University of Dallas

Engineering Requirements

Students entering the University of Dallas (UD) as physics majors have the opportunity to pursue a cooperative degree in electrical engineering through the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) Electrical Engineering Department.  The dual degree program is designed for the well-prepared student to be able to complete two degrees, a B.A. in physics from UD and an electrical engineering degree from UTA, in five years.  The program is rather unique in that students take classes from both institutions beginning in their freshman year.  This allows students to establish early in their undergraduate education that they desire to be an electrical engineer with a firm grasp of the Western intellectual tradition, to have extensive reading and writing abilities, and to understand the physical nature of our world, which are characteristics offered by the completion of the physics degree at UD.  This dual degree program also offers the liberally educated UD student the opportunity to understand the advances in technology noted on the UTA electrical engineering webpage, "more than ever, electrical engineering demands a multidisciplinary approach to address challenges of the future and problems of today," and it demands that engineers must have the ability to communicate well their ideas to others.  It is the goal of this program to educate liberally engineers and physicists who meet these challenges.  

The entrance requirements for this dual program are the same as the entrance requirements for a physics major at UD.  Students expected to do well in this program will have completed a rigorous high school program,  which included courses in upper level mathematics, advanced chemistry, and advanced physics.  Students not having such a background may still complete the program, but the completion time may be more than five years.  The suggested course sequence includes the Rome Program during the second semester of the sophomore year.

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Suggested 5-year Curriculum

Students are encouraged to begin their studies with the John B. O'Hara Chemical Sciences Institute.  This rigorous program is offered during the summer prior to their freshman year to students who meet the entrance requirements.

Summer Prior to Freshman Year - O'Hara Program

UD Course	UTA Course or Equivalent	Credits
CHE 1303/1103 Gen Chem I and Lab	CHEM 1441	4
CHE 1304/1104 Gen Chem II and Lab	CHEM 1442	4
Total Credits		8

1^st  Year

Fall Semester	ENG 1301 - Literary Traditions I PHY 2311/2111 - General Physics I and Lab MAT 1404 - Calculus I LANG 2311 - Intermediate Foreign Language I THE 1310 - Understanding the Bible Total Credits	3 hours 4 hours 4 hours 3 hours 3 hours 17 hours
Spring Semester	PHY 2312/2112 0 General Physics II and Lab MAT 1411 - Calculus II LANG 2312 Intermediate Foreign Language II CSE 1311 - Intro Prog for Eng & Sci EE 1104 - Intro to Engineering EE 1205 - Intro to Electrical Engineering Total Credits	4 hours 4 hours 3 hours 3 hours 1 hours 2 hours 17 hours

^{Courses in blue font must be taken at UTA.}

2^nd  Year

Fall Semester	ENG 1302 - Literary Traditions II PHI 1301 - Philosophy and the Ethical Life PHY 3320/3120 - Quantum Physics and Lab MAT 2412 - Calculus II EE 2415 - Circuit Analysis I Total Credits	3 hours 4 hours 4 hours 3 hours 4 hours 18 hours
Spring Semester (Rome)	ENG 2311 - Literary Traditions III HIS 2301 - Western Civilization PHI 2323 - Philosophy of Man THE 2311 - Western Theological Traditions ART 2311 - Art & Architecture of Rome Total Credits	3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 15 hours

^{Courses in blue font must be taken at UTA.}

3^rd  Year

Fall Semester	MAT 3324 - Differential Equations PHY 4423 - Theoretical Mechanics PHI 3311 - Philosophy of Being PHY 3363 - Computational Physics ECO 1311 - Fundamentals of Economics Total Credits	3 hours 4 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 16 hours
Spring Semester	PHY 4424 - Quantum Mechanics PHY 3333/3133 - Electronics and Lab HIS 2302 - Western Civilization II EE 2441 - Dig Logic and Micro EE 2347 Math Foundations of EE Total Credits	4 hours 4 hours 3 hours 4 hours 3 hours 18 hours

^{Courses in blue font must be taken at UTA.}

4^th  Year

Fall Semester	PHY 3326 - Statistical Physics    PHY 4327 - Electromagnetic Theory POL 1311 - Principles of American Politics   EE 3446 - Circuits II EE 3417 - Continuous Sigs and Sys Total Credits	3 hours 4 hours 3 hours 3 hours 4 hours 17 hours
Spring Semester	PHY 3326 - Electrodynamics    Biology Core PHY 4153 - Physics Seminar   EE 3330 - Prob. and Random Signals EE 3318 - Discrete Sigs and Sys EE Core Elective Total Credits	3 hours 3 hours 1 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 16 hours

^{Courses in blue font must be taken at UTA.}

5^th  Year

Fall Semester	HIS 1311 - American Civilization I       EE 4340 - Concepts & Exer for Eng Practice ENGR Elective EE Core Elective EE Elective Total Credits	3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 15 hours
Spring Semester	HIS 1312 - American Civilization II      POLS 2312 - State and Local Government EE 4349 - Engineering Design EE Elective COMS 2302 - Prof and Tech Communication Total Credits	3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours 15 hours

^{Courses in blue font must be taken at UTA.}

Physics and Engineering Requirements

 

UD Physics Courses - Need 34 for a B.A.
Fall 1st Year	PHY 2311/2111 - General Physics I & Lab	4 hours
Spring 1st Year	PHY 2312/2112 - General Physics II & Lab	4 hours
Fall 2nd Year	PHY 3320/3120 - Quantum Physics & Lab	4 hours
Spring 2nd Year	in Rome
Fall 3rd Year	PHY 4423 - Theoretical Mechanics (CE 2312 - Statics & Dynamics)2	4 hours
	PHY 3363 - Computational Physics	3 hours
Spring 3rd Year	PHY 4424 - Quantum Mechanics	4 hours
	PHY 3333/3133 - Electronics & Lab (EE 2403 - Electronics I)2	4 hours
Fall 4th Year	PHY 3326 - Statistical Physics (MAE 3309 - Thermodynamics)2	3 hours
	PHY 4327 - Electromagnetic Theory (EE 3407 - Electromagnetics)2	3 hours
Spring 4th Year	PHY 4328 - Electrodynamics (EE Elective)2	3 hours
	PHY 4153 - Physics Seminar	1 hour
Total		37 hours1

1 This is three more hours than required for the BA in Physics degree from UD.
2 UTA Course equivalent

 

Courses Taken at UTA
Spring 1st Year	EE 1104 - Intro to Engineering	1 hour
	EE 1205 - Intro to Electrical Engineering	2 hours
	CSE 1311 - Intro. Programming for Eng. & Sci.	3 hours
Fall 2nd Year	EE 2415 - Circuit Analysis I	4 hours
Spring 3rd Year	EE 2441 - Digital Logic and Microprocessors	4 hours
	EE 2347 - Math Foundations of EE	3 hours
Fall 4th Year	EE 3417 - Continuous Signals & Systems	4 hours
	EE 3446 - Circuit Analysis II	4 hours
Spring 4th Year	EE 3330 - Probability and Random Signals	3 hours
	EE 3318 - Discrete Signals and Systems	3 hours
	EE Core Elective	3 hours
Fall 5Year	EE 4340 - Concepts and Exercises in Engineering Practice	3 hours
	EE Core Elective	3 hours
	EE Elective	3 hours
	ENGR Elective	3 hours
Spring 5	POLS 2312 - State and Local Government	3 hours
	EE4349 - Engineering Design Project	3 hours
	EE Elective	3 hours
	COMS 2302 - Professional and Technical Communication	3 hours
Total		58 hours

Additional Comments

• Students will qualify for a Bachelor's of Science degree in physics from the University of Dallas by completing a research thesis and by giving a talk at a professional meeting; they must also satisfy the UD core curriculum.
• Students must complete the physics comprehensive examination from the University of Dallas.
• The 5th year could be completed entirely at the University of Texas at Arlington.
• The above curriculum assumes students enter the O'Hara Summer Chemistry Institute and that they place at the Intermediate language level when entering UD.  Additional semesters or summer work will be needed if these are not true.
• AP or IB credit will be assessed according to the UD code.  Students may place out of some of the above classes with appropriate scores on AP and IB examinations.
• Total number of Hours = 172 semester hours.
• The distance between UD and UTA is 19.4 miles and is a 28 minute drive under normal driving conditions.  Students are expected to provide their own transportation to UTA.  It may also be possible to take some UTA courses online.