Systems Engineering, M.S.

The Masters of Science in Systems Engineering program is a non-thesis program. Students must earn 30 credit hours (approximately 10 courses). The program has a CAPSTONE project course: SYST 670: Systems Engineering Project. In the project course, students complete an industry-based SE project and write a related technical report.

The core curriculum consists of six System Engineering courses, shown below, that equip students with the processes, techniques, and tools required to practice systems engineering. The elective portion of the program is structured so that students can tailor the courses to meet their specific needs.

Required Core Courses: Eighteen (18) Credits

SYST 660 - Systems Engineering Principles [3]
SYST 661 - System Architecture and Design [3]
SYST 662 - Modeling, Simulation and Analysis [3] (*)
SYST 663 - System Implementation, Integration and Test [3]
SYST 670 - Systems Engineering Project [3]
SYST 672 - Decision and Risk Analysis [3]
The core courses are 3 credit hours each. Students who choose to take SYST 672 as part of our certificate program in Systems Engineering and are applying for a Master’s of Systems Engineering are required to take SYST 662 to meet the requirements for the Master’s degree.

(*) SYST 662 has a prerequisite of either passing SYST 669 or testing out of the class. See the instructor for details.
SYST 669 - Mathematics and MATLAB Fundamentals for Engineers [1]

Electives in Systems Engineering and Related Disciplines:

Students are urged to confer with the Systems Engineering Program Director, for selection of elective courses to ensure that graduation requirements are met.

Examples of appropriate Technical breadth courses (up to nine (9) credits):

The student may take up to nine (9) credits (typically 3 courses) of technical breadth courses. Example breadth courses include:

Examples of appropriate Technical depth courses: (at least (3) credits required)

The student must take at least three (3) more credits (typically 1 course) of technical depth courses. In addition to Systems Engineering, depth courses may be taken in related disciplines such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Computer Engineering. Example depth courses include:

SYST 664 - Advanced Systems Architecture
SYST 673 - Advanced Systems Engineering Processes [3] (recommended)
CYBR 620 - Introduction to Cybersecurity [3]
CMPE 685 - Principles of Communications Networks [3]
CMPE 684 - Wireless Sensor Networks [3]
CMSC 626 - Principles of Computer Security [3]
ENMG 664 - Quality Engineering and Management [3]
Other Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science Courses