Graduate Certificate - Network Centric

The area of Network Centric Systems has evolved from recent advances in information technology and the increased level on interconnectivity that society has achieved through the Internet and Broadband communication technology. The area of Network Centric Systems has grown due to advances in information technology and increases in connectivity due to the convergence of computing and communications. Network Centric Systems are frequently "Systems of Systems" with complex interfaces and interactions.

The Graduate Certificate in Network Centric Systems in a joint effort between Computer Engineering and Systems Engineering. It provides practicing engineers with the necessary skills to develop and design the operation of network centric systems. The graduate courses selected for the program will count towards a MS degree in Systems Engineering or Computer Engineering and they address the intersection between network engineering and systems engineering and architecting. The requirements are the successful completion of two core courses and two specialty courses. A grade of "B" or better is required in each course before the student is eligible for the Masters of Science program.

Core Courses

SysEng/CompEng 419 Network Centric Systems Architecting and Engineering
SysEng/CompEng 449 Network Centric Systems Reliability and Security

Elective Courses (Select two courses from the following)

Communications Engineering

CompEng 317 Fault Tolerant Digital Systems
CompEng 319 Digital Network Design
CompEng/SysEng 348 Wireless Networks
CompEng 349 Trustworthy, Survivable Computer Networks
CompEng 448 Highspeed Networks
CompEng/SysEng 401 Wireless Adhoc and Sensor Network
CompSci 483 Computer Security
CompSci 486 Mobile and Sensor Data Management

Smart Engineering Systems Architecting

SysEng 433 Distributed Systems Modeling
SysEng 479 Smart Engineering Systems Design
SysEng 478 Advanced Neural Networks