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Dec 26, 2024
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Graduate Catalog | 2015-2016 Previous Edition
Engineering Management, M.S.
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The Master of Science Degree in Engineering Management (MSEM) program prepares professionals for careers in managing projects, programs, systems, and organizations. Industrial, research, consulting, and commercial firms now demand engineering managers with both cutting-edge technical competence and the management skills necessary to forge linkages with the systems and business sides of these organizations. These managers must be able to form and manage high performance teams and manage business and technological operations. The program of study is necessarily multidisciplinary, combining elements of advanced study in various engineering disciplines with studies of business and system operations and organizational behavior.
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Admission Requirements
In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School, the Engineering Management program seeks the following from applicants to the M.S. in Engineering Management program:
- Either a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related technical or scientific field, or a bachelor’s degree in business, provided relevant technical course requirements have been met
- Undergraduate coursework in engineering economics, calculus, or statistics
- An average grade of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
- GRE or GMAT*
*GRE Waiver conditions:
- Applicants with more than 2 years of relevant industry experience and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from a U.S. ABET accredited school
- Applicants who have completed an SEEM Graduate Certificate Program with a GPA of 3.6 or above
Documents to be Submitted for Admission
- Transcript(s) showing a baccalaureate degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a scientific discipline, or a baccalaureate degree in business administration from an accredited college or university
- A satisfactory score on the General Test of the GRE or GMAT
- Written descriptions of any relevant and significant work experience
- Applicants whose native language is not English will need to satisfy the UNC Charlotte Graduate School’s English proficiency requirements
Early Entry Program
Undergraduate students with a GPA of 3.2 or above and with at least 75 credit hours completed toward a baccalaureate degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology at UNC Charlotte may be admitted to the M.S. in Engineering Management program as an Early Entry student provided they meet all other requirement of admission except the first item of the admission requirements.
Entry from SEEM Graduate Certificate Programs
Students who have completed one of the graduate certificates in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (SEEM) at UNC Charlotte can apply for admission for the MSEM Program. They are eligible to transfer their graduate certificate course credits if they received a B or above. The GRE requirement is waived for students who graduated from the SEEM Graduate Certificate Program with a GPA of 3.6 or above.
Degree Requirements
Thirty credit hours of approved graduate work within one of two options:
Option 1
Successful completion of 30 semester hours of graduate-level coursework.
Option 2
Successful completion of 24 credit hours of graduate-level coursework and 6 credit hours of thesis research.
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 30 credits required for an MSEM degree:
Required Core Courses (12 credit hours)
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.
Admission to Candidacy Requirements
Each student is required to submit a Plan of Study to the Department’s Graduate Director. Upon completion of a substantial amount of the graduate work, each student must file an Admission to Candidacy form to the Graduate School by the filing date specified in the University Academic Calendar.
Application for Degree
Students preparing to graduate must submit an online Application for Degree by the filing date specified in the University Academic Calendar. If a student does not graduate in the semester identified on the Application for Degree, then the student must update his/her Admission to Candidacy and submit a new Application for Degree for graduation in a subsequent semester.
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