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Our curriculum provides a unique balance between mathematics, physics, and engineering technology. At the same time, it provides enough flexibility to choose classes from other disciplines such as chemistry, life sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Premed and pre-law students who seek technological advantages benefit from our programs. This flexible blend of engineering and other disciplines is the key to the success of our graduates in finding the best jobs in academia, industry, and government labs. It also enables them to easily adapt to rapid changes in the market.
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Top Ten Reasons to Study Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering at Washington University
- Nice balance of theory and hands-on experience
- Exciting cutting-edge undergraduate research with world-renowned faculty
- Personalized advising by a full-time faculty in a nurturing environment
- Flexible curriculum that accommodates pre-medicine and pre-law
- Adaptable curriculum that accommodates double majors inside and outside engineering
- Great job offers before graduation or admission to the best graduate schools
- Beautiful campus with attractive new dorms and excellent athletic facilities in a metropolitan setting
- Opportunities for study abroad, volunteer abroad, co-op, and summer internships
- Integrated BS/MS or BS/MBA programs
- Superb program accredited by ABET
Is Electrical & Systems Engineering for you?
- You are intrigued by cutting-edge technologies and would like to participate in the creation of new technologies. Then Electrical & Systems Engineering is for you!
- You wish to have a broad and versatile education that will enable you to adapt to changes in the market. Then Electrical & Systems Engineering is for you!
- You enjoy taking things apart to see how they work and sometimes even put them back together successfully. Then Electrical & Systems Engineering is for you!
- You enjoy mathematics and physics, and want to do something with it to make things or solve problems. Then Electrical & Systems Engineering is for you!
- You enjoy biology and want to do something with it to make things that people need or solve problems that people have. Then Electrical & Systems Engineering is for you!
What are the differences between the Electrical Engineering Program and the Systems Science and Engineering Program?
The Systems Science and Engineering (SSE) program specializes in educating experts who can effectively coordinate different components of complex systems and who can efficiently optimize the overall system. Systems engineers design, develop, manage and optimize complex systems including electrical systems, information systems, economic models, financial systems, environmental systems, telecommunication networks, transportation networks, project management, and aerospace systems.
In contrast, the Electrical Engineering (EE) program specializes in educating experts who can solve complex problems using electrical and electronics technologies. Electrical engineers design, develop and test electrical and electronic devices and systems such as electrical power networks, solid-state circuits, computers, consumer electronics, medical devices, imaging systems, telecommunication networks, and hybrid vehicles.
How is Washington University’s Systems Engineering Program different from Systems Engineering Programs at other universities?
Most other systems engineering programs are based on industrial engineering or management science while Washington University’s systems engineering program is based on the combination of control engineering and operations research. In other words, most other systems programs emphasize human relationships while ours emphasizes the science of control engineering and optimization. In this sense, our program is unique.
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