The Master of Science in Systems Engineering provides unique opportunities to the local engineering community to broaden the knowledge base and acquire state-of-the-art technical skills. Both thesis and non-thesis options are available in the program. The master’s program in Systems Engineering requires 31 credit hours of work that includes graduate course work with an option to carry out either a thesis or project.
Admission Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in engineering, technology, or related discipline with a GPA of 3.0 or better is required. The applicant must have an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or a 3.3 on the last 60 credit hours. The applicant must have a minimum combined score on the GRE of 1000 (Verbal and Quantitative) and 4.5 in the writing test. GRE will be waived if the GPA is 3.5 or higher. Applicants not meeting these requirements may be admitted on a conditional basis. The conditional student must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in at least 12 graduate credits in the first year of study to be admitted fully. International students must also satisfy the Graduate School TOEFL requirements.
Degree Requirements
The master’s program in Systems Engineering constitutes a minimum of 31 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. A maximum of six hours can be transferred from a graduate program from another university with the graduate coordinator’s approval. All credits taken for the Systems Engineering Graduate Certificate Program are transferable into the master’s program once the student has been admitted into the master’s program, provided the GPA from the certificate program is 3.25 or better. All master’s course work must be completed with a minimum GPA of 3.0. If a student receives one C in the course work, the student will be warned that this academic performance is unacceptable and that the student will be reviewed by the Systems Engineering faculty, which will suggest corrective action. A student receiving two Cs will be dismissed from the program, pending review by the Systems Engineering faculty. For both thesis and non-thesis options, a one-hour graduate seminar is required but will be offered on a credit/no-credit basis. Other minimum requirements for both the thesis and non-thesis options are:
Thesis Option:
- Courses - 24 credits
- Thesis work - 6 credits
- Thesis defense - required
- Graduate Seminar - 1 credit
Non-Thesis Option
- Courses - 27 credits
- Graduate Project - 3 credits
- Graduate Seminar - 1 credit
Required Core Courses
- SYEN 7311 System Design and Analysis
- SYEN 7312 System Architecture and Design
- SYEN 7313 System Management and Evaluation
- SYEN 7314 Multicriteria Decision and Risk Analysis
Electives
- Students may take their remaining course credits from the following sample elective courses listed in categories; at least two 7000-level electives must be taken:
Systems Analysis and Applications
- SYEN 5320 Linear Systems Theory
- SYEN 5325 Fuzzy Logic in Control and Systems Engineering
- SYEN 5329 Robust and Optimal Control Systems
- SYEN 5314 Queuing Theory and Systems
- SYEN 5322 Modeling Transportation Systems
- SYEN 5342 Linear Programming and Network Flows
- SYEN 7342 Network and Combinatorial Optimization
- SYEN 7315 Complex Engineered Systems
- SYEN 7316 Advanced Systems Simulation
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- SYEN 5332 Applied Operating Systems
- SYEN 5334 Software Systems Engineering
- SYEN 5354 Power Systems Analysis
- SYEN 5366 Advanced Digital Systems
- SYEN 7332 Advanced Operating System Design
- SYEN 7366 Design of Fault-Tolerant Digital Systems
Telecommunications, Networking, and Signal Processing
- SYEN 5336 Advances in Communication Networks
- SYEN 5350 Digital Signal Processing
- SYEN 5353 Advanced Digital Communications
- SYEN 5355 Mobile Multimedia Internet
- SYEN 5356 Radio Frequency Techniques and Systems
- SYEN 5358 Cellular and Wireless Communications
- SYEN 5359 Optical Networking
- SYEN 5352 Spatial Time Series
- SYEN 5362 Neural Networks and Adaptive Systems
- SYEN 7355 Essentials of Coding Theory
- SYEN 7357 Advanced Antennas for Wireless Systems
Mechanical Engineering
- SYEN 5340 Applied Numerical Methods
- SYEN 5379 Heat Transfer
- SYEN 5381 Thermal and Fluid Systems
- SYEN 5382 MEMS and Microsystems
- SYEN 5182 MEMS and Microsystems Lab
- SYEN 5383 Finite Element Analysis
- SYEN 5385 Biomechanics of Human Movement
- SYEN 7374 Elasticity
- SYEN 7376 Fracture Mechanics
Miscellaneous
- SYEN 5399 Special Topics* in Systems Engineering
- SYEN 7190 Systems Engineering Seminar
- SYEN 7300 Systems Engineering Graduate Project
- SYEN 7399 Special Topics* in Systems Engineering
- SYEN 8100-8600 Systems Engineering Master’s Thesis
* Based on demand, special topics under SYEN 5399 and SYEN 7399 may include:
Systems Analysis and Applications
- Engineering Complex Systems
- Advanced Systems Simulations
- Economic Evaluation of Engineering Projects
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Industrial Electronics
- Computer-controlled Systems
Telecommunications, Networking, and Signal Processing
- Optical Networking
- Random Signal Processing
- Biomedical Signal Processing and Modeling
Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Vibrations
