Master of Science in
Systems Engineering
The Master of Science in Systems Engineering focuses on fundamental systems engineering and shows how a systems perspective applies to business and technology.
About the Master of Science in Systems Engineering
Systems engineers are in demand for their technical expertise and engineering management skills, and a Master of Science in Systems Engineering prepares graduates for the roles needed in the industry.
With world-renowned faculty and a curriculum that focuses on a solid understanding of fundamental systems engineering, Embry‑Riddle develops engineers and managers to formulate solutions to complex, real-world engineering problems. Offering both technical and engineering management tracks, Embry‑Riddle allows you to focus your education on the elements most important to you.
Student Learning Outcomes
What you will learn while pursuing a Systems Engineering degree:
- Process: The ability to apply systems engineering processes to the life-cycle development and management of systems (products and services) considering engineering, technology, environmental, organizational and economic risk and factors.
- Technology: The ability to apply systems engineering methods, techniques and tools as they relate to the stages of the system design process, starting with the concept and requirements development and ending with system testing and evaluation.
- Management: The ability to apply systems engineering management methods, techniques and tools as they relate to the system development, operation and disposal processes.
- Communication: The ability to communicate effectively and to perform successfully as an individual and as part of a team.
Systems Engineering Career Opportunities
Careers and Employers
Systems Engineering master's graduates often secure positions in project management, division management, systems analysis and systems engineering.
Systems Engineering Salary Information
As of 2023, graduates with a degree in Systems Engineering receive competitive salaries, with an average income of $116,000 annually.
DETAILS
About Systems Engineering at the Daytona Beach, FL Campus
Systems engineering looks at the big picture to understand the entire process, and then works to achieve systems integration, in order to connect the needs of the customer to the designs of the components.
Housed in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department within the College of Engineering, a degree focused on complex systems and engineering management provides the foundations of the systems engineering processes to develop and implement solutions as they apply to the aviation, aerospace and transportation industries.
Tracks/Specialties and/or Certificates
Students can customize their Systems Engineering degree by choosing from these available tracks:
- Engineering Management Track: 12 credits
- Technical Track: 12 credits
Systems Engineering Information
- Credits: 30
- Online or In-Person: In-Person
- Thesis: Thesis or Non-Thesis Option
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Degree Requirements
Both thesis and non-thesis option require the completion of 30 credits with a common core of 12 credits program core.
Thesis Option
Core Requirements | ||
SYS 500 | Fundamentals of Systems Engineering | 3 |
SYS 530 | System Requirements Analysis and Modeling | 3 |
SYS 560 | Introduction to Systems Engineering Management | 3 |
SYS 625 | System Quality Assurance | 3 |
SYS 700 | Graduate Thesis | 9 |
Program Electives | 9 | |
Electives will be chosen from existing Daytona Beach campus courses offered in the College of Engineering and/or the College of Business, and must be approved by the student’s advisor or program coordinator. | ||
Total Credits | 30 |
Non-Thesis Option - Technical Track
SYS 500 | Fundamentals of Systems Engineering | 3 |
SYS 530 | System Requirements Analysis and Modeling | 3 |
SYS 560 | Introduction to Systems Engineering Management | 3 |
SYS 610 | System Architecture Design and Modeling | 3 |
SYS 625 | System Quality Assurance | 3 |
SYS 690 | Systems Engineering Project | 3 |
Technical Track Electives | 12 | |
Electives will be chosen from existing Daytona Beach campus courses offered in the College of Engineering and/or the College of Business, and must be approved by the student’s advisor or program coordinator. | ||
Total Credits | 30 |
Non-Thesis Option - Engineering Management Track
SYS 500 | Fundamentals of Systems Engineering | 3 |
SYS 530 | System Requirements Analysis and Modeling | 3 |
SYS 560 | Introduction to Systems Engineering Management | 3 |
SYS 625 | System Quality Assurance | 3 |
SYS 660 | Organizational Systems Management | 3 |
SYS 690 | Systems Engineering Project | 3 |
Engineering Management Track Electives | 12 | |
Electives will be chosen from existing Daytona Beach campus courses offered in the College of Engineering and/or the College of Business, and must be approved by the student’s advisor or program coordinator. | ||
Total Credits | 30 |
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