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  • Writing the Book

    Join the nation’s first academic department of systems engineering, established in 1961.

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    At the forefront of space situational awareness, border surveillance, intelligent traffic systems and smart manufacturing.

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    Be part of a department that tops the list for students interested in developing systems that mimic human decision-making.
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Leading the Way in Large, Complex Systems 

Join SIE at the University of Arizona, the nation’s first academic department for systems engineering. With programs in industrial engineering, systems engineering and engineering management, the department delivers a broad skillset, preparing students for technology-based jobs in industry, government and academia. 

Earn your undergraduate degree, graduate degree or a graduate certificate at a top-tier research university. Focus on smart systems for transportation and manufacturing, distributed solar power generation, space systems and human behavior modeling.

Make your future about getting all the parts – humans and machines – to work together effectively!

Check Out the Design Program

Seniors on interdisciplinary teams prep for their careers.

Choose Your Clubs

Create your own student experience – from drones to roller coasters.

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Featured News
The UA team and IISE officials pose at the institute's annual conference in May 2018. From left: IISE immediate past president Joseph Hartman, IISE president-elect and CFO Jamie Rogers, Seunghan Lee, Young-Jun Son, and IISE president Tim McGlothlin.

IISE Rewards Papers on Human Behavior Modeling

June 25, 2018
The UA's Larry Head has led the development of infrastructure for vehicle-to-vehicle communication, which is expected to be on U.S. roads in about six years. (Photo: Bob Demers/UANews)

Team Getting Traffic to Communicate

March 14, 2018
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Researchers Aim to Clean Up Space

July 10, 2018
By the Numbers
1 st
systems engineering department
279
declared undergraduates
150 +
graduate students
22
core faculty
121
2017 degrees awarded
Top 30
graduate programs
(U.S. News & World Report)
Upcoming Events

Aug. 17, 2018

UA Engineering Week of Welcome
(All day)

Join the College of Engineering for a fun-filled first week of school: Make new friends, connect with student clubs and organizations, meet college staff, obtain info about UA resources and get pumped for an awesome year!

Aug. 20, 2018

Fall Classes Begin
(All day)

For a full list of important dates, see the UA Catalog Academic Calendar. 

Oct. 21, 2018

Homecoming
(All day)

Something for everyone at college Homecoming events.

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Critical Thinking

“The greatest reward I’ve ever been given is the simple opportunity to help generations of students learn how to think critically about the world around them.”

Alumna Cindy Klingberg

Reinventing the Wheel

“Imagine a smart city, 10 years from now, where cars don’t run into one another anymore.”

Doctoral student Shayan Khoshmagham

Real-Life Scenarios

“It’s always a lot of fun to identify and work on challenging research problems arising in real-life scenarios.”

SIE head Young-Jun Son

Lust to Dust

“Systems engineers live in a lot of different industries, and what we think about is the entire life cycle of a system or a product or a service. From lust to dust, so to speak.”

Professor Ricardo Valerdi

Top Rankings

“We’re proud to see many of our graduate programs recognized as among the best in preparing future generations of researchers, scientists, leaders and citizens.”

UA President Robert C. Robbins
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Department of Systems & Industrial Engineering
1127 E. James E. Rogers Way
P.O. Box 210020
Tucson, AZ 85721-0020
520.621.6551

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