Engineering management, according to the American Society of Engineering Management, is the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities that have a technological component. Engineering managers possess the ability to apply engineering principles and skill in organizing and directing technical projects and people.

RMU's innovative program will prepare you to apply knowledge and provide leadership in technical environments. Upon graduation, you'll be able to demonstrate an advanced level of intellectual achievement in the context of engineering projects and synthesize theory and practice in the design and development of engineering management systems.

You will learn how to integrate technical, scientific and management knowledge, techniques and skills, so that you can become a management leader. You will be prepared to direct any technological enterprise while maintaining emphasis on quality, ethics and concern for the environment.

We will help you to acquire the engineering management skills to design, operate and continuously improve systems made up of people, equipment, money, time, information and energy. As a graduate, you will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of intellectual achievement in the context of engineering projects, and synthesize theory and practice in the design and development of engineering management systems.

If you have a background in engineering, computer science, mathematics or sciences, an M.S. in engineering management may be the next logical step in your career.