of computer science and electrical engineering, while taking courses in subjects such as finance, competitive strategy, and leadership.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (ME)
Delve into topics from robotics to energy science, control systems design to biomaterials, as well as coursework in macroeconomics and marketing.
Prepare for leadership in the biotech industry while exploring cuttingedge fields like biomedical devices, synthetic biology, tissue engineering, and nanotechnology.
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS RESEARCH (IEOR)
Acquire skills to design, create and analyze operations that drive global businesses, while preparing to manage and lead complex industrial systems.
Learn to develop engineering solutions to societal-scale challenges that are reliable, resilient, and sustainable. CE is the intersection of data structures and natural environments.
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING (MSE)
Develop a fundamental understanding of materials from the nano to macro scales while gaining computational skills and business acumen.
ENGINEERING UNDECLARED
Select M.E.T. Engineering Undeclared + Business to explore one of the six M.E.T. engineering options your first year. This track is only available to freshman applicants.
ADMISSION OPTIONS There are two pathways to apply to M.E.T., as an incoming Freshman or a Berkeley Engineering Continuing Student in an M.E.T. engineering track junior year.
ALAN ZHANG
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & BUSINESS, ‘25
Alan and a few other M.E.T. students co-founded VTOL at Berkeley, together they build human-carrying VTOL aircraft prototypes. He also became a growing YouTube influencer on building electric aircrafts with over 4M views.
2023–24 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Graduating Class 4th
TOP 10 EMPLOYERS HIRING M.E.T. INTERNS 1
Amazon
SpaceX
Apple
Databricks
Jane Street
Microsoft
NVIDIA
Palantir
Warner Bros.
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students
Of students engaged in a summer internship or research* 86%
RESEARCH LABS
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Harvard University Prigozhin Lab
• Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
• Korea Testing and Research Institute
• MIT Senseable City Lab
• Stanford University School of Medicine
• UC Berkeley Xu Group
Entrepreneurial Fellow Program Participants 22
CLASS OF 2024 GRADUATE PLACEMENT
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WHO STUDIES AT BERKELEY M.E.T. 2024 ENTERING CLASS
Each year, our entering class profile is unique, differing from the year before and not predictive of future cohorts. We hope this profile gives you a sense of our broad definition of diversity, and of who makes up our newest community members.
As our applicant pool changes each year, so does our entering class. While we strive to have a consistent number of students in each incoming cohort, each student’s personal and academic background is different.
GENDER 1
1applicant gender description fields since 2020*: non-binary*, female, genderqueer/gender nonconforming, male, trans female/trans woman, trans male/trans man, decline to state * non-binary added 2023
U.S. STATES & COUNTRIES
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STATES COUNTRIES
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California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin
China, Dubai, India, Ireland, Peru, Poland, Singapore, and Thailand
DESIGN YOUR JOURNEY & AMPLIFY YOUR EXPERIENCE
Adapted from M.E.T. Major Maps resource developed by VCUE and Major Map team.
User guide: Use this map to help plan and guide your future experience at UC Berkeley, including academic, co-curricular, and discovery opportunities. Everyone’s Berkeley experience is different and activities in this map are suggestions.
FIRST YEAR
EXPLORE YOUR MAJOR
Meet with your M.E.T. academic advisor to discuss your four-year plan.
Familiarize yourself with the requirements for your academic track. See the Academic Guide for sample study plans.
SECOND YEAR
Meet with your M.E.T. academic advisor to review your academic progress.
Complete lower division prerequisites and start planning your upper division courses.
Talk to an advisor if interested in a minor or study abroad
CONNECT AND BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY
Study in the M.E.T. Collaboration Space. Sign-up for office hours with Advisory Board members, industry fellows, and current students to learn more about their background.
Discover student organizations at the Calapalooza fair in August.
DISCOVER YOUR PASSIONS
Attend M.E.T. events and explore your interests.
Apply to the M.E.T. Entrepreneurial Fellows Program and intern with a startup.
Attend the Undergraduate Research and Scholarships Fair
Explore new topics in student-facilitated DeCal courses.
Get to know professors and graduate student instructors during their office hours.
Take a Professor to Lunch at the Faculty Club; invite faculty from Berkeley-Haas and Berkeley Engineering & fellow M.E.T. students to lunch on M.E.T.
Become an M.E.T. Student Board committee member and spearhead initiatives.
Get to know the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem at Berkeley.
Attend M.E.T. Fireside Chats featuring distinguished leaders in engineering and business.
Check out design and maker opportunities at the Jacobs Institute
ENGAGE LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
Meet with your M.E.T. advisor to learn how studying abroad fits with your schedule.
Explore Engineering student organizations and HBSA-sponsored clubs
Find service opportunities through the Public Service Center
REFLECT AND PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE
Make an appointment with the M.E.T. team to receive 1:1 advice on your professional journey.
Attend peer-led huddles about interviewing best practices and resume tips.
Explore career resources on the Engineering, Haas, and Career Engagement websites.
Contribute to a community organization in an American Cultures Engaged Scholarship course such as Ethnic Studies 21AC
Mentor local youth with Pioneers in Engineering, Berkeley Engineers and Mentors, or Engineering for Kids
Meet with the M.E.T. team to discuss your career options and goals.
Explore careers through GLOBE Ambassadors and informational interviews
Pursue an internship and attend the Fall M.E.T. Company Meet & Greet
YOUR BERKELEY M.E.T. MAP
Students get hands-on practice turning great ideas into real-world solutions and become the kind of entrepreneurial leader the world needs. Students graduate with a comprehensive understanding of technology innovation, and are ready to start their own company, lead innovation inside an established firm, or contribute to a social-impact venture.
THIRD YEAR
FOURTH YEAR
CONNECT AND BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY
DISCOVER YOUR PASSIONS
EXPLORE YOUR MAJOR ENGAGE LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY
Focus on upper division requirements and electives for your M.E.T. track.
Reconnect with your M.E.T. cohort in the third-year M.E.T. Capstone Course.
Get academic support from Berkeley-Haas or the Center for Access to Engineering Excellence
Give back by serving on the M.E.T. Student Board, Haas Business School Association (HBSA) or becoming an ESS peer advisor
Share your knowledge with younger students.
Meet with your M.E.T. academic advisor to do an official degree check and plan for your final year.
Complete any “bucket list” courses and remaining major, college, and campus requirements.
REFLECT AND PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE
Take your ideas to the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program or the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology and get hands-on experience launching new ventures.
Participate in an Undergraduate Case Competition
Join a professional association such as the National Society of Professional Engineers or Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Connect with M.E.T. alumni and leverage your network as you prepare to graduate.
Teach your own DeCal course
Continue to pursue your interests through a fellowship or gap year after graduation.
Choose your post-graduate plans based upon your intended mission and impact as an engineer, leader, and entrepreneur.
Learn how to be an ethical and inclusive global leader through the LeaderShape Institute
Take your engineering skills international through Engineers Without Borders
Apply to become an undergraduate student instructor (UGSI) for a course.
Attend M.E.T.-sponsored Fall Employer Meet & Greet.
Discuss post-graduate options with advisors and professors.
Sign up for an ESS career workshop, networking dinner, speaker series, or career conference
RSVP to M.E.T.-hosted programs.
Serve as a student representative on a college committee.
Hone your leadership skills with the Peter E. Haas Public Service Leaders program
Go on service trips over spring or winter break with the Alternative Breaks program
Ask professors and graduate student instructors for recommendation letters.
Leverage the M.E.T. community for career advice and guidance.
Attend the job offer negotiation workshop in ESS.
Apply to jobs, graduate school, and other opportunities.
APPLY ONLINE
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Explore and connect with us by visiting met.berkeley.edu
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Complete your UC application by the deadline.
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Submit your M.E.T. supplemental essay by the deadline. The prompt is available on our website.
Submit your M.E.T. video essay by the deadline. The questions are available on our website.
CONTINUING STUDENT ADMISSIONS
WHO CAN APPLY
Current UC Berkeley College of Engineering sophomores majoring in an M.E.T. academic track are eligible to apply to the M.E.T. program during the spring of their sophomore year. If admitted, students will join M.E.T. during their junior year.
Please check our Continuing Student Admissions webpage for official dates.
Students enrolled in any other College at UC Berkeley, or admitted as junior transfers to UC Berkeley, are not eligible to apply to the M.E.T. program. In addition, we cannot review applications from students who’ve already earned a bachelor’s degree.
ADMISSIONS PROCESS AND TIMELINE
The goal of the admissions review process is to holistically evaluate an applicant’s overall fit for the program. To give voice to their story, all applicants are required to submit a video interview in addition to their written essays.
Early-March: Applications open
Early-April: Submission deadline.
Late-May: Last day to withdraw your application.
You must press the “Submit Application” button on the Review page by 4:00pm (PST) by the submission deadline. Late applications and/or materials will not be accepted. If you wish to withdraw your application from consideration you must do so via e-mail by 4:00pm (PST) by the submission deadline. E-mails should be sent to met@berkeley.edu
Mid-June: Admissions decisions released.
