Prior to acceptance into the program, you may enroll in up to 6 credit hours as a nondegree-seeking (in some cases, post-baccalaureate) student. Enrollment does not guarantee acceptance. Learn more about nondegree-seeking university student admissions.
Real Degrees for Working Professionals
Master of Science in Systems Engineering
Interested in how to manage complex systems and projects? This program is designed to provide engineers and engineering managers the advanced knowledge and skills needed for confident decision making in the conception and implementation of complex systems.
Courses in theory and application of systems engineering and management are combined with specialization areas that allow you to design a program that fits your career goals. This interdisciplinary program can be applied to cyber physical systems, defense, space, aircraft, communications, navigation, sensor, computer software, computer hardware, transportation, infrastructure energy and other aerospace and commercial systems activities.
Thesis and non-thesis options available. The non-thesis degree requires 30 credit hours; the thesis degree requires 36 credit hours and includes a research component.
Core Courses:
- SYS ENG 5101 Systems Engineering and Analysis
- SYS ENG 6102 Information Based Design
- SYS ENG 6103 Systems Life Cycle Costing
- SYS ENG 6104 Systems Architecting
- SYS ENG 6196 Systems Engineering Capstone
- SYS ENG 6542 Model Based Systems Engineering
Specialization courses provide students the ability to address technology needs in the context of the overall systems engineering program. These graduate courses can be selected from engineering or the physical science department with the approval of the program director.
As part of your master's degree track in Systems Engineering, you can obtain two graduate certificates in an emphasis area. Emphasis areas include cyber physical systems, engineering management, project management, financial engineering, computational intelligence engineering and model based systems engineering.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, applied mathematics, computer science or a physical science
- Undergraduate GPA ≥ 3.0
- Undergraduate courses: Calculus Series (I, II, III), Differential Equations, Statistics, Physics (I, II) or Chemistry, Engineering Economy
- International requirement: TOEFL ≥ 80 or IELTS ≥ 6.5, or satisfactory completion of an approved English language Institute program
Doctorate Degree in Systems Engineering
The content of all Ph.D. programs is individually structured by the student in consultation with and approved by the student’s advisory committee. All requirements for the degree must normally be completed within an eight year period. At appropriate points in their program, Ph.D. students must pass both a qualifying examination and a comprehensive examination. Students have the option of conducting research that is beneficial to their professional work. There is no residency requirement for the Ph.D.; however, the Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam and the Defense of Dissertation must take place on the S&T campus. A sudent is also required to have at least two video conferences per month with their research advisor and at least two per semester with their Ph.D. committee.
The total credit requirements for graduation are 54 credits after the successful completion of M.S. degree in Systems Engineering or 84 credits after a B.S. degree.
Ph.D. Course Requirements
Core Curriculum (24 credit hours) required courses:
- SYS ENG 5101 Systems Engineering and Analysis
- SYS ENG 6101 Advance Research Methodologies*
- SYS ENG 6104 Systems Architecting*
- SYS ENG 6110 Optimization Under Uncertainty*
- SYS ENG 6239 Smart Engineering System Design
- SYS ENG 6412 Mathematical Programming*
- SYS ENG 6521 Modeling Complex Systems
- SYS ENG 6542 Modeling Based System Engineering
Systems Engineering Electives (6 credit hours)
Specialization Electives (24 credit hours)
Research (30 credit hours)
TOTAL (84 CREDIT HOURS)
*Denotes the core courses students need to take and have a GPA of 3.5 before taking the oral Ph.D. qualifying exam.
Areas of Research Specialization:
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Modeling and Simulation
- Model Based Systems Engineering
- System of Systems Architecting
- Complex Adaptive Systems
- Human System Integration
- Infrastructure Systems
Admission Requirements
- MS in Systems Engineering or related field with 3.5 GPA
- Minimum of three years of full time work experience beyond the bachelor's degree
- GRE V ≥ 155, GRE Q ≥ 148, and GRE WR ≥ 4.0
- International requirement: TOEFL ≥ 80 or IELTS ≥ 6.5, or satisfactory completion of an approved English language Institute program
Graduate Certificates
Your Pathway to a Graduate Degree
Start earning college credit toward a graduate degree. The GRE is not required to enter a certificate program, and credit earned may be applied toward your master’s degree.*
Graduate Certificate Programs
- Computational Intelligence
- Cyber Physical Systems (Network Centric Systems)
- Financial Engineering
- Foundations of Supply Chain Integration Systems
- Model Based Systems Engineering
- Modeling and Simulation for Decision Systems
- Network Centric Systems
- Systems Engineering
- Systems of Human Capital Management
Obtain two graduate certificates as part of your master’s degree track in Systems Engineering. Learn more — Systems Engineering Emphasis (pdf)
*restrictions may apply
Completion of a graduate certificate program does not automatically guarantee admission into a corresponding graduate degree program. To continue in a master’s degree program, you must apply. Check with the academic department for program specific details and requirements. Learn more about the certificate to master's program.
Program structure
This program is 100% online: no campus visits required.
Courses are semester-based. Students typically take one or two classes per semester and finish the program in about three years.
Delivery
100% online
Calendar system
Semester-based
Typical program length
About 3 years
Typical course load
1–2 courses a semester
Courses are offered asynchronously, meaning they do not have regular meetings. They may consist of various media and content — such as online discussions, videos, quizzes and recordings — that students review and complete at the time of their choice.
Non-thesis – 30 credit hours
Missouri S&T’s online master’s in engineering management requires 30 credit hours to complete the non-thesis track.
Students build their program course work in consultation with their advisor. The flowing are the required core courses offered in the program. Courses are 3 credit hours each, unless stated otherwise. The University reserves the right to change or cancel courses as needed. Refer to the S&T Grad Catalog to explore course descriptions.
| REQUIRED CORE COURSE – 12 credit hours |
ENG MGT 5111 Management for Engineers and Scientists
ENG MGT 5320 Project Management
ENG MGT 5412 Operations Management Science
ENG MGT 6211 Advanced Financial Management
Students are encouraged to identify an emphasis area depending on their interests and to choose available courses from the selected area. However, courses can be chosen from more than one emphasis area. Students have the option to take up to two out-of-department elective courses.
Accreditation
Missouri University of Science & Technology is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.
Questions?
Contact Us
Missouri S&T Online Education
Sylvia Skouby
Associate Director for Online Admissions
573-341-6903 | stgrad@mst.edu
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Cihan Dagli, PhD
Founder and Director of Systems Engineering Graduate Program and Professor of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
573-647-9125 | dagli@mst.edu