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Rigorous, discipline-based research is the hallmark of the MIT Sloan PhD Program. The program is committed to educating scholars who will lead in their fields of research—those with outstanding intellectual skills who will carry forward productive research on the complex organizational, financial, and technological issues that characterize an increasingly competitive and challenging business world.

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PhD studies at MIT Sloan are intense and individual in nature, demanding a great deal of time, initiative, and discipline from every candidate. But the rewards of such rigor are tremendous:  MIT Sloan PhD graduates go on to teach and conduct research at the world's most prestigious universities.

PhD Program curriculum at MIT Sloan is organized under the following three academic areas: Behavior & Policy Sciences; Economics, Finance & Accounting; and Management Science. Our nine research groups correspond with one of the academic areas, as noted below.

MIT Sloan PhD Research Groups

Behavioral & policy sciences.

Economic Sociology

Institute for Work & Employment Research

Organization Studies

Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Strategic Management

Economics, Finance & Accounting

Accounting  

Management Science

Information Technology

System Dynamics  

Those interested in a PhD in Operations Research should visit the Operations Research Center .  

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MIT Sloan is eager to provide a diverse group of talented students with early-career exposure to research techniques as well as support in considering research career paths.

Rising Scholars Conference

The fourth annual Rising Scholars Conference on October 25 and 26 gathers diverse PhD students from across the country to present their research.

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The goal of the MIT Sloan PhD Program's admissions process is to select a small number of people who are most likely to successfully complete our rigorous and demanding program and then thrive in academic research careers. The admission selection process is highly competitive; we aim for a class size of nineteen students, admitted from a pool of hundreds of applicants.

What We Seek

• Outstanding intellectual ability
• Excellent academic records
• Previous work in disciplines related to the intended area of concentration
• Strong commitment to a career in research

MIT Sloan PhD Program Admissions Requirements Common Questions

Dates and Deadlines

Admissions for 2024 is closed. The next opportunity to apply will be for 2025 admission. The 2025 application will open in September 2024. 

More information on program requirements and application components

Students in good academic standing in our program receive a funding package that includes tuition, medical insurance, and a fellowship stipend and/or TA/RA salary. We also provide a new laptop computer and a conference travel/research budget.

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MIT Sloan produces top-notch PhDs in management. Immersed in MIT Sloan's distinctive culture, upcoming graduates are poised to innovate in management research and education. Here are the academic placements for our PhDs graduating in May and September 2024. Our 2024-2025 job market candidates will be posted in early June 2024.

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The PhD Program is integral to the research of MIT Sloan's world-class faculty. With a reputation as risk-takers who are unafraid to embrace the unconventional, they are engaged in exciting disciplinary and interdisciplinary research that often includes PhD students as key team members.

Research centers across MIT Sloan and MIT provide a rich setting for collaboration and exploration. In addition to exposure to the faculty, PhD students also learn from one another in a creative, supportive research community.

Throughout MIT Sloan's history, our professors have devised theories and fields of study that have had a profound impact on management theory and practice.

From Douglas McGregor's Theory X/Theory Y distinction to Nobel-recognized breakthroughs in finance by Franco Modigliani and in option pricing by Robert Merton and Myron Scholes, MIT Sloan's faculty have been unmatched innovators.

This legacy of innovative thinking and dedication to research impacts every faculty member and filters down to the students who work beside them.

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“MIT Sloan PhD training is a transformative experience. The heart of the process is the student’s transition from being a consumer of knowledge to being a producer of knowledge. This involves learning to ask precise, tractable questions and addressing them with creativity and rigor. Hard work is required, but the reward is the incomparable exhilaration one feels from having solved a puzzle that had bedeviled the sharpest minds in the world!” -Ezra Zuckerman Sivan Alvin J. Siteman (1948) Professor of Entrepreneurship

Sample Dissertation Abstracts - These sample Dissertation Abstracts provide examples of the work that our students have chosen to study while in the MIT Sloan PhD Program.

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PhD in Engineering Management

Advancing engineering research and leadership.

The industry leaders of tomorrow must earn their credentials today. Enroll in Western New England University’s PhD in Engineering Management program and prepare to take your place at the top of your organization. In this full- or part-time program , you will learn at a technical depth and gain the breadth of knowledge to become a successful practitioner, researcher, teacher, and mentor in the management of engineering and technology. You will develop the skills needed to conduct rigorous research in areas related to the improvement, design, and management of projects and programs within complex human/technological systems, including engineering, quality, healthcare, service, and logistical/transportation systems. You have the option to complete the PhD in Engineering Management 100% online . This is an excellent option for working professionals interested in pursuing their program part-time at our nationally recognized university.

Why Choose the PhD in Engineering Management?

It is the philosophy of the program to graduate students who have the ability to create, evaluate, improve, design, and manage complex human technological systems. Additionally, students will demonstrate the ability, through dissertation research, to contribute to the body of knowledge in the field of engineering management. The systems include engineering/manufacturing systems, service systems, and logistical systems.

What to Expect

The PhD in Engineering Management focuses on developing skills needed to conduct rigorous research in areas related to the improvement, design, and management of projects and programs within complex human-technological systems.

What Will You Study?

The PhD in Engineering Management focuses on developing skills needed to conduct rigorous research in areas related to the improvement, design, and management of projects and programs within complex human-technological systems. Students take 10 courses before beginning a dissertation research project, including five core courses that establish a foundation of knowledge from which each student can explore their area of interest. Core courses are Engineering Supply Chain, Operations Research, Project Management, Strategic Economic Decision Making, and Seminar/Research Methods for Engineering Management. After the core is complete, a plan of study is developed in consultation with a research advisor that considers the dissertation research of the student. Whether you pursue your studies on campus or fully online, you will work regularly with your advisor, a content expert in your field of interest. You can be confident that you will have support throughout your educational journey.

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Admissions requirements.

Candidates for the PhD in Engineering Management should possess a master’s or bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related discipline. A cumulative GPA of at least a 3.5 (4.0 scale) will be required for admission. A GRE score* from the last five years, with a combined verbal and quantitative score of at least a 300 with a quantitative score in at least the top 40 th  percentile will be required for consideration.  Candidates below established GPA and GRE requirements will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Candidates whose primary language is not English will be required to demonstrate proficiency in English . Applicants must also have evidence of completion of a probability and statistics course with a grade of at least a “B” and be able to demonstrate competence in at least one structured programming language (R, Python, C++, etc.).

*The College of Engineering will consider waiving the GRE requirement based on progressive industry experience, academic performance, a recommendation from a research advisor, and an interview. The interview can be scheduled at any point during the application process by emailing Dr. Christian Salmon, Department Chair for Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, at [email protected] .

Admissions Process

The personal attention you’ll receive from our faculty is unparalleled. They’ll become your mentors, learning partners, and colleagues during your education. Not only will you work with them in the classroom, but you’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty on research and development projects. Their interests are in areas such as supply chain management, discrete event systems, quality, reliability, global health, human factors, and risk management.

How are courses offered?

Course Delivery: In-class or online* Total Credits: 57-72

Options for attending courses include fully in-class, fully online, as well as hybrid in-class and online to accommodate work and family. All lectures will be captured and available for online review. The program will capture all lecture-based presentations using the echo360 lecture capture system.

If you are interested in completing the program fully online, you will have an initial consultation with the Department Chair to discuss your goals and how an online approach could work for you, with particular attention to dissertation requirements. Once enrolled in program, you will be paired with a faculty advisor who will be a content expert in their field based on your research interests.

*International candidates will be required to attend in-class sessions in order to be in compliance with student visa requirements.

Program Goals & Philosophy

Goals/Principles

The goal of the program is to prepare graduates with the appropriate technical depth and breadth of knowledge so that they may be successful educators, researches, and practitioners in the management of complex human technological systems. The program will follow three principles in pursuit of this goal. In addition to passing the required coursework, students must also pass a comprehensive examination to demonstrate a mastery of Principles 1 and 2.

Principle 1: Provide a Solid Foundation and Depth in Engineering Management Theory and Practice

A solid fundamental understanding of a field is essential in order for students to be considered an expert in that field. This is true for Engineering Management as well. It is the fundamentals that a student will need to expand upon in order to contribute new knowledge to the field of engineering management. We place an emphasis on the fundamentals of the management of complex human technological systems and an emphasis on the modeling and analysis of such systems.

Principle 2: Provide Breadth Across Multiple Types of Human Technological Systems

Principles, tools, and fundamentals of engineering management have been rooted in engineering and manufacturing systems. These tools have also been successfully applied to other systems such as service and transportation/logistical systems. Today engineering managers can be increasingly found in banks, hospitals, amusement parks, airlines, and a variety of delivery agencies. On the surface, these industries appear different however; they all involve people, materials, information, equipment, energy, and capital. Therefore, the program will emphasize case studies and examples within the coursework that are applications in the following three areas: 

• Engineering and Manufacturing Systems
• Service Systems
• Logistical Systems

Principle 3: Contribute to the body of Knowledge in Engineering Management

A requirement of any Doctorate of Philosophy Program in Engineering is the expectation that graduating students will contribute to the body of knowledge in their chosen field by conducting research. This will be demonstrated by graduating students successfully completing a doctoral dissertation. Students conducting dissertation research will be guided by a selected advisor and advisory committee. Students must pass a dissertation approval examination in order to ensure they are prepared to conduct research. Upon the successful completion of research, graduating students will document the research results in a dissertation. Dissertations will be defended in front of advisory committees.

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Doctor of Philosophy in the Field of Engineering Management

The online master of science in engineering management is designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary understanding of leadership skills. Specifically, the skills needed to become effective managers in technology-driven organizations and government entities. Throughout the program, students acquire knowledge of technical engineering principles and engineering contracts within a management context.

Program graduates are equipped with the skills to effectively lead diverse engineering teams, oversee complex projects, implement innovative strategies, and drive organizational success. They also are prepared to take the Project Management Professional Examination (offered by the Project Management Institute) to receive the PMP certification.

The online program’s structure offers synchronous and asynchronous learning options, giving students the flexibility to study at their convenience and from any location.

This is a STEM designated program.

Visit the  program website  for additional information.

* A limited number of doctoral applicants are accepted for the summer. Please contact the admissions office for details.  International applicants who require a visa from GW are eligible to apply for admission in fall and spring only (not summer).

For additional information about the admissions process visit the SEAS Admissions Frequently Asked Questions  page.

Contact for questions:

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202-994-1802 (phone) 202-994-1651 (fax)

Hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday

Credit Requirements 

Students entering the program with a relevant master’s degree spend a minimum of three years in full-time residency for PhD studies. During that time they take a minimum of 36 credits in coursework, including at least 18 credits in dissertation research. Students entering the program without a relevant master’s degree are required to take up 24 credits in additional of coursework. Students entering with only a bachelor’s degree are required to take 24 credits in additional coursework. 

Additional requirements

• To advance to the research phase, students must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.4 with no grade below  B-  at the completion of their coursework.  
• Coursework must be finished within three years (five years for direct admit PhD students) of the start of the PhD program.
• Within three years of the start of the program (five years for direct admits), Students must attempt the doctoral qualifying examination and will be given a maximum of two attempts to pass the exam.
• Within five years of the start of the program (seven years for direct admits), students must complete their research proposal and successfully defend it to a committee of three members, at least two of which which must be from the EMSE Department. Students have a maximum of two attempts to successfully pass their research proposal defense.
• Within seven years of the start of their PhD program (nine years for direct admits), students must complete their research dissertation and successfully defend it to a committee of five members, at least three of which must be from the EMSE Department and one must be from outside the EMSE Department. Students have a maximum of two attempts to successfully pass their dissertation defense.

Preliminary/Qualifying Exams

The Qualifying Examination is the principal means of determining whether a student qualifies as a candidate for the doctoral degree and progress to the second stage of the program. Its purpose is to ascertain that the student's background and intellectual development are adequate to support doctoral research in the central field. The DQE will be offered in January (both parts) and September (only data analysis).  Before taking the examination, students must have completed the core courses and 27 credits (nine courses) of their required coursework and have the DegreeMap finalized. Students must also submit a Doctoral Qualifying Exam Checklist to the doctoral coordinator.

The Qualifying Examination consists of two parts: a two-part written examination and a focus area exam.

Written Exam (Part I)

This exam consists of a two-hour, in-class exam covering EMSE 6765 and an eight-hour, take-home exam covering EMSE 8000 and EMSE 8001 . Both exams are offered during the last week in January. The EMSE 6765 -based exam is also offered during the last week in January. Students should apply to take this exam before the end of the preceding semester.

Focus Area Exam (Part II)

The Focus Area Exam is both a written and oral exam. Students must take this exam by the end of the semester following the successful completion of DQE part I (i.e., student will nominally complete Part I in January, and must take Part II in the third week of May). Students should register for EMSE 8999 for the semester in which they are taking the exam.

Students have three options for the basis for their oral defense:

• A conference or journal paper, on which they are the lead author. If it is a conference paper, the full paper must have been peer-reviewed.
• A seminal journal paper in their focus area. Their advisor and examining committee must approve the paper.
• A 10-page literature review on a topic in their focus area. They have two weeks to complete the review.

In all cases, students are required to defend the work in front of a committee. The committee must consist of three faculty members, at least two of which are full-time in EMSE. Oral exams are approximately one hour long.

At the discretion of the committee, a student who fails any part of the qualifying examination may be given a second opportunity to attempt qualification for candidacy. Usually, only the failed portion of the examination must be retaken. Students who fail to qualify for candidacy in a doctoral program of the School are considered to have failed on a school-wide basis and will not be admitted to further doctoral study within the School.

After successful completion of the DQE, the candidate's advisor will present the academic record of the candidate and request the formation of a research committee. The Department votes on (provisional) admission to candidacy and the research committee. The research committee must be formed before the proposal defense (described below) and must consist of the student’s advisor and two other faculty members, at least one of which must be full-time. Once the student is admitted to candidacy for the degree, he/she begins specialized study and research under the supervision of their research committee. At this point the research committee remains fixed unless a change is formally requested and approved by the department chair and advisor.

Publication Requirements

Students are given 18 months from completion of DQE Part II to be accepted into a pre-approved conference for presentation on a topic relevant to their research. This presentation must be co-authored by their adviser. Failure to do so will result in termination of their candidacy in the doctoral program.

Dissertation

• Proposal defense: After acceptance to a conference, students are required to present a written dissertation proposal to their research committee and to successfully defend the proposal in an oral defense. This proposal should consist of, at a minimum, an introductory chapter, a review of the literature chapter, a methodology chapter, and a chapter on potential results. The Request for Proposal Defense form must be filed and approved two weeks prior to the defense. The Form 5 Doctor of Science Dissertation form is present at the proposal defense and, after a successful defense, is signed by all committee members. After the defense, the advisor in collaboration with the student submits, in writing, a copy (signed by student and adviser) of all suggestions, clarifications, and corrections to the proposal along with the signed Form 5 to the doctoral coordinator within four weeks of the defense. Failure to do so will void the defense. The doctoral coordinator forwards the Form 5 to the department chair for signature. Students are given a maximum of two attempts and a maximum time limit of two years past the semester in which they pass their DQEs to successfully defend their proposal. Failure to do so will result in termination of their candidacy in the doctoral program.
• Final examination/doctoral defense: Once the dissertation has been completed and accepted by the faculty advisor and research committee, students may file a Request for Final Examination form with the Doctoral Coordinator. This form must be filed and approved by the department chair at least two weeks prior to the final examination date. Approval is granted only when all required materials have been presented to the doctoral coordinator. The required materials include a completely filed Request for Final Examination Form, a copy of the journal article with reviews, resumes of outside evaluators and electronic and written copies of the dissertation. The final examination is oral and open to the public. The candidate must demonstrate mastery of the special field of study and of the materials and techniques used in the research. The committee of examiners may include qualified experts brought to the University especially to participate in the examination. The director of research usually serves as advocate for the candidate. Students should consult department regulations concerning the formation of the committee. The committee votes on the quality and originality of the candidate’s contribution to knowledge as well as their mastery of the scholarship and research techniques of the field. Upon a majority vote for pass, the committee recommends the candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The vote to pass may be provisional based on committee recommendations for changes to the dissertation in terms of additional analysis, writing or clarifications.

Seminar and Colloquia Requirements

• As described in the Publication Requirements section above, students are required to present in a pre-approved conference on a topic relevant to their research. In addition, students are also encouraged to present and participate in departmental research seminars.

Graduation and Scholarship Requirements

Students are responsible for knowing the university’s minimum GPA requirement for graduation and scholarships. Please visit the Graduation and Scholarship Requirements section on the GW Bulletin to read the requirements.

Students should contact the department for additional information and requirements.

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PhD in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering (DRIG)

The PhD programme in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering (DRIG) offers students an advanced training path and an introduction to research activities in the fields of management, economics and industrial engineering.

The programme, which takes place within the Management Engineering, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering , aims to develop professionals capable of carrying out high-profile research activities in:

• Academic institutions;
• Manufacturing and service companies;
• National and international research institutions.

The program allows the development of:

• A solid methodological preparation;
• Multidisciplinary knowledge;
• A broad cultural openness;
• The ability to study problems in an innovative way by combining different analytical perspectives.

The commitment of the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering in the field of research and scientific collaborations with other academic and non-academic institutions offer students an ideal environment to acquire frontier knowledge and cultivate their research interests in a wide range of subjects.

For more information, visit  PhD Programme in Management Engineering .

Young B. Moon, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department Chair 263 Link Hall 315-443-4366 [email protected]

Jackie Anderson, EM Program Director 255 Link Hall 315-443-2341 [email protected]

Description:

The program leading to the Master of Science degree in Engineering Management (MS EM) is interdisciplinary. It is administered by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and the College of Engineering and Computer Science, with the cooperative support of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.

The MS EM degree program is designed for practicing engineers and scientists who have or seek increased managerial and leadership responsibilities. The degree program provides a balanced field of knowledge in engineering management theory and practices, statistics, quality control, finance, economics, information/data management, and legal issues. With proper selection of courses, technical competence in a particular area can be strengthened as well. Course electives can be chosen to customize your program of study to meet specific career goals.

For more information, contact Jackie Anderson, Engineering Management Program, 263 Link Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY 13244-1240; 315-443-2341, [email protected] .

Admission Requirements

Admission to the MS degree program is granted on the basis of undergraduate preparation and performance, GRE scores, and letters of recommendation documenting the recent technical proficiency of the applicant. A grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent), and a GRE Quantitative Reasoning score of 700 or higher (155 or higher on the new scale) are normally expected.

Admission to this MS degree program requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or an acceptable field of Science.  

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Use the principles of advanced mathematics to identify, analyze and solve engineering management problems

2. Apply appropriate economics and project management techniques to support more informed decisions

3. Apply knowledge and skills in the management of technology

4. Communicate advanced technical and managerial concepts effectively

5. Advance existing technical or scientific skills

Degree Requirements

The MS EM is a 30 credit-hour program (10 courses), plus a zero credit exit paper.

At least 18 credit-hours (6 courses) must be at the 600-level or higher.

The program consists of a set of 4 required core courses (12 credits), a set of 4 courses (12 credits) in engineering management specialization, and 2 elective courses (6 credits) in engineering and computer science.

Students are allowed to register for experience credits (MAE 670), but MAE 670 does not count towards the degree requirements.

Completion of the program with less than 24 semester credits in engineering does not lead to credit towards licensure.

Core Coursework (12 credits)

For residential students.

• ECS 526 - Statistics for Engineers 3 credit(s)
• MAE 548 - Engineering Economics and Technology Valuation 3 credit(s)
• SCM 656 - Project Management 3 credit(s)
• EEE 620 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship 3 credit(s)

For Online Students

• MAE 512 - Technology Management 3 credit(s)
• MAE 613 - New Product Development 3 credit(s)

Management Specialization Tracks

Students have to select 3 courses (9 credits) from one of the following 4 tracks, plus 1 course (3 credits) from any of the 4 tracks. Alternatively, students can choose the 5th track and create a custom track. These tracks are regularly reviewed and may be revised by the program committee.

Track 1: Operations

• CEE 601 - Construction Engineering and Project Management 3 credit(s)
• MFE 634 - Productivity and Quality Engineering 3 credit(s)
• MFE 654 - Production System Design and Control 3 credit(s)
• SCM 701 - Supply Chain and Logistics Management 3 credit(s)
• SCM 711 - Supply Chain Management Systems 3 credit(s)
• SCM 755 - Lean Six Sigma 3 credit(s)
• SCM 777 - Global Supply Chain Management & Risk Mgmt 3 credit(s)

Track 2: Entrepreneurship

• ECS 511 - Sustainable Manufacturing 3 credit(s)
• EEE 621 - Corporate Entrepreneurship 3 credit(s)
• EEE 625 - Venture Capital 3 credit(s)
• EEE 643 - Emerging Enterprise Consulting 3 credit(s)
• LAW 726 - Intellectual Property 3 credit(s)
• MBC 610 - Opportunity Recognition and Ideation 1.5 credit(s)
• MBC 636 - Marketing Management 3 credit(s)

Track 3: Informatics

• CIS 787 - Analytical Data Mining 3 credit(s)
• CSE 581 - Introduction to Database Management Systems 3 credit(s)
• SCM 651 - Business Analytics 3 credit(s)
• MBC 638 - Data Analysis and Decision Making 3 credit(s)
• ECS 629 - Modeling and Optimization Techniques 3 credit(s)
• ECS 630 - Simulation and Data Analytics 3 credit(s)

Track 4: Sustainability

• ECS 636 - Sustainable Development and Infrastructure Management 3 credit(s)
• CEE 663 - Introduction to Sustainable Engineering 3 credit(s)
• ECS 561 - Data Centers: Infrastructure Design and Energy Efficiency 3 credit(s)
• ECS 650 - Managing Sustainability: Purpose, Principles, and Practice 3 credit(s)
• ECS 651 - Strategic Management and the Natural Environment 3 credit(s)
• ECS 759 - Sustainability-Driven Enterprise 3 credit(s)

Track 5: Custom Track

Students may select individual courses of their choice to create a custom track. Courses must be approved by advisor/program committee.

Seminar Requirement

MS students must also attend at least two (2) semesters of the MAE graduate seminars or have a professional experience exemption:

• MAE 995 - Graduate Seminar 0 credit(s)

GPA Requirement

A minimum GPA of 3.0 for coursework included in the Program of Study for the degree along with a minimum GPA of 2.8 for all credits earned must be achieved to graduate.

Application Procedure

Online application is the preferred method of applying to graduate programs at Syracuse University. Applications submitted online can be processed faster and more efficiently than those filed on paper. Access the online application.

You will receive an e-mail or postcard from Syracuse University when your application has been received and processed.

Department Policies

Independent study maximum.

A graduate student may not count more than 3 credits of Independent Study towards the completion of their degree requirements:

• MAE 990 - Independent Study 1-6 credit(s)

Special Projects Maximum

A graduate student may not count more than 6 credits of Special Projects towards the completion of their degree requirements:

• MEE 996 - Special Projects 1-6 credit(s)

Transfer Credit Policy

A maximum of 9 credits of graduate coursework with a grade of B or better can be transferred into the program from another university with approval from the department.

Master of Science in Engineering Management Integrating Technical Expertise with Strategic Leadership

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Become a Business Leader in the Engineering Field with Liberty’s Online Master of Science in Engineering Management

Engineers use scientific and mechanical understanding to create new and better products that revolutionize every industry. But it takes a lot of different skills to create a successful business. Liberty’s 100% online Master of Science (MS) in Engineering Management can equip you with the balance of advanced business skills and engineering knowledge you need to help your organizations succeed in a competitive marketplace.

Liberty’s online MS in Engineering Management is designed to equip you for the next step in your career so you can move from directly working on a project to building the structures of leadership to help the project succeed. With this program, you will develop your skills in engineering to learn the best practices and leadership techniques to help engineers work together to reach their goals. With a practical capstone project, you will demonstrate that you can apply your studies to real-world problems in the field and build a successful engineering firm.

What Will You Study in Our Master’s in Engineering Management ?

Building on your hands-on engineering experience, you will gain a new skill set in specialized engineering business management strategies. You will develop project management, product development, strategic planning, and quality management skills that can help your team of engineers work toward project goals more efficiently. Depending on your choice of specialization, you will grow in your skills as a project manager and leader as you tackle advanced techniques and learn the best strategies to use in a leadership role.

Liberty’s MS in Engineering Management can equip you to lead in an engineering business so that you can:

• Integrate a Christian worldview into the practice of management.
• Recommend solutions based on research, knowledge of the literature, and best practices of engineering management.
• Utilize appropriate decision-making skills based on current management theory and analysis.

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Master of Science in Engineering Management Degree Information

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Why Choose Liberty’s MS in Engineering Management Degree?

Liberty’s online Master of Science in Engineering Management is structured to give you a set of invaluable, industry-focused tools and skills that can help you navigate and overcome the challenges in leading an engineering business. With an online format, you can gain the skills you need for upper management in just 1 year from the comfort of your home or office. You can advance toward the credentials you need for higher-paying roles in engineering management while continuing to work in your current position.

In our MS in Engineering Management, you can choose between the project management and leadership areas of study to best fit your career path and field. No matter which program you choose, you will have our faculty of industry-leading engineers to mentor you and help you become the leader you want to be.

Additional Degree Highlights:

• Liberty University’s Center for Engineering Research & Education (CERE) promotes research and development of all forms of energy generation, storage, and transmission. As an online student, you will benefit from the findings of our brick-and-mortar campus.
• Completing a hands-on capstone project will demonstrate that you can apply your training and knowledge to real-world problems in the field of engineering.

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Potential Career  Opportunities for Master of Science in Engineering Management Graduates

• Cost systems analyst
• Engineering analyst
• Engineering project manager
• Processing engineer

Degree Options for Master’s in Engineering Management

Liberty’s 100% online  Master of Science in Engineering Management – Leadership  program provides engineering-centered training to help managers build successful project teams. You can develop a servant-leadership approach to organizational leadership that can help your business thrive.

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Project Management

Liberty’s 100% online  Master of Science in Engineering Management – Project Management  helps you develop new strategic approaches to managing operations for small- and large-scale projects. With these new skills, you will be equipped to help engineering teams work together to meet critical project goals – even across the globe.

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• Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
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• Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
• If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application .
• Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.

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Industrial Engineering Welcomes Minshuo Chen as Assistant Professor

Chen, who earned his phd from the georgia institute of technology, will join iems in the fall.

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences (IEMS) at Northwestern Engineering has announced the hire of Minshuo Chen as a tenure-track assistant professor. Chen will join IEMS in the fall. 

Chen’s hire is the latest for the department, which is striving to add professors with diverse backgrounds and experiences to provide more perspectives to IEMS students.

Chen earned a PhD in machine learning from the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. After that, he worked as an associate research scholar with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University from 2022 to 2024. 

Chen's research is in developing principled methodologies and theoretical foundations of deep learning, with a particular interest in reinforcement learning and deep generative artificial intelligence, including diffusion models and large language models. His work fits in the interdisciplinary areas of applied mathematics, operations research, sequential decision-making, statistics, and computer science.

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Program Management of Large Engineering Projects

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Computational Social Science

Decision and risk analysis, operations research.

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Quantitative finance.

Characterized by its social science depth, state-of-the-art methods, and field-based understanding of technology firms and markets.

Focuses on: - Analysis and design of public policy - Crowdsourcing - Coordination in online labor markets - Casual inference and experimentation

Courses to Take Statistics, computer science, optimization, economics, sociology, and possibly other social sciences

Recent Dissertations Recent PhD dissertations include: - Design and analysis of a peer-to-peer credit network and reputation system - Analysis of dynamic online markets - Design and analysis of flash teams - Fast algorithms for large scale personalized recommendations

Program and Center Affiliations Social Algorithms Lab (SOAL) Center for Work, Technology & Organization (WTO)

Focuses on applying engineering systems analysis and probability to complex economic and technical design or management problems, in the private and public sectors.

The Engineering Risk Research Group (ERRG) focuses on: - complex engineered systems (e.g., optimal architecture of satellites and deflection of asteroids’ trajectories) - cyber security, and risks in games against adversaries (e.g., counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, and staying ahead of narco-traffickers).

Courses to Take Courses include the mathematical foundations of modeling dynamic environments, value and management of uncertain opportunities and risks, and public policy and strategy applications. Risk analysis requires optimization, stochastic processes, economics and game theory courses.

Recent Dissertations Recent PhD dissertations include: - Experiment sample sizes for influence diagrams - Markov process regression - Quantile function methods for decision analysis

Focuses on developing and applying analytical, computational, and economic tools to address a wide variety of problems in business, government, and society. The area is characterized by its mathematical depth, broad applicability, and interdisciplinary nature and has a particular emphasis in developing and applying models and algorithms to gain new insights and make better decisions across multiple domains.

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PhD students take core courses in optimization and stochastics as well as advanced courses in computer science, game theory, microeconomics, statistics, and other areas tailored to the interests of the student, e.g. Computational Social Science, Operations Management, Environmental Policy, Health Policy, etc.

Program and Center Affiliations Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME)

Organization, Technology and Entrepreneurship

Characterized by the study of technical work, technology’s effects on individuals and teams, the formation and growth of entrepreneurial firms, and strategy and innovation in technology-based firms.

Courses to Take Organization theory, organizational behavior, sociology, social psychology, economics, entrepreneurship, and strategy, as well as methods courses in statistics, experimental methods, inductive case studies, computational tools field research methods courses including ethnography, and social network analysis.

Recent Dissertations Recent PhD dissertations include: - Collaborations of private and public sector organizations to create breakthrough technologies - Collective innovation - Competitive interaction in the software industry - Educational reforms and their implications for entrepreneurship in China - Flash teams - Global collaboration - Occupational identities - Platform competition - Regulatory reforms and innovation in medical device industry - Social movements

Program and Center Affiliations Center for Work, Technology, and Organizations (WTO) Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)

Focuses on the design and analysis of public policies and corporate strategies, especially those with technology-based issues.  Sub-areas include Energy and Environment, Health Systems Modeling and Policy, and National Security Policy.

Courses to Take It features a grounding in microeconomics and modeling approaches. Students take courses with a policy focus include such topics such as national security, energy and environment, and health care, and courses with a strategy focus cover topics such as entrepreneurship, innovation, and product development.

Recent Dissertations Recent PhD dissertations include: -Managing uncertainty in medical decision making -Resource allocation for infectious disease control -Optimizing patient treatment decisions in the presence of rapid technological advances -Economic analysis of HIV prevention and treatment portfolios.

Program and Center Affiliations Center for Health Policy/Program on Clinical Outcomes Research (CHP/PCOR) in the Medical School Energy Modeling Forum Precourt Energy Efficiency Center Systems Utilization Research for Stanford Medicine

Focuses on the quantitative and statistical study of financial risks, institutions, markets, and technology.

Courses to Take Students take courses in probability, statistics, optimization, finance, economics, computational mathematics, and computer science as well as a variety of other courses.

Recent Dissertations Recent PhD dissertations include: - Studies of machine learning methods for risk management - Systemic financial risk - Algorithmic trading - Optimal order execution - Large-scale portfolio optimization - Mortgage markets -Statistical testing of financial models

Program and Center Affiliations Advanced Financial Technologies Laboratory (AFTLab)

Course Announcement Summer 2024: Reliability Engineering Management (ENRE642)

• Post author By Segen Sara A. Habte
• Post date May 9, 2024

ENRE642: Reliability Engineering Management Credits: 3

Description: Unifying systems perspective of reliability engineering management. Design, development and management of organizations and reliability programs including: management of systems evaluation and test protocols, development of risk management-mitigation processes, and management of functional tasks performed by reliability engineers.

PhD Comprehensive Proposal Examination Notice: Resource Management for 3D Video Delivery in XR Services

Candidate: Yingying Pei

Date: May 10, 2024

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Online - contact the  candidate  for more information.

Supervisor(s): Shen, Sherman

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