The University of Texas at Arlington

Bioengineering Department Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering

The Department of Bioengineering offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biomedical Engineering (BS BME). The goal of the program is to prepare students for bioengineering careers requiring skills in research, development, and teaching in a variety of setting in industry, hospitals, research facilities of educational and medical institutions and government regulatory agencies. Graduates may also pursue their continuing education in the medical and dental field or graduate studies in bioengineering. BS BME degree offers two areas for concentration: Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering; and Medical Imaging.

Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is the oldest and broadest of the engineering disciplines. A civil engineer works with a wide spectrum of individuals in both the public and private sectors to meet today's challenges of pollution, infrastructure rehabilitation, traffic congestion, floods, earthquakes, and urban development. Civil engineers plan, design, construct, maintain, manage, and operate facilities essential to modern, civilized human life. Projects requiring civil engineering expertise vary widely in nature, size, and scope, such as: bridges, tunnels, transportation systems, airports, storm water drainage systems, dams, buildings, foundations, water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, hazardous waste treatment, environmental remediation, environmental protection, and air pollution control.

Civil engineering graduates are prepared for advanced graduate degrees and a wide range of career paths in civil engineering including consulting, governmental agencies, and industry. In addition to the traditional careers in civil engineering, graduates may take advantage of their strong, broad-based engineering education to pursue careers in professions such as medicine, law, business, or teaching.

Computer Science and Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
Minor in Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering offers three programs of study leading to the bachelor's degree: the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, and the Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering.

In all three programs of study, design experiences are included throughout the first three years of the curriculum and culminate in a major team-oriented project in the senior year that approximates an industrial work experience. All programs strive to provide students with opportunities to interface with the profession through avenues such as cooperative education programs, professional society activities, plant trips, special projects, and industry speakers programs.

Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering is a broad field that includes power systems, control systems, microelectronics and nanoelectronics, microprocessors and computer networks, telecommunications (wire, wireless, satellite and fiber optic), remote sensing, signal processing, neural networks, medical devices, optics (electro-optics, optoelectronics and photonics) and other emerging technologies.

Electrical engineers must be prepared to apply fundamental concepts in the applications of new technologies and to contribute to the growth of these technologies. They must also have the skills to communicate their ideas and to manage projects within a schedule and budget. Because of the broad nature of the field, electrical engineers are involved in a wide range of engineering design projects and they must be able to employ knowledge from other disciplines in electrical engineering designs. They must also be prepared to support engineers in other disciplines.

Engineering designs are a team effort and require good communication skills, both oral and written. Therefore it is important that each student develops these necessary communication skills.

The benefit of having an education in electrical engineering is that the student is prepared for a career not only in technical areas but also for further training in other disciplines such as medicine, law, public policy, business, economics, management, and teaching.

Industrial Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Minor in Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering students will be prepared for engineering practice through a curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints. The curriculum will prepare graduates to design, develop, implement, and improve integrated systems that include people, materials, information, equipment and energy. The curriculum includes in-depth instruction to accomplish the integration of systems using appropriate analytical, computational, and experimental practices.

Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) offers three programs of study leading to the bachelor's degree. They are the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and a double degree of Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Materials Science and Engineering Minor

Minor in Materials Science and Engineering

The goal of the minor program in Materials Science and Engineering is to give students a foundation in the governing principles of materials science which complements their major field of study, as well as an understanding of the latest trends. As such, the program is flexible in coursework requirements and can be tailored to each student's interest.

Nuclear Engineering Minor

Minor in Nuclear Engineering

To receive a minor in Nuclear Engineering, a student must complete the following courses with a grade of C or better in each: NE 3301 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, NE 4302 Nuclear Reactor Theory / Analysis, NE 4303 Reactor Thermal Hydraulics plus any three of the following courses with a grade of C or better in each: MAE 3311 Thermodynamics II, MAE 3309 Thermal Engineering, MAE 3314 Heat Transfer, MAE 4347 Heat Exchanger Design, MAE 4310 Introduction to Automatic Control, EE 3302 Fundamentals of Power Systems, EE 4314 Control Systems, PHYS 3446 Nuclear and Particle Physics