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Master's Degree in Systems Engineering

M.S. or M.Eng.

Get a jump on the job market in the revolutionary systems engineering field.

The Systems Engineering master's—with new instruction in Digital Engineering tools and techniques from an industry leader—puts you at the front of one of the fastest-growing, most in-demand technical fields in modern history.

Program type:
Master's Degree
Format:
On Campus or Online
Est. time to complete:
2 years
Credit hours:
30
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Why get a master's degree in systems engineering?

Application Deadlines
Fall:
Feb. 1* | Aug. 1
Spring:
Oct. 1* | Dec. 1
Summer:
Feb. 1* | May 1

*Priority deadline

The University of North Dakota is the place to be. The New York Times called our Grand Forks campus “the Silicon Valley of unmanned aircraft systems.” Students here regularly have the chance to interact with small and large UAS companies such as:

  • Northrop Grumman
  • General Atomics
  • Rockwell Collins
  • SkySkopes

Digital Engineering

At UND you will learn key skills and knowledge of systems engineering essential to ensure robust, cost-effective designs that meet stringent functional, performance and cost requirements. Our program includes cutting-edge instruction in the tools of digital engineering including:

  • Model-based engineering
  • The digital twin
  • The digital thread
  • Lifecycle analysis

Digital engineering is fast becoming a requirement in aerospace and defense contracting as it offers significant benefits in cost, schedule, and risk reduction by using digital modeling and simulation to rapidly design, integrate and test, prior to manufacturing.

Let our new training in digital engineering and systems engineering fundamentals, along with available specializations in aerospace, UAS and energy systems position you at the leading edge of industry.

UAS Engineering Research

UND received the most Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to study drones in 2021 of any other university. UND is the lead research university on the following studies:

  • Mitigating GPS and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) risks: Detect and avoid is one of the hottest areas of drone research. The FAA calls it “necessary to enable safe and secure automated UAS navigation.” The research will study how unvalidated or unavailable GPS and "ADS-B In" data poses security and safety risks to automated drone navigation.
  • Shielded UAS operations-detect and avoid (DAA): This effort will identify risks, determine whether shielded operations can be made safe, and to what degree drone detect and avoid requirements can be reduced.
  • UAS flight data: This research study will support aviation safety information and sharing.

Types of Master's Degree in Systems Engineering

Choose from the following Systems Engineering master's degree options:

  • Master of Science in Systems Engineering (M.S.): Specialize in UAS, Energy Systems or Aerospace Systems.
  • Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering (M.Eng.): Specialize in UAS or Energy Systems.

UND's Master's Degree in Systems Engineering

  • Play an important part in research projects and make new discoveries alongside UAS industry professionals.

  • Get a high return on your graduate school investment through upward mobility in your systems engineering career.

  • Advance your own technical engineering knowledge while still working in the field.

  • Study at a Carnegie Doctoral Research Institution ranked #151 by the NSF. Students are an integral part of UND research.

  • Enhance your professional skills at 60+ free workshops offered through the UND School of Graduate Studies. Our goal is to provide you with the workforce skills and job search strategies to succeed.

  • Gain a competitive edge through UND's Accelerate to Industry (A2i)™ program. This workforce readiness program provides immersive job training for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. It is one of only 30 programs nationwide.

What can I do with a master's degree in systems engineering?

136K

Median annual salary for mechanical engineers, top 10% earners

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

140B

The global UAS market is expected to reach $140 billion by 2024

Slate

Earning your masters in systems engineering prepares you for a broad spectrum system engineering work including:

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Robotic engineering

Your job as a systems engineer may include:

  • Managing and monitoring all installed systems and infrastructure
  • Installing, configuring, testing and maintaining operating systems, application software and system management tools
  • Ensuring the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability

Master's Degree in Systems Engineering Courses

ENGR 590. Special Topics in Engineering. 1-6 Credits.

Investigations of special topics in energy engineering dictated by students and faculty interests. Repeatable. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Repeatable.

EE 511. Power Electronics. 3 Credits.

Principles of power electronics switching control circuits. Including AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC converters, their harmonics and filtering techniques, and their application in switching power supplies, electric drives, renewable energy systems, etc. Prerequisite: EE 321 or consent of instructor. On demand.

Code EE 520 not found (or empty).

GEOG 474. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). 2 Credits.

An introductory course that examines the digital representation, manipulation, and analysis of geographic data, with emphasis on the analytical capabilities that GIS brings to bear on the solution of geographic problems. Prerequisites: GEOG 471 and 471L or equivalent or consent of instructor. Corequisite: GEOG 474L. F,S.

GEOG 474L. GIS Laboratory. 1 Credit.

Hands-on application of theory and methods associated with digital spatial data representation, manipulation, and analysis. Corequisite: GEOG 474. F,S.

Code CSCI 490 not found (or empty).

Leaders in UAS Engineering

SkySkopes and UND have partnered to bring students to the field working directly with unmanned aerial vehicles.

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