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Systems Engineering Book List
| Course | Title, Author | Publisher |
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| SYST 210 | The Engineering Design of Systems, 3rd edition, 2016, Buede (required) | Wiley |
| SYST 210 | A Practical Guide to SysML: The Systems Modeling Language, 3rd edition, 2014, Friedenthal (recommended) | Elsevier |
| SYST 220 | Systems Dynamics, 4th edition, 2020, Palm (required) | McGraw-Hill |
| SYST 221 | MatLab & Simulink R2016b, student version, 2016 (required) | Mathworks |
| SYST 320 | Systems Dynamics, 4th edition, 2020, Palm (required) | McGraw-Hill |
| SYST 330 | Schaum's Outline of Engineering Economics, 1984, Sepulveda (required) | McGraw-Hill |
| SYST 330 | Systems Engineering & Analysis, 5th edition, 2011, Blanchard (required) | Prentice Hall |
| SYST 335 | Discrete-Event System Simulation, 5th edition, 2010, Banks (required) | Prentice Hall |
| SYST 335 | Simulation with Arena, 6th edition, 2014, Kelton (recommended) | McGraw-Hill |
| SYST 371 | Project Management in Practice, 6th edition, 2017, Jones (required) | Wiley |
| SYST 420 | Network Flows, 1993, Ahuja (recommended) | Prentice Hall |
| SYST 421 | Modern Control Engineering, 5th edition, 2010, Ogata (required) | Pearson |
| SYST 438 | Statistics and Data Analysis for Financial Engineering, 2nd edition, 2015, Ruppert (required) | Springer |
| SYST 460 | Airport Systems: Planning, Design & Management, 2nd edition, 2013, Neufville (required) | McGraw-Hill |
| SYST 461 | Global Airline Industry, 2nd edition, 2015, Belobaba (required) | Wiley |
| SYST 461 | Terminal Chaos, 2008, Donohue (required) | AIAA* |
| SYST 465 | Operations Research w/CD, 4th edition, 2004, Winston (required) | Cengage Learning |
| SYST 469 | Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction (5th edition), Wiley & Sons, 2019 (required) | Wiley |
| SYST 470 | Designing for People: An Introduction to Human Factors Engineering, 3rd edition, 2017, John D. Lee, Christopher D. Wickens, YiliLiu, Linda Ng Boyle (required) | Create Space |
| SYST 473 | Making Hard Decisions, 3rd edition, 2013, Clemen (required) | Cengage Learning |
| SYST 488 | Options, Futures & Other Derivatives, 11th edition, 2022, Chang (required) | Pearson |
| SYST 489 | Engineering Communication, 2014, Knisley (required) | Cengage Learning |
| SYST 489 | Engineering Ethics, 2006, Baura (required) | Elsevier |
| SYST 490 | The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement, 3rd edition, 2004, Goldratt (required) | North River |
| SYST 495 | Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update, 2004, Meadows (required) | Chelsea |
| SYST 500 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 7th edition, 2012, O'Neil (required) | Cengage Learning |
| SYST 505 |
Systems Engineering Analysis, Design, and Development by Charles S. Wasson. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ,2nd edition, Jones, (Required) INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook: A Guide for System Life Cycle Processes and Activities, 4th edition (Optional) |
Wiley |
| SYST 508 | Engineering Mega-Systems, 2010, Stevens (required) | Taylor |
| SYST 510 | Requirements Engineering, 3rd edition, 2010, Hull (required) | Springer |
| SYST 513 | Systems Engineering Principles & Practice, 2nd edition, 2011, Kossiakoff (required) | Wiley |
| SYST 520 | The Engineering Design of Systems, 3rd edition, 2016, Buede (required) | Wiley |
| SYST 521 | Network Flows, 1993, Ahuja (required) | Pearson |
| SYST 530 | Project Management: A Systems Approach, 12th edition, 2017, Barry (Optional) | Wiley |
| SYST 538 | Statistics and Data Analysis for Financial Engineering, 2nd edition, 2015, Ruppert (required) | Springer |
| SYST 542 | Decision Management Systems, 2012, Taylor (required) | Pearson |
| SYST 560 | Airport Systems: Planning, Design & Management, 2nd edition, 2013, Neufville (required) | McGraw-Hill |
| SYST 568 | Applied Predictive Modeling, 2013, Kuhn (required) | Springer |
| SYST 573 | Making Hard Decisions with Decision Tools Suite (3rd Edition), Robert T. Clemen, Terence Reilly, South-Western CENGAGE Learning, 2014. Luo (Required) | Cengage Learning |
| SYST 588 | Options, Futures & Other Derivatives, 11th edition, 2022, Chang (required) | Pearson |
| SYST 611 | Handbook of Dynamic System Modeling, 2007, Fishwick (recommended) | Taylor |
| SYST 618 | Practical Guide to SysML: The Systems Modeling Language, 3rd edition, 2013, Friedenthal (required) | Elsevier |
| SYST 620 | Modeling Business Processes: A Petri-Net Oriented Approach, 2011, Aalst (required) | MIT Press |
| SYST 621 | Modeling Business Processes: A Petri-Net Oriented Approach, 2011, Aalst (required) | MIT Press |
| SYST 630 | Information Technology Project Management, 9th edition, 2019, Schwalbe (required) | Cengage Learning |
| SYST 659 | Introduction to Logistics Systems Management, 2nd edition, 2013, Ghiani (required) | Wiley |
| SYST 660 | Global Airline Industry, 2nd edition, 2015, Belobaba (required) | Wiley |
| SYST 660 | Terminal Chaos, 2008, Donohue (required) | AIAA* |
| SYST 664 | A First Course in Bayesian Statistical Methods, 2009, Hoff (required) | Springer |
| SYST 670 | Planning & Scheduling in Manufacturing & Services, 2009, Pinedo (required) | Springer |
| SYST 671 | Rational Choice in an Uncertain World, 2nd edition, 2010, Hastie (required) | Sage |
| SYST 674 | Dynamic Programming: Models & Applications, 2003, Denardo (required) | Dover |
| SYST 680 | Sources of Power, 1998, Klein (required) | MIT Press |
| SYST 688 | Options, Futures & Other Derivatives, 11th edition, 2022, Chang (required) | Pearson |
| SYST 735 | Stochastic Simulation Optimization, 2011, Chen (required) | World Science |
| Note: There are no texts for SYST 101, SYST 202, SYST 395, SYST 462, SYST 463, SYST 584, SYST 683, and SYST 699 | ||
| * The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
Operations Research Book List
| Course | Title, Author | Publisher |
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| OR 335 | Discrete-Event System Simulation, 5th edition, 2010, Banks (required) | Pearson |
| OR 335 | Simulation with Arena, 6th edition, 2014, Kelton (recommended) | McGraw-Hill |
| OR 441, OR 442 | Operations Research w/CD, 4th edition, 2004, Winston (required) | Cengage Learning |
| OR 481 | Numerical Analysis, 2nd edition, 2012, Sauer (required) | Pearson |
| OR 481 | Numerical Analysis — Student Solutions Manual, 2nd edition, 2012, Sauer (recommended) | Pearson |
| OR 531 | Management Science: The Art of Modeling, 5th edition, 2017, Powell (required) | Wiley |
| OR 538 | Statistics and Data Analysis for Financial Engineering, 2nd edition, 2015, Ruppert (required) | Springer |
| OR 541, OR 542 | Operations Research w/CD, 4th edition, 2004, Winston (required) | Cengage Learning |
| OR 568 | Applied Predictive Modeling, 2013, Kuhn (required) | Springer |
| OR 588 | Options, Futures & Other Derivatives, 11th edition, 2022, Chang (required) | Pearson |
| OR 603 | Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers Use Mathematics, 1st edition, 2012, Winston (required) | Princeton |
| OR 604 | Optimization in Operations Research, 2nd edition, 2017, Rardin (required) | Pearson |
| OR 635 | Simulation with Arena, 6th edition, 2015, Kelton (recommended) | McGraw-Hill |
| OR 635 | Simulation Modeling & Analysis, 5th edition, 2015, Law (required) | McGraw-Hill |
| OR 641 | Linear & Nonlinear Optimization, 2nd edition, 2009, Griva (required) | SIAM* |
| OR 642 | Applied Integer Programming, 2010, Chen (required) | Wiley |
| OR 643 | Network Flows, 1993, Ahuja (required) | Pearson |
| OR 644 | Linear & Nonlinear Optimization, 2nd edition, 2009, Griva (required) | SIAM* |
| OR 645 | Introduction to Probability Models, 11th edition, 2014, Ross (required) | Elsevier |
| OR 647 | Fundamentals of Queueing Theory, 5th edition, 2018, Shortle (required) | Wiley |
| OR 649 | Introduction to Logistics Systems Management, 2nd edition, 2013, Ghiani (required) | Wiley |
| OR 670 | Planning & Scheduling in Manufacturing & Services, 2009, Pinedo (required) | Springer |
| OR 671 | Rational Choice in an Uncertain World, 2nd edition, 2010, Hastie (required) | Sage |
| OR 674 | Dynamic Programming: Models & Applications, 2003, Denardo (required) | Dover |
| OR 681 | Making Hard Decisions with Decision Tools Suite (3rd Edition), Robert T. Clemen, Terence Reilly, South-Western CENGAGE Learning, 2014. Luo (Required) | Cengage Learning |
| OR 682 | Scientific Computing, 2nd edition, 2002, Heath (required) | McGraw-Hill |
| OR 683 | Sources of Power, 2nd edition, 1998, Klein (required) | MIT Press |
| OR 688 | Options, Futures & Other Derivatives, 11th edition, 2022, Chang (required) | Pearson |
| OR 719 | Probabilistic Graphical Models, 2009, Koller (required) | MIT Press |
| OR 735 | Stochastic Simulation Optimization, 2011, Chen (required) | World Scientific |
| OR 750 | Introduction to Stochastic Programming, 2nd edition, 2011, Birge (required) | Springer |
| OR 774 | Approximate Dynamic Programmning, 2nd edition, 2011, Powell (required) | Wiley |
| OR 782 | Integer Programming, 1st edition, 1999, Wolsey (required) | Wiley |
| Note: There are no texts for OR 651, OR 652, and OR 699 | ||
| * Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics |
Study Plans
BS Systems Engineering (Students with catalog year prior to Fall 2023)
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Systems Engineering, BS (PDF)
BS Systems and Industrial Engineering (Students with Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 catalog years ONLY)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering for BAM students, BS/MS (PDF)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering for BAM (Honors), BS/MS (PDF)
BS Systems and Industrial Engineering (Students with Fall 2024 catalog year onwards)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering for BAM students, BS/MS (PDF)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering for BAM (Honors), BS/MS (PDF)
Graduate Studies
Undergraduate Curriculum
BS Systems Engineering (Students with catalog year prior to Fall 2023)
BS Systems and Industrial Engineering (Students with Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 catalog years ONLY)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS, 4-Year Curriculum (PDF)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS, Honors Curriculum (PDF)
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Diagram of Prerequisite Sequences for Required Courses for BSSIE (PDF)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS, NOVA Transfer- Regular - Non-ADVANCE Curriculum(PDF)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS, NOVA Transfer- Regular - ADVANCE Curriculum(PDF)
BS Systems and Industrial Engineering (Students with Fall 2024 catalog year onwards)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS, 4-Year Curriculum (PDF)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS, Honors Curriculum (PDF)
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Diagram of Prerequisite Sequences for Required Courses for BSSIE (PDF)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS, NOVA Transfer- Regular - Non-ADVANCE Curriculum (PDF)
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Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS, NOVA Transfer- Regular - ADVANCE Curriculum (PDF)
Undergraduate Minors
Program Brochures:
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Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 catalog year ONLY)
- Systems and Industrial Engineering, BS (Fall 2024 catalog year onwards)
Information and Resources for PhD Students
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Qualifying Exam Study Resources
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PhD Proposal Presentation and Admission to Candidacy Form (PDF)
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PhD Advancement to Candidacy and Non-Course Requirements (PDF)
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PhD Reduction of Credits (PDF)
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SEOR Policy for Appeals (PDF)
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Graduate Student Orientation (slides coming soon)
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Student Clubs and Organizations |
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INCOSE: The International Council on Systems Engineering |
SWE: Society of Women Engineers |
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EfID: Engineers for International Development |
Theta Tau: Professional Engineering Fraternity |
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NSBE: The National Society of Black Engineers |
Omega Rho: International Honor Society for Operations Research and Management Science |
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SHPE: Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers |
Sigma Theta Mu: The Systems Honor Society |
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INCOSE at Mason: Student Club |
SEOR Academic Affairs Contacts
Undergraduate Student Assistance
Email Rania Fadlallah for Undergraduate student assistance.
Graduate Student Assistance
Contact Michael Fee for Graduate student assistance
CEC Academic Affairs Contacts
Undergraduate Student Services
If you need assistance, contact, Letisha Brooks, Assistant to Jill Nelson, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, at 703-993-1511.
Graduate Academic Affairs
Please visit the CEC Graduate Student Handbook for CEC graduate-specific information and Office of Graduate Studies (CECGS) contact information.