The Cornell Approach
The Systems Engineering Program at Cornell is built on an interdisciplinary foundation.
We emphasize the fundamentals of systems architecture, product development, operations research, and systems analysis. We complement our extensive knowledge of engineering fundamentals with mastery of technical computational modeling and simulation.
Students from a variety of disciplines choose Systems Engineering every year (data: 2003-05).
"At Cornell, Systems Engineering is about the real world - the complicated and messy real world. Yes, you learn the methodologies for design and analysis. You also learn the unwritten rules. That everything connects to everything. That every choice has a ripple effect. That every decision has a price - and you have to trade off until the price is right."
- Linda K. Nozick
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering