Beginning this fall, the University of Utah will begin offering a Master’s in Engineering Management. This new degree will be available for both online students as well as in-person. Students will gain skills in leadership and management, as well as learning to identify inefficiencies and improve decision making. This program is a great fit for any engineer interested in leadership and management roles.
“Engineers tend to be great employees and it’s natural to promote them into leadership and managerial roles,” said Todd Easton, Director of Engineering Management Programs at the U. “Some engineers obtain an MBA to help gain the skills for these roles, however, our program is more technical. The Master’s in Engineering Management provides students an opportunity to learn leadership and managements skills, while also gaining additional technical engineering skills.”
In addition to going through the program in a standard in-person format, the degree is also available online. This provides students the opportunity to take one or two courses a semester and finish the program in two or three years while continuing to work in their current roles. This allows students to take advantage of the tuition reimbursement programs offered at many engineering companies.
All students in the program will take core classes that will give them a range of skills including leadership, management, project management, product development, production efficiency, financial analysis, and optimization or statistical analysis. Beyond these core skills, students will take four courses of electives to help them specialize and gain additional tools for their specific goals. This provides students with the flexibility to get the most out of their educational experience and create a master’s degree that is unique to their situation, career, and goals.
“Pursuing a degree in Engineering Management can open a whole new career with interesting new problems and opportunities,” said Easton. “This is great for engineers who have spent a few years or even decades in a role and are ready for new challenges.”
More information on program requirements and how to get started is available on the Systems, Industrial, and Management Engineering website.
