Courses

The Systems Engineering degree is a multidisciplinary program that includes a blend of engineering, systems thinking, and management subjects. Graduates from this program will be prepared to work effectively at the interface between engineering and management and to assume professional positions of increasing responsibility. The Master's program consists of ten courses (six core and four advisor directed electives):

One SYS Elective in a quantitative course to include SYS/SDOE 611, SYS/SDOE 660, SYS 670, or other as approved by your advisor.

 

Students wishing to pursue the thesis option will take 6 credit hours of SYS 900 and not take SYS 800 and the SYS elective.  Only full time, resident students have the option to NOT take either a 3 or 6-hour projects class or a thesis.  These students may take two SYS/EM/ES electives with the approval of their advisor.  All part-time students admitted to the Systems Engineering program at SSE starting Summer 07 will be required to complete the SDOE 800 course.

Student Project Guidelines (SYS800)

 

Students are encouraged to take an integrated four-course sequence leading to a Graduate Certificate for the four advisor-approved electives or four additional courses in Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, or Enterprise Systems. Most of these certificates are offered on-line via web-based instruction. Approved four-course sequences include:

  • Engineering Management
  • Enterprise Architecture and Governance
  • Financial Engineering
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practices
  • Project Management
  • Space Systems Engineering
  • Systems Engineering Management
  • Systems and Supportability Engineering or
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Analysis

The Doctoral Program requires 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 master’s degree.  Of the 60 credits required beyond a master’s degree, a minimum of 30 credits must be dissertation/research credit hours.

Doctoral Candidates are encouraged to take

The SSE Graduate Admissions Committee is:

  • Dr. John Farr, Associate Dean for Academics
  • Dr. Art Pyster, Distinguished Service Professor
  • Dr. Roshanak Nilchiani, Research Assistant Professor

Systems Engineering Courses

SYS 501 Probability and Statistics for Systems Engineering
SYS 595 Design of Experiments and Optimization
SYS 605 Systems Integration
SYS 611 Simulation and Modeling
SYS 625 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
SYS 630 DAU Level I Certification Examinationion
SYS 631 Level II Certification Examination
SYS 632 Designing Space Missions and Systems (Module version is SDOE 632)
SYS 633 Mission and System Design Verification and Validation
SYS 635 Human Spaceflight
SYS 636 Space Launch and Transportation Systems
SYS 637 Cost-Effective Space Mission Operations
SYS 638 Crew Exploration Vehicle Design
SYS 640 System Supportability and Logistics
SYS 645 Design for System Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability
SYS 650 System Architecture and Design
SYS 655 Robust Engineering Design
SYS 660 Decision and Risk Analysis
SYS 667 Complex System Technologies and Application Domains
SYS 670 Forecasting and Demand Modeling Systems
SYS 675 Dynamic Pricing Systems
SYS 681 Dynamic Modeling of Systems and Enterprise
SYS 710 Research Methodologies
SYS 744 Advanced Data Analysis for Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
SYS 750 Advanced System and Software Architecture Modeling and Assessment
SYS 760 Advanced Decision and Risk Analysis
SYS 800 Special Problems in Systems Engineering (ME)
SYS 801 Special Problems in Systems Engineering (PhD)
SYS 810 Selected Topics in Systems Engineering
SYS 900 Thesis in Systems Engineering (ME)
SYS 960 Research in System Engineering (PhD)