The request to revise M.S. in Engineering Management and EMGT 6980 & 6985

Date: April 11, 2016
To: College of Engineering
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: March 25, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2017

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EMGT 6980 – Industrial and Technology Management Seminars

Credit Hours: (1)

A series of seminars covering current management issues, challenges and practices in industrial, government, and business sectors of industry. (All students in the M.S. in Engineering Management program are required to take this course for three semesters within the first or second semester of the program.) May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.

EMGT 6985 – Engineering Management Project

Credit Hours: (3)

A hands-on real world industrial/business project. Emphasizes the design and implementation of effective methods on the development and/or improvement of products, processes, procedures, or systems. A 3-member project committee includes a faculty project advisor, the industrial project advisor, and a faculty member in the technical area at least two faculty members from Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Department has to be established before taking this project course. This project is a capstone project for the students in the M.S. in Engineering Management program.

Prerequisite(s): EMGT 6901 EMGT 6980 and two other program required EMGT courses.

Degree Requirements

Thirty 31 credit hours of approved graduate work within one of two options:

Option 1 (Project Option)

  1. Successful completion of 30 28 semester credit hours of graduate-level coursework and 3 credit hours of engineering management project work.
  2. The 28 credit hours of graduate-level coursework must include four core courses (10 credits) and six additional courses (18 credits) from an approved list of electives.
  3. Plan of study – students must meet with their advisor to formulate a plan of study and get the committee’s approval. The plan of study must be submitted after completing at least 9 but no more than 18 credit hours. Students may declare up to two concentrations such as Energy Systems, Systems Engineering, Lean Six Sigma, or Logistics and Supply Chains.
  4. Admission to Candidacy – the admission to candidacy form must be completed prior to the oral exam. Students should consult the schedule of classes for deadlines on submitting this form for graduation.
  5. Students must pass an oral exam during the presentation of the project that is administered by the project committee.

Students who do not have the required background in fundamental concepts in engineering economics and/or statistics are required to take the following course on top of the 31 credits required for an MSEM degree:

Option 2 (Thesis Option)

Successful completion of 24 25 credit hours of graduate-level coursework and 6 credit hours of thesis research.

  1. The 25 credit hours of graduate-level coursework must include four core courses (10 credits) and five additional courses (15 credits) from an approved list of electives.
  2. Plan of study – students must meet with their advisor to formulate a plan of study and get the committee’s approval. The plan of study must be submitted after completing at least 9 but no more than 18 credit hours. Students may declare up to two concentrations such as Energy Systems, Systems Engineering, Lean Six Sigma, or Logistics and Supply Chains.
  3. Admission to Candidacy – the admission to candidacy form must be completed prior to the thesis defense. Students should consult the schedule of classes for deadlines on submitting this form for graduation.
  4. Thesis Defense – a copy of the thesis should be distributed to each member of the program committee at least two weeks prior to the defense. Students should make a public announcement of the defense within the department to allow attendance by interested faculty members and students.

The curriculum consists of six core courses and four additional courses (or two courses with the thesis option) selected from an approved list of electives. Students are expected to complete a Plan of Study that identifies a concentration such as Energy Systems, Systems Engineering, Lean Six Sigma, or Logistics and Supply Chains.

Students who do not have the required background in fundamental concepts in engineering economics and/or statistics are required to take the following course on top of the 31 credits required for an MSEM degree:

Required Core Courses (12 10 credit hours)

  • EMGT 6980 – Industrial and Technology Management Seminars (1) (Note: EMGT students must earn three credits in this course; on campus students must register for 091, 092, and 093 sections sequentially; online students must register 081, 082, and 083 sections sequentially should complete this course within the first or second semester of the MSEM program)

Core A – Systems Management

One to two courses from the following:

Core B – Systems Analytics

One to two courses from the following:

Concentrations (12 credit hours)

Energy Systems Concentration

Plus three of the following:

Lean Six Sigma Concentration

Plus one of the following:

Logistics and Supply Chains Concentration

Plus two of the following:

Note:

Based on department approval, students may request to take other graduate courses related to their selected concentration. Students are responsible for fulfilling the prerequisites of the courses they plan to take from other graduate programs.

Systems Analytics Concentration

Four courses from the following:

Interdisciplinary Elective Courses

Depending on the degree and concentration options selected, remaining credit hours may be filled by taking elective courses. Any course from the Engineering Management Program, including the ones below, may be taken as an elective course.

Note:

Two relevant graduate courses from other programs may be taken as elective courses for the engineering management degree with approval of the SEEM program. Courses completed from other departments as part of the M.S. concentrations count towards the two allowed electives. Students are responsible for fulfilling the prerequisites of the courses they plan to take from other graduate programs.

The following are recommended MBAD courses for electives:

Note:

Students are required to have adequate preparation prior to taking the required MBAD (Master of Business Administration) courses. Traditionally, this consists of at least completing courses in engineering economics, foundations of economics, and mathematics through differential and integral calculus. Students are advantaged by having completed courses in foundations of accounting and statistics.