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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

  • 102 total quarter credit hours
    • Foundation course (6 cr.)
    • 3 Core Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs I, II, III) (36 cr.)
    • 2 Specialized Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs V or VI, and VII) (24 cr.)*
    • Foundation Research Sequence (12 cr.)
    • Advanced Research course (4 cr.) 
    • Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (20 cr.)
  • Professional Development Plan and program of study
  • Four Ph.D. residencies to equal a minimum of 16 units 

Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an 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 Social Change
SBSF 8110 Breadth: Theories of Social Change 4
SBSF 8120 Depth: Current Research in Social Change 4
SBSF 8130 Application: Professional Practice and Social Change 4
KAM II: Principles of Human Development
SBSF 8210 Breadth: Theories of Human Development 4
SBSF 8220 Depth: Current Research in Human Development 4
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 4
SBSF 8320 Depth: Current Research in Organizational and Social Systems 4
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 8100Z Research Theory, Design, and Methods 4
RSCH 8200Z Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8300Z Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis 4

Advanced Research Course

Select one of the following advanced research courses.

Course Code Course Title Credits
RSCH 8250Z Advanced Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8350Z Advanced Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8450Z Advanced Mixed-Methods Reasoning and Analysis 4

Specialized KAMs

Select either KAM V or VI.  KAM VII is required.

Course Code Course Title Credits
KAM V: Engineering Management Quality
AMDS 8514 Breadth: Global Total Quality Management 4
AMDS 8524 Depth: Methods and Tools for Managing Quality Improvement 4
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 4
AMDS 8624 Depth: Collaborative/Concurrent Engineering Management 4
AMDS 8634 Application: Product Life Cycle Cost and Time to Market 4
KAM VII: Research
AMDS 8710 Breadth: Research Methods 4
AMDS 8720 Depth: Selected Research Methods 4
AMDS 8730 Application: Research Design 4

Dissertation

Course Code Course Title Credits
AMDS 9000 Dissertation 20

Course Descriptions

For assistance in deciding which online degree specialization fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.

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Next Start Date: March 5

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