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Engineering Management
   
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Engineering Management    

Director: Mahesh Aggarwal, Ph.D.

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 of 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.

DEGREE OFFERED
The program offers a Master of Science in Engineering degree.

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 course work
    • Three recommendation letters
    • TOEFL scores if English is not a first language.

   

CURRICULUM
The student will be assigned an initial advisor through the academic approval sequence. The advisor and the student will select appropriate courses for the objectives of the student and obtain approval of this curriculum through the academic approval sequence. The candidate must have a 3.0 GPA to continue for the degree.

A total of 36 credits will be required: 18 credits in engineering and 18 credits in business. Students are expected to be able to waive Statistical Analysis, GMBA 525. If not, this course would be an additional requirement. There will not be restrictions on the engineering courses required in this program. However, they should be focused towards the student’s interests and objectives. All GENG, GECE, and GME courses are acceptable.

Students will be required to take the following courses in business.

Business foundation courses: select 3 courses (9 credits)
     GMBA 501      Financial Accounting
     GMBA 531      Management Concepts
     GMBA 561      Fundamentals of Financial Management
     GMBA 571      Economic Environment of the Firm
     GMBA 631      Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Practice
     GMBA 641      Operations Management

Management Science courses: select 2 courses (6 credits)
     GMBA 601      Management Accounting
     GMBA 651      Marketing Management
     GMBA 661      Financial Management
     GMBA 671      Managerial Economics

Elective Courses in Business: Select 1 course (3 credits)
     GMBA 703      Advanced Management Accounting
     GMBA 714      Accounting Information Systems
     GMBA 740      Forecasting Methods
     GMBA 741      Advanced Operations Management
     GMBA 753      Marketing Research
     GMBA 761      Advanced Financial Management
     GMBA 774      Strategic Management
     GMBA 796      Total Quality Management

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