Engineering Management

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The MEEM degree is the top choice for engineering management education among large employers nationwide and abroad, as it can provide graduates opportunities to move into managerial positions and increase their earnings.

Earn a Master in Engineering Management and learn how to take charge of engineering projects. Acquire the proper credentials and knowledge to play an active role in the development of your organizations structure and operations modernization. Make a positive impact in your profession and leave a meaningful print on the world.

Degree Benefits

Several valuable elements set our program apart from other engineering management degrees:

* convenient 100% online delivery
* six-week courses accelerated format
* open to international students
* no requirement to come on campus
* no synchronous learning (no set time for class meetings)
* no thesis requirement
* no GRE requirement
* three (3) starts (terms) per year - Spring, Summer, Fall
* networking opportunities with peers across the globe

Note: International students will not be issued a U.S. visa if admitted to the MEEM online program, since there are no campus attendance requirements.

All courses in the program are taught 100% online, allowing you to attain an engineering management degree from the comfort of your home and at any time convenient for you, regardless of your current location working or living in the U.S. or any other location in the world.

Why choose Online Learning at UofL?

* Learn from faculty with distinguished academic credentials, industry experience and a strong commitment to applied research
* Earn your degree in as little as two years (24 months)
* Transfer up to six (6) credit hours from another graduate engineering program at UofL or from a regionally accredited institution

Approximately 176,800 engineering managers were employed nationwide in 2010. That number is expected to grow by nine percent by 2020. The fields of environmental and biomedical engineering are expected to see the most growth.

Our graduates can apply their credentials in engineering management to various fields and obtain positions in occupational area such as:

* Civil/construction engineering
* Health care engineering
* Logistics/distribution engineering
* Manufacturing engineering
* Computer and electronic product manufacturing
* Pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing
* Transportation equipment manufacturing
* Biomedical engineering
* Environmental engineering
* Aeronautical engineering
* Chemical and petro-chemical engineering
* Military engineering
* Federal, state, and local government

Courses include:

* EM661 Statistics II



* EM613 Operations Management


* EM694 IT Management


* EM694 Quality Management



* EM670 Financial Management

In addition to completing the application for admission online and paying the $60 non-refundable application fee, applicants must provide: * Bachelor of Science degree (or its equivalent) in engineering or related scientific field from a regionally-accredited institution. * * 2.75 cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale. Students with a cumulative baccalaureate grade point average between 2.50 and 2.75 may be admitted conditionally upon petition review and approval, on a case-by-case basis. * Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work. All transcripts not in English must be certified as authentic and translated verbatim in English. * Two letters of recommendation. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test: 80

We know the cost of education is one of the most important considerations when deciding where to pursue a degree. The University of Louisville is committed to ensuring youre knowledgeable about all of your financial aid options. Thats why we created Start to Finish, a collection of all the information youll need to simplify the financial aid process and make earning a degree affordable for your family.

The cornerstone of the financial aid process is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). File the FAFSA to determine your eligibility for need-based federal student aid.

Please note that international students are not eligible for federal financial aid, with some exceptions.

In addition, other payment options include:

* Military benefits.
* Employer tuition assistance.
* Convenient payment plans. Make several payments throughout the semester.
* Scholarships. If you attend KCTCS or Ivy Tech Community College (Sellersburg, IN), you may qualify for the Academic Transfer Scholarship.

Accreditation

The University of Louisville is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). SACS is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states. The SACS Principles of Accreditation apply to all programs of the institution, regardless of mode of delivery.

A requirement for continued accreditation by SACS is that institutions must ensure that their distance and correspondence education courses and programs comply with the Principles of Accreditation. This applies to all educational programs and services, wherever located or however delivered. The university received reaffirmation of accreditation in 2007. The next review will take place in 2017.