Engineering management is a field that bridges the gap between engineering and management. Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... The term management characterizes the process of and/or the personnel leading and directing all or part of an organization (often a business) through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ...

Engineering Management involves the overall management of organizations with an orientation to manufacturing, engineering, technology or production. Programs are available that provide Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D degrees. Undergraduate programs provide generalist degrees that enable engineers to better deal in the business environment. Master's Degrees in Engineering Management provide a technical-based alternative to traditional MBA programs. Industrial and professional associations such as engineers' societies also offer certification programs that validate Engineering Management knowledge and skills. Specialization areas in both degree and certification programs may include management of technology, product and process, quality, organizational management, operations management, program management, marketing and finance.

Education

Engineering Management education is generally imparted at the graduate level. Candidates are required possess an academic undergraduate degree with a major in Engineering, Computer Science, Math or the Sciences. The length of study for such a degree is usually between a year and two and the completed degree may be designated as a Master of Engineering Management, MS in Engineering Management, MS in Technology or Innovation Management or MS in Management Science & Engineering, depending upon the university. The degree generally includes units covering Management, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Finance and Project Management, among many others. Students often choose to specialize in one or more sub-disciplines such as Marketing, Finance, Healthcare and Energy.

Some of the notable Engineering Management Programs are offered at the following schools:

• Master of Engineering Management Program at Duke University
• Master of Engineering Management Program at Dartmouth College
• Master of Engineering Management Program at Northwestern University

Professional bodies

• IEEE Engineering Management Society
• American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME)
• Canadian Society for Engineering Management

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering. ... The American Institute of Chemical Engineers, AIChE, (pronounced AKE ee) was established in 1908, with the purpose of establishing chemical engineers as a profession independent from chemists and mechanical engineers. ... The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a professional body, founded in 1852, to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. ... The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) is a professional body for mining and metallurgy, with 90,000 members. ...

Professional certification

• Engineering Management Certification International

Engineering Management Certification International (EMCI) is a professional body that provides professional certifications in Engineering Management. ...

See also

• List of engineering topics
• List of management topics

This page aims to list all topics related to the broad field of engineering. ... This is a list of articles on general management and strategic management topics. ...

External links

• Master of Engineering Management Program at Duke University

• Master of Engineering Management Program at Case Western Reserve University

• Engineering Management Program at Stevens Institute of Technology

• Engineering Management Program at University of Colorado at Boulder

• Master Of Engineering Management Program at St.Cloud State University

• Engineering Management at Portland State University

• Engineering Management Review - A Publication of the IEEE

• Engineering Management at Florida Institute of Technology

• Engineering Management Undergraduate Program at Istanbul Technical University
• Engineering Management Graduate Program at Istanbul Technical University Institute of Science and Technology
• Undergraduate Engineering Management Program at the University of Arizona
• Engineering Project Management Short Course at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• IEEE Engineering Management Journal
• Pan, Eric T-S.. Perpetual Business Machines: Principles of Success for Technical Professionals ISBN 0-9754480-0-5