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Course Requirements

Course work for the Engineering Management Option (36 hours required):

EM Core Courses (required): *
IE 516 Statistical Methods in Industrial Engineering
IE 518 Advanced Engineering Economic Analysis
EM 537 Analytical Methods for Engineering Managers (for students with an undergraduate degree in
Industrial Engineering, IE 522, Optimization Methods in Industrial Engineering, is required instead of EM 537.

EM Concentration Courses (required):
EM 533 Theory and Practice of Engineering Management
EM 534 Financial Management for Engineering Managers
EM 536 Project Management
EM 539 Strategic Management in Technical Organizations

EM Technical Electives:* Select 6 hours with major professor.
IIE 514 Information Systems
IIE 515 Production and Inventory Systems
IIE 517 Reliability Engineering
IIE 519 Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics
IIE 521 Advanced Human Factors Engineering: Methodology
IIE 522 Optimization Methods in Industrial Engineering
IIE 526 Dynamic System Simulation
IIE 527 Lean Production Systems
EM 542 Design of Experiments for Engineering Managers
*Students may select 6 hours of graduate course work in another engineering discipline. However, both courses must be in one discipline, organized in a logical sequence, and approved for use in the EM concentration.

EM Management Electives: Select 6 hours with major professor.
EM 532 Productivity and Quality Engineering
EM 535 Management of Technology
EM 538 New Venture Formation
EM 540 Labor Relations
EM 541 Managing Change and Improvement in Technical Organizations
EM 543 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Engineering Management

EM Capstone Project: EM 501 (3 hours).

Six (6) hours of graduate course work in another engineering discipline may be taken; however, all courses must be in one discipline organized in a logical sequence.

The student may transfer up to 12 hours of courses from other institutions provided they are approved by the program chairman and the Graduate School.


Contact EM

Greg Sedrick, Ph.D., P.E.
Program Chair
931.393.7292
Email

Dee Merriman
Coordinator
931.393.7293
Email

Address inquiries to:
Engineering Management
Univ. of Tn Space Institute
411 B.H. Goethert Pkwy
MS 19
Tullahoma, TN 37388

Fax: 931.393.7201