Space Systems Engineering

A recognized provider of Space Systems Engineering education to NASA employees, and space industry professionals worldwide.

Space Systems Engineering - Dr. Wiley Larson, Director

Courses held:

• On-site at government and industry sponsor locations 
• Online via Stevens WebCampus, and
• On-campus in Hoboken, NJ

For a schedule of on-site classes and locations visit: Space Systems Onsite

For a schedule of classes held online visit: Space Systems Online 

To learn more about Stevens online program delivery, check out our WebCampus Student Guide, and review the WebCampus FAQ's.

Stevens Space Systems courses are offered in collaboration with Teaching Science and Technology, Inc. (TSTI)

In today's space related enterprises, change is the only constant.  From market and technological changes to policy and budgetary uncertainty, the space industry has been faced with increasing challenges that transcend technical boundaries.  To fully utilize existing opportunities, and explore new ones within a modern space centric enterprise, it is crucial to have both the technical knowledge necessary to design cutting edge space missions and associated products, as well as, the systems knowledge that is required to operate in an increasingly complex technical, business, and policy environment.  The Graduate Certificate in Space Systems Engineering and Master's Degree in either Space Systems Engineering or Systems Engineering with a concentration in Space Systems, allow professionals working in government and the private space-related enterprises to combine robust technical education in space systems design and development, key space systems processes and tools with a holistic understanding of systems engineering principles.

The Master's program consists of 10 courses for a total of 30 credits.  Students wishing to enroll in the Space Systems program must have an undergraduate degree in an engineering or science discipline.  The program consists of six core courses:

SYS 625 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
SYS 650 System Architecture and Design
SYS 632 Designing Space Missions and Systems
SYS 633 Mission and Systems Design Verification and Validation (V&V)
EM 612  Project Management of Complex Systems
SYS 605 Systems Integration

Students then must choose one course from the Space Concentration Electives, and one course from the Systems Concentration Electives:  

Space Concentration Electives

SYS 635 Human Spaceflight
SYS 636 Space Launch and Transportation Systems
SYS 637 Cost-Effective Space Mission Operations
SYS 638 Crew Exploration Vehicle Design Exercise

Systems Concentration Electives

SYS 611 Modeling and Simulation
SYS 645 Design for Systems Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability
SYS 660 Decision and Risk Analysis

Students have the option of working on either a project or a thesis.  The project and thesis credit classes are:

SYS 800 Special Topics in Systems Engineering (3 credit hours)
SYS 900 Thesis in Systems Engineering (6 credit hours)

Master's degree students who enroll in the SYS 800 Special Topics in Systems Engineering course must take an additional 3-credit hour advisor approved elective, to meet the 30 credit hours required for the degree.

Space Systems Engineering program architecture: