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Defense Systems Engineering and Technology - Curriculum 584

Program Officer

CDR Caleb MacDonald

Watkins Hall, Room 107

(831) 656-2033, DSN 756-2033

caleb.macdonald@nps.edu

Academic Associate

Mark Stevens

Code SE/ST, Spanagel Hall, Room 139

(831) 6556-7545, DSN 756-7545

mstevens@nps.edu

Overview

The Defense Systems Engineering and Technology degree program is a joint degree offered by NPS and the National University of Singapore (NUS). It provides a broad education in systems engineering methods and tools, and depth in a variety of focused technology areas. These focus areas complement the standard set of systems engineering courses. There are five core NUS SE courses taken in Singapore, and five additional core NPS SE courses taken in Monterey. The curriculum is interdisciplinary and draws on technology courses from various NPS Departments. Completion of the three-quarter long Systems Engineering Analysis cross campus Capstone Project is also required to qualify for the degree.

Convenes

Spring

Program Length

18 months

Outcomes

Graduates of this program will:

  • Demonstrate the ability to identify, formulate, and solve operational, technical, and engineering problems in Systems Engineering and related disciplines using the techniques, skills, and tools of modern practice, including modeling and simulation.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in the systems engineering process, including defining requirements, conducting functional analysis, designing and architecting a system, analyzing it against requirements, allocation of requirements to subsystems, conducting trade-off studies, determining the cost of the system, integrating human factors into the system, designing logistical supportability, and planning for its testing and evaluation.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in core skills of systems analysis, to include deterministic and stochastic modeling of systems, decision analysis, risk analysis, economic models, and lifecycle supportability analysis. This includes familiarity with combat simulations and combat modeling.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work as a team member or leader in a large system engineering project, and to provide leadership in the systems engineering management process.


Typical Course of Study

Quarter 1 (NUS Singapore)

Students take:

DTS5701 Large Scale Systems Engineering

DTS5702 Command, Control, and Communications Systems

Quarter 2 (NUS Singapore)

Students take:

DTS5732 Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics

DTS5735 Cyber Security

DTS5737 Cloud Computing

Quarter 3 (NPS Monterey)

Course NumberTitleCreditsLecture HoursLab Hours
SE3302System Suitability

3

2
SE3201Engineering Systems Conceptualization

2

4
ELECTSpecialization Elective
ELECTSpecialization Elective

Quarter 4 (NPS)

Course NumberTitleCreditsLecture HoursLab Hours
SE3250Capability Engineering

3

2
SI3400Fundamentals of Engineering Project Management

3

2
SE3202Engineering Systems Design

2

4
ELECTSpecialization Elective

Quarter 5 (NPS)

Course NumberTitleCreditsLecture HoursLab Hours
SE3203Engineering Systems Implementation and Operation

2

4
ELECTSpecialization Elective
ELECTSpecialization Elective
ELECTSpecialization Elective

Quarter 6 (NPS)

Course NumberTitleCreditsLecture HoursLab Hours
SE3011Engineering Economics and Cost Estimation

3

0
SE4354System Verification and Validation

4

0
ELECTSpecialization Elective
ELECTSpecialization Elective

Specific specialization electives depend on student background, interest and course availablity. These could be courses in an academic certificate, or just individual courses in defense systems technology. Notional specialization course sequences could include:


Combat Systems Engineering: SE3112, SE4112, SE3113, SE4115

ME Missiles Specialization: AE4452; ME4703; ME4704; ME4751

ME Robotics: ME3801; ME3240; ME4800; ME4828

Combat Systems Science: PC2911; PC3200; PC3400; PC3800

Space Fundamentals: SS3011: PH3052; SS3610; PH2514