Master of Science in Systems Science & Mathematics (MSSSM)
Either a thesis option or a course option may be selected. The special requirements for these options are as follows:
Course Option
The Master of Science in Systems Science & Mathematics (MSSSM) is an academic master's degree that requires the completion of 30 credit units. It is designed for both full-time and part-time students interested in proceeding to the departmental full-time doctoral program and/or an industrial career. Under the course option, students may not take ESE 599 Master's Research. With faculty permission, they may take up to 3 units of graduate-level independent study.
Thesis Option
This option is intended for those pursuing full-time study and engaged in research projects. Candidates for this degree must complete a minimum of 24 credit units of course instruction and 6 credit units of thesis research (ESE 599); 3 of these units of thesis research may be applied toward the 15 core electrical engineering units required for the MSEE program. Any of these 6 units of thesis research may be applied as electives for the MSEE, MSSSM, and MSDAS programs. The student must write a master's thesis and defend it in an oral examination.
Degree Requirements
- Required courses (15 units) for the MS degree include the following:
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
ESE 551 | Linear Dynamic Systems I | 3 |
ESE 553 | Nonlinear Dynamic Systems | 3 |
ESE 520 | Probability and Stochastic Processes | 3 |
ESE 415 | Optimization * | 3 |
and one course chosen from the following: | ||
ESE 524 | Detection and Estimation Theory | 3 |
or ESE 544 | Optimization and Optimal Control | |
or ESE 545 | Stochastic Control | |
or ESE 557 | Hybrid Dynamic Systems | |
Total Units | 15 |
- *
ESE 513 may be substituted.
- The remaining courses in the program may be selected from senior or graduate-level courses in ESE or elsewhere in the university that are approved by the department. Please consult the ESE departmental website for a list of allowable electives.
- A maximum of 6 units may be transferred from another institution and applied toward the master's degree.
- ESE 590 Electrical & Systems Engineering Graduate Seminar must be taken by full-time graduate students each semester. This course is taken with an unsatisfactory/satisfactory grade option.
- The degree program must be consistent with the residency and other applicable requirements of Washington University and the McKelvey School of Engineering.
- Students must obtain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 overall for courses applied toward the degree. Courses that apply toward the degree must be taken with the credit/letter grade option.