Systems Engineering of Software-Intensive Systems Graduate Certificate

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Banner Code: VS-CERG-SIS

School: Volgenau School of Engineering
Department: Systems Engineering and Operations Research

This certificate is available to any student who holds a bachelor’s degree in an engineering or scientific discipline or has graduate status in such a program. Admission requirements are identical to those for the Systems Engineering, MS , except that the math requirements include only MATH 113 , MATH 114 , and a probability and statistics course.

Note: Some certificate electives may require stronger math requirements.

The graduate certificate may only be pursued on a part-time basis.

Certificate Requirements

To be eligible for a certificate in Systems Engineering for Software-Intensive Systems, students must complete two required courses (6 credits) plus two elective courses (6 credits) with an average grade of B or better.

Required Courses (6 credits)

SYST 513 - Total Systems Engineering, Reengineering and Enterprise Integration Credits: 3
SYST 618 - Model-based Systems Engineering Credits: 3

Electives (6 credits)

The remaining two elective courses must be taken from the list below with the approval of the advisor. Courses designated as basic methods courses may also be used as an elective.

CS 571 - Operating Systems Credits: 3
INFS 622 - Information Systems Analysis and Design Credits: 3
SWE 619 - Object-Oriented Software Specification and Construction Credits: 3
SYST 540 - Analysis for Systems Management Credits: 3
SYST 542 - Decision Support Systems Engineering Credits: 3
SYST 584 - Heterogeneous Data Fusion Credits: 3
SYST 630 - Systems Engineering Management II Credits: 3
and/or one of the following:
CS 555 - Computer Communications and Networking Credits: 3
ECE 542 - Computer Network Architectures and Protocols Credits: 3
INFS 612 - Principles and Practices of Communication Networks Credits: 3

Total: 12 credits

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Systems Engineering of Software-Intensive Systems Graduate Certificate

Certificate Requirements

Required Courses (6 credits)

Electives (6 credits)

Total: 12 credits