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Systems Engineering
(Interdepartmental Graduate Major)
Supervisory Committee: D. Gemmill (Chair),
D. Flugrad, E. Jones, A. Mann, G. Sheble.
Work is offered for the master of engineering with a major in systems
engineering. The graduate major in Systems Engineering is both an
on- and off-campus program. It is an interdisciplinary program that
allows students to take courses across a variety of departments.
Graduates of the program will possess the analytical abilities needed
to design, evaluate, and build complex systems involving many components
and demanding specifications. They will have the ability to work
across disciplinary boundaries, as the practice of modern engineering
often requires. Graduates will have developed management capabilities
and extended their disciplinary knowledge.
The program is broadly based and uses courses in the various departments
of the College of Engineering and courses in other departments of
the university. The 30 credits necessary for graduation includes
27 semester credits of formal coursework and 3 credits for a creative
component. Completion of the program requires two courses in systems
engineering, two courses in the major discipline of the student,
three engineering courses with a systems engineering emphasis, two
courses outside of the college, and a creative component. Courses
are delivered to off-campus students both with the instructor present
and through various distance education systems, including the Iowa
Communications Network (ICN), satellite transmission, and videotape.
The program of study committee, in consultation with the student,
determines the courses to be taken and the acceptability of transfer
credits. The major professor should be selected from the discipline
where a concentration of coursework will be taken.
Admission to the program requires a baccalaureate degree in engineering
and admission to the graduate college. Students with degrees in
other areas will be considered on an individual basis. The degree
awarded is a Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering.
For additional information students should contact the Chair of
the Supervisory Committee, 2019 Black Engineering Building, ISU,
Ames, Iowa 50011.
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