Engineering Management, MS
To be fully effective in today’s dynamic workplace, engineers and scientists must be able to make sound management decisions while working in fast-paced technical environments. Our Engineering Management, MS program offer grads the invaluable experience they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive global academic and professional market.
Program overview
Our program provides working engineers with an education experience balancing technical depth with leadership, project management, financial management, technology management, organizational behavior and team relations, supply chain and manufacturing, and engineering data analytics. Hands-on curriculum empowers you with knowledge and skills needed to lead technical organizations or processes to success. The program is designed for graduates of accredited undergraduate programs in engineering or similar discipline with industrial experience in an appropriate engineering or applied science position
Why Study Engineering Management at UT?
As a working engineer, many find it difficult to continue learning new skills and evolve with modern engineering movements to lead their teams successfully. The engineering management program at UT is designed for postgraduate workers and managers in engineering looking to gain a leg-up as leaders in their field. The curriculum is designed with enhanced opportunities for professional development and advancement, establishing students as valuable assets to their company as leaders of modern engineering projects, teams, and firms.
What can you do with a MS in Engineering Management after graduation?
Our program combines engineering expertise with management skills, offering current engineers new leadership role opportunities. Working engineers will gain new technical skills and business acumen, making them more equipped for managerial positions across multiple industries, including, but not limited to:
- Manufacturing
- Technology
- Construction
- Energy
- Aerospace
- Consulting
Engineering management jobs are versatile depending on the position, with high growth opportunities. Engineering management graduates may go on to work as supply chain managers, entrepreneurs, data analysts, or in technical sales.
Featured Courses
Below are some of the courses that students in our program can choose to take. For a list of courses, visit the Graduate Catalog.
IE 533 Theory and Practice of Engineering Management
Principles of engineering management, including: business and organization design, culture, leadership, marketing and competition in global economy, motivation and performance management, empowerment, organizational behavior, and diversity. Systems thinking, learning organizations, and systems dynamics modeling. Principle application to work settings and case studies.
IE 518 Advanced Engineering Economic Analysis
Application of engineering economic analysis in complex decision situations. Inflation and price changes; uncertainty evaluation using non-probabilistic techniques; capital financing and project allocation; evaluations involving equipment replacement, investor-owned utilities, and public works projects; probabilistic risk analysis including computer simulation and decision trees; multi-attribute decision analysis; and other advanced topics.
IE 536 Project Management
Development and management of engineering and technology projects. Project proposal preparation; resource and cost estimating; and project planning, organizing, and controlling: network diagrams and other techniques. Role of project manager: team building, conflict resolution, and contract negotiations. Discussion of typical problems and alternative solutions. Case studies and student projects.
IE 542 Design of Experiments for Engineering Managers
Methodology for experiments in product, service, and process improvements. Factorial experiments, screening designs, variance reduction, and other selected topics for engineering managers. Taguchi philosophy and concepts. Optimization and response surface methods. Case studies.
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