Target Audience
This is mainly, but not solely, an organizationally funded program that targets individuals wishing to pursue a graduate degree program, already possessing a traditional engineering background, usually working in labs, test centers, product centers, and the like. Active duty military, DoD civilians, DoD contractors, full-time U.S. Government employees, and U.S. Military Guard and Reserve members may enroll.
Admittance
There are a limited number of slots available for the program therefore the best qualified students will be selected. The Systems and Engineering Management department will determine who is eligible to begin the Masters program. Applications are due at the end of May and admittance will be decided in June for a fall start.
Expected Completion Time
The expected completion time for the degree program is approximately three years. There is an option to take the program at an accelerated rate. This would require you to take two courses per quarter and would allow students to finish in two years.
Program Format
48 credit hours are required to obtain a degree, to include four core systems engineering courses, three specialty track courses, one math course, one analysis course, and a 12-credit thesis project. (Most courses are 4 credit hours, so 9 academic courses are required in addition to the 12-credit thesis).
When to Start
Due to prerequisites, students should plan to begin this program in the fall quarter.
Program Schedule:
Course |
Title |
Credits |
Qtr |
Remarks |
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SENG 520 |
Systems Eng Design |
4 |
FA |
SE Core |
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CSCE 590 |
Eng of S/W Intensive Sys |
4 |
WI |
SE Core |
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SENG 640 |
Systems Architecture (prereq SENG 520) |
4 |
SP |
SE Core |
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SENG 610 |
System Engineering Management |
4 |
SU |
SE Core |
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| SPACE SYSTEMS TRACK | ||||||
STAT 583 |
Intro to Probability & Stats |
4 |
FA |
Math/Stat Rqmt |
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MECH 532 |
Intro to Space Flight Dyn |
4 |
WI |
Track |
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ASYS 631 |
Spacecraft Sys Eng (prereq MECH 532) |
4 |
SP |
Track |
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PHYS 519 |
The Space Environment |
4 |
SU |
Track |
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QMGT 680 |
Project Risk Analysis (prereq STAT 583) |
3 |
FA |
Analysis Rqmt |
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SENG 629 |
Research Seminar |
1 |
FA |
Thesis Prep |
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SE ANALYTICS TRACK |
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STAT 583 |
Intro to Probability & Stats |
4 |
FA |
Math/Stat Rqmt |
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SENG 653 |
Concept Refinement and Systems Analysis |
4 |
WI |
Track |
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SENG 570 |
Lean for Scientists and Engineers |
4 |
SP |
Track |
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SENG 740 |
Advance Topics in Architecture |
4 |
SU |
Track |
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QMGT 680 |
Project Risk Analysis |
3 |
FA |
Analysis Rqmt |
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SENG 629 |
Research Seminar |
1 |
FA |
Thesis Prep |
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THESIS – Graduation requirement is 12 credits. Plan to distribute over 3 academic quarters. Thesis work should not be planned while enrolled in other courses. |
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SENG 799 |
Thesis Research |
4 |
Thesis Rqmt |
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SENG 799 |
Thesis Research |
4 |
Thesis Rqmt |
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SENG 799 |
Thesis Research (Oral Defense) |
4 |
Thesis Rqmt |
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Applicant Qualifications
Prospective applicants are expected to have a Bachelor's Degree in engineering (or in some closely-related technical discipline), to include Calculus and Differential Equations, with a GPA of 3.0 or better. Degree students are also expected to submit GRE scores as part of AFIT requirements for admission into degree-granting programs.
For More Information about the Systems Engineering Certificate Program
Visit the Center for Systems Engineering web site
Contact Program Administrator
(937) 255-3355 ext. 3347or ext. 3363 (DSN 785-).