Master's in Systems Engineering Curriculum
Degree Requirements with a Major in Systems Engineering
The major in Systems Engineering (MSE or MS degree) requires 30 credit hours with at least 18 credit hours of Purdue, graduate level, engineering courses.
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN - 3 CREDIT HOURS
- AAE 55000: Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (3 credits)
- AAE 56000: System of Systems Modeling and Analysis (3 credits)
- AAE56400: Systems Analysis and Synthesis (3 credits)
- AAE 59000: Surrogate Methods (3 credits)
- IE 53300: Industrial Applications of Statistics (3 credits)
- IE: 58000 Systems Simulation (3 credits)
- ME 53900: Introduction to Scientific Machine Learning (3 credits)
- ME 54100: Engineering Design: A Decision-Based Perspective (3 credits)
- ME 57500: Theory & Design of Control Systems (3 credits)
SPECIALTY ENGINEERING - 3 CREDIT HOURS
- AAE 57100: Complex System Safety (3 credits)
- AAE 59000: Principles and Methods of Safe Aerospace System Design (1 credit)
- BME 56400: Ethical Engineering of Medical Technologies (3 credits)
- ECE 69500: Big Data for Reliability and Security (1 credit)
- IE 53200: Reliability (3 credits)
- IE 55800: Safety Engineering (3 credits)
- IE 57700: Human Factors in Engineering (3 credits)
- IE 59000: Foundations of Secure Development (1 credit)
- IE 59000: Secure Design Lifecycle (1 credit)
- IE 59000: Secure Operations (1 credit)
- IE 59000: Security Applications (1 credit)
- ME 55700: Design for Manufacturability (3 credits)
- ME 57100: Reliability Based Design (3 credits)
PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT - 3 CREDIT HOURS
- GRAD 59000: Program Management - A Comprehensive Overview of the Discipline (3 credits)
- IE 59000: Project Management (3 credits)
ELECTIVE COURSES – 6 CREDIT HOURS
Any courses listed on our courses page will fulfill this requirement. A reminder that the MS/MSE degree requires a minimum of 18 credits of engineering coursework.
All questions regarding courses and transfer credits should be directed to a student’s academic advisor.
Creating Your Plan of Study
The MSE/MS master's program offers a wide range of flexibility in course options. After you begin your studies at Purdue, an academic advisor will help you create an Electronic Plan of Study (EPOS) to best fit your educational needs and career goals.
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. This website is a knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.