Masters of Science in Engineering Management

The scope and complexity of engineering management responsibilities have changed dramatically during the past few years. Strong competition in the marketplace and the need to eliminate the trade and service deficit have put an emphasis on technology. It is the source of new products and improved productivity in manufacturing and service delivery.

Today’s engineering management must incorporate technological innovation, satisfy design and safety requirements, manage human resources to boost productivity, use natural resources efficiently, stay on top of other environmental concerns and emphasize total quality in operations.

The Engineering Management program is designed to prepare technical managers from fields of engineering, science and math, and computer science to manage more effectively within technologically based organizations.

ITU’s curriculum for the MSEM program is concerned with the management issues of Software Engineering, with the primary emphasis placed on the management aspects of building and modifying high quality software systems. It thus allows the student to prepare for careers in businesses that build and sell computers and/or software, in Internet based companies, electronic business organizations, diverse research and development laboratories, aerospace companies, banks, and insurance companies.

An undergraduate degree is required for admission. If the undergraduate degree is in an area of Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field, then a minimum grade point average of 3.0 is required for the last half of courses taken that count for the degree. If the undergraduate degree is in a different field then the minimum grade point average required for all courses in that degree is 3.0. Exceptions to these requirements can be made by the academic council.

Curriculum for MSEM
To complete this program each student must complete a total of 36 units. The 36 units are required as follows:

• 1 course from the general Math courses – 3 units

• 5 courses from the Engineering Courses – 15 units

• 6 courses from the MBA courses – 18 units

Course Requirements:

Choose one course from general math courses …3

Choose 5 courses of the following courses … 15

**Note: All the Information Systems Management major courses can be counted toward the EM Program.

Choose up to 3 courses from the following . . . 9 (Maximum)
*Curricular Practical Training

CPT 993 CPT Internship I (3)
CPT 994 CPT Internship II (3)
CPT 995 CPT Internship III (3)

**Note: Students may take CPT courses to fulfill either MBA or Engineering requirements. Up to 9 units of CPT can be taken in place of MBA or Engineering elective class requirements.