我個人不清楚西點軍校的學制
但大多數的美國大學大一是不分系的,依大一的成績來選填科系
通常志願序是以醫學,法律為熱門主修科系
因而在各項基礎科目都有一定水準,不致偏廢~

至於系統工程是什麼...我不知道

以下節錄自 西點軍校 網頁:

Systems Engineers study contemporary issues facing the military and industry, build models, conduct analysis, and create simulation environments to help clients and senior leadership identify problems, assess risks, save resources and refine and test new ideas to avoid major mistakes before large scale systems are designed and implemented.



As a Systems Engineer, you will apply a broad range of skills to a multitude of modern systems and important contemporary issues. These issues will require an inter-disciplinary perspective and include some of the examples listed below:



o Analyzing combat simulations from the Corps to the Soldier level utilizing a variety of modeling software packages thereby increasing warfighting capabilities of deployed forces

o Designing decision support systems which maximize the lethality and effectiveness of our military forces across the globe

o Determining optimal use of resources in allocating and managing the latest Army multi-million dollar acquisition projects

o Supporting decision makers with accurate, timely, and relevant courses of action that span critical subject areas such as strategic policy, infrastructure, personnel, and logistics

o Managing Army transformation requirements by analysis of Army structuring, cost, effectiveness, and integration

o Evaluating Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Systems and maximizing battle space command and situational awareness

o Protecting the environment through systematic evaluation of how to reduce pollutants while increasing productivity.

翻譯一下主旨
基本上系統工程師的任務在,建立模型,進行分析,創造模擬環境. 領導階層用以,判斷問題點,風險評估,運用資源. 並對新想法進行測試及修正.以避免在發展重大系統時,發生嚴重錯誤.

蠻美式的專業 ..... 難怪 啥都要學 也都不必太精通