Systems Engineering M.ENG.

The technical leaders of tomorrow enroll in SSE — one of the nation’s first schools dedicated to systems science and engineering — to acquire the multidisciplinary skills and approaches to spearhead systems integration, address life cycle issues and other complexities and stand out in a market where globalization, quality, complexity and productivity are business drivers. Students can expect a blend of engineering, technology and management training, and proximity to research opportunities through the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC), a University-Affiliated Research Center (UARC) of the U.S. Department of Defense, and the Center for Complex Systems & Enterprises (CCSE), an interdisciplinary research hub focused on complex enterprise systems in the aerospace & defense, artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning applications, healthcare and transportation & logistics domains. Graduates obtain positions across industries including aerospace & defense, automotive and healthcare.

Our graduates manage engineering and technology, are able to address systems integration, life cycle issues, and systems thinking at the system and enterprise levels, in a market where globalization, technology, quality, complexity and productivity are the key business drivers. Concentrations are offered in: large-scale cyber-physical systems, embedded cyber-physical systems, space systems and software systems.

Students satisfying the requirement for the Space Systems concentration may alternatively receive an M. Eng. in Space Systems Engineering. Students who, with their advisor’s approval, choose not to complete all of the courses in a single concentration will receive an M.Eng. in Systems Engineering without a specified concentration.

Systems Engineering Curriculum

The program consists of 10 courses (30 credits): six (6) required core courses, three (3) electives and a project or thesis. Three of these six required core courses are selected from one of four concentration areas.

Required Core Courses

Modeling, Simulation and Analysis

Students are required to select one of the following courses:

Management

Concept

Students are required to select one of the following courses:

Concentrations

One course must be taken from each of the three (3) areas: Architecture and Design, Implementation and Sustainment. To receive a concentration, these courses must be taken from a single concentration area. The following are the courses for Large-Scale Systems, Cyber-Physical Systems, Space Systems and Software Systems concentrations.

Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems Concentration

Required Courses

Architecture and Design

Implementation

Sustainment

One of the following:

Space Systems Concentration

Required courses

Architecture and Design

One of the following:

Implementation

One of the following:

Sustainment

Software Systems Concentration

Architecture and Design

Implementation

Sustainment

Electives

Three (3) advisor-approved electives [nine (9) credits] can be chosen from SSE course offerings in (SYS) Systems engineering, (SSW) Software Engineering, (EM) Engineering Management, (ES) Socio-Technical Systems, (SES) Systems Engineering Security or advisor-approved courses. SYS 611, SYS 660 and SYS 645, if not already taken, are strongly recommended as electives.

Project or Thesis

At least three (3) credits and up to six (6) credits must be applied toward a project (SYS 800 Special Problems in Systems Engineering), or a thesis (SYS 900 Thesis in Systems Engineering). If a thesis is chosen instead of a project, the completion of six (6) credits of SYS 900 is required, replacing SYS 800 and one elective course. The project or theses should be in the concentration area.