MEngEM

Master of Engineering in Engineering Management

(MEngEM)

The Master of Engineering with specialization in Engineering Management (MEngEM) is a professional degree offered by the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. It is a part time, evening degree program.

Admission

Candidates for admission into the MEngEM degree program must satisfy both the requirements for admission into the J.B. Speed School of Engineering and the requirements of the department. 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. These requirements are summarized as follows:

1.            Completed Speed School of Engineering High Studies Application Form http://louisville.edu/speed/academics/forms/student_services

2.            Bachelor’s degree in engineering from a college or university offering programs which are ABET accredited (or equivalent).  Students must submit official transcript(s) from all previous colleges and universities attended. 

3.            Letters of recommendation (at least 2)

4.            Minimum GPA of 2.50/4.00

Degree Requirements

Six courses are required for all MEngEM students. A minimum of 30 credit hours is required for graduation.  At least half of the student’s MEngEM degree credit hours, not including thesis credit hours, must be at the 600-level.

 Required Courses (Credit hrs)

•             EM 525, Project Management (3)

•             EM 561, Engineering Statistics (see note 1) (3)

•             EM 582, Management of Human Systems (3)

•             EM 613, Operations Management (3)

•             EM 628, Engineering Management (3)

•             EM 670, Engineering Financial Management (3)

•             EM xxx, Engineering Management electives (see note 2) (6)

Thesis Alternative

•             EM 697, Engineering Management Thesis (6)

Non-Thesis Alternative

•             EM 699, Engineering Management Project (3)

•             EM xxx, Engineering Management elective2 (3)

Total Hours = 30

Note 1: If a student has previously taken a Probability and Statistics course comparable to EM 561, he or she is required to take EM 661 – Engineering Statistics II

Note 2: Electives may be selected from Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, or any of the engineering disciplines offered in the Speed School of Engineering. Six credits of courses in one of the programs in Business Administration may also be selected.

Advising

Entering MEngEM, candidates will be advised by the MEngEM Program Coordinator, Dr. William E. Biles (webile01@louisville.edu). The candidate should select a thesis/project advisor prior to registering for his or her third semester.

Students must be sure to consult the “Minimum Guidelines for Graduate Education in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering” document available in the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs office and

http://louisville.edu/speed/academics/policies/graduate-education-minimum-guidelines.html

Adopted by the IE faculty on April 2010, updated May 2011.