Undergraduate Minor in Engineering Management

The Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management offers an undergraduate Minor in Engineering Management. The Engineering Management minor develops the skills in team building, interpersonal communications, decision making, project management, leadership, and quality management that employers are increasingly looking for in both engineers, scientists, as well as, in other employees in advanced technology organizations. For students who enjoy people and technology, the technical challenges of engineering, and the opportunity to integrate higher-level organizational considerations into technological decision-making processes, engineering management is an ideal program of study.

This minor is intended primarily for students with majors in engineering and science, such as: all the engineering majors, computer science, physics, chemistry, applied mathematics, geology, or biology. Students with majors in other disciplines who may be interested in this minor should consult with MSEM department advisor to determine its appropriateness to their educational objectives.

Requirements:

Applicants for the Minor in Engineering Management must be juniors or seniors with a declared major and a minimum GPA of 2.00. The minor requires completion of 18 credit hours of course work with a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in the course taken toward the minor.

Student Learning Objectives:

Students who complete the Minor in Engineering Management at California State University, Northridge will demonstrate:

1. the technical and managerial abilities to apply knowledge of engineering to the design, analysis, and

integration of effective management systems in contemporary technological environments;

2. the intellectual breadth and lifelong intellectual curiosity required to practice management creatively,

sensitively, and responsibly in contemporary global and societal environments;

3. the ability to communicate effectively and to function productively on multicultural and multidisciplinary teams;

4. the desire and ability to preserve the nobility of the technical profession in its dedication to the welfare of society by nurturing ethical and professional responsibilities.

Curriculum:

The course work for the Minor in Engineering Management involves extensive writing assignments, oral presentations, and group projects, and is designed to develop the skills needed for rapid advancement in either industrial or government organizations. Eighteen credit hours of course work is required to meet the requirements for the Minor in Engineering Management. Four courses are required, MSE 362, MSE 401, MSE 402, and MSE 406. Student may choose two of these elective courses, MSE 407, MSE 504, MSE 505, or MSE 507, to complete the requirements for the Minor.

1. Prerequisite Course:

MSE 304 Engineering Economic Analysis (3)

2. Required Courses: (12 units)

MSE 362, Engineering Statistical Applications (3)

MSE 401, Introduction to Engineering and Technology Management (3)

MSE 402, Engineering Project Management (3)

MSE 406, Engineering Cost Analysis (3)

3. Elective Courses: (6 units)

MSE 407, Manufacturing Systems (3)

MSE 504, Engineering Management (3)

MSE 505, Engineering Decision/Risk Analysis (3)

MSE 507, Lean Manufacturing Systems (3)