Systems Engineering, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 92

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Engineering Requirement (27 credit hours):

• ENGR 103 Fundamentals of Electrical and Systems Engineering (3)
• ENGR 110 Engineering Graphics (3)
• ENGR 200 Introduction to Electrical and Mechanical Systems (3)
• ENGR 321 Human Factors Engineering (3)
• ENGR 386 Systems Engineering: Design and Development (3)
• ENGR 455 Discrete Modelling and Simulation (3)
• ENGR 470 Capstone Design Project I (3)
• ENGR 471 Capstone Design Project II (3)
• ENGR 486 Applied Systems Design and Industrial Automation (3)

Physics Requirement (11 credit hours):

• Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 157  HONS 157L  and HONS 158 /HONS 158L  in lieu of PHYS 111 /PHYS 111L  and PHYS 112 /PHYS 112L . 

• PHYS 111 General Physics I (3)
• PHYS 111L General Physics I Lab (1)
• PHYS 112 General Physics II (3)
• PHYS 112L General Physics II Lab (1)
• PHYS 272 Methods of Applied Physics (3)

Computer Science Requirement (11 credit hours):

• CSCI 218 Engineering Programming (3)
• CSCI 218L Engineering Programming Lab (1)
• CSCI 221 Computer Programming II (3)
• CSCI 250 Introduction to Computer Organization and Assembly Language Programming (3)
• CSCI 250L Microcontroller and Assembly Programming Lab (1)

Math Requirement (21 credit hours):

• Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 115  in lieu of MATH 120 .
• Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 215  in lieu of MATH 220 .
• Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 217  in lieu of MATH 250 .

• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)
• HONS 115 Honors Calculus (4)
• MATH 220 Calculus II (4)
• MATH 207 Discrete Structures I (3)
• MATH 221 Calculus III (4)
• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)
• MATH 452 Operations Research (3)

Business Requirement (12 credit hours)

• DSCI 304 Production and Operations Management (3)
• MGMT 301 Management & Organizational Behavior (3)
• SCIM 366 Lean and Six Sigma (3)
• SCIM 373 Supply Chain Planning and Analysis (3)

Science Requirement (4+ credit hours)

• Complete at least 4 credit hours of Science (lecture/lab combination in the same discipline) from the following:
• Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 190 /HONS 190L  in lieu of CHEM 111 /CHEM 111L .
• Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 151 /HONS 151L  in lieu of BIOL 111 /BIOL 111L .

• BIOL 111 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
• BIOL 111L Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology Lab (1)
• CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 111L Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (1)

Elective Requirement (6 credit hours):

• CSCI 230 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
• CSCI 334 Data Mining (3)
• CSCI 345 Computer and Network Security (3)
• ENGR 360 Electrical Instrumentation and Measurement (3)
• ENGR 381 Internship (1-3)
• ENGR 387 Systems Engineering: Advanced Design and Development (3)
• ENGR 390 Research (1-3)
• ENGR 399 Tutorial (1-3)
• ENGR 417 Intelligent Systems (3)
• ENGR 490 Special Topics in Engineering (1-3)
• ENGR 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• ENGR 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• PHYS 320 Intro to Electronics (4)
• PHYS 340 Photonics (4)
• PHYS 350 Energy Production (4)
• PHYS 408 Introduction to Solid State Physics (3)

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

None.  All courses that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.

Notes:

• No more than 3 credit hours from ENGR 381  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 3 credit hours from ENGR 390  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 3 credit hours from ENGR 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 3 credit hours from ENGR 490  may be applied towards the program requirements.