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ETM-Abu Dhabi Program Information

Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management

This Master’s is designed to meet the needs of engineers and scientists who wish to advance to technical management positions in business, industry, or government. The program addresses issues at both strategic and operational levels of decision-making.

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Admission Requirements

Minimum requirements for admission are below. Under certain circumstances consideration is given to applicants who have not satisfied all of these conditions.

  • Degree in engineering or a related discipline from accredited academic institution
  • Minimum GPA: 2.75 undergraduate or 3.0 graduate (at least 12 credits)
  • Minimum 4 years of experience in engineering or related discipline
  • A background in probability/statistics, differential equations, computer programming and linear algebra
  • Minimum 550 TOEFL for applicants from foreign universities

M.S. ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

A minimum of 52 credits in approved graduate courses is required to complete the master's degree in Engineering and Technology Management. The program consists of 28 credits in the core, 4 (or 8 with thesis option) credits in the capstone requirement, and 20 (or 16 with thesis option) credits in electives.

Core (28 credits)

Emgt 520 Management of Engineering and Technology (4 cr.)
Emgt 530 Decision making in Engineering and Technology Management (4 cr.)
Emgt 540 Operations Research in Engineering and Technology Management (4 cr.)
Emgt 545 Project Management in Engineering and Technology (4 cr.)
Emgt 555 Technology Marketing (4 cr.)

One of the following two courses:
Emgt 522 Communication and Team Building ( 4 cr.)
Mgmt 550 Organizational Management ( 4 cr.)

One of the following two courses:
Emgt 535 Engineering Economic Analysis ( 4 cr.)
Actg 511 Financial Accounting ( 4 cr.)

Capstone Requirement (One of the following):

Emgt 503 M.S. Thesis (8 cr.)
Emgt 589 Capstone Project ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 506 Special Project in ETM ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 590 Engineering Management Synthesis ( 4 cr.)

Electives (20 credits or 16 credits with thesis option)

Engineering and Technology Management Department offers a wide range of elective courses. In addition, students may choose electives in several other programs throughout the University with the approval of their advisor.


Elective Courses:

The Electives currently offered by the ETM department includes the following courses:

Emgt 525 Strategic Planning in Engineering and Tech. Mgmt. ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 537 Productivity Analysis ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 546 Project Scheduling and Network Analysis ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 550 Manufacturing Systems Engineering ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 551 Manufacturing Systems Management ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 552 Intelligent Manufacturing Systems ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 553 Manufacturing Systems Simulation ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 560 TQM: Total Quality Management ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 563 Reengineering the Technical Enterprise ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 565 Research Methods for Engineering and Tech. Mgmt. ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 571 Expert Systems in Engineering ( 4 cr.)
Emgt 510 Technology Assessment And Acquisition (4 cr.)
Emgt 510 New Product Development (4 cr.)
Emgt 510 Technology Forecasting (4 cr.)
Emgt 510 Technology Transfer (4 cr.)
Emgt 510 Organization Transformation Management (4 cr.)
Emgt 510 Digital Economy (4 cr.)
Emgt 510 Strategic Management of Technology (4cr.)
Emgt 510 Competitive Strategies in Technology Management (4 cr.)
Emgt 510 Economics Of Technological Innovation (4 cr.)
Emgt 510 International Law for Technology Management (4 cr.)

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Testimonials from ETM Students:

Paul Hamilton

Paul Hamilton is one of Intel's Senior Test Engineers. He plans, performs and documents system level hardware testing on technologies under development. Earlier in his career, he was a supervisor at another high tech company. His ETM experience lead to a profound and more hands-on change in his career.

"The program provides insight into the many factors of economy, technology, personnel management, and decision making that influence management. The perspective makes it easier to understand the possible bases of decisions that effect me personally at work."




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