Today, powerful technical, business and organizational forces are driving an increase in the complexity of systems of all types. In response, a growing number of companies are assuming the role of system integrators. Instead of being responsible for the delivery of individual products, these companies are becoming accountable for the technical, cost and schedule performance of entire systems. With this Masters Degree, you will be equipped to respond to these trends. 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. This 10-course, online, instructor-led program provides an interdisciplinary approach to the design of complex systems that will be effective, reliable and supportable throughout their operational life. The Systems Engineering Masters Program is offered through the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens.
This program has a core of six required courses and four electives.
Required: SYS625, SYS650, EM612, SYS605, SYS800 plus one SYS elective in a quantitative course from the following: SYS611, SYS645, SYS660, SYS670, or other as approved by your advisor.
For the four electives, choose any elective from the following table, or select courses towards any of the graduate certificates listed below.
The below list serves as a reference point to which courses are offered online; courses not offered online are not included. For a complete list of courses offered by Stevens Institute of Technology, including specific program requirements, please view the Academic Catalog. Students are required to work with their academic advisor to determine a study plan.
| Course # | Course Name | Instructor (s) | Semester |
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| EM612 or ME636/IPD612 | Project Management of Complex Systems | Douglas Fain, MaryAnne Rizk, Stas Tarchalski | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | SYS605 | Systems Integration | James Armstrong, Leslie Stevens, William Miller | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | SYS625 | Fundamentals of Systems Engineering | Alice Squires, Kristin Giammarco, Leslie Stevens, Peter McQuade, Richard Arra | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | SYS650 | System Architecture and Design | Alice Squires, Anthony Barrese, Edward Wojciechowski, Kristin Giammarco, Peter McQuade, William Miller | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | SYS800 | Special Problems in Systems Engineering | Michael Pennotti | TBA |
| Course # | Course Name | Instructor (s) | Semester |
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| EM/PME600 | Engineering Economics and Cost Analysis | Donald Merino, Douglas Fain | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | EM605 | Elements of Operations Research | Teresa Zigh | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | EM620 | Engineering Cost Management | Donald Merino | TBA | | EM665 | Integrated Supply Chain Management | David Nowicki | TBA | | EM680 | Designing and Managing the Development Enterprise | Brian Sauser, John Mikruk, Luca Iandoli | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | ES684 | Systems Thinking | Ali Mostashari | Spring I-2013 | | FE610 | Stochastic Calculus for Financial Engineers | Khaldoun Khashanah | Fall-2013, Summer A-2013 | | FE620 | Pricing and Hedging | Ionut Florescu, Jim Wang, Khaldoun Khashanah | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013 | | FE621 | Computational Methods in Finance | David Starer, Ionut Florescu, Jim Wang | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013 | | FE630 | Portfolio Theory and Applications | David Starer, Natasha Dexter | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013 | | SES602 | Secure Systems Foundations | Paul Rohmeyer | Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | SES603 | Secure Systems Laboratory | TBA | TBA | | SES622 | Fundamentals of Security Systems Engineering | TBA | Summer A-2013 | | SES623 | Systems Security Architecture and Design | TBA | Fall-2013 | | SSW/SYS810 | Special Topics: Model-Based Software Engineering | Mark Blackburn | TBA | | SSW533 | Software Cost Estimation and Metrics | Linda Cheng, Linda Laird | Fall-2013 | | SSW540 | Fundamentals of Software Engineering | Gregg Vesonder, Mark Ardis, Richard Turner, Robbie Cohen | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | SSW564/SOC521 | Software Requirements Analysis and Engineering | Mark Ardis, Richard Turner, Robbie Cohen | Spring I-2013 | | SSW565 | Software Architecture and Component-based Design | Robbie Cohen | Fall-2013, Summer A-2013 | | SSW567 | Software Testing, Quality Assurance and Maintenance | Linda Cheng, Linda Laird | Summer A-2013 | | SSW687 | Acquisition and Management of Large Software Systems | Richard Turner | Fall-2013 | | SSW689 | Engineering of Trusted Software Systems | Linda Laird, Mark Blackburn | Spring I-2013 | | SYS501 | Probability and Statistics for Systems Engineering | TBA | TBA | | SYS611 | Modeling and Simulation | Michael Geller | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | SYS632 | Designing Space Missions and Systems | Jerry Sellers, Michael DeLorenzo, Peter Swan, Peter Wirt, Randy Liefer | Fall-2013 | | SYS635 | Human Spaceflight | Jerry Sellers, Jim Voss, Michael DeLorenzo | Spring I-2013 | | SYS637 | Cost-Effective Space Mission Operations | Jerry Sellers | Spring I-2013 | | SYS640 | System Supportability and Logistics | Caroline Lubert | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013 | | SYS645 | Design for Reliability, Maintainability, and Supportability | William Robinson | Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | SYS655 | Robust Engineering Design | Caroline Lubert | Spring I-2013 | | SYS660 | Decision and Risk Analysis | Earl Sprague, James Whalen | Fall-2013, Spring I-2013, Summer A-2013 | | SYS670 | Forecasting and Demand Modeling Systems | Teresa Zigh | TBA | | SYS710 | Research Methodologies | Ali Mostashari, Mo Mansouri | Spring I-2013 | | SYS750 | Advanced System and Software Architecture Modeling and Assessment | Robert Cloutier | Fall-2013 | | SYS900 | Thesis in Systems Engineering | TBA | TBA |
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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 (SYS) or Engineering Management (EM). Approved four-course graduate certificate sequences are listed below.
A Master's degree from Stevens' School of Systems and Enterprises available online. Co-sponsored by AACEI, ACM, AIChE, ASCE, IEEE, NECA, NSPE, and SNAME.
If you're a professional with a bachelor's degree, you can earn a masters degree in an outstanding Systems Engineering program delivered by the same superior faculty who teach in conventional settings. You receive the finest professional education using rich Internet features -- threaded discussions, chat, bulletin boards, e-mail, file sharing, whiteboards, and workgroups for in-depth participation. You also have online library privileges, with instant search and retrieval of important databases. Courses are taught using the most widely adopted distance learning web system.