{"id":1433,"date":"2024-02-09T18:17:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T18:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=1433"},"modified":"2025-12-07T21:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T21:32:40","slug":"systems-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/live-great-valley-ai-taskforce-chatbot.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=1433","title":{"rendered":"Systems Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1433_ff69e2-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1433_ff69e2-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1433_ff69e2-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1440px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-4xl, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1433_c64d94-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1433_c64d94-e6 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71\"]{margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-xl, 3rem);line-height:1.1;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;color:#f0f1f3;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1433_30d8d8-71\">Systems Engineering Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-sm-font-size has-theme-palette-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aa87939bd8a7a061c8992b23ea711e44 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1433_8b73fd-53 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1433_8b73fd-53 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > 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data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1926\">Systems Engineering<\/a> (3 credits)<a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=1926\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1926\"><br><\/a>SYSEN 522: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=8348\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=8348\">Systems Verification, Validation and Testing<\/a> (3 credits)<br>SYSEN 532: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=4214\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4214\">Simulation in System Engineering: Discrete Time Systems<\/a> (3 credits)<br>SYSEN 534: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=2013\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2013\">Simulation in Systems Engineering: Continuous-Time Systems<\/a> (3 credits)<br>SYSEN 880: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=2219\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2219\">Systems Architecture and Models <\/a>(3 credits)<br>SYSEN 886: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=8236\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1536\">Requirements Engineering<\/a> (3 credits)<br><strong><br>Capstone<\/strong><br>SYSEN 594: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=2557\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2557\">Masters Paper Research<\/a> (3 credits)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane1433_28ea8f-11\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong>Electives (select 15 credits)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Data Analytics<\/strong><br>STAT 500: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3072\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3072\">Applied Statistics <\/a><br>DAAN 871: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3959\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3959\">Data Visualization for Analytics <\/a><br>IE 575: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3877\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3877\">Foundations of Predictive Analytics<\/a> (Prerequisite: STAT 500)<br>DAAN 846: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3631\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3631\">Network and Predictive Analytics for Socio-Technical Systems<\/a> <br>DAAN 881: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3303\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3303\">Data-Driven Decision Making <\/a><br><br><strong>Cyber Threat Analytics and Prevention<\/strong><br>INSC 831: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=4395\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4395\">Contemporary Information Systems Architecture<\/a> <br>DAAN 846: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3631\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3631\">Network and Predictive Analytics for Socio-Technical Systems<\/a> <br>DAAN 871: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3959\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3959\">Data Visualization for Analytics<\/a> <br><br><strong>Technical Management <\/strong><br>SYSEN 507: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=2011\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2011\">Systems Thinking<\/a><br>SSYEN 536: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=2143\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2143\">Decision and Risk Analysis<\/a><br>SYSEN 805: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=1984\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1984\">Technical Project Management<\/a> <br>SYSEN 850: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=2505\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2505\">Creativity and Problem Solving I<\/a><br>SYSEN 552: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=4193\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4193\">Creativity and Problem Solving II <\/a><br>STS 589: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3905\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3905\">Ethics and Values in Science and Technology<\/a><br>SYSEN 555: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=5265\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5265\">Invention and Creative Design<\/a> <br><br><strong>Quantitative Decision-Making for Engineering Managers <\/strong><br>ENGMT 501: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=2737\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2737\">Engineering Management Science<\/a> <br>ENGMT 510: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3542\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3542\">Economics and Financial Studies for Engineers <\/a><br>SYSEN 536:<a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=2143\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2143\"> Decision and Risk Analysis in Engineering<\/a> <br><br><strong>Quality Management Across Product Life Cycle <\/strong><br>STAT 500: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3072\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3072\">Applied Statistics <\/a><br>ENGMT 520: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=4241\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4241\">Systems Optimization<\/a><br>ENGMT 841: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=2041\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2041\">Application of Statistics in Quality and Continuous Improvement in Engineering <\/a><br><br><strong>Foundations of Artificial Intelligence <\/strong><br>A-I 801: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3287\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3287\">Foundations of Artificial Intelligence<\/a> <br>STAT 500: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3072\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3072\">Applied Statistics<\/a> <br>IE 575: <a href=\"https:\/\/coursecompanion.gv.psu.edu\/?page_id=3877\" 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