UC Berkeley's
Development Engineering Programs
Development Engineering (DevEng) is a new global problem-solving discipline incubated at UC Berkeley. The discipline integrates engineering, economics, business, natural resource development, and social sciences to develop technological interventions that address the needs of low-income communities around the world.
Development Engineering is administered by the Blum Center and offered by the Graduate Group in Development Engineering, a faculty coalition who hail from over a dozen schools and departments.
Currently, students may pursue:
Professional Master of Development Engineering
A three-semester, 15-month professional training program for technical careers in social impact, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability
Learn MoreDesignated Emphasis in Development Engineering for UC Berkeley PhD students
A PhD minor for UC Berkeley doctoral students from any department whose dissertation research includes topics related to the application of technology to address the needs of people living in under-resourced areas
Learn MoreDigital Transformation of Development Fellows Program (DToD)
For all UC Berkeley students, Masters and PhD, interested in digital solutions to pressing challenges in developing regions
Learn MoreDevEng job titles include:
- Global Impact Program Manager
- Foreign Service Program Officer
- Sustainable Product Designer
- Environmental Engineer
- Digital Innovation and Scaling Specialist
- Energy and Climate Research Analyst
- Technology and Innovation Advisor
- Social Impact Project Lead
- Data Analyst for Social Impact Partnerships
- Corporate Social Responsibility Lead
- Technical Director of Sustainable Innovation
- Sustainable Strategy Consultant
- AI Ethics Strategist
