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Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering
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The Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering degree will be awarded upon successful completion of the 36-credit program. Students are required to have at least 5 courses at the 500 level. The courses are not listed in sequential order. All module course work is subject to change as new courses are developed or renumbered.

NOTE: The links below in the Schedule columns go to University Park's Web site. Although the course numbers, times, and availability on that site are accurate, their course descriptions and prerequisites are not the same as ours. Please use the course descriptions and prerequisites linked from the Course # column on this page to learn about Penn State Great Valley offerings and prerequisites.

Students admitted fall 2009 or after must successfully complete the SARI (Scholarship and Research Integrity) requirement of the Penn State degree in order to graduate. For an overview of the SARI requirements, please visit the following link: 'Engineering SARI Program'.

Fall 2013 registration begins Monday, June 3rd.

To access the Schedule of Courses, click here. 

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18 Credit Core Curriculum
Course #  Core Courses    Schedule  Schedule 
SYSEN 510 Engineering Anaylysis I N/A N/A
SYSEN 520 Systems Engineering   N/A N/A
SYSEN 531 Probabilistic Modeling and Simulation   N/A N/A
SYSEN 533 Deterministic Modeling and Simulation
Prerequisite:SYSEN 510		   N/A Fall 2013
SYSEN 550 Creativity and Problem Solving I   N/A N/A
Choose one of the following to take near the end of the program. 
SYSEN 594
 Masters Research paper: a 3-credit professional paper
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SYSEN 594
 Advanced System Engineering Studio: under general direction of faculty, students work on a systems project individually or in teams   N/A N/A
18 Credit Electives
(Choose 6 courses from the following)
Course #  Elective Courses    Schedule  Schedule 
EE 580  Linear Control Systems   N/A N/A
I E 532  Reliability Engineering   N/A N/A
IN SC 497  Special Topics: Enterprise Architecture   N/A N/A
IN SC 525  Applied Data Mining   N/A N/A
SWENG 545  Data Mining   N/A N/A
SWENG 582 Real-Time Software Design and Analysis   N/A N/A
SWENG 586  Requirements Engineering   N/A N/A
SYSEN 505  Technical Project Management   N/A N/A
SYSEN 497  Special Topics: Wireless Positioning   N/A Fall 2013
SYSEN 507  Systems Thinking   N/A N/A
SYSEN 530  Systems Optimization   N/A N/A
SYSEN 536  Decision and Risk Analysis in Engineering   N/A N/A
SYSEN 552  Creativity and Problem Solving II   N/A N/A
SYSEN 555  Invention and Creative Design   N/A N/A
SYSEN 597  Special Topics: Alternative Energy and Sustainability   N/A N/A
SYSEN 597  Special Topics: Fundamentals of Continuous Improvement (previously offered as Six Sigma)   N/A N/A
SYSEN 597  Special Topics: Systems Integration, Verification, and Validation Prerequisite:SYSEN 520    N/A N/A