What you need to know
UT Dallas launched the new degree program to meet industry demands and prepare students for a variety of fields that require interdisciplinary engineering experience, according to the release.
The degree will include fundamental courses in mathematics and systems, and a secondary field determined by the students’ interests, including:
- Business
- Health care
- Public policy
- Bioengineering
- Computer science
- Electrical and computer engineering
- Mechanical engineering
Reza Moheimani, professor and department head of systems engineering, said in the release systems engineering graduates are often competitive candidates in North Texas industries.
Moheimani said the new bachelor’s program builds on the success of UT Dallas’s master’s degree in systems engineering, which has been in practice for more than a decade.
The new bachelor’s degree was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in July 2024, according to the release.
Quote of note
Mark Spong, professor of systems engineering and electrical and computer engineering, said in the release the new degree program allows students to combine their interests in other fields with engineering.
“We are giving students a chance to design their own curriculum based on their interests,” Spong said.
