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These part-time Master's degree programs enable students to complement their technical knowledge with an understanding of management practice and theory.
- 12-course (36-credit-hour) programs
- Classes meet evenings and Saturdays at the GW Alexandria Graduate Education Center and the GW Graduate Education Center, Arlington
- Can be completed in less than two years
- Areas of focus provide the level of detail necessary for management proficiency in particular engineering environments
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The Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Off- Campus Programs Office (EMSE-OCP) offers graduate education programs in Alexandria and Arlington that are designed to develop leaders for technically oriented organizations and prepare them for the future.The most sought-after engineering and business professionals today have earned combined management and technology credentials. In today's fast-paced world of technology-driven changes, the well-educated technical professional with a management background is invaluable. Employers seek engineers, scientists and business professionals who can lead the process of change, and who have the ability to apply the power of information technology to the management of their organizations.
The GW off-campus programs in engineering management and systems engineering teach employees of engineering, business and technical organizations to complement technical knowledge with managerial skill. At the Alexandria and Arlington graduate centers, the GW department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering brings its time-honored education programs to a location near you.
Historical Background
Since 1999, GW's EMSE-OCP office has been taking higher education programs to sites off the GW main campus to locations nearer the students' offices and homes. These programs provide technical and management education for the engineering or business professional in specialized areas of interest.With one of the oldest and largest programs of its kind in the U.S., EMSE-OCP continually updates its offerings in keeping with current worldwide reengineering requirements and explosive technological developments.
Mission of the EMSE-OCP Office
The mission of the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Off- Campus Programs Office is to deliver an integrated program of research and teaching to managers of technology in industry, government, and international entities, and to take this program to the students at locations near where they work and live. The EMSE-OCP education and research programs provide understanding of managerial roles, analysis of the diverse functions of technological organizations, and instruction in modern management techniques and tools as they apply to formulating and executing decisions in engineering and scientific organizations.
Overview of Master's Programs
The EMSE Master of Science and Master of Engineering Management curricula require 12 graduate-level courses totaling 36 credit hours. Two types of course requirements are included in the master's curricula - core course requirements and focus course requirements. Core course requirements are taken by all students in the EMSE master's programs. Focus course requirements address specialized topics that, as a whole, provide the level of detail necessary for management proficiency in particular engineering environments.
Three Areas of Focus
Engineering and Technology Management
Crisis, Emergency and Risk Management
Systems Engineering
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