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Preparing leaders to tackle the most challenging problems facing industry and society.
The CU Boulder Engineering Management Program (EMP) integrates management skills with technical and engineering knowledge to prepare current and future leaders to advance great opportunities and launch effective solutions for organizations, societies and the planet.
Graduate Programs Overview
The EMP offers both the Master of Engineering in Engineering Management degree and graduate certificates designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors.
Courses are taught by faculty with significant industry experience whose core commitment is to ensure real-world, job-relevant applicability. As students advance through the program, they benefit from a comprehensive curriculum comprised of leadership, finance, project management, communication, strategic planning, marketing, innovation management, and engineering ethics.
Your Degree, Your Way
Coursework is available across a variety of modalities to best accommodate your needs and schedule.
Traditional | Coursera | |
|---|---|---|
Attendance Types | Attend classes in-person (evenings), remote via Zoom, or via class session recordings | Asynchronous, self-paced courses |
Pacing | Instructor sets deadlines | Mostly self-paced |
Instruction | CU Boulder faculty and student assistants | Video recordings with course facilitator support |
Term Cadence/ | 16-week terms, 3 credits per course typically | 8-week terms, 1 credit per course |
Dual Degree Eligible | Yes, in Aerospace, Computer Science, Electrical & Mechanical | No |
Certificates | Engineering Management in the Aerospace Industry Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Engineering Leadership & Management Project Management | Engineering Management Design for the Circular Economy |
Admissions | Application, resume, personal statement, transcripts; No GRE or letters of recommendation required | Admission is performance-based: Complete a 3-credit “pathway” course sequence, in either Finance or Project Management, with a 3.0 GPA or better |
Military Benefits | Eligible for military benefits | Eligible for military benefits |
Financial Aid | Eligible for federal financial aid | Not eligible for federal financial aid |
Tuition | Graduate Professional Engineering | ME-EM on Coursera |
Flexibility to fit your schedule & career
Learn from top-tier faculty with deep industry background
No GRE scores or letters of recommendation required
Engage with gifted peers from a range of industries
Curriculum
The ME-EM is a non-thesis degree that requires 30 credit hours of coursework. You must complete 12 credits of core coursework in finance, project management, leadership, and communication and 18 credits of elective coursework across a variety of topic areas, including technology entrepreneurship, product development, ethical decision making, and more.
Traditional Program Electives
Applied Statistical Methods
Project Management Application and Execution
Aerospace Program Management
Quality Management
Leading Others
Leading Technical Organizations
Neuroscience of Leadership
Global Topics in Aerospace
Ethical Decision-Making in Engineering Management
Marketing and Technology Ventures
Technology Entrepreneurship
Applied Sustainability for Engineering Managers
Resilience Engineering and Leadership in Crisis
Business Law for Engineering Managers
Product Development and Design
Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
Lean and Agile Management
Change Management & Leading Organizational Change
Data Analytics and Visualization
Digital Engineering and Model-Based Systems
Digital Transformation
Requirements, Verification, and Validation Fundamentals
Coursera Program Electives
Data-Driven Management
Leading Tech Organizations
Neuroscience of Leadership
Ethical Decision-Making
Tech Entrepreneurship
Marketing and Tech Ventures
Product Development
Systems Engineering
Applied Sustainability
Sustainable Product Development
Resilience Engineering
Global Perspectives on Diverse Teams
Sustainable and Resilient Operations
Leading the Circular Economy
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