Program and Tuition

Systems engineering and management education is an essential ingredient in today’s high-tech industries. Our industry partners tell us there is a growing need for engineering and management training in complex systems that have many interdependent parts and significant organizational and/or societal impact. Increasingly, business requires that engineers be trained to be good managers and leaders. Likewise, business managers need a better understanding of technology and how to run large, multifaceted engineering projects.

Industry input such as this is one of the reasons we created the Systems Engineering and Management master’s degrees and certificate programs at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Recent college graduates and those with work experience can benefit from pursuing our degrees and certificates, because earning these credentials help students be better prepared to succeed in target industries including aerospace; defense and space systems; transportation systems; information and communications technology systems; information assurance and cybersecurity systems; healthcare systems; energy, environment and infrastructure systems; complex biological systems; and macro-economic and financial systems.

As a joint program between the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and the Naveen Jindal School of Management, SEM features both technical and human-centered courses. The curriculum provides students with the knowledge and skills to design, develop and manage complex projects requiring wide-ranging scientific and business competencies. The typical SEM student is a high performer with at least a bachelor’s degree in engineering, math, physics, chemistry, economics or finance.

Our alumni report that earning their degrees at UT Dallas has provided them with unique perspectives and experiences they have used in the workplace. The program offers flexibility in its concentrations — specialty subject areas — and in its format.

Students can choose between a master’s degree earned the traditional way, during regular weekday classes, and one earned in a professional format, during classes on occasional Friday evenings and Saturdays. A graduate certificate in Systems Engineering or in Systems Management is yet another option for those seeking advanced training.

We invite your questions about the Systems Engineering and Management MS degree and graduate certificate programs. Learn more by contacting our staff.

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