Certificate of Graduate Studies in Combat Systems Engineering

In collaboration with Lockheed Martin Company, the ECE department is offering a new certificate program, called Certificate of Graduate  Studies (COGS) in Combat Systems Engineering (there is also a Certificate of Undergraduate Studies (CUGS) in Combat Systems Engineering (CSE), described in the ECE Curriculum section of our website).

This certificate program is truly one-of-a-kind in the nation and is only available to Rowan University. The primary goal of this unique COGS in CSE is to help develop the growing workforce needs of the area’s prominent defense industry. In fact, all classes are taught in cooperation with Lockheed Martin engineers. 

Active participation and successful completion of this program give students skills in analysis, design, evaluation, and validation of combat systems that are essential for all systems engineering jobs in the defense industry, and hence can dramatically increase your chances of getting one of those highly sought-after and well-paying defense industry positions. 

The primary audience of this COGS are:

1. Students who are pursuing or have completed B.S. degree in Electrical, Computer, Systems or related engineering fields, who would like to focus on the combat systems engineering for employment in the defense industry, but not necessarily interested in completing a Master of Science degree program
   
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2. Current employees in the defense industry, possibly newly hired, who may need the additional knowledge and skills set in combat systems engineering. 

A specific additional benefit of the program is for those students who may now or later wish to pursue a M.S. in ECE, as these student can have all of the courses in this COGS apply towards the M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Furthermore, under a new agreement with Lockheed Martin and Rohrer College of Business, all of the courses in this COGS may also be used towards the electives for Master of Business Administration at Rohrer College of Business, greatly reducing the time to completion of your MBA degree.

The four courses in this program are

• ECE 09.523           Advanced Radar Systems
• ECE 09.524           Advanced War Gaming and C4ISR
• ECE 09.525           Advanced Command and Control
• ECE 09.526           Advanced Weapon Systems

Unlike the corresponding CUGS, there is no restriction regarding how many of these four graduate classes can be counted towards the MS in ECE program, and indeed all four of them can be used to satisfy the graduate degree program requirements, so long as they are approved by your graduate advisor. All thesis/dissertation students MUST, therefore, consult with their thesis advisors before registering for any of these classes to ensure that the classes fit into their program of study.

Please also see the Graduate Programs in Combat Systems Engineering brochure for additional details. 

Students applying to this COGS must have completed the following fundamental courses (or their equivalents) with a minimum GPA of 3.0, or must have relevant career experience that includes background in these courses.

• A Bachelor of Science (or equivalent) degree in engineering, or a relevant area of science.
• MATH 01.230 Calculus III
• Any prerequisites of the courses that make up this program.