Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering Overview [PDF 277 KB]
The Corporate and Professional Education division at WPI is offering customized graduate credit programs in Systems Engineering to corporations throughout New England. These specialized programs combine essential topics from various engineering disciplines. Corporate programs can be structured as graduate certificates or Master of Science degree programs, with courses selected based on the needs of a particular organization or industry.
This program can be delivered at your corporate site in the New England area, at our Worcester campus, or through blended learning which incorporates distance learning options.
Focus Areas To Select From Include
• Communications
• Power Electronics
• Software Design
• Manufacturing Systems
• Project Management
• Mechanical Systems
• Materials Science
• Dynamics And Controls
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A Case Study
Raytheon Corporation
WPI's ability to design a customized program, with content and delivery to meet the specific needs at Raytheon, has resulted in a strong relationship for the past several years. Jim McGrath, Senior Principal Electrical Engineer at Raytheon “is extremely satisfied with WPI’s ability to tailor the academic program to meet their needs. Systems Engineering is a key education need for Raytheon’s highly skilled employees. The knowledge obtained by students participating in the WPI program helps improve our competitive position, as well as the capabilities of our employees. WPI has consistently provided an outstanding curriculum for Raytheon engineers”. Read more.
Systems Thinking with Strong Technical Skills
WPI has combined its strong reputation for technical content with core components of systems design and development, resulting in a cohesive graduate program that helps develop world-class systems engineering professionals. These interdisciplinary programs are constructed with a solid foundation of systems thinking, decision making, and project management skills. Our broad range of topics in science, engineering, and management allows us to customize the technical content to address topics relevant to specific businesses.
A final capstone project ties the technical content together, as well as focusing on planning and integration on the system level. Students are able to choose projects of interest to them, that are relevant to the specific needs of their jobs, or that relate to pressing company issues.
Sample Certificate and Degree Programs
Below are two examples of customized Systems Engineering programs.
Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering
Technical Focus In Materials Engineering
- MTE 594S Concepts of Materials Systems Engineering
- MIS 576 Project Management
- MTE 510/ME 5310 Principles of Materials Science and Engineering
- ME 5327/CE 527 Impact Strength of Materials
- MTE 560/ME 5360 Materials Performance and Reliability
- MTE 594 Failure Modes
All 18 credits can be applied toward an MS in Systems Engineering at WPI, which can be completed with an additional 12 credits of course and project work.
Master of Science in Systems Engineering
Technical Focus In Communications
30 credits
- CS 525C - Concepts of Systems Engineering
- OIE 541 - Operations Risk Management
- MA 501 - Engineering Mathematics
- MIS 576 - Project Management
- ECE 502 - Analysis of Probabilistic Signals and Systems
- ECE 506 - Introduction to Local and Wide Area Networks
- ECE 530 - High Performance Networks
- ECE 581/CS 533 - Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Network and Computer Systems
- ECE 529X - Systems Engineering Capstone project
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Systems Thinking with Strong Technical Skills
WPI has combined its strong reputation for technical content with core components of systems design and development, resulting in a cohesive graduate program that helps develop world-class systems engineering professionals. These interdisciplinary programs are constructed with a solid foundation of systems thinking, decision making, and project management skills. Our broad range of topics in science, engineering, and management allows us to customize the technical content to address topics relevant to specific businesses.
A final capstone project ties the technical content together, as well as focusing on planning and integration on the system level. Students are able to choose projects of interest to them, that are relevant to the specific needs of their jobs, or that relate to pressing company issues.
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