May 2010

Engineering management takes off

By Jackey Locke and Amy Hsiao, Memorial University

Imagine the benefits of a weekly round-table discussion of current issues faced by managers in engineering or technology-based industries. The graduate students in MUN’s Engineering Management Topics course are doing just that.

Memorial is one of only a few North American universities to offer this master’s degree in engineering management.  

With various backgrounds in engineering, from mechanical and electrical to ocean and naval architectural engineering, the course encompasses a complementary blend of local and international students from the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Engineering Management (MEM) programs.

Some students are studying full time, others study part time, but the most unusual thing about the students in this engineering course is that the ratio of women to men is 2:1 – which is quite impressive when you consider that engineering is a male-dominated discipline.

The MEM program offers students with undergraduate engineering degrees to gain advanced knowledge in their field of engineering and formal training in business. 

This master's program is collaboration between the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Faculty of Business Administration, and draws on graduate courses in both faculties. 

For more information, please visit: www.engr.mun.ca/MEM.

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