Mechanical Engineering & ME-EM Dual Degrees
Complement your Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree with Engineering Management. To complete the Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Management dual degree programs, you must be admitted to both the Engineering Management Program and the Mechanical Engineering Program.
Dual Degree Requirements
The dual degree consists of 45 total credit hours:
- 21 credit hours from the Engineering Management Program (EMP)
- 24 credit hours from the Mechanical Engineering Program
*The 24 credits required are at the discretion of the Mechanical department and may not need to all come from MCEN coursework. Please consult the Mechanical department to confirm requirements for the degree of interest.
Current Requirements (starting Fall 2022)
- EMEN 5015: Engineering Communication (Previously EMEN 5830: Special Topics)
- EMEN 5020: Finance for Engineering Managers
- EMEN 5030: Project Management OR EMEN 5405: Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
- EMEN 5050: Leading Oneself
- Three EMEN elective courses; EMEN 5000 does not count towards the Engineering Management degree requirements
When completing the ME Engineering Management degree candidacy application for graduation, in addition to the 21 EMEN credit hours, students will need to include 9 Mechanical Engineering credit hours to make the 30 total credit hours required to complete the ME Engineering Management degree.
- Contact megrad@colorado.edu for Mechanical Engineering questions.
- View Mechanical Engineering admissions criteria and application requirements.
When completing the ME Mechanical Engineering degree candidacy application for graduation, in addition to the 24 MCEN credit hours, students will need to include 6 EMEN credit hours to make the 30 total credit hours required to complete the ME Mechanical Engineering degree.