Program Overview

Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

Department of Systems Engineering

Systems Engineering (BS)

Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering

The Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering degree requires 120 semester credit hours.

Faculty

• Professors:
  • Stephanie Adams
  • S.O. Reza Moheimani
  • Mark W. Spong
  • Steve Yurkovich
• Associate Professor:
  • Justin Ruths
• Assistant Professor:
  • Waseem Abbas
• Chair Emeritus:
  • Mathukumalli Vidyasagar
• Professor of Instruction:
  • Nhut Nguyen
• Lecturers:
  • Ramakrishna Koganti
  • Erik Reynolds
  • James Yurkovich
• Lecturer 1:
  • Bhanu Kapoor

Degree Requirements

The degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering include:

Core Curriculum Requirements

• 42 semester credit hours
• Communication: 6 semester credit hours
  • RHET 1302 Rhetoric
  • ECS 2390 Professional and Technical Communication
• Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours
  • MATH 2414 Integral Calculus
  • or MATH 2417 Calculus I
• Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours
  • PHYS 2325 Mechanics
  • PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism and Waves
• Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours
  • Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses
• Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours
  • Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts Core courses
• American History: 6 semester credit hours
  • Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses
• Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours
  • Select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Core courses
• Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours
  • Select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses
• Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours
  • MATH 2414 Integral Calculus
  • or MATH 2417 Calculus I
  • MATH 2415 Calculus of Several Variables
  • or MATH 2419 Calculus II
  • PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
  • or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option Core courses

Major Requirements

• 78 semester credit hours
• Major Preparatory Courses: 23 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
  • ECS 1100 Introduction to Engineering and Computer Science
  • ECS 2390 Professional and Technical Communication
  • SYSE 1202 Introduction to Systems Engineering
  • ENGR 2300 Linear Algebra for Engineers
  • ENGR 3300 Advanced Engineering Mathematics
  • ENGR 3341 Probability Theory and Statistics
  • MATH 2420 Differential Equations with Applications
  • PHYS 2325 Mechanics
  • PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I
  • PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism and Waves
  • PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II
  • CS 1325 Introduction to Programming
  • or MATH 2370 Introduction to Programming with MATLAB
  • MATH 2414 Integral Calculus
  • or MATH 2417 Calculus I
  • MATH 2415 Calculus of Several Variables
  • or MATH 2419 Calculus II
  • MATH 3315 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics
  • or CS 2305 Discrete Mathematics for Computing I
• Major Core Courses: 34 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum
  • SYSE 2300 Project Management
  • SYSE 2310 Systems Architecture
  • SYSE 3300 Systems Design
  • EE 3161 Social Issues and Ethics in Engineering
  • EE 3302 Signals and Systems
  • SYSE 3355 Data Science for Engineers
  • SYSE 4302 Complex Networks for Engineers
  • SYSE 4305 Optimization
  • SYSE 4306 Modeling and Simulation
  • EE 4310 Systems and Controls
  • EE 4331 Applied Machine Learning
  • SYSE 4380 Capstone Design Project
• Technical Electives: 6 semester credit hours
  • Any six hours of upper division engineering courses
• Secondary Field requirement: 15 semester credit hours
  • The Secondary Field consists of 15 semester credit hours, at least 9 of which must be upper-division courses
  • Students may choose from the list of pre-approved application areas or design their own program in consultation with their advisor
  • Examples Secondary Fields:
    • Data Science
    • Robotics and Mechatronics
    • Business and Financial Engineering
    • Energy Systems
    • Healthcare Systems
    • Public Policy

Fast Track Baccalaureate/Master's Degrees

A Fast Track program is available to well-qualified UT Dallas undergraduate students. Qualified seniors may take up to 15 graduate semester credit hours that may be used to complete the baccalaureate degree and also to satisfy the requirements for the master's degree.

Minors

The Department of Systems Engineering does not offer minors at this time.