Engineering Management, M.S.

Minimum number of credits required to complete the program:  32 

Minimum cumulative GPA required:  3.0

 

School: School of Engineering and Computational Sciences

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Note: The Engineering Management master’s degree is currently being redesigned. The redesigned program will be offered in the Fall 2025 semester. The curriculum, including course numbers and names, laid out below are subject to change.

 

The M.S. in Engineering Management provides engineers and scientists with the advanced skills needed to advance in technical management careers. Employers seek engineering managers with advanced technical abilities that are supported by skills in leadership, communications, and project management. Engineers and scientists often have the technical training, but typically no formal training in business or management. The M.S. in Engineering Management will produce technical professionals who not only understand the concepts of technology and management, but who can contribute to the leadership of their organizations by displaying critical thinking, analytical skills, and judgment. 

 

Admission Requirements

In addition to the College’s requirements, including English proficiency test scores if necessary, applicants must hold a B.S. degree in a science, engineering, technology, mathematics, business or a closely related field from an accredited college or university. Submitting a GMAT or GRE score is optional. Two years of related work experience is highly desirable. Merrimack undergraduate seniors will be allowed to take classes through the Double Warrior program if they have relevant internship experience. Non-Merrimack applicants with less than two years of work experience will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with close attention paid to the strength of their undergraduate academic program and any internship or professional experience. It should be noted that applicants with extensive industry experience have reduced GPA expectations under these requirements.

Transfer of Credit from other Institutions

Students may transfer in up to two (three or four credit hour) approved graduate courses from a separate institution. These transfer credits may reduce the required total credits to 30. For additional information on transfer credit, see transfer policies in the graduate academic catalog. 

 

Program Outcomes

Students within the M.S. in Engineering Management program will develop skills to:

• Communicate effectively with a clear message and purpose for the intended audience. 

• Create value along the supply chain by applying effective and efficient practices that are used in managing world-class operations. 

• Design effective work teams and both motivate and facilitate teams to achieve high performance. 

• Facilitate the process of generating and implementing novel and useful ideas. 

• Apply important marketing concepts such as buyer behavior, market research, and market segmentation and positioning to develop solutions to marketing situations in the digital and social media domains. 

• Design decision models based on data and logic to assist with critical real-world engineering and business decisions related to resource allocation, capital investments, and repair or replacement of equipment. 

• Optimize the efficiency of engineering and/or business networks by developing models based on optimization and operations research theory. These models will assist in solving problems related to resource allocation, scheduling, transportation, transshipment, and investment.

• Effectively manage engineering projects using the principles, theories, and best practices of engineering project management, including human resource management, entrepreneurial skills, decision-making and mathematical/scientific methods. 

• Demonstrate knowledge of the legal and ethical environment impacting business.

• Lead and undertake projects to progress strategic and entrepreneurial goals into innovative and tangible solutions.

• Demonstrate communication and leadership skills to promote success in competitive and shifting technology-driven industries.

• Implement strategic goals that emphasize the optimum use of available resources to meet business goals.