Engineering Systems
Degrees Offered
- Master of Science in Engineering Systems
- Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Systems
Program Overview
The College of Engineering and Computational Sciences (CECS) offers the degrees: Master of Science in Engineering Systems and Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Systems. Because in many problems individual research projects encompass more than one research area or sit in a niche resulting from the intersection of multiple disciplines, the degrees in Engineering Systems allow a student to develop a personalized plan of study that explores systems-based concepts in problems that span disciplines or to study specialized topics not typically found in a single disciplinary field of study.
Program Details
The M.S. in Engineering Systems degree (Thesis or Non-Thesis Option) requires 30 credit hours. Requirements for the thesis M.S. are 24 hours of coursework and 6 hours of thesis research. The non-thesis option requires 30 hours of coursework. For the M.S. degree, a maximum of 9 credits can be transferred in from another institution (note that these courses must not have been used to satisfy the requirements for an undergraduate degree). Graduate level courses taken at other universities for which a grade equivalent to a "B" or better was received will be considered for transfer credit via a petition to the Dean.
The Ph.D. in Engineering Systems degree requires 72 credit hours of course work and research credits. Graduate level courses taken at other universities for which a grade equivalent to a "B" or better was received will be considered for transfer credit via a petition to the Dean (note that these courses must not have been used to satisfy the requirements for an undergraduate degree).
Students must have an advisor from the College Graduate Faculty to direct and monitor their academic plan, research and independent studies. Master of Science (thesis option) students must have at least three members on their graduate committee, two of whom must be permanent faculty in the College. Ph.D. graduate committees must have at least five members; at least three members must be permanent faculty in the College, and at least one member must be from the department in which the student is pursuing a minor program, if applicable. The faculty indicated above are officially affiliated with the degrees in Engineering Systems. However, all graduate faculty in the College may advise students in these degree programs.
Ph.D. Qualifying Exam.
Students wishing to enroll in the Engineering PhD program will be required to pass a Qualifying Exam. Normally, full-time PhD candidates will take the Qualifying Exam in their first year, but it must be taken within three semesters of entering the program. Part-time candidates will normally be expected to take the Qualifying Exam within no more than six semesters of entering the program.
The purpose of the Qualifying Exam is to assess some of the attributes expected of a successful PhD student. The objectives are to assess the students in the following three categories.
- To determine the student's ability to review, synthesize and apply fundamental concepts.
- To determine the creative and technical potential of the student to solve challenging open-ended problems.
- To evaluate the student's technical written and oral communication skills.
Ph.D. Qualifying exams will typically be held in each regular semester to accommodate graduate students admitted in either the Fall or Spring. In the event of a student failing the Qualifying exam, she/he will be given one further opportunity to pass the exam in the following semester. A second failure of the Qualifying Exam in a given specialty would lead to removal of the student from the Ph.D. program. After passing the Qualifying Examination, the Ph.D. student is allowed up to 18 months to prepare a written Thesis Proposal and present it formally to the graduate committee and other interested faculty.
Admission to Candidacy.
Full-time students must complete the following requirements within two calendar years of enrolling in the Ph.D. program.
- Have a Thesis Committee appointment form on file in the Graduate Office:
- Have passed the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam demonstrating adequate preparation for, and satisfactory ability to conduct doctoral research.
- Upon completion of these requirements, students must complete an Admission to Candidacy form. This form must be signed by the Thesis Committee and the Dean and filed with the Graduate Office.
Prerequisites
The minimum requirements for admission for the M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering are a baccalaureate degree in engineering, computer science, a physical science, or math with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale; Graduate Record Examination score of 650 (math) and a TOEFL score of 550 or higher (paper based), 213 (computer based), or 79 (internet based) for applicants whose native language is not English. Applicants from an engineering program at CSM are not required to submit GRE scores.
The Engineering Graduate committee evaluating an applicant may require that the student take undergraduate remedial coursework to overcome technical deficiencies, which does not count toward the graduate program. The committee will decide whether to recommend to the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research regular or provisional admission, and may ask the applicant to come for an interview.
Degree Requirements
Graduate students who choose an interdisciplinary education in Engineering may do so using the curriculum below.
M.S. Degree (EGGN) - Thesis Option:
| EGGN501 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING MEASUREMENTS | 4 |
| EGGN502 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS | 4 |
| or EGGN515 | MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS | |
| EGGN503 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING DESIGN METHODS | 3 |
| EGGN504 | Grad Colloquium Select department-specific course listing. | 1.0 |
| TECH ELECT | Technical Elective Courses must be approved by the graduate thesis committee. | 12.0-13.0 |
| EGGN707 | Graduate Research Credit Select department-specific course listing. | 6.0 |
| Total Hours | 30-31 | |
M.S. Degree (EGGN) - Non-Thesis Option
| EGGN501 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING MEASUREMENTS | 4 |
| EGGN502 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS | 4 |
| or EGGN515 | MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS | |
| EGGN503 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING DESIGN METHODS | 3 |
| EGGN504 | Grad Colloquium Select department-specific course listing. | 1.0 |
| TECH ELECT | TECHNICAL ELECTIVE Courses must be approved by the faculty advisor. | 18.0-19.0 |
| Total Hours | 30-31 | |
Ph.D. Degree (EGGN)
| EGGN501 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING MEASUREMENTS | 4 |
| EGGN502 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING ANALYSIS | 4 |
| or EGGN515 | MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS | |
| EGGN503 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING DESIGN METHODS | 3 |
| EGGN504 | Grad Colloquium Select department-specific course listing. | 1.0 |
| EGGN707 | Graduate Research Credit Select department-specific course listing. | 24.0 |
| TECH ELECT | Technical Electives Must be approved by thesis committee. | 36.0 |
| Total Hours | 72.0 | |
Professors
Marte S. Gutierrez, James R. Paden Chair Distinguished Professor
Michael Mooney
Kevin L. Moore, College of Engineering and Computational Sciences Dean, Gerard August Dobelman Distinguished Professor
Associate Professors
Joel M. Bach
John P.H. Steele
Tyrone Vincent
Ray Ruichong Zhang
Assistant Professors
Kathryn Johnson, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor
Anne Silverman
Cameron Turner