The Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (EMSE) programs 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 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.

This Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (EMSE) program leads to the degree of Master of Science (M.S.) in Engineering Management. All courses are undertaken at the GW Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia. A group of 25 students is expected to begin in March 2013, with a program completion date of August 2014.

The GW engineering management programs are for employees of engineering, business and technical organizations and are intended to complement technical knowledge with managerial skill. At the GW Virginia Science and Technology Campus, the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering brings its time-honored education program to Loudoun County, Virginia. The EMSE Master of Science degree program at the Virginia Science and Technology Campus, enables professionals who are employed full-time to pursue master’s level study on weekends in an intense, focused environment alongside like-minded fellow students.