Degree

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 (Six core courses)

• EMEN 5010 Introduction to Engineering Management (Fall or Spring)
• EMEN 5020 Finance and Accounting for Engineering Managers (Fall)
• EMEN 5030 Project Management Systems (Fall)
• -or- EMEN 5031 Software Project Management (Fall)
• EMEN 5040 Quality, Strategy, and Value Creation (Spring)
• EMEN 5050 Leadership (Fall or Spring)
• EMEN 5825 Entrepreneurial Business Plan Preparation (Fall)
  -or- EMEN 5900 Research Methods (Spring)

If you choose the Master's Exam 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.

Elective Courses

Areas of excellence are developed through the electives selected.

Project Management (5030, 5031, 5032)
Research and Development (5900, 5300, 5400)
Engineering Entrepreneurship (5825, 5710, 5090, 5051, 5400)
Leadership (5050, 5080)
Performance Excellence in Technology Management (5040, 5041, 5042)
Quality Systems and Engineering (5040, 5042, 5900, 5043)
Operations and Logistics (5500)
Managing Applied Research (5900, 5042, 5610, 5620)

• EMEN 5031 Software Project Management (Fall)
• EMEN 5032 Advanced Topics in Project Management
• (Spring)
• EMEN 5041 Advanced Topics in Value Creation (Fall)
• EMEN 5042 Methods for Quality Improvement (Fall)
• EMEN 5043 Advanced Topics in Quality Systems / Engineering (Spring)
• EMEN 5051 Technology Ventures & Leadership (Spring)
• EMEN 5080 Ethical Decision-Making (Spring)
• EMEN 5090 High Technology Marketing (Spring)
• EMEN 5300 Management of R&D (Fall)
• EMEN 5400 Principles of Product Management (Spring)
• EMEN 5430 Software Product Management (Spring)
• EMEN 5500 Operations Management (Fall)
• EMEN 5610 Advanced Statistical Methods for Engineering Research (Fall)
• EMEN 5620 Data Mining & Screening Experiments for Engineering Research (Fall)
• EMEN 5710 Business Simulation (Summer or Fall)
• EMEN 5825 Entrepreneurial Business Plan Preparation (Fall)
• EMEN 5900 Research Methods (Spring)

One of the three electives can be a technically oriented graduate course from another program within the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Degree Completion

Students have two options for completing their degree.

Option 1: Capstone Project Sequence (Research Capstone Project or Business Plan Capstone Project)

Specific electives are required to support the success of a Capstone Project. Contact the Engineering Management office to explore the plan of study required to complete a capstone.

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.)

Option 2: Master's Exam

Students select a fourth Engineering Management elective and take a written Master's Exam in their final semester of classes.

Previous Curriculum Tracks

Students admitted into a previous curriculum track can continue to follow their designated track, but must complete the Engineering Management degree Capstone Project.

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