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.
- Semester:
- Summer 2025
- Fall 2025
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); SYSE 544 recommended | 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 | |
| Modeling Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas | SYSE | 580A8 | CS 163 or CS 164 (Intro to Programming) & STAT 301 or equivalent | Tues/Thurs 3-4:15pm MT | Anna Hodshire | |
| 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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