Master of Engineering - Engineering Management (Optional Co-op)

The engineering management masters combines technical expertise with managerial skills to focus on the management of engineering and technological enterprises. Students learn the technology involved in engineering projects and the business processes through which technology is applied. The objective is to provide a solid foundation in the areas commonly needed by managers who oversee engineers and engineering projects: organizational behavior, finance, and accounting.

The master of engineering in engineering management is a blend of courses from the department of industrial and systems engineering in RIT's Kate Gleason College of Engineering and RIT's Saunders College of Business. This creates a focused curriculum on the management of the engineering and technological enterprise. It combines technological expertise with managerial skills.

Engineering management is concerned with understanding the technology involved in an engineering project and the management process through which the technology is applied. This combination deals with the dual role of the engineering manager, both as a technologist and a manager. The objective is to provide a background in areas commonly needed in this role, such as organizational behavior, finance, and accounting, in addition to industrial engineering expertise. Students develop a program of study in conjunction with their advisor, which contains courses from Saunders College of Business to complement engineering course work.