Systems Science is the earliest science discipline in University of Shanghai for Science and Technology that has the right to grant doctoral degree. It was founded in 1979 and is one of the earliest disciplines of the same kind in China. It was granted the right to grant master's degree in 1993, became a key discipline of the former Ministry of Machinery Industry in 1995, and was granted the right to grant doctoral degree in 2006. In 2008, it was listed in the key discipline construction plan of Shanghai Education Commission. In 2012, it was listed in the first-class discipline construction plan of Shanghai universities. In 2015, it was approved as the Class III peak discipline of Shanghai. In 2018, it was approved as the first-class discipline of Shanghai high-level universities. In 2019, it was approved as a postdoctoral mobile station, and ranked the third in the fourth round of subject evaluation results of the Ministry of Education. It is the convener of the Discipline Evaluation Group (Systems Science) of The State Council, the affiliated unit of the Education Branch of the Chinese Society for Systems Engineering and the Shanghai Society for Systems Engineering.

Educational Objectives

The master's degree holder of this major should have a solid mathematical foundation, master the basic analytical methods and tools of systematic science, have the initial ability to engage in creative research independently, master a foreign language proficiently, and have a rigorous and realistic scientific attitude and style. They can be engaged in teaching, scientific research, technological or management role of their own or adjacent majors in scientific research institutes, colleges and universities, enterprises and institutions.

Research Areas and Achievements

Research Areas: Socio-economic Complex Systems, Complex Networks, Systems Analysis and Optimization, Systems Biology, Big Data Analysis

Research Achievements: Presided over more than 20 national projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China and nearly 20 provincial and ministerial projects such as the Shanghai Natural Science Foundation. Published more than 400 SCI papers, including 1 on PNAS, and nearly 20 highly cited papers. Won the first prize of Shanghai Teaching Achievement Award and the second prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award.

Admissions

Undergraduate Program: Management Science

Postgraduate Programs: System Science, System Engineering, Management Science and Engineering

Doctoral Program: System Science

Core Courses

Undergraduate Courses: Principles of Management, Operations Research, Financial Management, Management Information System, Production and Operation management, Decision Theory and Method, Forecasting Method and Technology, System Modeling and Simulation

Postgraduate Courses: Self-organization Theory, Systems Science and Engineering, Nonlinear Mathematical Methods, Advanced Operations Research, Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes, Information Economics, Dynamic Analysis of Stochastic Systems, Mathematical Economics, Principles of System Dynamics, Optimization Theory and Methods, Graph Theory and Application, Fundamentals of Nonlinear Science, Intelligent Data Analysis, Applied Statistics

Graduates

Further study (European and American universities, Chinese famous universities)

High-tech companies (such as Baidu and Huawei), financial enterprises, public institutions and government agencies. Engaging in overall and systematic data analysis, model building, policy formulation and other technical, research or management work

Alumni

Yuan Chen, Haizhou Huang, Zhenxing Mu

Faculty

This major has an excellent and remarkable faculty, including 1 member of Discipline Evaluation Group of The State Council, 1 national famous teacher, 1 recipient of the new century talents program of the Ministry of Education, 2 Shanghai Oriental scholar, 1 Shanghai Youth Oriental scholar, 2 recipients of Shanghai Pujiang Talent Plan, 1 Shanghai morning star, 1 recipient of Shanghai Yangfan Plan, 1 ESI Global Highly Cited Scientist in 2019 and 2020, and several recipients of the university-level talent plan, such as Zhiyuan Plan, Sixue Plan, Chengfeng Plan, etc. The faculty consists of 6 professors, 15 associate professors and 6 lecturers. Most of the faculty receive their doctorates from famous universities at home and abroad, and more than half of them have more than one year's study and research experience in overseas universities.