The Masters of Science in Systems Engineering can be pursued with or without a thesis. Each program requires 30 hours of course work beyond the Bachelors degree. Thesis students are required to take 6 hours of research for a total of 36 credit hours. Both thesis and non-thesis options require students to take six core courses in theory and application of Systems Engineering and Management.

• SysEng 368: Systems Engineering and Analysis I
• SysEng 468: Systems Engineering and Analysis II
• SysEng 469: Systems Architecting
• SysEng 411: Systems Engineering Management
• SysEng 412: Complex Engineering Systems Project Management
• SysEng 413: Economic Analysis of Systems Engineering Projects

In addition to the Systems Engineering core courses, students will take four additional courses in the following areas of specialization, allowing the student to design a program that best fits the student's career interest and opportunities:

• Computational Intelligence
• Data Mining and Knowledge
• Computer Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
• Engineering Management
• Modeling and Simulation
• Network Centric Manufacturing and Control
• Network Centric System
• Quality and Reliability
• Risk Modeling and Assessment
• Statistics
• Structures
• Infrastructure Systems Research Area
• Systems Architecting
• Systems Design Optimization
• Systems Engineering Processes and Design