Engineering Management M.S.

Increase Your Technical Career Potential

The Master of Science in Engineering Management is specifically designed to help students with an engineering background develop business and management skills to increase their career potential. As a graduate of the program, you'll be qualified for positions that require both technical and administrative skills. You may find an opportunity as a manager of engineering, projects, operations, production or systems. You may also land a role as a system analyst or process improvement consultant, among other related positions.

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Your Pathway Toward a Dynamic Career Begins Here

This program offers flexibility to accommodate your busy schedule, with courses available at UHCL, Pearland and online. To complement the Master of Science in Engineering Management, you have the option to earn a certificate within a four-year time limit with grades of B or better. The following four certificates are available to our EMGT M.S. students at no extra cost.

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Project Management and Six Sigma (PMSS) Green Belt

• EMGT 5230 Negotiation Strategies
• EMGT 5231 Engineering Management Planning
• EMGT 5331 Six Sigma Quality
• EMGT 5430 Professional Project Management

SAP Student Recognition Award (SRA)

• EMGT 5632 Logistics Management
• EMGT 5730 Fundamentals of Enterprise Resource Planning Software
• EMGT 5731 Business Analytics

Supply Chain and Analytics Certificate (SCA)

• EMGT 5330 Service and Operations Management
• EMGT 5630 Quantitative Decision Making for Engineering Management
• EMGT 5631 Supply Chain Management
• EMGT 5731 Business Analytics

Certificate of Engineering Data Analytics (CEDA)

• EMGT 5330 Service and Operations Management
• EMGT 5630 Quantitative Decision Making for Engineering Management
• EMGT 5731 Business Analytics
• EMGT 5732 Advanced Business Analytics

Project Management Certificate

In today's world, many technical careers are project-based with a focus on planning, negotiating and executing. Employers from various industries seek professionals with the knowledge base, vocabularies and tools rounded in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), established by the Project Management Institute. University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Project Management Certificate was developed based on specific criteria and ongoing research, with an emphasis on PMBOK, to meet the needs of these employers. Intended for non-degree-seeking students, this graduate certificate can complement virtually any engineering, science and technical field. Learn more about the Project Management Certificate, or apply now.

Certificate Requirements: To earn the certificate, the four-course set below must be completed at UHCL within a four-year time limit with overall GPA of 3.0 (minimum C or above for each course). No transferred course will be accepted. A student pursuing the certificate may transfer the certificate courses to the EMGT degree plan after successful completion of the certificate and admission to the EMGT MS degree program.

• EMGT 5230 Negotiation Strategies
• EMGT 5231 Engineering Management Planning
• EMGT 5430 Professional Project Management
• EMGT 5530 Organizational Analysis and Management

Project Management and Technical Leadership Certificate

The Project Management and Technical Leadership Certificate is an undergraduate certificate for degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students intended to provide essential project management and leadership skills tailored for technical and engineering-driven industries.

Curriculum: Three Key Courses

• EMGT 3333 Fundamentals of Engineering Project Management
• EMGT 4335 Technical Contract Management and Negotiation
• EMGT 4336 Leadership and Ethical Decisions in Technical Organizations

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Admission Requirements

Take your education to new heights in University of Houston-Clear Lake's College of Science and Engineering. Learn the next steps to being admitted now.

• Engineering Management M.S.
• About Admissions

  The EMGT program offers a holistic review process, in which, applications are reviewed based upon academic degree, work experience, GPA, and GRE if submitted.

• Admission Deadline

  Standard Graduate Admission Deadline

• Application

  Apply online through the UHCL Graduate Application Portal.

• Requirements

  Bachelor Degree:

  • Science, engineering, or other disciplines related to Engineering Management.
  • If applicants have a bachelor's degree from other disciplines, then, at least one year of work experience in a technical field is required.

  GPA:

  • Recommended minimum of GPA of 3.0 in an undergraduate degree.

  GRE/GMAT:

  • GRE of 290 with verbal 140 and 145 quantitative Or GMAT of 500 with minimum quantitative score of 35.
  • GRE/GMAT is waived if one of the following conditions is met.
    
    • Applicants with a GPA 3.0 or above.
    • Applicants with at least one year of post-graduate full-time work experience in a technical field.

  Foundation Courses: Calculus I and Probability and Statistics

  Supporting Documents:

  • Resume summarizing applicants' career objectives and professional experience.
  • Two letters of reference from academic advisors or supervisors at work who can verify applicant's employment history.
  • These are required documents and must be submitted for your application to be processed. Documents should be uploaded to your student portal under To-Do or Checklist Items.

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Degree Requirements

UHCL's College of Science and Engineering has created a solid foundation of study designed to help you make your educational dreams a reality. Explore the classes you'll need to take for your University of Houston-Clear Lake degree.

Engineering Management, M.S.

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