Electrical Engineering Dual Degree Program

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)

CHE 1303General Chemistry I

3

CHE 1103General Chemistry I Lab

1

CHE 1304General Chemistry II

3

CHE 1104General Chemistry II Lab

1

Total Credit Hours:8

Year 1 (UD and UTA)

Fall Semester

ENG 1301Literary Tradition I

3

PHY 2311General Physics I (Calculus)

3

PHY 2111General Physics I (Calculus) Lab

1

PHI 1301Phil & Ethical Life

3

THE 1310Understanding The Bible

3

MAT 1404Calculus I

4

Total Credit Hours:17

Spring Semester

ENG 1302Literary Tradition II

3

PHY 2312General Physics II (Calculus)

3

PHY 2112General Physics II (Calc) Lab

1

MAT 1411Calculus II

4

EE 1311
COMPUTING SYSTEM AND ALGORITHMIC SOLUTIONS.

3

EE 1106
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FRESHMAN PRACTICUM

1

EE 1201
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

2

Total Credit Hours:17

EE 1311, EE 1106, and EE 1201: UTA

Year 2 (UD, UTA, and Rome)

Fall Semester

PHY 3320Quantum Physics

3

PHY 3120Quantum Laboratory

1

ECO 1311Fundamentals Of Economics

3

MAT 2412Calculus III

4

EE 2415
CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I

4

Or

EE 2441
DIGITAL DESIGN AND PROGRAMMABLE MICROCONTROLLERS

4

MATH 3319
Differential Equations and Linear Algebra

Total Credit Hours:18

EE 2415, EE 2441, and MAT 3319: UTA

Spring Semester (Rome)

ENG 2311Literary Tradition III

3

HIS 2301Western Civilization I

3

PHI 2323The Human Person

3

THE 2311Western Theological Tradition

3

ART 2311Art and Architecture of Rome

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Year 3* (UD and UTA)

Fall Semester

PHY 4423Theoretical Mechanics

4

HIS 1311American Civilization I

3

PHI 3311Philosophy of Being

3

Intermediate Language

3

EE 2415
CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I

4

Or

EE 2441
DIGITAL DESIGN AND PROGRAMMABLE MICROCONTROLLERS

4

Total Credit Hours:17

EE 2415 and EE 2441: UTA

Spring Semester

PHY 4424Quantum Mechanics

4

PHY 3333Electronics

3

Or

EE 2403
ELECTRONICS I.

4

HIS 2302Western Civilization II

3

Intermediate Language

3

EE 2347
MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

3

Total Credit Hours:17

EE 2403 and EE 2347: UTA

Year 4* (UD and UTA)

Fall Semester

PHY 4327Electromagnetic Theory

3

POL 1311Principles Of American Politics

3

EE 3316
CONTINUOUS AND DISCRETE SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS

3

EE 3446
CIRCUIT ANALYSIS II

4

Life Science Core w/Lab

4

Total Credit Hours:17

EE 3316 and EE 3446: UTA

Spring Semester

COMM 2302

3

EE 3140
JUNIOR PROJECT LABORATORY

1

MAE 3309

3

EE 3330
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL METHODS

3

EE
Elective

3

EE 3318
ANALOG AND DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

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
CONCEPTS & EXERCISES IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE

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 1312American Civilization II

3

EE 4349
ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT

3

Math Science Elective

3

POLS 2312
State and Local Government

3

Total Credit Hours:12

SHIS 1312: UD or UTA

POLS 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.