The M.E. degree is typically a one year program consisting of 32 credit hours of approved courses. These courses consist of core course, electives, and colloquiums. The diagram below illustrates the normal path through the courses in the M.E. program. Possibilities include SYS 616, SYS 634, SYS 614, SYS 650, and SYS 674, which will provide additional methodological foundations for the practice of systems engineering.
Electives enable the student to tailor the program toward specific areas of interest.
The department provides guidelines on courses in these concentration areas. Students may also design their own areas of concentration. No more than two electives can come from 500 level courses. M.E. students take one hour of colloquium each semester for a total of two credit hours. The seminar exposes graduate students to contemporary theory and practice in systems engineering.