Departmental Overview

The Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) is an interdisciplinary program of study offered collaboratively by the College of Business and the College of Engineering. The degree is designed to provide early-career engineering and related technical professionals with leadership and management knowledge, skills, and tools for advancing their job performance and the performance of the organizations that employ them. The focus of the program is on the management of technology-based projects and technical people and organizations, and the goal is to combine the application of business theory with the best practices in engineering. The program content is applicable to technical professionals in state and federal agencies, small businesses, and large corporations.

Academic components of the program include the applicable and appropriate use of a variety of quantitative tools for decision making, the effective supervision of organizational personnel, and project and process management, including but not limited to risk management, resource allocation, and systems engineering. Courses will be taught by expert faculty in both related fields.

Departmental Admission Requirements

An applicant for admission to the College of Engineering is expected to have earned a BS degree from an approved program, or its equivalent.

Admission is decided based on a multi-parameter criterion that can include the following items to be evaluated by the department: *undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale,

*GRE® General Test (GRE) scores with Quantitative greater than or equal to 50%; Verbal greater than or equal to 33%; Analytical Writing greater than or equal to 33%. Students with BS degrees in related fields from TTU are not required to take the GRE.

*Three (3) letters of recommendation that demonstrate strong evidence for success in the graduate program.

*Availability of appropriate faculty to serve as research advisor(s).

*Participation in undergraduate research.

*Post-BS degree professional experience relevant to planned degree of study.

*Publications in peer reviewed journals and/or award-winning presentations in technical conferences.

International students must score at least 550 (213 computer-based or 79 internet-based) on the TOEFL or a minimum base score of 6.0 on the IELTS.

Based on the level of satisfaction of the above criterion, the department will either recommend admission to Full Standing, Provisional Standing, or Special Standing, or deny admission.

Standing status may be changed to Full Standing after the student satisfies the requirements specified by the department at the time of admission.

Additional parameters are:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited program in engineering, science, or related area, all requiring mathematics at least through differential and integral calculus and including an upper division course in probability and statistics.

Current resume and a one-page (350-500 words) statement of purpose. The resume and statement of purpose may include considerations not specifically mentioned in the colleges multi-parameter list.

Note: at this time the Fast Track is not available for Engineering Management.