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 Masters 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 | |
| Total Units | 15 | |
- *
ESE 513 may be substituted.
- Please consult the ESE departmental website for a list of allowable electives.
- A maximum of 6 credits may be transferred from another institution and applied toward the master's degree. Regardless of the subject or level, all transfer courses are treated as electives and do not count toward the core requirements for the degree.
- ESE 590 Electrical & Systems Engineering Graduate Seminar must be taken by full-time graduate students each semester. This course is taken with the 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 for the degree must be taken with the credit/letter grade option.