Free Online Systems Engineering and Design Courses from Top Universities

Systems engineers create effective systems. The components of each system can differ widely, from software, to documents, to people, to equipment. Regardless of components and scenario, there are courses available for free from top universities to help amateur and professional systems engineers hone their skills.

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Free Systems Engineering and Design Courses

Here are some online Systems Engineering and Design courses offered free by two top universities: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Open University. Some of these non-credit courses include related assignments and quizzes, along with the lessons.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The Open University

Free Online Systems Engineering and Design Courses at a Glance

Course & School	Program Level	Format	Assignments	Quizzes & Exams	Downloadable
Computer System Architecture course from MIT	Graduate	Text Lessons	Yes	Yes	Yes
Techniques in Artificial Intelligence course from MIT	Graduate	Text Lessons	Yes	Yes	Yes
Theory of Parallel Systems course from MIT	Graduate	Text Lessons	Yes	No	Yes
Operating System Engineering course from MIT	Graduate	Text Lessons	Yes	Yes	Yes
Distributed Computer Systems Engineering course from MIT	Graduate	Text Lessons	No	Yes	Yes
Principles of Computer Systems course from MIT	Graduate	Text Lessons	Yes	No	Yes
Complex Digital Systems course from MIT	Graduate	Text Lessons	No	Yes	Yes
User Interface Design and Implementation course from MIT	Undergraduate/Graduate	Text Lessons	Yes	No	Yes
Knowledge-Based Applications Systems course from MIT	Graduate	Text Lessons	Yes	No	Yes
Computers and Computer Systems course from Open University	Intermediate	Text Lessons	Yes	No	Yes
Models and Modelling course from Open University	Advanced	Text Lessons	Yes	No	Yes
Distributed Paradigms course from Open University	Advanced	Text Lessons	Yes	No	Yes