Systems & Engineering Management

What is Systems & Engineering Management?

• Prepares students to serve as a bridge between technical and business functions in industry and for academic positions in the areas of industrial engineering and technical management.
• Offers two SYEM degrees: the 30-hour MS SYEM and the PhD SYEM. Both degrees are currently available via both on campus delivery and distance education.

What will you learn?

• Systems theory, Decision theory, Industrial cost analysis, Advanced engineering economics, Performance improvement in organizations, Project management, Productivity management, and more!
• Human factors and ergonomics, Manufacturing, Operations research

SYEM Courses

• IE 5320. Systems Theory
• IE 5321. Decision Theory
• IE 5322. Financial Engineering Systems
• IE 5323. The Engineering Management Environment
• IE 5324. Advanced Economics of Systems
• IE 5325. Performance Improvement and Lean Methodologies
• IE 5328. Activity Scheduling
• IE 5329. Project Management
• IE 6323. Systems Management Global Environment
• IE 6325. Foundations of Engineering/Technology Management Knowledge
• IE 6329. Systems Management Seminar

MS SYEM Courses (in addition to above)

• IE 5311 Principles of Optimization or IE 5318 Operations Research Modeling with Spreadsheets
• IE 5316 Simulation Models for Operations Analysis
• IE 5319 Risk Modeling and Assessment or IE 5346 Total Quality Systems

PhD SYEM Courses (in addition to above)

•  IE 5311 Principles of Optimization or IE 5318 Operations Research Modeling with Spreadsheets
• IE 5316 Simulation Models for Operations Analysis
• IE 5319 Risk Modeling and Assessment or IE 5346 Total Quality Systems
• IE 6399 Research Methods in Science and Technology
• IE 7000 Research

Who can you work for?

• Prepares students for both entry-level and leadership positions in technical management.
• The PhD SYEM program prepares students for academic teaching, research and administration positions, as well as leadership positions in technical management in industry.
• Graduates of the SYEM programs have found employment in a variety of organizations, including government, manufacturing, healthcare, consulting, transportation/logistics and academia.

Average Salaries range from $100-170 K (circa Dec. 2019)

• Consult reputable salary and recruiting websites for information (e.g., salary.com, payscale.com, ziprecruiter.com, and linkedin.com)

Research Laboratories

SYEM students have access to a variety of departmental and university computing labs, including the High Performance Computing Center (HPCC). In addition, the IMSE department has several specialized research labs, which can be used to support a student research and coursework, if applicable: Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Lab (AMML), Bioprinting and Biofabrication Laboratory, CAD/CAM Laboratory, Complex System Modeling, Control, and Optimization (CSMCO) Laboratory, Ergonomics Laboratory, and Tissue Assembly and Nanofabrication (TAN) Laboratory. Finally, the Center for Excellence in High Reliability Organizations & Processes (CEHROP) is a multidisciplinary center, which provides a unique opportunity for SYEM students to conduct research on high reliability organizations (HROs), while interacting with organizations of various types.

Research Projects

SYEM students can partner with any IMSE faculty member on research, depending on match between research interests and availability. Past SYEM students have collaborated with faculty on a variety of research topics, including human factors and ergonomics, manufacturing, and operations research topics, as well as more traditional technical management topics, such as engineering economics, white-collar/knowledge worker productivity, production and quality systems engineering, performance measurement, technical teams, and improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma). It is expected that research collaborations will generate a minimum of two peer-reviewed journal publications for PhD students.

Contact Us!

Phone: (806) 742-3543

Email: grad.imse@ttu.edu