The Second Major in Systems Science & Engineering
A second major in systems science and engineering is ideal for study in many areas, including physics, chemistry, economics, finance, supply chain management and computational biology. Students in the McKelvey School of Engineering as well as the other undergraduate divisions at Washington University have the opportunity to pursue a second major in systems science and engineering in the Preston M. Green Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering. Students are not allowed to add this second major to either the BS in SSE or the BS in Applied Science (SSE).
The requirements for a second major in systems science and engineering are as follows:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ESE 105 | Introduction to Electrical and Systems Engineering | 4 |
| ESE 230 | Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits | 4 |
| ESE 351 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| ESE 4031 | Optimization for Engineered Planning, Decisions and Operations | 3 |
| or ESE 415 | Optimization | |
| ESE 441 | Control Systems | 3 |
| CSE 131 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| Total Units | 20 | |
In addition, 18 units of ESE courses in the systems area are to be chosen from the following list:
- ESE 205
- ESE 2971
- ESE 400 through 428
- ESE 437
- ESE 440 through 459
- ESE 470 through 499
- ESE 502 through 529
- ESE 540 through 559
- SWCD 5660
Students may petition to substitute systems-oriented courses from other disciplines in Arts & Sciences for two of these six courses (for example, courses in computational physics, econometrics or computational mathematics).
The above program assumes completion of the following courses:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Math 132 & Math 233 | Calculus II and Calculus III | 6 |
| Math 217 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| ESE 318 | Engineering Mathematics A | 3 |
| ESE 319 | Engineering Mathematics B | 3 |
| ESE 326 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering | 3 |
| Physics 191 & 191L | Physics I and Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| Physics 192 & 192L | Physics II and Physics II Laboratory | 4 |
Within this second major in systems science and engineering, areas of concentration are possible in robotics, control systems and operations research.
For more information, contact the director of the program, Shen Zeng.