Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management
This degree is designed primarily for persons holding a bachelor's degree in industrial technology, engineering, engineering technology, applied sciences, manufacturing engineering, mechanical design, or related technical professional programs.
Admission Requirements
- Satisfy the University admission requirements.
- Satisfy one of the following:
- A minimum score of 800 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE and a minimum of 3.0 undergraduate grade point average in major field.
- GRE (verbal & quantitative score) X GPA = 2,400.
Requirements for the Degree
- Satisfy admission requirements.
- Successfully complete and defend a thesis or pass both written and oral comprehensive exit examinations.
- Must be unconditionally admitted.
- Complete the required course work in the three components as follows:
|
Sem. Hrs. |
|
Core Courses |
12 |
|
The student must complete 12 semester hours from the following:
IET 600 - Impact of Technology |
3 |
IET 603 - Quality Assurance in Science and Technology |
3 |
IET 619 - Total Quality Control |
3 |
IET 698 - Research Methods in Technology |
3 |
Technical Concentration |
12 |
The student must complete 12 semester hours from the following:
IET 610 - Advanced Engineering Economics |
3 |
IET 621 - Experimental Design for Industry |
3 |
IET 622 - Industrial Project Management |
3 |
IET 627 - Advanced Applied Industrial Management |
3 |
IET 630 - Design for Manufacturability |
3 |
IET 644 - Wireless Networking & Systems |
3 |
IET 645 - Computer Interfacing and Applications |
3 |
IET 680 - Networking Technology |
3 |
IET 688 - Computer Integrated Manufacturing |
3 |
IET 690 - Supervised Internship |
3 |
ITMT 684 - Manufacturing Information Systems |
3 |
Technical Electives |
6 |
ITCD, ITMT, ITCM, or ITEC |
|
Synthesis Experience (Research) |
9 |
The student must complete nine semester hours from option 1 or 2.
*Option 1 - Thesis
|
Sem. Hrs. |
IET 670 - Directed Research or |
|
IET 676 - Directed Study |
3 |
IET 699 - Thesis |
6 |
Option 2 - Nonthesis
IET 670 - Directed Research |
3 |
IET 676 - Directed Study |
3 |
Electives |
3 |
IET, ITCD, ITCM, ITEC, or ITMT |
|
*Students should not take more than six hours of either directed research or directed study in the program.
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED |
33 |
The student's graduate committee will consist of three members of the graduate faculty with one member from outside the IET department. The committee members, chosen by the student, will be representatives of the IET graduate faculty and others. Should the student elect to conduct a thesis research, thesis advisor/chair will be a graduate faculty member from the IET department.
Student Competencies
- Perform advanced technical-management responsibilities in business, industry, education and government.
- Apply theories, concepts, and principles of related disciplines to develop the communication skills required for technical-managers.
- Apply scientific and technological concepts to solving technological problems.
- Apply concepts and skills developed in a variety of technical and professional disciplines including computer applications and networking, materials properties and production processes, and quality control to conduct empirical research in order to improve the production processes and techniques.
- Plan, facilitate, and integrate technology and problem solving techniques in the leadership functions of the economic enterprise system.
- Engage in applied technical research in order to add to the knowledge of the discipline and to solve problems which surface in the workplace.
Assessment Procedures
- Students are required to complete a thesis or to pass both an oral and written exit examination (passing grade for written examination = 70 percent).
- Students must complete the required course work with a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0.