What can I do with an Engineering Management master’s?

Approximately 192,500 engineering managers were employed nationwide in 2016, and this occupation will continue to grow in the next decade (bls.gov). UofL’s online engineering management graduates are equipped with the skills necessary to gain higher-paying management positions in areas including:

• Civil engineering
• Construction engineering
• Healthcare
• Logistics engineering
• Distribution engineering
• Manufacturing engineering
• Computer and electronic product manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing
• Transportation equipment manufacturing
• Biomedical engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Aeronautical engineering
• Chemical and petro-chemical engineering
• Military engineering
• Federal, state, and local government
• Systems engineering

For nearly a century, the University of Louisville Speed School has been educating engineers through high-quality undergraduate and graduate degrees. Our students and graduates hold engineering jobs with renowned companies including Ford, UPS, Humana, Yum! Brands, Ethicon, Boenig, Barton Brands, Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Air Force and Navy, and many more. Join a renowned online engineering program and gain the expertise you need to engineer the future.

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Note: We admit students on a rolling basis. The deadlines help you complete the application process on time, be notified of acceptance and enroll before the term begins. We review applications as they become complete, and admit students for a specific term up to the day classes start. We recommend you work on and submit your complete application well in advance of the deadline, as obtaining transcripts and other materials may take more time.

Steps to Apply

1. Complete application for admission
2. Submit $65 non-refundable application fee
3. Submit all official transcripts of undergraduate and graduate work from all previous institutions
4. Check for Scholarships

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Note: Electronic transcripts are only accepted directly from the institution(s). Please have electronic transcripts sent directly to UofL Graduate Admissions Office.

Admission Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any field from an accredited college or university*
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
  • Applicants with GPA below the recommended 2.75 may be considered for admission based on additional criteria, including excellent recommendation letters, resume or persona statement and academic performance
• Two letters of recommendation
• Personal statement or resume

No GRE required for admission.

Send all materials to:
Graduate Admissions
University of Louisville
2211 S. Brook Street
Louisville, KY 40292
gradadm@louisville.edu

Applicants not meeting the minimum requirements may still be admitted. Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis.

International Students – Additional Notes/Requirements

The Engineering Management program is open to international students.

1. All international transcripts must be certified as authentic and translated verbatim in English.
2. Students whose primary language is not English must show English language proficiency by attaining one of the following:
   • Total score of 80 or higher on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet- based test or 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), OR
   • Duolingo English test score of 105 or higher
   • Demonstration of a degree award from an acceptable English language institution
3. International students will not be issued a U.S. visa if admitted to the MEEM online program, since there are no campus attendance requirements.

Credit Transfer

You may transfer up to six credit hours of graduate coursework from an accredited university*, pending department approval.

*See the Graduate School Transfer of Credit Policy for more information.

For more information on the admission and application process, please contact our Online Learning Enrollment Counselor at 800.871.8635 or by email at online@louisville.edu.

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UofL’s online master’s in Engineering Management program requires 10 courses (2 core courses and 8 electives). Candidates for the engineering master’s degree online must have a minimum final cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all graduate courses.

Required Courses

Elective Courses

*EM 613 and EM 661 are recommended to be taken at the beginning of the program.

**Required for the Graduate Certificate in Six Sigma and counted as elective within the EM program.

All course offerings are subject to revision based upon course demand and instructor availability.

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Course Descriptions

Earn your UofL's Graduate Certificate in Six Sigma as well as IISE Six Sigma Black Belt Certification as an online Engineering Management student!

Six Sigma is a process improvement program that helps business and organizations streamline processes by focusing on what matters most to the customer in order to improve output quality, decrease error probability and reduce waste. The Six Sigma “Black Belt” is the official designation for those who have completed the training program and understand Six Sigma process improvement techniques.

As an online Engineering Management student, you will have the chance to learn more about Six Sigma tools and techniques as well as complete a Six Sigma process improvement project and earn both a graduate certificate from UofL and black belt certificate through the Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).

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The certification includes four courses:

• EM 613 Operations Management
• EM 661 Engineering Statistics II
• EM 684 Process Improve App. I
• EM 685 Process Improve App. II

You will complete a black belt project as part of the EM 685 course. The Six Sigma test through the IISE will be taken at the end of the course.

Past Six Sigma Projects Completed by Online Engineering Management Students:

• Streamlining Attendance Sheets Printing and Distribution Process for Payment Services Dept. at Children's Council San Francisco
• Reduce Civil Estimating Variation and Increase Renewable Market Revenue
• Reducing Indirect Labor Head Count Ratios to Improve Volume Output
• Increase Client Retention Related to Patterns of Communication and Organizational Culture
• Thermal Actuator Pin Surface Roughness
• Creating a Proactive Process in a Reactive Obsolescence Management Process

• What sort of engineering roles or positions does the engineering management program prepare me for?
  UofL’s online master’s degree in engineering prepares you to take on management roles in an engineering organization. The courses cover management topics like operations, finance, marketing and law from the perspective of the engineering project or team.
• What bachelor’s degrees, other than engineering, are acceptable for admission in the engineering management master’s program?
  UofL’s engineering management degree program requires a Bachelor of Science degree or its equivalent in engineering or related scientific field. Acceptable degrees may include physics, mathematics, chemistry, biochemistry, and computer sciences. Bachelor's degrees in other fields, such as technology or social sciences degrees, are accepted so long as applicants have taken Calculus I and a statistics course. We do accept student who may be lacking within these two areas. They can be conditionally admitted and required to complete as part of their program.
• What rankings do UofL's online graduate engineering programs hold?
  UofL’s online engineering programs were ranked as top programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in 2020.
• Can I receive credit for graduate courses completed at another institution?
  Students may request department permission to transfer up to six (6) credit hours from another accredited graduate program.

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