MSEM-Engineering Management

INTRODUCTION

The graduate program in Engineering Management is designed to provide advanced studies for the graduate engineer who wishes to continue preparation in the profession as an engineering manager or project director/leader. The program provides continuing education in advanced engineering and business/management subjects for the working engineer who acknowledges the need to stay abreast of the rapidly changing technological and business world. Emphasis is placed on the development of the engineer’s capacity for independent study and continued professional growth.

Students in the program accrue multiple benefits including enhanced technical knowledge together with a firm understanding of the business aspects in which a company must master. Required core engineering courses include project management, risk management, and reliability. Required core business courses include Business Analytics and staples from business administration and/or business analytics. After completing the program, students will have gained new insight including how management perceives engineers. Your new expertise will provide a boost to your technical abilities as well as to enhance your skills as an effective leader and decision maker.

DEGREE OFFERED

The Master of Science in Engineering Management is administered by the department of Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering and Business.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Applicants must have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program or its equivalent, with a GPA of 2.5 or better.

2. Applicants without the appropriate engineering degree may be admitted and required to take additional course work as determined by the program director.

3. Applicants must submit the following:

   • Completed application

   • Transcripts for all prior college coursework

   • Three recommendation letters

   • TOEFL/other scores if English is not the first language.

CURRICULUM

The student will be assigned an initial academic advisor. The advisor and the student will select appropriate courses to satisfy the program’s degree objectives and will obtain approval for the curriculum through the academic approval process. The candidate must maintain a 3.0 GPA to continue for the degree in the program. A total of 30 credits will be required, including three core courses (9 credits) from business, four core courses (12 credits) from engineering, and three elective courses (9 credits).

Five-Year Accelerated B.S./M.S.

The five-year Bachelor of Science/Master of Science degree in Engineering Management is designed to allow outstanding undergraduate students the opportunity to earn both an undergraduate and a graduate degree within five years. Admission into the accelerated Five-Year B.S./M.S. program will be based on several factors, including past academic performance and considerations of overall aptitude and maturity. Students in the second semester of their junior year (or one semester before reaching senior standing) with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, can apply for this program. Students accepted into this program should plan to complete specific first-year graduate courses during the senior year, and in the following summer term, with completion of all degree requirements in the following academic year. Students admitted to the five-year B.S./M.S. program may apply up to 6 graduate credits towards completing the B.S. degree.