Director
Professor Olenick
About the Electrical Engineering Dual Degree Program
Students entering 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 (EE) Department. The dual degree program is designed for the well-prepared student to be able to complete two degrees in five years: a B.A. in physics from UD and a B.S. in EE from UTA. Students can take classes from both institutions beginning their freshman year. This allows students to determine early in their undergraduate education that they desire to be an electrical engineer who combines their engineering education 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 offered by the UTA EE Department – a department that believes, “more than ever, EE 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 must complete the physics comprehensive examination at the University of Dallas before obtaining a B.A. from UD. Students wishing to obtain a B.S. in physics must satisfy the additional UD physics B.S. requirements. Students must work closely with the UD and UTA Engineering advisors to meet the requirements of the program. Application to UTA is done under the guidance of the UD Engineering advisor.
Course Sequence
Year 0 (O’Hara Summer Chemistry Program)
Year 1 (UD and UTA)
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
| ENG 1302 | Literary Tradition II | 3 |
| PHY 2312 | General Physics II (Calculus) | 3 |
| MAT 1411 | Calculus II | 4 |
EE 1311
| | 3 |
EE 1106
| | 1 |
EE 1201
| | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
EE 1311, EE 1106, and EE 1201: UTA
Year 2 (UD, UTA, and Rome)
Fall Semester
EE 2415, EE 2441, and MAT 3319: UTA
Spring Semester (Rome)
Year 3* (UD and UTA)
Fall Semester
| PHY 4423 | Theoretical Mechanics | 4 |
| HIS 1311 | American Civilization I | 3 |
| PHI 3311 | Philosophy of Being | 3 |
| Intermediate Language | 3 |
| | |
EE 2415
| | 4 |
| Or | |
EE 2441
| | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Or
| PHY 4424 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| | |
| PHY 3333 | Electronics | 3 |
| And | |
| PHY 3133 | Electronics Laboratory | 1 |
| | |
| Or | |
| | |
EE 2403
| | 4 |
| | |
| HIS 2302 | Western Civilization II | 3 |
| Intermediate Language | 3 |
EE 2347
| | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Spring Semester
| PHY 4424 | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| | |
| PHY 3333 | Electronics | 3 |
| Or | |
EE 2403
| | 4 |
| | |
| HIS 2302 | Western Civilization II | 3 |
| Intermediate Language | 3 |
EE 2347
| | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Year 4* (UD and UTA)
Fall Semester
| PHY 4327 | Electromagnetic Theory | 3 |
| POL 1311 | Principles Of American Politics | 3 |
| Biology Core | 4 |
EE 3316
| | 3 |
EE 3446
| | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Or
COMM 2302
| | 3 |
EE 3140
| | 1 |
MAE 3309
| | 3 |
EE 3330
| | 3 |
EE
| Elective | 3 |
EE 3318
| | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
COMM 2302, EE 3140, MAE 3309, EE 3330, EE Elective, and EE 3318: UTA
Spring Semester
COMM 2302
| | 3 |
EE 3140
| | 1 |
MAE 3309
| | 3 |
EE 3330
| | 3 |
EE
| Elective | 3 |
EE 3318
| | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
COMM 2302, EE 3140, MAE 3309, EE 3330, EE Elective, and EE 3318: UTA
Year 5 (UTA)
Fall Semester
EE 4340
| | 3 |
| Engineering Elective | 3 |
EE
| Core Elective | 3 |
EE
| Core Elective | 3 |
EE
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
EE 4340, Engineering Elective, EE Core Elective, and EE Elective: UTA
Spring Semester
| HIS 1312 | American Civilization II | 3 |
POL 2312
| | 3 |
EE 4349
| | 3 |
| Math Science Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
HIS 1312: UD or UTA
POL 2312: UTA or online
EE 4349: UTA
*The UD physics courses offered during the 3rd and 4th year will be offered in alternate years.
#EE requirements are subject to change by the Electrical Engineering Department at UTA, as are graduation requirements for the B.S. in Electrical Engineering.