Second Major in Systems Science & Engineering (ESE)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| CSE 1301 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| ESE 1050 | Introduction to Electrical and Systems Engineering | 4 |
| ESE 2180 | Linear Algebra and Component Analysis | 3 |
| ESE 2190 | Vector Calculus and Dynamics of Physical Systems | 3 |
| ESE 2300 | Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits | 4 |
| ESE 3260 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering | 3 |
| ESE 3510 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| ESE 4031 | Optimization for Engineered Planning, Decisions and Operations | 3 |
or ESE 4150 | Optimization | |
| ESE 4410 | Control Systems | 3 |
| Total Units | 29 | |
In addition, 18 units of ESE courses in the systems area are to be chosen from the following list: ESE 2050, ESE 2992, ESE 3590, ESE 4000–4280, ESE 4370, ESE 4400–4590, ESE 4700–4999, ESE 5020–5290 and ESE 5400–5590.
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).
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.