MS in Systems Engineering with Technical Focus in Computer Science (MS SE+CS)

and MS in Systems Engineering with Technical Focus in Electrical Engineering (MS SE+EE)

This combined SE+CS or SE+EE program is intended for those students who wish to learn the skills of Systems Engineering and apply them in either Computer Science or Electrical Engineering field.  Students will advance their knowledge of computer science and engineering and at the same time gain knowledge of Systems Engineering. Such dual-field experts are highly desired by industry.

Admission Requirements

All applicants must submit:

• A transcript documenting the Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering, respectively, or science from an ABET accredited program with a GPA of 3.0 or better
• Three or more years of related work experience
• Resume
• Three letters of recommendation
• Essay discussing how the MS SE+CS or MS SE+EE fits into applicant's career development

Promising applicants who do not satisfy these requirements may be considered for conditional admission and, when so admitted, must demonstrate satisfactory performance during their first year in the program.

Graduation Requirements

Required SE Courses:

SELP 552 Systems Engineering

SELP 530 Systems and Enterprise Architecting

SELP 540 Engineering Ethics and Communications

SELP 594 Project Management

SELP 660 Lean Thinking I

SELP 694 Systems Engineering Seminar

Required Courses for MS SE+CS

Select four Computer Science electives at the 500 or 600 level
CMSI 601 Graduate Seminar

Required Courses for MS SE+EE

Select four Electrical Engineering electives at the 500 or 600 level
ELEC  601 Graduate Seminar

Students can petition to substitute a 600-level course in their technical focus for the SELP 694 course.

The overall minimum GPA required for graduation is 3.0. Students who receive a grade of less than “B” in any 500-level course or a grade of less than "C" in any 600-level course will not have the course count toward their degree.

Schedule

All engineering courses are offered on the LMU Westchester campus and typically meet in the evenings. Usually courses meet one evening per week for three hours except during the summer semesters when each course meets two evenings per week for 3.5 hours.

The student completing successfully two courses each Fall and Spring semester, plus one course during each summer session will earn the MS degree in two years or less.

Scheduling of the courses is the student’s responsibility. A student is expected to make reasonable progress toward the degrees to remain in good standing at the University. A full-time course load is considered to be two courses in the Fall and Spring semesters.