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Systems Engineering (ME)

Degree: Master of Engineering Cost: $412 per credit hour *
Frank Batten College of Engineering & Technology: Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Required: 31 credit hours
Course Delivery Modes: SatelliteAttend class at a site for a live streamed course where the students and instructor can talk to each other., Video streamView & participate in streamed classes online over a high-speed Internet connection from any location. May be live or archived. Locations: 13

Overview

Systems engineering can be described as an interdisciplinary approach to support the realization, deployment, and maintenance of successful system solutions to complex problems.

The Systems Engineering Master's program is designed to provide in-depth, real-world practitioner expertise in engineering complex system solutions. In addition, it provides a rigorous educational experience and skill development to effectively address complex system problems for government and commercial clients.

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Admissions Requirements

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from an ABET-accredited program in engineering or engineering technology, or from a fully accredited program in applied sciences. Please visit the program's web page for additional requirements for the Systems Engineering Master's degree.

If you are an international student interested in taking this program online from your home country, please contact the ODU International Admission Office for assistance.

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Careers In This Field

Project Management
System Design
Cost & Risk Analysis
Research
Training
Testing/QA
Needs Analysis
Simulation

Areas:

  • City Planning
  • Manufacturing
  • Information Technology
  • Biomedicine
  • Communication & Informatics
  • Transportation
  • Aerospace
  • Military

Job Titles:

  • Application Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Mission Manager
  • Test Engineer
  • Engineering Manager
  • Systems Analyst
  • Network Engineer

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Graduate Distance Learning Tuition Rates

Tuition Classification Cost per credit hour
Virginia residents (with Virginia domicile) $412
Students living outside of Virginia $412
* In Virginia but without Virginia domicile $1048


Effective Summer 2013. Rates are subject to change. Please visit the Office of Finance web site for complete tuition details.

* For questions about domicile or “in-state” status as it applies to tuition rates, please visit the University Registrar web site.

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Curriculum

Core Courses

  • ENMA 602 Systems Engineering Management
  • ENMA 640 Introduction to Systems Engineering
  • ENMA 641 Requirements Management, Verification, & Validation
  • ENMA 660 System Architectures & Modeling
  • ENMA 715 Systems Analysis
  • ENMA 771 Risk & Vulnerability Management of Complex Interdependent Systems

See the program's web site for additional curriculum details.

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Locations

Online

Virginia

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