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Course	Title, Author	Publisher
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, 3rd edition, 2013, Palm (required)	McGraw-Hill
SYST 221	MatLab & Simulink R2016b, student version, 2016 (required)	Mathworks
SYST 320	Systems Dynamics, 3rd edition, 2013, 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, 5th edition, 2013, Mantel (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, 4th edition, 2015, Rogers (required)	Wiley
SYST 470	Introduction to Human Factors Engineering, 2nd edition, 2004, Wickens (required)	Pearson
SYST 473	Making Hard Decisions, 3rd edition, 2013, Clemen (required)	Cengage Learning
SYST 488	Options, Futures & Other Derivatives, 9th edition, 2014, Hull (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	Practical Guide to SysML: The Systems Modeling Language, 3rd edition, 2013, Friedenthal (required)	Elsevier
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, 11th edition, 2013, Kerzner (required)	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	Strategic Decision Making, 1996, Kirkwood	Cengage Learning
SYST 588	Options, Futures & Other Derivatives, 9th edition, 2014, Hull (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, 8th edition, 2015, 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, 9th edition, 2014, Hull (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

Course	Title, Author	Publisher
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, 9th edition, 2014, Hull (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, 4th edition, 2008, Gross (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	Strategic Decision Making, 1996, Kirkwood (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, 9th edition, 2014, Hull (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

Course Syllabi

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Study Plans

Systems Engineering, BS (PDF)
Systems Engineering, BS, Honors (PDF)
- Systems Engineering, BS, Honors [Admitted Before Fall 2019] (PDF)
- Systems Engineering, BS, Honors [Admitted Fall 2019 or Later] (PDF)
Diagram of Prerequisite Sequences for Required Courses for BSSE (PDF)
Scheduling of Specialization Courses for BSSE (PDF)
Systems Engineering, MS, No Concentration (PDF)
Systems Engineering, MS, With Concentration (PDF)
Operations Research, MS, No Concentration (PDF)
Operations Research, MS, With Concentration (PDF)
Systems Engineering and Operations Research, PhD (PDF)

Information and Resources for PhD Students

Qualifying Exams (PDF)
Advisory Committee (PDF)
Comprehensive Exam Request (PDF)
Comprehensive Exam Report Form (PDF)
Proposal Presentation and Admission to Candidacy Form (PDF)
Advancement to Candidacy and Non-Course Requirements (PDF)
Reduction of Credits (PDF)
Approval to Defend Dissertation (PDF)

Student Clubs and Organizations
INCOSE: The International Council on Systems Engineering	SWE: Society of Women Engineers
EfID: Engineers for International Development	Theta Tau: Professional Engineering Fraternity
NSBE: The National Society of Black Engineers	Omega Rho: International Honor Society for Operations Research and Management Science
SHPE: Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers	Omega Alpha: International Honor Society for Systems Engineering

Volgenau Academic Affairs Contacts

If you need assistance, contact, Letisha Brooks, Assistant to Sharon Caraballo, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, at 703-993-1511.

Volgenau's Graduate Student Affairs Office oversees the functions of all graduate programs within the school and supports Volgenau's graduate students. Our highest priority is recruitment and retention, The office works with the Volegnau Office of Graduate Admission to enroll students with strong academic backgrounds. We are committed to supporting both full and part-time students with guidance as they work toward earing their masters, certificate, or doctoral degrees.

Jennifer Skorzawski-Ross
Director, Graduate Academic Affairs
Phone: 703-993-1505