Online Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering

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The Master of Engineering in systems engineering provides you with the ability to engineer complex products, processes and services, while leveraging a systems engineering approach. 

Resident tuition | Non-resident tuition
Some courses are offered in 7.5 week sessions.
Multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year.
Required number of credits to complete this degree.

Systems engineering focuses on defining needs and customer requirements early in the development cycle. This flexible online "anytime, anyplace" program was designed with input from global corporations and targets professionals leading major complex systems development or programs at their companies. It requires 30 credits of course work, including three credits of applied mathematics and three credits of engineering management. A culminating experience is required, and up to three hours of credit is available for an applied project.

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  • #38 engineering undergraduate program - 22nd among public institutions
  • #45 graduate program - 23rd among public institutions
  • 60 engineering student organizations and student professional societies give students leadership opportunities and hands-on experience
  • Fulton Schools' 22,000+ students represent all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and 121 countries

Ira A. Fulton offers a wide range of degree options. Students are engineers from day one–they don’t have to wait until they are juniors to be engineers.

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30 credit hours:

Students must complete a total of 30 credit hours equaling 10 courses to earn a Master of Engineering. Half of all coursework, excluding the practice-oriented project, must be in engineering. Students must complete three credit hours of applied engineering mathematics and three credit hours of engineering management or business. A culminating event is required and will be identified by the student's advisory committee. It could be a final written or oral examination or the final report of a practice-oriented project. Additional requirements may exist for some academic units and emphasis areas of the Master of Engineering program.

Faculty

According to U.S. News & World Report, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering undergraduate degree programs are ranked in the top 25% percent of programs. Of the 320+ faculty members, the majority have been honored with the highest awards in their fields. Faculty milestones include:

  • Nobel Laureate
  • National Academy of Engineering members
  • National Academy of Sciences members
  • National Academy of Inventors members
  • National Academy of Construction members
  • More than 55 young investigator awards received in the last 10 years.

Program Summary

Total Hours:

30

Related Careers

Graduates with an ASU Online MEng in systems engineering have career opportunities illustrated in the following list. Career examples include but are not limited to:

  • Information technology
  • Transportation
  • Aerospace
  • Consulting
  • Operations
  • Manufacturing

Requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.

Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in computer engineering, software engineering or a related field, from a regionally accredited institution.

Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 credit hours of the student's first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 12 units of the postbaccalaureate transcript.

All applicants must submit:

  1. Graduate admission application and application fee
  2. Official transcripts
  3. Proof of English proficiency

Additional Application Information

An applicant whose native language is not English (regardless of current residency) must provide proof of English proficiency.

Applicants must provide have successfully completed differential and integral calculus (Calculus I and II), a calculus-based probability and statistics course and an operations research course.

GRE scores are not required.

Graduates of non-U.S. institutions must satisfy admission requirements established by the ASU Graduate College.

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