Structure of the Program

THESIS OPTION: TWENTY FOUR CREDIT HOURS AND A SIX CREDIT HOURS THESIS ARE REQUIRED:

NUMBER & TYPE OF COURSES

CREDIT HOURS (CRS)

4 CORE COURSES

12

4 ELECTIVE COURSES

12

MASTER THESIS

6

TOTAL

30


NON-THESIS OPTION: THIRTY CREDIT HOURS OF CORE AND ELECTIVE COURSES ARE REQUIRED:

NUMBER & TYPE OF COURSES

CREDIT HOURS (CRS)

4 CORE COURSES

12

6 ELECTIVE COURSES

18

TOTAL

30

CORE COURSES

CODE TITLE CRS
EM 511 Project Management 3
EM 512 Statistical Quality Analysis 3
EM 513 Engineering Financial Analysis 3
EM 514 Strategic Planning 3

ELECTIVE COURSES
The MEM program consists 4 areas of concentration: (1) Construction Engineering Management (2) Industrial and System Engineering (3) Project Management and (4) Technology Management.
Students can choose the area of concentration that fit their expertise and desire. The student can also choose to follow either Thesis option or non-thesis option.
If the student would like to have a construction Management area of concentration, he/she should take four courses from the following elective courses:

Area of Concentration: Construction Management

1. Application of Information Technology in Construction Project Management
2. Construction Claims and Disputes Resolution
3. Construction Project Safety Management
4. Construction Project Scheduling and Planning
5. Construction Technology and Methods
6. Procurement Process and Cost Estimation
7. Project Research
8. Special Topics in Construction Management
9. Sustainable Construction
If the student would like to have area of concentration in Industrial Management, he/she should take four courses from the following elective courses:

Area of Concentration: Industrial and System Management

1. Advanced Optimization for Engineering Management
2. Data Mining for Engineering Applications
3. Engineering Risk Management
4. Enterprise productivity
5. Introduction to Operation Engineering Management Decision Analysis
6. Inventory Control and Production System
7. Lean Manufacturing
8. Project Research
9. Quality Management for Engineers
10. Six Sigma Processes
11. Special Topics in Industrial and System Management
12. Supply Chain Engineering
13. System Simulation
If the student would like to have area of concentration in Project Management, he should take four courses from the following elective courses:

Area of Concentration: Project Management

1. Communicating Technical Information
2. Data Mining for Engineering Applications
3. Engineering Risk Management
4. Leadership and Organizational Behavior
5. Marketing and Technology Venture
6. Operations Management
7. Procurement Process and Cost Estimation
8. Project Research
9. Project Scheduling and Planning
10. Quality Management for Engineers
11. Special Topics in Project Management
If the student would like to have area of concentration in Technology Management, he should take four courses from the following elective courses:

Area of Concentration: Technology Management

1. Advanced Optimization for Engineering Management
2. Data Mining for Engineering Applications
3. Engineering Risk Management
4. Enterprise productivity
5. Marketing and Technology Venture
6. Communicating Technical Information
7. Six Sigma Processes
8. System Simulation
9. Energy Resources Management
10. Project Research
11. Special Topics in Technology Management

CODE TITLE CRS
EM 519 Research Methodology 3
EM 531 Sustainable Construction 3
EM 532 Construction Technology and Methods 3
EM 533 Construction Claims and Disputes Resolution 3
EM 534 Construction Project Safety Management 3
EM 535 Application of Information Technology in Construction Project Management 3
EM 536 Procurement Process and Cost Estimation 3
EM 537 Construction Project Scheduling and Planning 3
EM 539 Special Topics in Construction Management 3
EM 551 Lean Manufacturing 3
EM 552 Inventory Control and Production System 3
EM 553 Introduction to Operation Engineering Management Decision Analysis 3
EM 554 System Simulation 3
EM 555 Advanced Optimization for Engineering Management 3
EM 556 Quality Management for Engineers 3
EM 557 Engineering Risk Management 3
EM 558 Supply Chain Engineering 3
EM 559 Special Topics in Industrial and System Management 3
EM 560 Enterprise productivity 3
EM 561 Six Sigma Processes 3
EM 571 Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3
EM 572 Communicating Technical Information 3
EM 573 Marketing and Technology Venture 3
EM 574 Energy Resources Management 3
EM 575 Project Scheduling and Planning 3
EM 576 Operations Management 3
EM 578 Data Mining For Engineering Applications 3
EM 579 Special Topics in Project Management 3
EM 598 Project Research 1 3
EM 599 Project Research 2 3
EM 600 MSc Thesis 6