ERIK
JONSSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE
The impact of today’s advancing technologies are causing
some of the most dramatic changes in the history of civilization. With a
mandate from the State of Texas, Texas Instruments and industry, the Jonsson
School is emerging as a national leader in the technological revolution. The
achievements of the School in its short 20-year history include:
-SAT
scores of freshmen that are the highest of any public university in Texas.
-The enrollment of women in
computer science is the highest of any public university.
-During the 2002-03 and
2003-04 academic years, the School awarded more computer science
degrees–bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees
combined–than any other public U.S. university, according to the Survey of the
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
-The School is home to some
of the world’s top faculty in several fields.
-The School established the
nation’s first accredited telecommunications engineering program.
With 900 high tech
companies nearby, the Jonsson School’s location means that students and
industry benefit from cutting edge research and development, top-notch
internships and cooperative education programs and highly qualified employees.
These are just a few benefits of a strong alliance between industry and
academe.
At The University of Texas
at Dallas, the strong tie that binds the University to corporations was present
even at UTD’s inception. Some 31 years ago, the founders of Texas Instruments
(TI) offered their private research and development institution to the State of
Texas to become part of the University of Texas System. Seventeen years later,
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board authorized UTD’s Erik Jonsson
School of Engineering & Computer Science to prepare students to tackle the
rapidly changing world of technology and communications.
A strategic collaboration
between UTD, Texas Instruments, and the State of Texas is helping to ensure
that the Erik Jonsson School will be recognized as one of the nation’s elite
engineering school. This $300 million investment features construction of
a 200,000 sq. ft. research building, the addition of 40 faculty members,
recruitment of 400 full-time graduate research students, and the formation of new
degree programs. Focusing strong interest in the investment, TI built a $3
billion semiconductor chip manufacturing facility near the university if the
State of Texas allocated $50 million for research at UTD. The investment
includes a commitment from UTD to raise $100 million from public and private
sources.
UTD and the Jonsson School
have maintained close ties with TI, but as enrollment and programs have grown,
so have strong relationships with other corporations such as Alcatel, Nortel,
Ericsson, Nokia, Verizon, Lucent, Zyvex, Raytheon, EDS, SBC Communications,
Tri-Quint Semiconductor, Cisco Systems, Lockheed Martin, Intervoice, and many
others. (The Jonsson School has recently been named as one of 5 world-wide
research partners in Alcatel’s Preferred Partner program). Industry leaders
have joined with UTD and the Jonsson School to conduct research, share
resources, enhance educational opportunities, and develop new technologies.
The Jonsson School is
organized into two departments, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
The Electrical Engineering Department was founded in 1988 and graduated its
first MS student in 1989. It has grown to become the third largest EE program
in the State, graduating over 165 students in 1999, and out-producing such
well-known schools as the University of Colorado, Iowa State, Michigan State,
and the University of Oklahoma. UTD’s Electrical Engineering Program provides
high quality education and internationally competitive research to the
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
and Texas, focusing its efforts on areas of greatest need to North Texas
industry. The department features 42 tenured/tenure-track faculty members
supported by 9 senior lecturers. The program specializes in the following
areas: Communications and Signal Processing, Digital Systems, Microelectronic
Circuits and Systems, Optical and Photonic devices, Materials and Systems, and
Solid-State Devices and Circuits.
The Computer Science
Department was created in 1975 and became a part of the Jonsson School in 1986.
Today UTD boasts one of the largest computer science departments in the
country, with a talented student body numbering more than1,500, taught by an
internationally recognized group of 42 tenured/tenure-track faculty and 13
experienced senior lecturers. The UTD Department of Computer Science is
committed to excellence in three areas: providing the highest quality
instruction to undergraduate and graduate students; conducting leading edge
research in computer science and engineering; and providing leadership and services
to professional communities. The graduate curriculum focuses on preparing
students to perform fundamental and development research. Courses and research
are offered in a variety of sub-fields of computer science.
Master
of Science in Biomedical Engineering
Master of Science in Computer Engineering
Master of Science in Computer Science
Master of Science in Computer Science (Major in Software Engineering)
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science
Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Software Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Telecommunications Engineering