Upcoming Semester Course Lists - Systems Engineering

Upcoming Semester Course Schedules

These semester course lists provide an overview of the upcoming regular courses. Check back as registration approaches–if we add new experimental courses this is the first place you’ll see them!

All variable-credit courses (SYSE 695, 699, 795, 786, 799A, 799B) are offered each semester with faculty approval.

For a more detailed description of each course, please look at the complete course list on the Course Offerings page.

Summer 2025 Courses

Title	Subject	#	Prereqs	Day (unless otherwise noted, summer courses offered 5:15 – 8:55 p.m. MT)	Professor	Notes
Overview of Systems Engineering Processes	SYSE	530	STAT 301/303/315 or equivalent	Wednesday	Jim Cale
Engineering Risk Analysis	ENGR	531	STAT 301/303/315 or equivalent	Tuesday	Vinnie Paglioni
Modeling Human Systems Behavior	ENGR	535	STAT 301/303/315 or equivalent	Thursday	Steve Conrad	Credit cannot be earned for both ENGR 535 and ENGR 581A6
AI-Augmented Engineering Management	ENGR	580A7		Monday	Michael Botyarov	New course – First offering!
Humanitarian Engineering	SYSE	581A3		Tues & Thurs 11am-12:50pm MT	Aaron Brown
Ethics in Systems Engineering	SYSE	711	SYSE 501	N/A (fully asynchronous 1-cr course)	Aaron Brown	Cannot apply to PhD program

Fall 2025 Courses

Title	Subject	#	Prereqs	Day (unless otherwise noted, courses offered 5:15 – 8:00 p.m. MT)	Professor	Notes
Foundations of Systems Engineering	SYSE	501		Monday	Gregory Marzolf	Finishing this course with at least a B+ allows you to bypass the INCOSE knowledge exam for ASEP or CSEP certification.
Engineering Project and Program Management	ENGR	502		Tuesday	Michael Botyarov	This course is part of the Project Management Institute’s Authorized Training Partner (ATP) program.
Engineering Optimization: Method/Application	ENGR	510	MATH 229 & MATH 261 (Matrices/Linear Equations & Calculus III) or equivalent – review provided during the course	Thursday	Dan Herber
Simulation Modeling and Experimentation	MECH	513	STAT 301/303/315 or equivalent	Thursday	TBD
Overview of Systems Engineering Processes	SYSE	530	STAT 301/303/315 or equivalent	Wednesday	Jeremy Daily
Dynamics of Complex Systems	SYSE	532	SYSE 501, SYSE 505, SYSE 530, ENGR 502, or ENGR 531 (can be concurrent)	Tuesday	Kamran Eftekhari Shahroudi
Spaceflight and Biological Systems	ENGR	533		Tuesday	Steve Simske
Engineering Data Design and Visualization	SYSE	541	STAT 301/303/315 or equivalent	Monday	Erika Gallegos
AR/VR Environmental Realism for SE	SYSE	544	STAT 301/303/315 or equivalent or MECH 231 (Engineering Experimentation)	Tuesday	Marie Vans
AR/VR Biometrics and Sensing for Training	ENGR	546		Monday	Marie Vans and Steve Simske	New course – First offering!
Security Engineering for SE	SYSE	548		Monday	Jeremy Daily
Transitions in Energy Systems	SYSE	555	STAT 301/303/315 or equivalent	Wednesday	Aaron Brown
Electrical Power Engineering	ENGR/ECE	565	ECE 332 (Electronics Principles II) & ECE 342 (Electromagnetic Fields and Devices II) or equivalent	Wednesday	Jim Cale
Systems Engineering Architecture	SYSE	567	SYSE 501 or SYSE 530 (can be concurrent) or instructor permission	Monday	Dan Herber
Analytics in Systems Engineering	SYSE	571	STAT 301/303/315 or equivalent	Wednesday	Steve Simske
Cost Optimization for Systems Engineers	SYSE	573	ENGR 502 & ENGR 531 (or instructor permission)	Thursday	Jim Adams
Systems Engineering Requirements	SYSE	602	SYSE 501 & SYSE 530	Thursday	Aaron Brown
Leadership/Innovation in Systems Engineering	SYSE	710	Admission to the D.Eng. Program	Tuesday	Tom Bradley	D.Eng. students only

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