<p>ary, You can get more info from the Sys Eng Dept website
[University</a> of Virginia: Department of Systems and Information Engineering](<a href=“http://www.sys.virginia.edu/students/undergraduate.html]University”>http://www.sys.virginia.edu/students/undergraduate.html)</p>
<p>“The undergraduate program in Systems and Information Engineering is designed for students interested in bringing people and technologies together to dramatically improve an organizations productivity and effectiveness…”</p>
<p>The program is very flexible and has lots of options. I view more as a combination of industrial eng and project engineering. Students can select a wide range of sequence to follow: biomed, ME, computer, finance… and can tailor it to their interest.</p>
<p>Most of the classes my S took, other than the basic science courses, have been higher level math, programing, economic, financial, statistics, probability, material science. His sequence is in finance / economic and makes it easier for him to double major or minor in economics. He has an option to look for jobs in both engineering or financial firms. The outlook for the degree looks strong and was one of the reason he decided on Sys over biomed. Strength: strong analytic skills. Weakness: less technical. </p>
<p>From UVA Today: March 13, 2009 While the current recession has pushed some industries to contract, many students graduating from the University of Virginia this spring will be able to find jobs in their fields. There is still demand in construction, civil engineering, systems engineering and consulting.</p>