Systems Engineering Curriculum and Schedule

The Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering degree will be awarded upon successful completion of the 36-credit program. 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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CORE COURSES For Penn State Great Valley prerequisites, please click on the course number in the column on the left. Do NOT use the course descriptions listed in the schedules to determine prerequisite requirements.
Course #	Core Courses	Schedule	Schedule
SYSEN 510	Engineering Analysis I	Summer 2013	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	N/A	Fall 2013 (Navy Yard)
SYSEN 550	Creativity and Problem Solving I	N/A	Fall 2013
Choose one of the following to take near the end of the program.
SYSEN 594	Master's Research Paper: a 3-credit professional paper	Contact Division enghelp@psu.edu 610-648-3277	Contact Division enghelp@psu.edu 610-648-3277
SYSEN 594	Advanced Systems Studio: under general direction of faculty, students work on a systems project individually or in teams.
SYSEN 594		N/A	Summer 2013

Students take any six elective courses from the following:
Course #	Course Name	Schedule	Schedule
ENGMT 530	Engineering Law	Summer 2013	N/A
I E 532	Reliability Engineering	Summer 2013	N/A
IN SC 497	Special Topics: Enterprise Architecture	N/A	N/A
IN SC 525	Applied Data Mining	N/A	Fall 2013
STAT 500	Applied Statistics	N/A	N/A
SYSEN 497	Special Topics: Wireless Positioning	N/A	Fall 2013 (Navy Yard)
SYSEN 505	Technical Project Management	N/A	Fall 2013
SYSEN 507	Systems Thinking (previously offered as SYSEN 597)	N/A	N/A
SYSEN 522	Special Topics: Systems Integration, Verification, and Validation (IV&V) (previously offered as SYSEN 597)	N/A	Fall 2013
SYSEN 530	Systems Optimization	N/A	N/A
SYSEN 536	Decision and Risk Analysis in Engineering	N/A	Fall 2013
SYSEN 552	Creativity & Problem Solving II	N/A	N/A
SYSEN 554	Problem Solving Leadership	N/A	N/A
SYSEN 555	Invention & Creative Design	N/A	N/A
SYSEN 597	Special Topics: Engineering Systems Modeling	N/A	N/A
SYSEN 597	Special Topics: Advanced Quality Control Techniques	N/A	N/A
SYSEN 597	Special Topics: Fundamentals of Continuous Improvement	N/A	N/A
SYSEN 597	Special Topics: Model Based Systems Engineering	N/A	N/A
ENGMT 501	Engineering Management Science	N/A	N/A
S T S 589	Ethics & Values in Science & Technology	N/A	N/A
SWENG 545	Data Mining	N/A	N/A
SWENG 584	Genetic Algorithms	N/A	N/A
SWENG 586	Requirements Engineering	Summer 2013	N/A
SWENG 582	Real-Time Software Design and Analysis	N/A	N/A
SWENG 597	Special Topics: Soft Computing	N/A	N/A
All course work toward the master's degree program in systems engineering must be completed within eight years of admission to the program. You need to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B) throughout the program. Please e-mail questions and requests for course substitutions and approvals in any modules to enghelp@psu.edu. Return to Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering Page Return to the Engineering and Information Science Home Page