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 Electrical Engineering (Major in Telecommunications)
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Major in Microelectronics)
Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering
Doctorof 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 Electrical Engineering (Major in Microelectronics)
Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Software Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Telecommunications Engineering