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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.

ABET Accreditation

View undergrad outcomes and objectives.

Explore Grad Funding

SIE offers comprehensive merit awards to select PhD students.
Featured News
Photo of Lewis Ntaimo with the Texas A&M University Engineering logo on the right of the image.

Alumnus Named Texas A&M Engineering Department Head

Sept. 18, 2020
Afrooz Alilzadeh, Hannah Budinoff and Erfan Yazdandoost Hamedani

SIE Welcomes Three New Faculty Members

Sept. 17, 2020
A woman lies in a dentist's chair while a dentist sits next to her wearing a face shield and pointing to an X-ray of teeth.

Alumnus Develops System to Reduce Hospital No-Shows

June 1, 2020
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Three SIE Researchers Earn NSF Funding in One Month

Oct. 15, 2020
Jianqiang Cheng, Ricardo Valerdi and Qiang Zhou
By the Numbers
1 st
systems engineering department
founded in the U.S.
7 th
highest-paying college major
(U.S. News & World Report)
100 %
fully funded doctoral students
15 :1
student-faculty ratio
22 nd
R&D ranking, public universities
(National Science Foundation)
Top 10
“best buy” public universities
(Fiske Guide to Colleges)
Upcoming Events

March 3, 2021

Keeping Space and Planets Safe
12:00pm

Learn more about the exciting advancements that are happening at the College of Engineering.

Hosted by David W. Hahn, Craig M. Berge Dean, professors Roberto Furfaro and Vishnu Reddy discuss their research and answer questions from the audience.

Additional information on the Real-Time Research Webinar Speaker Series.

March 18, 2021

SIE Graduate Virtual Open House
3:00pm to 3:30pm

Meet-and-greet with UArizona SIE Faculty and Students! Prospective students are invited to an virtual session to learn more SIE on-campus and online graduate programs.

Contact grad@sie.arizona.edu for help. Times are MST, Arizona.

April 15, 2021

SIE Graduate Virtual Open House
3:00pm to 3:30pm

Meet-and-greet with UArizona SIE Faculty and Students! Prospective students are invited to an virtual session to learn more SIE on-campus and online graduate programs.

Contact grad@sie.arizona.edu for help. Times are MST, Arizona.

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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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Tucson, AZ 85721-0020
520.621.6551

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