Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Engineering Management
The Master of Engineering (M.E.) degree in Engineering Management consists of 30 credit hours – six core courses, four electives, one of which can be a two-semester capstone project. The degree must be completed within six years.
Required Courses (6 core courses)
EMEN 5010: Introduction to Engineering Management
EMEN 5020: Finance and Accounting for Engineering Managers
EMEN 5030: Project Management Systems
or
EMEN 5031: Software Project Management
EMEN 5040: Quality, Strategy, and Value Creation
EMEN 5050: Leadership
EMEN 5825: Entrepreneurial Business Plan Preparation
or
EMEN 5900: Research Methods
If you choose the Master’s Exam (recommended) option for degree closure, take either EMEN 5825 or EMEN 5900. If you choose a Capstone Project for degree closure, it is required that you take the course that aligns directly with your project. EMEN 5825 is required if you choose a business plan oriented project. EMEN 5900 is required if you choose a research oriented project.
Students have FOUR options in choosing electives. In addition to the six REQUIRED COURSES, for the remaining four courses students can choose…
- Area of Excellence (using four elective courses to develop a competency)
- Certificate track (selecting one of the many EMP graduate certificates)-EMP allows students to earn one certificate while completing the degree.
- Master Black Belt certification in partnership with the ME, Engineering Management
- Select four courses from the electives list based on areas of interest
Electives (4 courses)
EMEN 5031: Software Project Management
EMEN 5032: Advanced Topics in Project Management
EMEN 5041: Advanced Topics in Value Creation
EMEN 5042: Methods for Quality Improvement
EMEN 5043: Advanced Topics in Quality Systems / Engineering
EMEN 5080: Ethical Decision-Making
EMEN 5090: Technology Ventures and Marketing
EMEN 5200: Principles of Management Consulting
EMEN 5400: Principles of Product Management
EMEN 5500: Operations Management
EMEN 5610: Advanced Statistical Methods for Engineering Research
EMEN 5620: Data Mining & Screening Experiments for Engineering Research
EMEN 5710: Business Simulation
EMEN 5825: Entrepreneurial Business Plan Preparation
EMEN 5900: Research Methods
One of the FOUR electives can be a technically oriented graduate course from another program within the University of Colorado Boulder.
Areas of Excellence
Use your four electives to develop a competency in a specific area.
- Entrepreneurship (5825, 5710, 5090, 5400, 5050)
- Ethical Leadership (5050, 5080)
- Lean & Agile Management (5500)
- Performance Excellence in Technology Management (5040, 5041)
- Project Management (5030, 5031, 5032)
- Managing Applied Research (5900, 5610, 5620)
- Quality Systems and Engineering (5042, 5043)
- Technology Ventures and Product Management (5020 or 5050, 5090, 5400, 5710)
Degree Completion
Students have two options for completing their degree. (option 1 – Master’s Exam is the recommended path)
Option 1: Master’s Exam
Students take four Engineering Management electives and take a written Master’s Exam in their final semester of classes.
Option 2: Capstone Project Sequence (Research Capstone Project or Business Plan Capstone Project)
AS A FINAL step, students may choose to do a two-sememster Capstone Project as their FOURTH ELECTIVE course in which case, they are not required to take the Master’s Exam.
- Specific electives are required to support the success of a Capstone Project. Contact the faculty member you would like as a Capstone Advisor to explore the plan of study required to complete a capstone.
- This requires approval from an EMP faculty member. Faculty are limited to two capstones per year.
EMEN 6805 Capstone Preparation (1 credit; Fall, Spring. Summer registration contingent on faculty availability.)
EMEN 6810 Capstone Completion (2 credits; Fall, Spring. Summer registration contingent on faculty availability.)
