University of Dallas Names New Vice President for Development and University Relations
Ashton Ellis, PhD, comes to the University of Dallas after nearly 10 years in fundraising at Hillsdale College.
+ Read MoreStudents 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 and core curriculum 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.
Department | Name | Phone | |
Dean of Constantin College | Dr. Philip Harold | 972-721-5044 | pharold@udallas.edu |
Engineering Advisor | Dr. Rich Olenick | 972-721-5313 | olenick@udallas.edu |
Registrar | Ms. Marisa Darby | 972-721-5280 | mdarby@udallas.edu |
Director of Financial Aid | Mr. James Hubener | 972-721-5266 | jhubener@udallas.edu |
Sr. Associate Dean of Engineering | Dr. Lynn Peterson | peterson@uta.edu |
Engineering Advisor |
Dr. Saibun Tjuatja Ms. Pauline Mason |
tjuatja@uta.edu pmason@uta.edu |
Students are encouraged to apply to UD's 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. The O'Hara program is not a requirement for the dual-degree program, but it does ease scheduling requirements for completing the program in five years.
Semester | Course | Credits | |
Summer I | CHE 1303/1103 Gen Chem I and Lab | 4 | |
Summer II | CHE 1304/1104 Gen Chem II and Lab | 4 | |
Total Credits | 8 |
Semester | Course |
Credits |
Fall | 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 4 17 |
Spring | 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 1201 - Intro to Electrical Engineering EE 1106 - Electrical Engineering Practicum Total Credits |
4 17 |
Courses in bold font must be taken at UTA.
Fall | ENG 1302 - Literary Traditions II PHI 1301 - Philosophy and the Ethical Life PHY 3320/3120 - Quantum Physics and Lab MAT 2412 - Calculus III EE 2441 - Dig Logic and Micro Total Credits |
3
18 |
Spring (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 15 |
Courses in bold font must be taken at UTA.
Fall | 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 16 |
Spring | PHY 4424 - Quantum Mechanics PHY 3333/3133 - Electronics and Lab HIS 2302 - Western Civilization II EE 2415 - Circuit Analysis I EE 2347 Math Foundations of EE Total Credits |
4 18 |
Courses in bold font must be taken at UTA.
Fall | 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 17 |
Spring | PHY 4328 - 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 16 |
Courses in bold font must be taken at UTA.
Fall |
HIS 1311 - American Civilization I EE 4340 - Concepts & Exer for Eng Practice ENGR Elective EE Core Elective Total Credits |
3 3 3 3 3 15 |
Spring | 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 3 3 3 3 15 |
Courses in bold font must be taken at UTA.
UD Physics Courses - Need 32 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 |
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 5th Year | EE 4340 - Concepts and Exercises in Engineering Practice | 3 hours |
EE Core Elective | 3 hours | |
EE Elective | 3 hours | |
ENGR Elective | 3 hours | |
Spring 5th Year | 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 |
Ashton Ellis, PhD, comes to the University of Dallas after nearly 10 years in fundraising at Hillsdale College.
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