Admission Requirements:

For admission into the Master of Science Degree program, applicants shall hold an appropriate Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 3.0 or better (out of a possible 4.0). Request that all colleges and universities that you have attended send an official transcript to the Admissions Office. (NOTE: If you attended Southern Polytechnic State University, you need to send only the transcripts that are not already on file.) Applicants shall also obtain a GRE “current profile” score of 350 Verbal, 600 Quantitative and an Analytical Writing score of 4.0 (out of 6.0) or better.

Applicants for whom English is not their native language must obtain an appropriate TOEFL score. A minimum TOEFL score of 213 on the computer version or 550 on the paper version is required for admission to SPSU.

Specialized options with the degree program may have additional admission requirements.

Curriculum:

Graduate Certificate courses

• SyE 6005 Introduction to Systems Engineering (3-0-3)
• SyE 6010 Managing the Technical Effort Associated with System Creation (3-0-3)
• SyE 6015 Systems Analysis and System Design (3-0-3)
• SyE 6020 System Architecture (3-0-3)

• SyE 6025 Engineering Economic Analysis (3-0-3)
• SyE 6030 Verification Program Development & Management (3-0-3)
• Two elective courses chosen from the following:
  • SyE 6035 Modeling and Simulation (3-0-3)
  • SyE 6040 Advanced Configuration Management (3-0-3)
  • SyE 6045 Process Assessment and Improvement (3-0-3)
  • QA 6610 Statistics for Quality Assurance (3-0-3)
  • SWE 6633 Software Project Management (3-0-3)

• SyE 6050 Reliability and Sustainability (3-0-3)
• SyE 6055 System Development Workshop (3-0-3)or SyE 6060 Systems Engineering Workshop (3-0-3)
• Two elective courses chosen from the following:
  • MGNT 6001 Management Communications (3-0-3)
  • MGNT 6015 Technology and Innovation Management (3-0-3)
  • MGNT 6020 R & D Management (3-0-3)
  • MGNT 6025 Managing Professionals (3-0-3)
  • MGNT 6030 Decision Making Techniques (3-0-3)
  • MGNT 6050 Project Management (3-0-3)
  • MGNT 6090 Strategic Management (3-0-3)
  • CS 5123 Advanced Programming and Data Structures (3-0-3)
  • CS 5153 Database Systems (3-0-3)
  • CS 5183 Object-Oriented Programming (3-0-3)
  • CS 6453 Simulation and Modeling (3-0-3)
  • CS 6523 Artificial Intelligence (3-0-3)
  • QA 6722 Human Factors in Quality Assurance (3-0-3)
  • SWE 6633 Software Project Management (3-0-3)
  • ECET 6102 Mechatronics (3-2-4)
  • ECET 6401 Linear Control System Analysis and Design (3-2-4)
  • ECET 6202 Embedded PC Systems (3-2-4)
  • QA 6611 Advanced Statistical Applications (4-0-4)
  • TCOM 6001 Technical Writing and Editing (3-0-3)

TOTAL credit hours for degree = 36

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