Master of Engineering (MEng) in Systems Engineering

Boston University

MEng in Systems Engineering

The Master of Engineering (MEng) in Systems Engineering is a professional master's program for students seeking to further their careers in industry. MEng programs are suited for:

Graduating senior students who want a one-year master's in engineering before they look for industrial jobs.

Mid-career professionals who want to switch careers and would like to complete a one-year master's degree between jobs.

Industry professionals who want exposure to engineering and management to further their careers.

An MEng:

Does not require a thesis, unlike an MS.

Prepares you for a career in industry (MS degrees are more research-focused).

Can be completed in one year.

Has coursework that includes an emphasis on technology leadership skills and management in the global workplace, as well as advanced technical training.

The MEng will complement existing programs by responding to the growing demand for professionals who can apply advanced graduate education to their work. Courses will prepare students for everything from entrepreneurship to project management.

MEng students must take 32 units, all of which must be at the 500 level or higher and 16 units of which must be structured courses. Courses used to satisfy the core requirements cannot also be used to satisfy the concentration requirements. The coursework requirements for the MEng are as follows:

Core (two courses)

Concentration (two courses)

Advanced technical course requirement (at least two courses 500 level or higher from the systems engineering concentration areas, or courses approved in advance by the Systems Engineering Graduate Committee.

MEng students are required to fulfill a practicum requirement of their program through satisfactory completion of project-based graduate courses approved by the division.

The remaining required MEng unit hours remain unstructured and can be chosen, with advisor approval, to meet an individual student's academic needs.

The choice of courses must form a coherent and balanced program in Systems Engineering. MEng students should make their course selection in consultation with their faculty advisor.

Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 to remain in good academic standing and to graduate. All graduate courses are counted in the GPA. Grades of C– or lower are not acceptable for the MEng degrees.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the MEng in Systems Engineering program will be able to:

Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to identify, formulate, and solve systems engineering problems.

Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.

Use modern engineering tools and techniques to successfully practice the engineering profession in a variety of settings.

Use oral and written communication to convey technical concepts to engineers and non-engineers.

Collaborate as member or leader of a technical project team.

Master of Engineering Structured Course Requirements

Core

ENG SE/EC 524 Optimization Theory and Methods

ENG SE/EC/ME 501 Dynamic Systems Theory or SE/EC/ME 710 Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control

ENG SE/ME 714 Advanced Stochastic Modeling and Simulation or EC 505 Stochastic Processes or EK 500 Probability with Statistical Applications

Concentration

COMPUTATIONAL & SYSTEMS BIOLOGY

ENG BE 505 Molecular Bioengineering I

ENG BE 561 DNA and Protein Sequence Analysis

ENG BE 562 Computational Biology: Genomes, Networks, Evolution

ENG BE 567 Nonlinear Dynamics in Biological Systems

ENG BE 747 Advanced Signals and Systems Analysis for Biomedical Engineering