Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering

Systems Engineers design and build systems to meet the needs of people. As computing speed and analytic sophistication have increased, society's needs have become more varied and complex. Graduates of the systems engineering program are prepared to face these needs.

The goal of a systems engineer is to make the best use of resources. Stated formally, systems engineering is concerned with the processes and methodology of modeling, analyzing, and designing technologically advanced systems that function safely, effectively, and economically. It requires appreciation and understanding of machines, people, software, hardware, materials, and energy. Systems engineers work on a wide range of activities and applications, including communication systems, computer networking, manufacturing systems, robotics, health-care systems, societal problems, and all phases of both industrial and military research and design. To prepare students for careers of such exceptional diversity, the systems engineering curriculum includes operations research, probability and statistics, numerical computing methods, artificial intelligence courses, robotics and human factors. This is clearly a broader and more abstract program than most traditional engineering disciplines.

Since computing and related methodology are invariably an integral part of modern systems engineering, the department offers a software option within the systems engineering curriculum.