Program: Engineering Management, M.S.E.M. - University of South Florida

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

College of Engineering
Department: Industrial & Management Systems Engineering

Major Contacts, Deadlines, and Delivery Information

Also offered as a Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathways

This Major is designed to prepare engineers from various disciplines to make the transition to technical management. Courses in the major involve concepts in engineering management, resource management, strategic planning, and productivity. They combine qualitative approaches with quantitative techniques. Courses are available on campus or through distance learning.

Admission Information

Must meet University Admission and English Proficiency requirements as well as requirements for admission to the major, listed below.

BS in Engineering or equivalent.
GRE may be required
Letter of recommendation.
Resume
Two years professional experience or internship may be required as part of the major

Curriculum Requirements

Total Minimum Hours: 30 Credit Hours

General Core Area - 12 Credit Hours
Quantitative Core Area - 3 Credit Hours
Job Design Core Area - 3 Credit Hours
Electives - 12 Credit Hours Minimum
Thesis Option - 6 Credit Hours*

Up to 6 hours of advanced courses in the student’s area of specialty may be taken as electives. A thesis option is available to M.S.E.M. students who are interested in applied research.

*In the thesis option, 18 credits of core work, 6 credits of electives, and 6 credits of thesis are the minimum required.

Pre-Requisites:

An undergraduate statistics course with a grade of C or higher is a prerequisite for the quantitative core area. Otherwise students must additionally take EGN 3443 Probability & Statistics for Engineers as a prerequisite.

General Core Area: (12 Credit Hours)

EIN 5182 Principles of Engineering Management Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6386 Management of Technological Change Credit Hours: 3
EIN 5350 Technology and Finance Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6183 Engineering Management Policy and Strategy Credit Hours: 3
Note - the Capstone must be taken after all core work requirements have been fulfilled.

Quantitative Core Area (3 Credit Hours)

ESI 6247 Statistical Design Models Credit Hours: 3
Other graduate course approved by the advisor.

Job Design Core Area (3 Credit Hours)

3 credits must be selected from the following options, as approved by advisor. The other course may be taken as an elective.

EIN 6108 EM-Human Relations Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6319 Work Design and Productivity Engineering Credit Hours: 3

Electives (12 Credit Hours Minimum)

12 credits minimum must be selected from the following options, as approved by advisor. (Other Graduate Courses may be taken, with approval of the Graduate Director.)

Students in the thesis option will take 6 credits minimum of electives and the other 6 credits thesis.

EIN 6936 Special Industrial Topics III Credit Hours: 1-3 (Benchmarking)
ESI 5522 Computer Simulation Credit Hours: 3
EIN 5201 Creativity in Technology Credit Hours: 3
EIN 5275 Work Physiology and Biomechanics Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6215 Engineering System Safety Credit Hours: 3
ESI 6324 Engineering the Supply Chain Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6936 Special Industrial Topics III
Credit(s): 1-3 (Graduate Research Seminar)
ESI 6448 Integer Programming Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6178 ISO 9000/14000 Credit Hours: 3
ESI 6491 Linear Programming and Network Optimization Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6392 New Product Development Credit Hours: 3
ESI 6420 Non-Linear Programming Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6216 Occupational Safety Engineering Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6336 Production Control Systems Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6145 Project Management Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6935 Special Industrial Topics II Credit Hours: 1-3 (Strategic Marketing Assessment)
EIN 6936 Special Industrial Topics III
Credit(s): 1-3 (Strategies in Technical Entrepreneurship)
ESI 6213 Stochastic Decision Models I Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6934 Special Industrial Topics I Credit Hours: 1-3 (Tech Venture Strategy)
EIN 6154 Technical Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6106 Technology and Law Credit Hours: 3
EIN 5174 Total Quality Management Concepts Credit Hours: 3
EIN 6177 Total Quality Management Seminar Credit Hours: 3
ENT 6415 Fundamentals of Venture Capital and Private Equity Credit Hours: 3

Thesis Option (6 Credit Hours)

Students in the thesis option will take 6 credits of electives and the other 6 credits thesis.

Comprehensive Exam

Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathway

Also available as a Bachelor’s/Master’s Pathway