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This part-time graduate certificate program provides broad knowledge of the "systems approach" for designing and managing large-scale engineering systems through the life cycle.
- Six-course (18-credit-hour) program
- Classes meet evenings and Saturdays at the GW Graduate Education Center, Arlington
- Can be completed in less than one year
- Qualified candidates may apply the six successfully complete courses toward a Master of Science degree in the field of Systems Engineering
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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 fastpaced 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.
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