Tentative Systems Engineering Information
Tentative Systems Engineering Program Information for the 2009-2010 Academic Year
- Please note that the program information below is tentative for the 2009-2010 academic year and is subject to change.
- Detailed program and course information for 2008-2009 academic year
- For additional information about our graduate programs in systems engineering, please email jhep@jhu.edu or call our Student Services Center at 1.800.548.3647
Course Requirements for the Masters of Science in Systems Engineering
All students must satisfactorily complete 10 one-semester courses as follows:
Six (6) Required Systems Engineering Core Courses:
- 595.763 - Software Engineering Management
- 645.462 - Introduction to Systems Engineering
- 645.467 - Management of Systems Projects
- 645.767 - System Conceptual Design
- 645.768 - System Design and Integration
- 645.769 - System Test and Evaluation
Select One (1) of these four advanced courses:
- 645.742 - Management of Complex Systems
- 645.753 - Enterprise Systems Engineering
- 645.761 - Systems Architecting
- 645.771 - Systems of Systems Engineering
Option A - Complete one (1) master's project course and two (2) relevant elective courses
- 645.800 - Software Systems Engineering Master's Project and (1) Elective Course
One (1) Elective Course:
- Choose Electives from the technical management, applied biomedical engineering, applied physics, computer science, electrical engineering, environmental engineering and science, and information systems engineering (formerly IS&T) programs.
- Individual courses (595 series) are described in the current catalog under the technical management program section.
- Systems engineering students may not take 595.460 - Introduction to Project Management or 595.464 - Project Planning and Control as elective courses.
Option B - Complete a two-semester Master's Thesis and one relevant elective course. (Recommended for students who plan to pursue doctoral studies)
- (2) 645.801-802 - Systems Engineering Master's Thesis (a two-semester course)
- (1) Elective Course
The admission and course requirements for the Project Management Concentration are the same as those for the Systems Engineering concentration with the exception that students wishing to elect a concentration in project management should select courses 595.461 Technical Group Management and 595.465 Communications in Technical Organizations as their two electives.
Four New Concentrations:
- Biomedical Systems Engineering
- Information Assurance Systems Engineering
- Modeling and Simulation Systems Engineering
- Software Systems Engineering
Course Requirements for the Biomedical Systems Engineering Concentration
Six (6) Core Systems Engineering Courses:
- 645 .462 - Introduction to Systems Engineering
- 645 .467 - Management of Systems Projects
- 645 .767 - System Conceptual Design
- 645 .768 - System Design and Integration
- 645. 769 - System Test and Evaluation
- 645 .805 - Biomedical Systems Engineering Master's Project
Four (4) Biomedical Courses:
- Two (2) required courses
- 585 .405-406 - Physiology for Applied Biomedical Engineering (two courses)
585 .409 - Mathematical Methods for Applied Biomedical Engineering - Two (2) elective courses selected from the following list with advisor approval:
- Offered at the Applied Physics Laboratory or the Dorsey Center:
- 585.408 - Medical Sensors and Devices
- 585.608 - Biomaterials
- 585.611 - Practices of Biomedical Engineering
- 585.614 - Applications of Physics and Technology to Biomedicine
- 585.626 - Biomimetrics in Biomedical Engineering
- 585.634 - Biophotonics
- Offered at the Homewood Campus:
- 580.630 - Theoretical Neuroscience
- 580.644 - Neural Control of Movement and Vocalization
- 580.651 - Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiology
- 580.702 - Neuroengineering
Course Requirements for the Information Assurance Systems Engineering Concentration
Six (6) Core Systems Engineering Required Courses:
- 645.462 - Introduction to Systems Engineering
- 645.467 - Management of Systems Projects
- 645.767 - System Conceptual Design
- 645.768 - System Design and Integration
- 645.769 - System Test and Evaluation
- 645.806 - Information Assurance Systems Engineering Master's Project
Four (4) Information Assurance (IA) Courses:
- The two (2) required IA courses
- 695.401 Principles of Information Assurance
- 695.791 Information Assurance Architectures and Technologies
- Two (2) additional elective courses
- 695.421 Public Key Infrastructure and Managing E-Security
- 695.422 WWW Security
- 695.721 Network Security
Course Requirements for the Modeling and Simulation Systems Engineering Concentration
Seven (7) Core Systems Engineering Required Courses:
- 645.462 - Introduction to Systems Engineering
- 645.467 - Management of Systems Projects
- 645.767 - System Conceptual Design
- 645.768 - System Design and Integration
- 645.769 - System Test and Evaluation
- 645.801/802 - Systems Engineering Master's Thesis Project
Three (3) Modeling and Simulation Courses:
- 625.403 - Statistical Methods and Data Analysis
- 645.757 - Foundations of Modeling and Simulation in System Engineering
- 645.758 - Advanced Systems Modeling and Simulation
Course Requirements for the Software Systems Engineering Concentration
Six (6) Core Systems Engineering Required Courses:
- 645.462 - Introduction to Systems Engineering
- 645.467 - Management of Systems Projects
- 645.767 - System Conceptual Design
- 645.768 - System Design and Integration
- 645.769 - System Test and Evaluation
- 645.807 - Software Systems Engineering Master's Project
Four (4) Computer Science Software Courses:
- Three (3) software engineering courses
- 605.401 - Foundations of Software Engineering
- 605.402 - Software Analysis and Design
- 605.708 - Tools and Techniques of Software Project Management
- One (1) course from the following elective courses
- 605.407 - Agile Software Development Methods
- 605.701 - Software Systems Engineering
- 605.705 - Software Safety
Course Requirements for the Systems Engineering Advanced Certificate for Post-Master's Study (ACPMS)
ACPMS Awarded After Completion of Six (6) Courses Beyond the Master's in Systems Engineering:
- Four (4) required courses
- 645.742 - Management of Complex Systems
- 645.753 - Enterprise Systems Engineering
- 645.761 - Systems Architecting
- 645.771 - System of Systems Engineering
- Two (2) elective courses
- 645.803/804 - Post Master's Systems Engineering Research Project (a 2-semester course) or
- Two approved 700-level courses in JHU EP Programs