Engineering Management Foundations (Certificate)
This certificate is for engineering, STEM, or technical students seeking or experiencing transitions into increasing levels of responsibility and/or management roles. The program provides students the principles and foundational concepts for the planning and operational management of industrial, engineering, and technical organizational pursuits. Students may qualify to have their credits transferred into the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree program.
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Admissions Information
To apply to the program, you need to:
- Complete an online application form
- Submit transcripts of all academic work after high school
- Provide a written personal statement
Admission is competitive, and the GRE is not required. Your academic success plays a significant role in the admission process. However, completing a certificate program does not guarantee entry into a graduate degree program. You should have a STEM or another relevant bachelor’s degree.
Applicant Information
- Delivery Method: On-Campus, Online, Hybrid
- Entrance Exam: None
- Interview Required: None
Application Deadlines
Please visit The Graduate School Application Deadlines page for more information.
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership & Communication Course | 3 | |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| Engineering Leadership and Strategic Change | ||
| Interpersonal Communication in Science and Technology Organizations | ||
| Seminar in Organizational Conflict Management | ||
| Seminar In Organizational Communication | ||
| Financial Competency Course | 3 | |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| Applied Engineering Economy | ||
| Managerial Finance for Engineers | ||
| Risk and Financial Management in Construction | ||
| Project Management & Coordination Course | 3 | |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Construction Project Management | ||
| Special Topics in Engineering (Engineering Project Management) | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Student Choice | 3 | |
| Complete three (3) credit hours from the following courses: | ||
| Introduction to Operations Research | ||
| Python Programming for Industrial & Systems Engineers | ||
| Statistical Models for Systems Analytics in Industrial Engineering | ||
| Decision Making under Uncertainty | ||
| Experimental Statistics for Engineers I | ||
| Statistics for Management and Social Sciences I | ||
| Applied Statistical Methods I | ||
| Lean Six Sigma Quality | ||
| Facilities Engineering Systems | ||
| Environmental Compliance for Facilities Engineers | ||
| Data Wrangling and Web Scraping | ||
| Exploratory Data Analysis for Big Data | ||
| Data Internship Preparation for Social Impact | ||
| Exploring Machine Learning | ||
| Special Topics in Data Science | ||
| Graduate Special Topics in Data Science | ||
Any 500-level course from the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) curriculum approved in conjunction with the academic committee | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Faculty
Director
- Brandon M. McConnell, Interim Director
Full Professors
- Sebastian Heese , Owens Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management
- Jonathan Bohlmann , Professor of Marketing and Innovation
- John Baugh, Professor
- Joseph DeCarolis, Professor
- Jingyan Dong, Professor
- Shu-Cherng Fang, Walter Clark Chair Professor and University Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor
- Yahya Fathi, Professor
- Rob Handfield, Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Ola Harrysson, Edward P. Fitts Distinguished Professor
- Jessica Jameson, Professor
- Edward Jaselskis, E.I. Clancy Distinguished Professor
- Russell King, Foscue Distinguished Professor
- Yuan-Shin Lee, Professor
- Maria Mayorga, Professor
- Rohan Shirwaiker, James T. Ryan Professor
- Julie Swann, A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor and Department Head
- Daowen Zhang, Professor
Associate Professors
- Karen Chen, Associate Professor
- Adolfo R. Escobedo, Associate Professor
- Xiaolei Fang, Associate Professor
- Leila Hajibabai, Associate Professor
- Tim Horn, Associate Professor
- Michael Kay, Associate Professor
- Tim Kraft, Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Osman Ozaltin, Associate Professor of Personalized Medicine
- Daniel Saloni, Associate Professor
- Jeffrey Stonebraker , Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Hong Wan, Associate Professor
- Don Warsing, Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Xu Xu, Associate Professor
Assistant Professors
- S Mohammad Hosseinian, Assistant Professor
- Jordan Kern, Assistant Professor
- Ben Rachunok, Assistant Professor
- Sara Shashaani, Assistant Professor
- Renran Tian, Assistant Professor
Associate Research Professor
- Christopher D. Rock, Associate Research Professor
Teaching Professor
- Corey Kiassat, Teaching Professor
Associate Teaching Professor
- Meagan Kittle Autry, Associate Teaching Professor
- S. Sebnem Ahiska King, Teaching Associate Professor
- Fred Livingston, Associate Teaching Professor
- Kanton Reynolds, Associate Teaching Professor
Teaching Assistant Professors
- Donnie Hale, Teaching Assistant Professor in Business Analytics
- Nur Ozaltin, Teaching Assistant Professor
Professor of the Practice
- Steven DelGrosso, Professor of the Practice
- Doug Morton, Professor of the Practice
- James Rispoli, Professor of the Practice
Emeritus Faculty
- Javad Taheri, Associate Research Professor Emeritus
Associate and Adjunct Faculty
- Edwin Addison, Adjunct Professor
Lecturers
- Ken Gregory, Lecturer
- Dan Harris, Lecturer
- Dan Kempton, Adjunct Lecturer
- Robert Nunez, Lecturer