Engineering Management

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Technology touches almost every aspect of our lives, creating an increasing demand for those with expertise not only in the technology itself, but also in leadership and management.

Our Master of Science in Engineering Management program offers students the opportunity to tailor a program to their individual needs and goals, while developing the skills they need to advance their careers in today’s fast-paced, ultra-competitive environment.

Many Hopkins Engineering students opt to pursue a master’s in engineering management as part of our Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s program. Students have the opportunity to draw from the Whiting School of Engineering’s unrivaled depth of expertise in engineering education and research, paired with a wide selection of robust academic offerings in management and leadership through our esteemed Center for Leadership Education.

Students in the MSEM program will take ten courses to fulfill degree requirements, with the following guidelines:

  • Five advanced courses in the engineering/technical concentration
  • 3 full-fall semester management courses, a full spring semester MSEM Seminar courses and 6 half- semester courses. 
  • No grade lower than C may be applied to the program
  • Courses must be at the 400-level or higher
  • Departments sponsoring technical concentrations may impose stricter requirements for course work within the concentration

At the discretion of the student’s advisors, an MSEM student may be permitted to double-count up to two JHU courses (one for the technical concentration and one for the management concentration) or apply undergraduate or graduate courses taken at JHU or elsewhere but not applied to a degree, in accordance with conditions in the WSE Policy on Double-Counting Courses.

Advising

MSEM students will receive advising on the engineering/technical concentration from a designated faculty member affiliated with that concentration. MSEM students will be advised regarding the management concentration by members of the Center for Leadership Education faculty.

Faculty

Faculty members teaching the technical concentration courses are listed in their respective engineering departments elsewhere in this catalog. Faculty members teaching the management concentration courses are listed in the Center for Leadership Education section of this catalog.

Management Concentration

The Center for Leadership Education has constructed a five-course program tailored to the needs of future engineering managers. MSEM students will participate in a cohort program, which begins each fall, where all students in an entering class will take the following five management courses together:

EN.662.611 Strategies: Accounting & Finance (fall) 3.00
EN.662.651 (spring)  
EN.662.642 (spring)  
EN.662.692 Strategies for Innovation & Growth (fall) 3.00
EN.662.632 Business Law and Intellectual Property  

 In addition, all MSEM students are required to attend the MSEM Seminar (EN.662.811 M.S. in Engineering Management Seminar/EN.662.812 M.S. in Engineering Management (MSEM) Seminar) course while enrolled in the program. This will meet weekly and addresses three important content areas: Innovation and design thinking; personal skills and development especially in the communication arena; and talks with practicing engineering managers. The Engineering Management program reserves the right to change the list of eligible courses at its discretion.

Internship Option

MSEM Course # EN.662.802: Engineering Management Internship Assessment

This course involves the assessment of a student's internship experience via a report and oral presentation. The questions and general format of the report and presentation will be provided by the instructor. The report and presentation will be evaluated by the instructor and both must be approved to obtain credit for this course. One full course counting toward graduation. Smedick  (Summer semester)

Technical Concentrations

In addition to fulfilling the management concentration requirements, MSEM students must complete the requirements for one of fifteen technical concentrations. These are:

  • Biomaterials
  • Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (pending finalized MHEC recognition- please contact Angela Ruddle for more information regarding concentration requirements and status)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communications Science
  • Computer Science
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics and Materials
  • Nano-Biotechnology
  • Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
  • Operations Research
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Smart Product and Device Design
  • Environmental Systems Analysis, Economics and Public Policy

Biomaterials

(Sponsored by the Department of Materials Science & Engineering)

Prerequisites

  • UG calculus, chemistry, biology, physics and introductory biomaterials course equivalent to EN.510.316 Biomaterials I
Required Courses (3)  
EN.510.606 Polymer Chemistry & Biology 3.00
EN.510.607 Biomaterials II: Host response and biomaterials applications 3.00
EN.510.621 Biomolecular Materials I - Soluble Proteins and Amphiphiles 3.00

Substitutions for required courses can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Electives (2)

  • Electives should be related to Materials Science and Engineering and must be approved by the DMSE graduate committee
  • See list of pre-approved elective courses or courses off list by petition

List of Pre-approved Electives

EN.510.400 Introduction to Ceramics 3.00
EN.510.403 Materials Characterization 3.00
EN.510.405 Materials Science of Energy Technologies 3.00
EN.510.422 Micro and Nano Structured Materials & Devices 3.00
EN.510.426 Biomolecular Materials I - Soluble Proteins and Amphiphiles 3.00
EN.510.428 Material Science Laboratory I 3.00
EN.510.429 Materials Science Laboratory II 3.00
EN.510.430 Biomaterials Lab 3.00
EN.510.456 Introduction to Surface Science 3.00
EN.510.604 Mechanical Properties of Materials 3.00
EN.510.605 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3.00
EN.510.606 Polymer Chemistry & Biology 3.00
EN.510.607 Biomaterials II: Host response and biomaterials applications 3.00
EN.510.608 Electrochemistry 3.00
EN.510.611 Solid State Physics 3.00
EN.510.612 Solid State Physics 3.00
EN.510.619    
EN.510.624 X-Ray Scattering, Diffraction and Imaging 3.00
EN.510.657 Materials Science of Thin Films 3.00

Courses not on this list can be used at the advisor’s discretion.

Civil Engineering

(Sponsored by the Department of Civil Engineering)

The Civil Engineering concentration for the Master of Science in Engineering Management consists of five courses, with the following guidelines:

Required Courses  
EN.560.730 Finite Element Methods 3.00

Substitutions for required courses can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Elective Courses

  • Any two courses from 560.6xx or above, or 565.6xx or above (excluding seminar)

Communications Science

(Sponsored by the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering)

Students may select any combination of 5 courses in communications and related fields from the list below.

EN.520.401 Basic Communication 3.00
EN.520.410    
EN.520.435 Digital Signal Processing 3.00
EN.520.447 Information Theory 3.00
EN.520.465 Digital Communications I 3.00
EN.520.646 Wavelets & Filter Banks 3.00
EN.520.651 Random Signal Analysis 4.00
EN.520.652 Extraction of Signals from Noise 3.00
EN.520.666 Information Extraction 3.00
EN.520.735 Sensory Information Processing 3.00

Substitutions for required courses can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Computer Science

(Sponsored by the Department of Computer Science)

Curricular Requirements

  • Any five regular graduate courses approved by the advisor, 400-level or higher, from the Department of Computer Science, not including the senior thesis. Three 1-credit graduate courses may be combined to constitute one regular graduate course.

Fluid Mechanics

(Sponsored by the Department of Mechanical Engineering)

Any five courses in Fluid Mechanics or closely related discipline, at the 400-level or higher, as approved by the Faculty advisor. At least two of the required technical courses must be at the 600-level or higher.

Materials Science & Engineering

(Sponsored by the Department of Materials Science & Engineering)

Prerequisites

  • UG calculus, chemistry and physics; biology is recommended
Required Courses (1)  
EN.510.601 Structure of Materials 3.00

Substitutions for required courses can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Electives (4)

  • See list of pre-approved elective courses or courses off list by petition

Recommended Structure

  • Electives:
List of Pre-approved Electives  
EN.510.400 Introduction to Ceramics 3.00
EN.510.403 Materials Characterization 3.00
EN.510.405 Materials Science of Energy Technologies 3.00
EN.510.422 Micro and Nano Structured Materials & Devices 3.00
EN.510.426 Biomolecular Materials I - Soluble Proteins and Amphiphiles 3.00
EN.510.428 Material Science Laboratory I 3.00
EN.510.429 Materials Science Laboratory II 3.00
EN.510.430 Biomaterials Lab 3.00
EN.510.456 Introduction to Surface Science 3.00
EN.510.604 Mechanical Properties of Materials 3.00
EN.510.605 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3.00
EN.510.606 Polymer Chemistry & Biology 3.00
EN.510.607 Biomaterials II: Host response and biomaterials applications 3.00
EN.510.608 Electrochemistry 3.00
EN.510.611 Solid State Physics 3.00
EN.510.612 Solid State Physics 3.00
EN.510.619    
EN.510.624 X-Ray Scattering, Diffraction and Imaging 3.00
EN.510.657 Materials Science of Thin Films 3.00

Alternative selections can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Mechanical Engineering

(Sponsored by the Department of Mechanical Engineering)

Required Courses

Any five courses in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline at the 400-level or higher, as approved by the Faculty advisor. At least two of the required technical courses must be at the 600-level or higher.

Alternative selections can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Mechanics and Materials

(Sponsored jointly by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Materials Science & Engineering)

Required Courses  
EN.510.601 Structure of Materials 3.00
EN.510.604 Mechanical Properties of Materials 3.00

Substitutions for required courses can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Elective Courses

Any two (2) of the following courses, approved by the faculty advisor:

EN.510.403 Materials Characterization 3.00
EN.510.428 Material Science Laboratory I 3.00
EN.530.405 Mechanics of Advanced Engineering Structures 3.00
EN.530.414 Computer-Aided Design 3.00
EN.530.416    
EN.530.418 Aerospace Structures & Materials 3.00
EN.530.454 Manufacturing Engineering 3.00
EN.510.602 Thermodynamics of Materials 3.00
EN.510.603 Phase Transformations of Materials 3.00
EN.530.612 Computational Solid Mechanics 3.00

Alternative selections can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Nano-Biotechnology

(Sponsored by the Department of Materials Science & Engineering)

Prerequisites

  • UG calculus, chemistry, biology, physics and introductory biomaterials course equivalent to EN.510.316
Required Courses (3)  
EN.510.422 Micro and Nano Structured Materials & Devices 3.00
EN.510.607 Biomaterials II: Host response and biomaterials applications (PR: EN.510.316 or permission) 3.00
EN.670.619 Fundamental Physics and Chemistry of Nanomaterials 3.00

 Substitutions for required courses can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Electives (2)

  • Electives should be related to Materials Science and Engineering and must be approved by the DMSE graduate committee
  • See list of pre-approved elective courses or courses off list by petition

Recommended Structure

 
Fall Credits Spring Credits
EN.510.422 Micro and Nano Structured Materials Devices 3 EN.510.607 Biomaterials II: Host response and biomaterials applications 3.00
Electives: suggest one   Electives: suggest one  
    3     3
Total Credits: 6

List of Pre-approved Electives

EN.510.400 Introduction to Ceramics 3.00
EN.510.403 Materials Characterization 3.00
EN.510.405 Materials Science of Energy Technologies 3.00
EN.510.422 Micro and Nano Structured Materials & Devices 3.00
EN.510.426 Biomolecular Materials I - Soluble Proteins and Amphiphiles 3.00
EN.510.428 Material Science Laboratory I 3.00
EN.510.429 Materials Science Laboratory II 3.00
EN.510.430 Biomaterials Lab 3.00
EN.510.456 Introduction to Surface Science 3.00
EN.510.604 Mechanical Properties of Materials 3.00
EN.510.605 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3.00
EN.510.606 Polymer Chemistry & Biology 3.00
EN.510.607 Biomaterials II: Host response and biomaterials applications 3.00
EN.510.608 Electrochemistry 3.00
EN.510.611 Solid State Physics 3.00
EN.510.612 Solid State Physics 3.00
EN.510.619    
EN.510.624 X-Ray Scattering, Diffraction and Imaging 3.00
EN.510.657 Materials Science of Thin Films 3.00

Alternative selections can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

(Sponsored by the Department of Materials Science & Engineering)

Prerequisites

  • UG calculus, chemistry, and physics
Required Courses (2)  
EN.510.422 Micro and Nano Structured Materials & Devices 3.00
EN.670.619 Fundamental Physics and Chemistry of Nanomaterials 3.00

Substitutions for required courses can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Electives (3)

  • Electives should be related to Materials Science and Engineering and must be approved by the DMSE graduate committee
  • See list of pre-approved elective courses or courses off list by petition

Recommended Structure

 
Fall Credits Spring Credits
EN.510.422 Micro and Nano Structured Materials Devices (Required) 3 Required: none  
EN.670.619 Fundamental Physics and Chemistry of Nanomaterials 3.00 Electives in Spring: suggest two  
See list of pre-approved elective courses or courses off list by petition    
    6     0
Total Credits: 6

List of Pre-approved Electives

EN.510.400 Introduction to Ceramics 3.00
EN.510.403 Materials Characterization 3.00
EN.510.405 Materials Science of Energy Technologies 3.00
EN.510.422 Micro and Nano Structured Materials & Devices 3.00
EN.510.426 Biomolecular Materials I - Soluble Proteins and Amphiphiles 3.00
EN.510.428 Material Science Laboratory I 3.00
EN.510.429 Materials Science Laboratory II 3.00
EN.510.430 Biomaterials Lab 3.00
EN.510.456 Introduction to Surface Science 3.00
EN.510.604 Mechanical Properties of Materials 3.00
EN.510.605 Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Materials 3.00
EN.510.606 Polymer Chemistry & Biology 3.00
EN.510.607 Biomaterials II: Host response and biomaterials applications 3.00
EN.510.608 Electrochemistry 3.00
EN.510.611 Solid State Physics 3.00
EN.510.612 Solid State Physics 3.00
EN.510.619    
EN.510.624 X-Ray Scattering, Diffraction and Imaging 3.00
EN.510.657 Materials Science of Thin Films 3.00

Operations Research

(Sponsored by the Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics)

Prerequisites

Calculus-based background in Probability and Statistics. Students wishing to strengthen their background in this area may enroll in EN.550.420 Introduction to Probability and/or EN.550.430 Introduction to Statistics, but these courses may not be used in fulfillment of this concentration’s requirements.

Required Courses (3)  
EN.570.495 Optimization Foundations for Environmental Engineering and Policy Design 3
or EN.550.661 Foundations of Optimization
EN.570.497 Risk and Decision Analysis 3
EN.570.608   0-4
or EN.550.400 Mathematical Modeling and Consulting

Substitutions for required courses can be made at the advisor’s discretion

Elective Courses (2)

Any two courses from the following list, or a substitution as approved by the student’s concentration advisor. As course offerings vary over time, an updated list of acceptable courses will be maintained on the MSEM program website.

EN.570.493 Economic Foundations for Environmental Engineering and Policy Design 3.00
EN.570.496 Urban and Environmental Systems 3.00
EN.550.662 Optimization Algorithms 3.00
EN.550.426 Introduction to Stochastic Processes 4.00
EN.550.427 Stochastic Processes and Applications to Finance 4.00
EN.550.433 Monte Carlo Methods 3.00
EN.550.463 Network Models in Operations Research 4.00

Alternative selections can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Probability and Statistics

(Sponsored by the Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics)

Admissions Requirements

  • One upper-division undergraduate course in probability (equivalent to EN.550.420 Introduction to Probability)
  • One upper-division undergraduate course in mathematical statistics (equivalent to EN.550.430 Introduction to Statistics)

Curricular Requirements

Any five (5) of the following courses, approved by the faculty advisor:

EN.550.413 Applied Statistics and Data Analysis 4.00
EN.550.426 Introduction to Stochastic Processes 4.00
EN.550.433 Monte Carlo Methods 3.00
EN.550.434 Nonparametric Statistics 3.00
EN.550.436 Data Mining 4.00
EN.550.439 Time Series Analysis 3.00
EN.550.620 Probability Theory I 4.00
EN.550.630 Statistical Theory 4.00
EN.550.631 Statistical Theory II 3.00
EN.550.635 Topics in Bioinformatics 4.00
EN.550.730    

Additional Requirements

  • An overall GPA of 3.0 must be maintained in courses used to meet the program’s technical requirements. At most two course grades of C or C+ are allowed to be used, and the rest of the course grades must be B- or better.
  • Students must satisfy the department’s graduate student computing requirement.
  • With advisor’s approval, one non-departmental course containing appropriate mathematical or statistical content can be counted to satisfy the five course requirement.

Smart Product and Device Design

(Sponsored jointly by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering)

Required Courses  
EN.530.646 Robot Devices, Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control 3.00
EN.530.414 Computer-Aided Design 3.00
EN.520.491 CAD Design of Digital VLSI Systems I (Juniors/Seniors) 3.00
EN.530.421 Mechatronics 3.00
EN.520.448 Electronics Design Lab 3.00

Substitutions for required courses can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Elective Courses

Any two (2) courses approved by the faculty advisor.

Environmental Systems Analysis, Economics and Public Policy

(Sponsored by the Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering)

Required Courses (3)

At least one course from each of the three following groups:

  • Economics (with calculus)—acceptable courses include EN.570.493 Economic Foundations for Environmental Engineering and Policy Design or equivalent. (This requirement may be waived if the student has already had an intermediate microeconomics course accepted by their advisor)
  • Mathematics of Decision Making—acceptable courses include EN.570.495 Optimization Foundations for Environmental Engineering and Policy Design and EN.570.497 Risk and Decision Analysis
  • Policy—acceptable courses include EN.570.659  and  EN.570.607 Energy Policy and Planning Models

Substitutions for required courses can be made at the advisor’s discretion.

Elective Courses (2)

Any of the courses listed in the Mandatory list (see Part A above)

EN.570.496 Urban and Environmental Systems 3.00
EN.570.618 Multiobjective Programming and Planning 3.00
EN.570.676 Stochastic Programming 3.00

Other courses in environmental economics, systems, or policy, as approved by the advisor.

Additional Notes

  • All courses must be approved by the student’s advisor.
  • All course must be at the 400-level or above.
  • Students with a background in quantitatively rigorous economics sufficient for the economics requirement to be waived must still take five (5) courses in this area of concentration. 
  • No more than one course in environmental engineering may be used to fulfill the area of concentration and only with careful consultation with the student’s advisor. Candidate courses in environmental engineering include:
  • EN.570.446 Biological Process of Wastewater Treatment, EN.570.490 Solid Waste Engineering and Management,EN.570.491Hazardous Waste Engineering and Management, EN.570.647 Hydrologic Transport in the Environment, EN.570.657 Air Pollution, etc.
  • No more than one C may be used toward the degree in this concentration.
  • Letters of Recommendation (3),
  • GRE,
  • TOEFL/IELTS,
  • Statement of Purpose,
  • Transcripts,
  • Resume
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