Systems Engineering Minor

This minor gives students the fundamentals of systems engineering and operations research. Participants learn how to deal with the system life cycle and to use scientific methods for analyzing operations of a system or organization. The courses help students in technical fields prepare for the information technology work now common in public and private industry.

Minors must be completed in conjunction with a bachelor's degree. Additional specifications may apply.

For many students, a minor in Systems Engineering and Operations Research will offer an attractive complement to their current major. This minor will provide students with the fundamentals of systems engineering and operations research. In these courses, students will learn how to deal with the system life cycle and to use scientific methods for analyzing operations of a system or organization. The structured set of courses for the minor will help students across the technical fields prepare for the information technology work now common in public and private industry.

This minor is open to all majors, and especially appropriate for students in ECE, CEIE, AIT, CS and MATH. The minor is not available for students receiving a B.S. in Systems Engineering.

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