Program Overview

Naveen Jindal School of Management

The Naveen Jindal School of Management offers a Master of Science in Systems Engineering and Management (MS-SEM) degree. This program is designed to be flexible, accommodating different student backgrounds and allowing students to choose areas in which they are deficient while guaranteeing core competency in systems engineering and systems management.

Degree Requirements

The MS-SEM program requires a total of 36 semester credit hours, consisting of 12 courses in the non-thesis option or 10 courses plus six semester credit hours of thesis credit for the thesis option. All students must have an academic advisor and an approved degree plan. Courses taken without advisor approval will not count toward the 36 semester credit hour requirement.

Non-thesis Option

Completion of a minimum of 36 semester credit hours of graduate-level lecture courses, including the required core courses, is necessary. With advisor approval, these may include some 5000-level courses. Students must earn a grade of "B" or better in each of the four core courses.

Thesis Option

An alternative to the 36 semester credit hours required for the MS-SEM degree is the completion of a minimum of 30 semester credit hours of graduate-level lecture courses, with a grade of "B" or better in each of the required core courses, six semester credit hours of a combination of Master's research and thesis, submitted to the graduate school, and a formal public defense of the thesis.

Course Requirements

• Core Courses: 12 semester credit hours
  • Students are required to take four courses from a set of eight courses, with two courses from the Engineering Core section and two from the Management Core section.
• Engineering Core Courses
  • SYSM 6301 Systems Engineering, Architecture and Design
  • SYSM 6302 Dynamics of Complex Networks and Systems
  • SYSM 6303 Quantitative Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty in Business
  • SYSM 6305 Optimization Theory and Practice
• Management Core Courses
  • SYSM 6311 Systems Project Management in Engineering and Operations
  • SYSM 6312 Systems Financial Management
  • SYSM 6318 Marketing Management
  • SYSM 6333 Systems Organizational Behavior
• Prescribed Elective Courses: 12 semester credit hours
  • Students are required to take an additional four courses from the set of eight core courses and/or the set of courses listed below.
• Engineering Elective Courses
  • SYSM 6304 Risk and Decision Analysis
  • SYSM 6306 Engineering Systems: Modeling and Simulation
  • SYSM 6307 Linear Systems
  • SYSM 6308 Software Maintenance, Evolution, and Re-Engineering
  • SYSM 6309 Advanced Requirements Engineering
  • SYSM 6310 Software Testing, Validation and Verification
  • SYSM 6321 Financial Engineering I
  • SYSM 7321 Financial Engineering II
• Management Elective Courses
  • SYSM 6313 Systems Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
  • SYSM 6314 Manufacturing and Service Systems Planning and Analysis
  • SYSM 6315 The Entrepreneurial Experience
  • SYSM 6316 Managing Innovation Within the Corporation
  • SYSM 6317 The Management of High Tech Products
  • SYSM 6319 Business Economics
  • SYSM 6320 Strategic Leadership
  • SYSM 6332 Technology and New Product Development
• Free Elective Courses: 12 semester credit hours
  • Working with an MS-SEM program advisor, students are required to take four additional and distinct courses either from the remaining SYSM courses or from other courses offered in management or engineering that form a "concentration" or "specialization" in systems-related, possibly industry-specific sectors.

SEM Graduate Certificates

The university offers several graduate certificates related to systems engineering and management, including:

Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering

• Requires 12 semester credit hours
• Students must complete two courses from the set of engineering courses and any two additional courses from the remainder of the 20 SYSM prefix courses.

Graduate Certificate in Systems Management

• Requires 12 semester credit hours
• Students must complete two courses from the set of management courses and any two additional courses from the remainder of the 20 SYSM-prefix courses.

Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Systems

• Requires 12 semester credit hours
• The certificate is offered by the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and Jindal School of Management.
• To earn the certificate, students must take four courses with an overall GPA of 3.0.
• Required Course: MIS 6311 Cybersecurity Fundamentals
• Tracks:
  • Track #1: Computer Science (CS) Emphasis
  • Track #2: Internal Audit, Information Management (IA/IM) Emphasis
  • Track #3: Systems Engineering and Management Emphasis

These programs and certificates are designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in systems engineering and management, preparing them for careers in a variety of fields.