Mastering Complexity. Imposing Clarity
There is an increasing need in industry for engineers who not only have expertise in a particular engineering discipline, but who also possess diverse interdisciplinary skills.
At Cornell, we have aligned five of the world's most renowned engineering departments to create a Systems Engineering Program of unprecedented strength. This forms the core of our interdisciplinary approach, but our program is influenced by a host of additional fields within the College of Engineering and throughout the University.
Beginning in the fall of 2008, the College of Engineering, the preeminent engineering school in the Ivy League, is leaping into the world of online education by offering a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Systems Engineering via distance learning. As more and more engineers pursue master’s level education, the demand for master’s programs is increasing and will rise dramatically in the coming years. Many of those prospective master’s degree students are engineers who already have professional jobs, and who want to pursue a professional master’s program without leaving their employment. For these mature students, part-time study — often based on distance learning — is a necessity and that’s where we come in.
"We strive to equip engineers and managers with tools that work and reward right away and convey to them a habit of asking the right questions, seeing the open possibilities, and planning the best path - and to do all this when the situation is still fluid."
- Peter L. Jackson, Director of Systems Engineering Program
Student Profiles
Students enter the Systems Engineering Program from a variety of disciplines. These range from Computer Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, and Operations Research, to name a few.