Graduate program: Engineering Management

The Engineering Management department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers a Master of Science in Engineering Management degree which provides a convenient fast track to the integration of management skills and critical technical knowledge for technology business leaders.

The program is designed to meet the demands and constraints of both the working professional looking for part-time study and those who can spare one year for full-time study. The program offers a classroom-based approach that encourages networking with other technical professionals pursuing the degree. The program allows you to:

• Enhance technical skills instead of putting them on hold.
• Supplement active professional growth.
• Integrate technology and management skills.
• Take advantage of flexible schedules and educational innovations to meet student constraints.
• Take an entrepreneurial perspective that boosts continuous learning and use of knowledge.
• Work with faculty with both academic credentials and industrial experience.

The program has four components (technical electives, management electives, an integrated project, and three one day seminars) as indicated by the list of required credit hours listed below. The technical and management courses are offered as evening classes in Indianapolis, Bloomington, the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, and on the RHIT campus in Terre Haute.

It is expected that students applying to the program have a technical degree and professional workplace experience. They are expected to be proficient in microcomputer business applications (word processing, spreadsheet), applied statistics (one undergraduate course equivalent), and written communication (as evidenced by written material submitted in support of admission materials). Individuals, who, in the opinion of the admissions committee, do not meet these proficiencies, may be asked to take remedial coursework before beginning the program.

Department of Engineering Management Website

Master of Science in Engineering Management curriculum requirements

51 total credits divided evenly in management and technology 
20 credit hours from engineering & science master's courses
20 credit hours from business management core
8 credit hours of integrated project experience
3 credit hours of graduate seminar
Each course is a career builder that emphasizes up-to-date scholarship and practical applications of the core material needed by technical managers.

Master of Engineering Management curriculum requirements

51 total credits in management and technology
20 credits from engineering and science master's courses
20 credits from business management core
8 credits of graduate electives
3 credits of graduate seminar

Management Course Work (20 credit hours required, listed courses are 4 credit hours)
EMGT 520 Accounting for Technical Managers
EMGT 521 Financial Management in a Technical Environment
EMGT 522 Leadership, Change and Organizational Culture
EMGT 523 Marketing Issues in a Technical Environment
EMGT 524 Production/Operations Management
EMGT 526 Innovation Management and Forecasting (Can also be a core technical course)
EMGT 527 Project Management (Can also be a core technical course)
EMGT 531 Economics for Technical Managers
EMGT 532 Technical Entrepreneurship
EMGT 533 Intercultural Communication
EMGT 535 Globalization, Strategy and Organizational Change

Technical Course Work Students select 20 credit hours in technical courses.  Examples of technical courses offered by the EMGT department are:
EMGT 534 Management Science
EMGT 551 Intellectual Property for Engineers and Scientists
EMGT 561 Failures of Engineered Systems
EMGT 585 Statistics for Technical Managers
EMGT 586 Supply Chain Management
EMGT 587 Systems Engineering
EMGT 588 Quality and Engineering
EMGT 589 Manufacturing Systems
Additional graduate technical coursework is available from the other on-campus departments. Approved courses for each department can be viewed on the graduate course page.

Engineering Management Seminars
Students complete three graduate seminars for a total of three credit hours. A variety of seminar topics are offered as one day/one credit courses on the RHIT campus. Recent topics have included: Entrepreneurship, Legal Aspects of Business, Human Resources Management, and International Business. Typically one seminar is offered each term and often include speakers from the business community.

Integrated Project
The Integrated Project, EMGT 590, is the final course for completion of the MSEM degree. This is a two-term (eight credit hour) course which is usually a team project. Students are to demonstrate the integration of technical, marketing, financial and organizational knowledge in a project of their choosing. Recent projects include development of a new product development, creation of a business plan for a start-up, and re-engineering of an existing production process.