The Department of Industrial Engineering of the J. B. Speed School of Engineering offers an evening program in Engineering Management that has been developed to meet the needs of practicing engineers who find themselves performing line or staff managerial functions in technological enterprises. The program is designed to build upon the mathematical and analytical expertise gained from prior engineering education as well as upon his or her professional experience gained in the course of active engineering employment. 

Students desiring to pursue the Master of Engineering in Engineering Management degree must formally apply for admission to Graduate Studies in the School of Engineering. The application form is available from Speed School Academic Affairs and should be returned to the same office. It is also available online at http://louisville.edu/speed/academics/forms. Admission into the Engineering Management program does not require the Graduate Record Examination or letters of recommendation. However, an application fee and official transcripts are required. 

The requirements for admission or readmission to Graduate Studies – Master of Engineering are:

1. Baccalaureate degree in engineering or its equivalent from an accredited institution or current enrollment in an undergraduate Speed School program; in addition, it is expected that the student be actively engaged in full-time professional employment during the period of enrollment in the degree program;
2. Recommendation by the faculty and chair of the student’s department for admission or readmission to Graduate Studies;
3. Cumulative baccalaureate grade point average of 2.50. However, those students with cumulative baccalaureate grade-point averages from 2.25 to 2.50 may be admitted upon petition and approval of the chair and faculty of the department.

A student becomes a candidate for the Master of Engineering degree upon admission to Graduate Studies and initial registration as a graduate student.

All graduate students are expected to make steady and satisfactory progress toward the completion of degrees.  A candidate for the Master of Engineering degree who does not register for credit hours must maintain active registration by paying a fee each semester for M.Eng. residency until the degree is awarded (i.e., the candidate must maintain continuous registration, including summer terms, in Graduate Studies). Failure to pay the M. Eng residency fee will be cause to cancel a student’s candidacy.  Students who are not enrolled for a period of more than 12 months will be considered to have withdrawn from the program.  In order to be restored to candidacy, the student must have the recommendation of the department chair, receive the approval of the Associate Dean and pay the fee for each of the semesters during which the candidacy was void.

The J.B. Speed School of Engineering has established the following performance policies:

1. The minimum grade point average requirement for good standing and satisfaction of degree requirements is 2.75 for all academic work completed while in graduate studies. 
2. Any student who does not satisfy the published performance criteria shall be placed in probationary status. Any student who remains in probationary status for two consecutive terms may be considered for dismissal from the program.
3. Students receiving graduate assistantships (teaching, research or service) shall be provided adequate training and shall be required to understand and adhere to University policies related to these areas. The performance of teaching, research and service duties by such students shall be periodically evaluated. Students with teaching assistantships shall be evaluated annually.
4. Students who fail to meet performance goals or who do not meet other requirements as outlined in the admission letter, program requirements or the university catalog may be subject to academic dismissal from their programs.

The following degree requirements are mandatory of all Master of Engineering candidates:

1. The Program of Study must be completed with a 2.75 GPA or better for all academic work attempted in Graduate Studies.
2. Masters students must take at least 24 hours of course work from the University of Louisville to satisfy the residency requirement for the master’s degree. A maximum of six hours of graduate credit may be transferred from accredited institutions.
3. Students following the Thesis Option must follow the Procedures and Standards for Master of Engineering Theses”. The guidelines are located online at http://louisville.edu/speed/academics/policies/MEngThesisGuidelines.pdf.
4. The total requirements must be completed within six years after admission into Graduate Studies. The time limit imposed by the rule may be extended in individual cases upon recommendation of the department chair and approval of the Associate Dean for Academics.

The Graduate Faculty of the J.B. Speed School of Engineering will be responsible for the teaching, training, and mentoring of graduate students and postdoctoral students within the Speed School. Membership in the Graduate Faculty shall be required to teach a course for which graduate credit is available and will be required to serve on a graduate student’s thesis or dissertation committee in either an advisory or chairmanship capacity. The Graduate Faculty of other units may serve as external members of the committees. Additionally, membership in the Graduate Faculty will be required to act as mentors for the supervision of research by students working toward degrees authorized through the Graduate Program within the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. 

Members of the Graduate Faculty with an Ad hoc appointment can be approved by the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs to teach a graduate course or serve as an advisor or chair (mentor) on a graduate thesis or dissertation committee for a limited and specified period of time upon request from the Departmental Chair.

The following faculty have permanent appointments as Graduate Faculty of the J.B. Speed School of Engineering:

Alexander, Suraj M.
Ph.D.; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Professor of Industrial Engineering

Biles, William E.
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Professor of Industrial Engineering

Chen, Lijian
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Depuy, Gail W.
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Professor of Industrial Engineering

Evans, Gerald W.
Ph.D., Purdue University
Professor of Industrial Engineering

Heragu, Sunderesh S.
Ph.D., University of Manitoba
Professor of Industrial Engineering

Holman, G. Talley
Ph.D., Auburn University
Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Stucker, Brent
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Professor of Industrial Engineering

Usher, John S.
Ph.D., North Carolina State
Professor of Industrial Engineering
of Industrial Engineering Chair

Wilhelm, Mickey R.
Ph.D., University of Alabama
Professor of Industrial Engineering