The Global Master of Science Program in Infrastructure Systems (GMIS) is designed to provide professionals with an interest in the design, management and decision-making for Infrastructure Systems with the ability to tackle complex issues facing infrastructure systems in the 21st century. Designed as a global program, this program will draws on students from diverse countries and backgrounds to provide a truly global educational experience. In addition to taking courses on infrastructure systems design and management, graduate students will be exposed to courses on systems thinking, leadership, complex project management and engineering economics. Students also have the option of doing an internship with a New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area infrastructure-related organization during the summer semester.

The program consists of 9 courses and a three-hour special projects class or 8 courses and a 6 credit hour thesis for a total of 30 credits. This program is currently designed as a full-time, on-campus program. There are 7 Master’s degree options based on different domain concentrations for GMIS. Students who wish to pursue a career in academics can pursue a six credit hour thesis option

Students can obtain a Graduate Certificate in Infrastructure Management by taking ES 690 and ES 691 and two of the remaining four core courses of the GMIS program. These four courses provide the backbone for approaching infrastructure systems from a top-level management and decision-making perspective. This certificate is relevant for professionals who wish to complement existing knowledge, skills and experience in one of the infrastructure areas that constitute the focus of the program. After completion of the certificate, participants will have the knowledge and skills necessary to

• effectively manage complex infrastructure projects,
• analyze the economic and financial aspects of infrastructure development and operation,
• analyze and design different types of networked infrastructure systems from a systems and network perspective,
• build in flexibility and resilience into infrastructure systems in the face of natural and man-made disasters, and
• develop insights into infrastructure governance issues and public-private partnerships

The Doctoral program in Enterprise Systems/Infrastructure Governance, Management and Policy is designed to train the next generation of researchers and Strategic Leaders for Infrastructure Systems. It is targeted at those individuals interested in exploring more fundamental aspects of infrastructure planning, design and operations including but not limited to:

• Resilience and Adaptation in Infrastructure Systems
• Crisis and Emergency Management for Infrastructure Systems
• Interoperable Infrastructure Systems
• Sustainable Infrastructure Systems Design and Management
• Risk-based Design and Management
• Virtual Enterprises and Infrastructure Governance
• Infrastructure Policy and Decisionmaking
• Infrastructures and Complexity: Self-Organization, Emergence and Leadership for Complex Systems
• Infrastructure System of Systems Architecture
• Infrastructure Analysis and Modeling Methodologies
• Systems and Enterprise Engineering Methodologies, Frameworks and Applications

90 credits of graduate work in an approved program of study beyond the bachelor’s degree and 60 credits of graduate work in an approved program of study beyond the GMIS or related Master’s degree are required for completion of the doctoral program. Doctoral students are expected to take all core courses of the GMIS program. Of the 60 credits required beyond a master’s degree, a minimum of 30 credits must be dissertation/research credit hours. Admission to the Doctoral program can be done through the GMIS or directly to the Doctoral Program in Enterprise Systems.