Engineering Management

Overview

The Engineering Management interdisciplinary master’s degree at Temple University combines course work from the College of Engineering and the Fox School of Business. Taught by industry executives and experts, it is designed to develop the business acumen that will drive your rise through the corporate ranks or successfully launch your own venture.

You will benefit from a focused curriculum that presents business knowledge within the context of engineering projects and prototypes. You will learn how to

• account for market and commercial factors within the product development process,

• incorporate customer patterns into product design,

• manage engineering projects, and

• understand the elements and functions of a financial report.

You’ll gain a thorough understanding of how to effectively lead your organization and integrate business priorities with the requirements of technological product development. You will also learn how the success or failure of an engineering project can impact the bottom line. In addition, you’ll demonstrate your management ability and gain hands-on experience by completing a capstone project in which you find a solution to a real-life industry problem.

Future Career

The Engineering Management MS program is designed as a career development option for those working in technology-based ventures who desire to learn specific management techniques associated with technology development and advancement. Students gain many of the skills and approaches necessary to increase the productivity and innovative capacity of technology-driven organizations.

Graduates are uniquely suited to oversee teams of other engineers and formulate plans for the successful completion of projects. The highly specialized, yet broadly applicable nature of the program prepares graduates for positions such as

• • automation engineer;
  • chemical process engineer;
  • client services analyst;
  • construction project engineer;
  • design engineer.