MSEM students touring the Homewood campus with Teaching Professor Annette Leps.
The MS in Engineering Management’s management track, delivered by the Johns Hopkins Center for Leadership Education, provides a hands-on education from experts in management, finance, and communications, all designed to help you solve problems with an engineering mindset, communicate complex, technical concepts to a variety of audiences, and work in and lead interdisciplinary teams. In conjunction with the MSEM program’s technical track, our management track helps you develop the skills necessary to become a tech-savvy leader in rapidly growing technical industries.
Management Track Curriculum
All MSEM students will participate in a 16.5 credit, cohort-based management track.
Fall Semester (year 1, taken as a cohort)
- Professional Presentations (3 credits)
- MSEM Seminar I (1 credit)
- Strategies in Accounting and Finance (3 credits)
- Strategies for Innovation and Growth (4 credits)
Intersession Semester
- The Practice of Consulting (1.5 credits), which offers students the option to travel internationally if desired
Spring Semester (year 1, taken as a cohort)
- MSEM Seminar II (1 credit)
Additional Required Courses (taken at the student’s convenience)
Pick two courses (3 credits total) from the list below:
- AI Project Management (1.5 credits)
- Data-informed Strategy and Visualization (1.5 credits)
- Leading Change (1.5 credits)
- Managing People/Resolving Conflict (1.5 credits)
- Strategies for New Managers (1.5 credits)
Additional elective options are available in modules offered by the Professional Development Program (PDP). PDP courses carry the program prefix of 663.xxx.
Students now have the option to take the elective Supply Chain Management offered through the Carey School of Business.
The Engineering Management program reserves the right to change the list of eligible courses at its discretion.
Optional MSEM Internship and Assessment Course
The MS in Engineering Management degree program is specifically designed for individuals preparing for a career in industry. As such, all MSEM students have the curricular option to complete the 3-credit, graded MSEM Internship and Assessment Course (EN.662.802 (01) in conjunction with an external internship to satisfy one of the MSEM degree elective requirements. Typically students complete this course in the third semester of study (Fall). It can either be linked to an extension of a summer internship between the second and third semesters, or it can be linked to a standalone internship for the one semester only. Prior program approval is required to enroll in the internship course, which includes regularly scheduled meetings with the MSEM Coordinator, a class presentation, and a final report related to the internship experience.
Professional Development Program
Students may choose to complete their courses with one elective from the available modules in the Professional Development Program (PDP). PDP courses carry the program prefix of 663.xxx.
Technical Tracks
In addition to the Management Track, all MSEM students must also complete five advanced engineering and science courses (at least fifteen credits) in a technical track in consultation with their technical advisor.
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