Systems Engineering Minor

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Systems Engineering and Operations Research

Nguyen Engineering Building, 2100
4400 University Drive, MS 4A6
Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone: 703-993-5689

Email: seor@gmu.edu

About the Program

This minor gives students the fundamentals of systems engineering. Participants learn how to deal with the system life cycle and use scientific methods for analyzing the 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.

Program Opportunities

For many students, a minor in Systems Engineering 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 use scientific methods for analyzing the 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.