PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
The MSc. in Systems Engineering is a one-year graduate programme
designed to equip professionals with skills to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their entire life cycles. The programme focuses on building systems that are efficient, reliable, and functional, drawing on technical, managerial, and analytical perspectives to address complexity, uncertainty, trade-offs in large-scale engineering and socio-technical environments.
The curriculum combines theoretical instruction with practical application through case studies, group projects, and industry-relevant tools and methodologies. A major individual project or dissertation allows students to apply systems engineering principles to real-world problems or conduct in-depth research in a chosen area of specialisation.
LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
- Apply systems thinking principles to analyse, design, and manage complex engineering and socio-technical systems.
- Integrate hardware, software, human, and organisational components across the full system life-cycle.
- Assess and manage risk, reliability, safety, and sustainability within complex systems.
- Design and evaluate system architectures using appropriate modelling, simulation, and analytical techniques.
- Conduct independent research or develop applied systems engineering projects using rigorous methodologies and critical analysis.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- A good first degree (First Class to Second Class Lower) preferably in relevant field from an accredited institution.
- •Applicants holding a first degree below Second Class Lower with a minimum of two years industry experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
TARGET PARTICIPANTS
- Graduates in engineering, computer science, information technology, applied sciences, or related technical disciplines seeking to develop expertise in systems engineering.
- Practising engineers and technical professionals who work with complex products, processes, or infrastructures and wish to enhance their system-level design and management skills.
- •Individuals interested in high-stakes industries such as aerospace, defence, renewable energy, and smart city planning.
- Data analysts and business analysts supporting decision-making in complex technical or operational environments.
- IT service management and enterprise architecture professionals overseeing large-scale information systems.
CAREER AND PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES
The programme prepares graduates for a range of technical and leadership roles across engineering and technology-driven industries.
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
Managing the integration of wind, solar, and battery storage into national power grids.
Developing complex medical robotics and hospital information ecosystems.
Specialised engineering roles in artificial intelligence, machine learning, firmware development, and biomedical systems.
What is the Cost?:
Modules under Master of Science in Systems Engineering
SEMESTER 1
Heritage Capstone (Ethical Leadership and Entrepreneurship)
Introduction to System Engineering
System Modelling and Simulation
Research Methods/Seminar
Ethical and Professional Issues in Engineering
System Design and Architecture
SEMESTER 2
Dependability and Resilience
System Quality and Metrics
Digital Devices and System Integration Security
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Industrial Attachment and Systems Engineering Project
Dissertation
