MSSE Courses

MSSE tentative course offerings.  This list is for student planning and is subject to change

Summer 2024

Fall 2024

  • Credits: (3)
  • Credits: (3)
  •  Credits: (3)
  • Credits: (3)
  • Credits: (3)
  • SE 6500 - Systems Engineering Project Overview Credits (1)
  • Credits: (3)
  • SE 6900 Special Topics, Danny Call
    Model-Based Systems Engineering Adoption and Implementation- This course identifies and discusses the differences between MBSE theory and practice, highlighting specific adoption challenges identified in the systems engineering literature, including organizational and perception-based barriers. Emphasis is placed on the importance of and difficulty in developing an effective, tailored MBSE approach that addresses the specific needs of potential MBSE adopters.

Spring 2025

  • Credits: (3)
  • Credits: (3)
  • Credits: (3)
  • SE 6510 - Design Project Credits (3)
  • SE Elective Credits (3) - Faculty Derek Boddy, N. Falkenberg
  • SE Elective Credits (3) - Adjunct Paul White/John Metcalf
    • Topics include:
      • Programs that have successfully implemented systems engineering (SE) processes tend to have more favorable outcomes
      • What is the technical baseline of "knowledge"?
      • Project Manager and the Systems Engineer practitioner and project performance
      • The Nunn-McCurdy Act
      • The Data Items containing the engineering and development “recipe” for Product Items within the system hierarchy