Master of Engineering Management

Offered through the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in the College of Science and Engineering 101 Engineering and Computing Center Phone: 320.308.5654 Toll-Free: 1.888.240.4760 Fax: 320.308.5653 E-mail: mem@stcloudstate.edu St. Cloud program Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/mme/mem St. Paul cohort program Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/mem Department Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/mme

Departmental Chairperson: Dr. Warren Yu
Departmental Secretary: Ms. Sue Pope

Director of Graduate Program: Dr. Ben Baliga
Graduate Faculty: Baliga, Bekkala, Byun, Covey, Miller, Sundheim, Yu, Zhao

The Engineering Management program is available on the St. Cloud campus.  A cohort program is also offered in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Please see the end of this section for details.

Program Overview

The Master of Engineering Management is a special program that prepares engineers for managerial roles. The course content is suitable for engineers, technologists, and a wide spectrum of disciplines including, but not limited to, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, computer and software engineering, as well as chemistry, mathematics, physics, and related fields. The course draws on faculty expertise in the areas of quality engineering, project management and production, operations management, economics and administration. This program is offered weekday evenings.

The program meets the educational needs of both full and part-time students via flexible and varied delivery, responsive curriculum, a professionally qualified staff, an industry advisory council, and appropriate research and support activities.

Admission Requirements Specific to the Program

• The requirements for admission to the Master of Engineering Management program include an undergraduate engineering degree from an accredited institution.
• Applicants with undergraduate degrees in the areas of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or related fields may also be admitted.
• A grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are required. Consult the department for complete admission requirements.
• A minimum score of 1,000 on the GRE (Verbal and Quantitative) is required.
• International students require a minimum TOEFL (iBT) score of 100 for unconditional admission. Students admitted with TOEFL scores between 79 and 99 may be required to do additional ESL (English as Second Language) courses.
• Applicants should submit the following to complete their admission file:

1. School of Graduate Studies admission application with a non-refundable $35 fee
2. Official undergraduate transcripts
3. Statement of purpose
4. Three recommendation forms
5. Official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
6. Official scores from the TOEFL, IELTS or MELAB examination (international students only)
   

Work Experience Requirements Specific to the Program

• Applicants should have minimum two years of work experience in an engineering position after the BS degree or currently employed on full time basis with a US based organization.
• Applicants without the required experience may be admitted provided they do a minimum of one full time internship during the program or complete 3 industry/business based projects (excluding the capstone project) during the course of the program. Copies of projects completed should be submitted to the program director prior to capstone project/thesis submission.

Length of Program – Measured by Semesters

• Part-time student: seven semesters taking six credits per semester
• Full-time student: three semesters taking 12 credits per semester

Graduate Assistantship Overview

• Six graduate half-assistantship positions are generally sponsored each year, and are available both fall and spring semesters.
• Graduate assistants in engineering management provide teaching and research assistance to faculty in a variety of situations.

Program Requirements

• A minimum of eight credits of course work is required for a full-time graduate student.
• A minimum grade point average of 3.0 is required.
• The maximum duration for a graduate student cannot be over seven years.

Master of Engineering Management — St. Cloud Program

Plan A (Thesis)

30 credit minimum of course work

• Core courses – 15 credit minimum
• Related electives – 9 credit minimum
• Thesis – six credits approved by a committee of faculty members

Plan B (Starred Paper)

33 credit minimum of course work

• Core courses – 15 credit minimum
• Related electives – 15 credit minimum
• Capstone project – 3 credit minimum
• Public research presentation

Core courses (generally offered once per year)

Plan A or Plan B, 15 credit minimum

• EM 560. Quality Engineering, 3 credits (F)
• EM 660.  Engineering Project Management, 3 credits (F)
• EM 663. Engineering Management, 3 credits (S)
• EM 664. Production and Operations Management, 3 credits (F)
• EM 632. Engineering Economy, 3 credits (S)

Elective courses

9 credits for Plan A, 15 credits for Plan B

• MME 570. Facilities Planning and Material Handling, 4 credits
• ETS 604. Innovations and Contemporary Problems, 3 credits
• FIRE 577. Financial Management
• MGMT 567. Organizational Theory, 3 credits
• MGMT 570. International Business Management, 3 credits
• MGMT 584. Supply Chain Management, 3 credits
• MGMT 586. Managing for Quality, 3 credits
• EM 638. Competitive Technology Management, 3 credits
• EM 661. Industrial Financial Management, 3 credits
• EM 662. Supply Chain and Logistics Management, 3 credits
• EM 665. Organization Behavior and Performance management, 3 credits
• MBA 627. Global Marketing Management, 3 credits
• MBA 636. Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Environment of Business, 3 credits
• MBA 667. Organizational Behavior, 3 credits
• COMM 534. Theory and Principles of Public Relations, 3 credits
• BLAW 535. Technology and the Law, 3 credits

Additional

• EM 680. Special Topics, 1-6 credits
• EM 681. Seminar, 1-6 credits
• EM 696. Capstone Project, 1-6 credits
• EM 697. Independent Study, 1-6 credits
• EM 699. Thesis, 1-6 credits

Or

Select other electives with approval of the MEM program director.

Master of Engineering Management - St. Paul Cohort Program

The Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree program jointly offered by St. Cloud State University and Metropolitan State University is designed specifically for engineers and other technical practitioners whose career goals include management of engineering and technology enterprises. The degree is awarded by St. Cloud State University.

This is a degree that combines management philosophy with technical knowledge to equip its graduates with managerial skills necessary in improving the competitiveness of their organizations and conducting successful technical projects. The degree confers a tremendous competitive advantage to today's engineers. The program meets the educational needs of part-time students via a flexible, varied delivery, and responsive curriculum and a professionally qualified staff.

• Courses are provided on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings to suit the needs of working professionals.
• Course curriculum includes projects and homework that can be carried out at the workplace of the employee.
• The program includes three credits for an industrial research project and two credits for a star paper, both of which are intended to be workplace based.
• Classes will be held at the Midway Campus of Metropolitan State University Campus.

St. Paul location:

Midway Campus of
Metropolitan State University
1450 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN, 55108

For information contact:

Dr. Ben Baliga
Engineering Management Program
Telephone:  320.308.3843
E-mail: baliga@stcloudstate.edu