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
Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred.
*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
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
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
You may also be interested in a Course-Based, Self-Directed, or Mixed-Model specialization.
Course-Based
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Information Systems Management
• Leadership and Organizational Change
Self-Directed
• Accounting
• Engineering Management
• Finance
• Leadership and Organizational Change
• Operations Research
• Self-Designed
Mixed-Model
• Information Systems Management
• Knowledge Management
• Learning Management
