Engineering Management

This specialization allows either practicing engineers who plan a move into management or engineers who are already managers to learn the social and behavioral aspects of management.

Completion Requirements for KAM-Based Specializations

  • 134 total quarter credit hours
    • Foundation course (6 cr.)
    • Core Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs I, II, III) (42 cr.)
    • Specialized Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs V, VI, VII) (42 cr.)*
    • Foundation Research Sequence (14 cr.)
    • Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (30 cr.)
  • Professional Development Plan and Program of Study
  • 20 days of residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)

Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.

*Students may substitute three graduate-level courses or two graduate-level courses and an independent study for KAM VII with the approval of their faculty mentor and the program chair, provided that they complete a minimum of two KAMs.

Foundation Course

Course Code Course Title Credits
AMDS 8008 Foundations for Doctoral Study 6

Core KAMs

Course Code Course Title Credits
KAM I: Principles of Societal Development
SBSF 8110 Breadth: Theories of Societal Development 5
SBSF 8120 Depth: Current Research in Societal Development 5
SBSF 8130 Application: Professional Practice and Societal Development 4
KAM II: Principles of Human Development
SBSF 8210 Breadth: Theories of Human Development 5
SBSF 8220 Depth: Current Research in Human Development 5
SBSF 8230 Application: Professional Practice and Human Development 4
KAM III: Principles of Organizational and Social Systems
SBSF 8310 Breadth: Theories of Organizational and Social Systems 5
SBSF 8320 Depth: Current Research in Organizational and Social Systems 5
SBSF 8330 Application: Professional Practice and Organizational and Social Systems 4

Foundation Research Sequence

This sequence provides the student with the background to effectively complete doctoral-level research. The sequence is composed of three online quarter-based courses:

Course Code Course Title Credits
RSCH 8100 Research Theory, Design, and Methods 4
RSCH 8200 Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8300 Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis 4

Specialized KAMs

Course Code Course Title Credits
KAM V: Engineering Management Quality
AMDS 8514 Breadth: Global Total Quality Management 5
AMDS 8524 Depth: Methods and Tools for Managing Quality Improvement 5
AMDS 8534 Application: Reliability and Cost of Quality 4
KAM VI: Engineering Management of Globally Competitive Goods and Services
AMDS 8614 Breadth: Management for World-Class Products 5
AMDS 8624 Depth: Collaborative/Concurrent Engineering Management 5
AMDS 8634 Application: Product Life Cycle Cost and Time-to-Market 4
KAM VII: Research
AMDS 8710 Breadth: Research Methods 5
AMDS 8720 Depth: Selected Research Methods 5
AMDS 8730 Application: Research Design 4

Dissertation

Course Code Course Title Credits
AMDS 9000 Dissertation 30

Course Descriptions

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