Systems engineering and Engineering Management
Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
Faculty
Graduate Director: Frederick S. Brown
Professor: Bohdan H. Oppenheim
Lecturers: Arnold Galloway, Claire Leon, Rosalind Lewis, Barry Moinaa, Dorota Shortell, John Stupar,
Charles Tang
Program Advisors: Harland Bittner, Aerospace Corporation; Manuel DePonte, Aerospace Corporation; Col.
James Horejsi, USAF SMC; Donna Rhodes, MIT; Rene Rivas, Northrop Grumman Space Techology
Contact information
Graduate Director : Frederick S. Brown
Office Location : Doolan Hall 218
Telephone : (310) 338-7878
Fax : (310) 338-5249
E-mail : fbrown@lmu.edu
Mission Statement
The mission of the Systems Engineering MS program is to provide working engineers and scientists with the skills and modern tools needed to manage complex, interdisciplinary technical endeavors and systems engineering teams to enable the realization of successful systems. The students may select the following study plans:
1) The Systems Engineering MS program.
2) The Systems Engineering Leadership Program (SELP) offering a dual-MS/MBA degree to provide integrated
engineering and business skills for becoming systems engineering managers and leaders.
3) The Systems Engineering MS program with a Technical Focus in another science, engineering or computer
science discipline providing multidisciplinary breadth. The student pursuing this option will take three Electives in
another graduate program offered by the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering at LMU. The
student’s prior education must provide suitable preparation for such studies. This option must be approved by
both the Director of Systems Engineering and the Director of the Technical Focus program.
4) A post-baccalaureate Certificate in Systems Engineering providing the skills required for conducting and
managing basic systems engineering activities.
Admission Requirements
Students applying to the SELP must be accepted into both the Systems Engineering Program and the MBA Program. The following requirements must be satisfied for admission into any of the programs listed above:
• Application to Graduate Division (https://apply.embark.com/Grad/LMU/89) and $50 application fee
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science from an ABET-accredited program with a grade point of 3.0 ("B") or better (original university transcripts required)
• GMAT exam score (only for the MBA program)
• Three or more years of related work experience or permission of the Program Director
• Resume indicating past and current job functions
• Three letters of recommendation from present or former managers
• Essay discussing how the graduate program fits the applicant’s career goals
Promising applicants who do not satisfy these requirements will be considered for provisional admission based upon their performance on the GMAT test, or their classroom performance during their first year in the program.
Schedule
The Systems Engineering MS program and Systems Engineering with Technical Focus MS program are designed to be completed in about two years by a working student taking two courses per semester. The dual degree Systems Engineering Leadership Program is designed to be completed in about three years.The Certificate program can be completed within one year. Students can be admitted anytime during the academic year. The application deadlines for admission are April 15 for the Summer session, July 15 for the Fall semester, and December 15 for the Spring semester.
Systems Engineering (SE)
Program Requirements
The students will be expected to adhere to the LMU policies and procedures stated in this Bulletin and those established by each course instructor. 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. The overall minimum GPA required for graduation is 3.0 in the MS programs and 2.7 in the Certificate program.
The MS student must complete the requirements (a-c):
a) Core Requirements for the
MS in SE degree:
SELP 500 Quality*
SELP 530 Systems Architecting
SELP 540 Engineering Ethics
SELP 552 Systems Engineering
SELP 594 Project Management
SELP 650 Advanced Systems Engineering
SELP 660 Lean Methods
b) Three Elective courses:
For MS in Systems Engineering:
SELP 671 Spacecraft Design or SELP 673 New Product Design and Development*
SELP 685 Systems Engineering Case Studies*
SELP 694 Systems Engineering Seminar
For MS in Systems Engineering with Technical Focus in X:
Three graduate courses selected by the student from another graduate science, engineering or computer science program offered by the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering at LMU, subject to approval of both the Director of Systems Engineering and the Director of the selected program. The courses must be at the 500 or 600 level, and at least one of the three courses must be at the 600 level.
c) SELP 695 Integrative Project/Thesis*
With the approval of the SELP Program Director, other SELP courses may be submitted for the courses listed above.
Course requirements for the Certificate in Systems Engineering:
SELP 500 Quality
SELP 552 Systems Engineering
SELP 594 Project Management
With the approval of the SELP Program Director, other SELP courses may be substituted for one of the three above to meet the Certificate requirements.
Systems Engineering Leadership (SELP)
Program Requirements
The SELP students will be expected to meet the course requirements in both the Systems Engineering and the MBA programs. SELP students will be expected to adhere to the policies and procedures established for all students in the MBA program. The System Engineering portion of the requirements (11 courses) is exactly the same as those listed above under "Systems Engineering Program Requirements." The MBA requirements include 12 courses listed below. Additional information about the MBA program, including procedures for waiving core MBA courses, may be found in the MBA section of this Bulletin. 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. The overall minimum GPA required for graduation is 3.0.
MBA Courses
Core MBA Courses
MBAA 601 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
MBAA 602 Financial & Managerial Accounting
MBAA 603 Business Statistics
MBAA 604 Business Economics
MBAA 605 Management and Organizational Behavior
MBAA 607 Operations Analysis & Decision Support Systems
MBAA 606 Marketing Management
MBAA 608 Financial Management
MBAA 609 Management Information Systems
Advanced MBA Courses
MBAI 610 Management Strategy
MBAB 615 Program Management*
MBAG 64X International Elective, selected from MBAF 648; MBAG 640, 641, 642, 649
*Course counting toward both the M.S. in Systems Engineering and MBA
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