Program Overview

Master's in Systems Engineering Curriculum

The Master's in Systems Engineering program at Purdue University requires 30 credit hours, with at least 18 credit hours of Purdue, graduate-level, engineering courses.

Degree Requirements

• The major in Systems Engineering (MSE or MS degree) requires 30 credit hours.
• At least 18 credit hours of Purdue, graduate-level, engineering courses are required.

Core Requirement

• SYS 50000: Perspectives on Systems (3 credits)
• SYS 51000: Tools and Methodologies for Designing Systems (3 credits)
• SYS 53000: Practical Systems Thinking (3 credits)
• SYS 52000: Systems Engineering Processes and Professional Competencies (3 credits)

Systems Analysis and Design

• AAE 55000: Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (3 credits)
• AAE 56000: System of Systems Modeling and Analysis (3 credits)
• AAE 56400: 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

• 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)

Engineering Economics and Decisions

• IE 54500: Engineering Economic Analysis (3 credits)
• IE 54600: Economic Decisions in Engineering (3 credits)
• ECE 59500: Introduction to Game Theory (3 credits)

Program and Project Management

• GRAD 59000: Program Management - A Comprehensive Overview of the Discipline (3 credits)
• IE 59000: Project Management (3 credits)

Elective Courses

• Any courses listed on the courses page will fulfill this requirement.
• A reminder that the MS/MSE degree requires a minimum of 18 credits of engineering coursework.

Creating Your Plan of Study

The MSE/MS master's program offers a wide range of flexibility in course options. After beginning studies at Purdue, an academic advisor will help create an Electronic Plan of Study (EPOS) to best fit educational needs and career goals.

Student Responsibilities

• The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.
• This website is a knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.