Degree Requirements (Identical for On-campus or Online)
- Be admitted to the MSSE program.
- Note that an incoming student can count at most 15 credit hours of courses taken, including transfer credits, toward a degree prior to being admitted to the MSSE.
- Fill out and submit a Program of Study. More information below.
- Earn a B or better for all 6 core classes, a B- or better for all electives and have a 3.0 or better graduate GPA. More information below.
- Apply for graduation.
- Must be done prior to the second week of classes in the semester that you plan to graduate.
- Pass the Capstone Project and Exam.
- Must be done in the semester that you plan to graduate. Additional information below.
Course Requirements
- SIME 6400 or ME EN 6160 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering | 3 credits
- SIME 6460 or ME EN 6166 Model-Based Systems Engineering | 3 credits
- SIME 6410 or ME EN 6170 System Engineering and Integration | 3 credits
- SIME 6060 or ME EN 6183 Discrete Event Systems Simulation | 3 credits
- SIME 6430 or ME EN 6165 Requirements Engineering and Management | 3 credits
- ME EN 6181 Systems Definition and Modeling | 3 credits
- ME EN 6035 Design of Experiments | 3 credits
- ME EN 6040 Quality Assurance Engineering | 3 credits
6 hours of additional courses offered by the Price College of Engineering
6 hours of additional graduate credit
Program of Study
Unlike undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees provide substantially more freedom for the students to choose the classes that best suit their career and life goals. The Program of Study is the agreement between the University and the student of the classes that will be taken that to satisfy the course requirements for a graduate degree.
The Program of Study has a Supervisory Committee composed of three faculty members. The Supervisory Committee verifies that the courses will meet the degree requirements and approves the Program of Study. The Supervisory Committee also approves any substitutions or changes to the original program and conducts and evaluates the culminating experience. The standard MSSE the supervisory committee is Advisor: Dr. Pedro Huebner, pedro.huebner@utah.edu , Member 1: Dr. Todd Easton, todd.easton@utah.edu, and Member 2: Dr Shad Roundy, shad.roundy@utah.edu. Students may also make up their own supervisory committee, but the composition must follow the U’s Graduate School’s policies.
Transfer credit from another institution is approved on the Program of Study. There is a limit of 6 hours transferred from another institution. All transferred courses must be graduate courses with a grade of B or better. Transfer credit can not have been used to satisfy the degree requirements of another degree. Transfer credits can satisfy a core requirement, which is determined by the advisor and approved by the Supervisory Committee.
Program of Studies submitted during the final semester of a student’s program may result in a delayed graduation, and a requirement to take additional courses. All students are encouraged to submit a program after completing 9 hours and before completing 15 hours.
Capstone Experience and Exam
To graduate with an MSSE, every student must pass a Capstone Exam. This exam should be taken in the semester that the student wishes to graduate. The format for the Capstone Projects and Exams are similar for the both the MEM and MSSE.
Capstone Details