Program Description
Procedures
See General Graduate Regulations in the catalog. In addition, the following applies:
- The student shall have a committee of three faculty, including the major professor, if conducting a thesis. Otherwise a committee is not required, just the major professor.
- A qualifying examination is not required.
- The study plan will adhere to the following guidelines. Exceptions may be approved only by agreement of the major professor and program administrator.
Course Requirements
| Requirements | Thesis Credits | Non-Thesis Credits | |
| TM 510 - Engineering and Technology Management Fundamentals |
3 | 3 | Cross-listed with EM 510 |
| Business Core | 6 | 6 | Acct 582 Enterprise Accounting and Bus 513 Leadership and Organizational Behavior or similar courses for each |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | Stat 431, 422, 507, 514, 519, 550, or similar |
| Project or Process Management | 3 | 3 | Bus 446, 456, 495, 531, CE 482, EM 486, 586, TM 5XX, or similar |
| Electives | 6-9 | 14 | 9 credits to be in an area of focus; see recommendations |
| Thesis | 6-9 | For the non-thesis option at least one elective needs to contain a significant writing experience | |
| TM 596 | 1 | Comprehensive Exam | |
| Total | 30 | 30 |
- A student conducting a thesis will provide a presentation and oral defense to his/her graduate committee. The presentation will be open to the public but the oral defense is restricted to the student and the committee.
- A non-thesis student will be required to register for 1 credit TM 504 Comprehensive Exam and to fulfill the Final Defense requirement.
Elective Recommendations
It is recommended that students create an area of focus with their electives so that they have a core competency within their program. Though not exclusive, below are some recommended areas of focus:
- Industrial Safety
- Innovation
- Product Development
- Project Management
- Process Improvement