Engineering – Postgraduate courses

Master of Engineering Management


UTS course code: C04094 Testamur title: Master of Engineering Management Abbreviation: MEM Course fee: $250 per cp (local); $9,000 per semester (international) Total credit points: 48 Overview Admission requirements Attendance Course duration Course structure Course program Overview The Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program places a greater emphasis on the interface between technology and management than does the traditional Master of Business Administration (MBA). While the MEM program is formally administered by the Faculty of Engineering, there is close collaboration with the Faculty of Business in its presentation and development. The MEM program provides opportunity for engineers who seek career prospects in engineering management to undertake a formal course of relevant study at the Master's degree level. The course is designed for engineers or scientists who perform, or who aspire to perform, management tasks while maintaining currency in their technical specialities. Admission requirements An applicant for admission to candidature for the Master of Engineering Management degree should: be a graduate in Engineering of the University of Technology, or hold a degree or equivalent from another higher education institution in engineering or other technological/applied science field deemed to be equivalent in standard to the Bachelor of Engineering degree at UTS, or hold a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in engineering at a level of performance deemed by the Faculty Board in Engineering to be satisfactory evidence of an ability to undertake Master's candidature (typically 60 per cent average). Applicants with Second Class Honours or above require no experience. Others should have two years of relevant work experience, or one year of structured industrial experience equivalent to that required for the BE degree at UTS. Graduates from the MEM program with a suitable group of electives may apply for the MBA in Engineering Management and Policy and complete that degree with a further eight MBA subjects (refer below and to the Faculty of Business handbook for further details). Attendance The program is structured for evening attendance, block attendance or distance mode. Extra intensive classes may be held in the university breaks. UTS subjects are generally presented in the evenings. Apart from 49004 Systems Engineering for Managers, all subjects in the MEM core are available in distance mode if requested. Course duration Most students taking two subjects per semester require two years to complete the degree. Overseas students The MEM course is also available to fee-paying overseas students on a full-time basis, taking one year (two semesters) to complete. Course structure The MEM program comprises eight subjects and may be articulated into the MBA program. The course requires 48 credit points of study. Course program MEM core A minimum of 36 credit points must be completed from the following: 49003 Economic Evaluation 6cp 49001 Judgment and Decision Making 6cp 22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6cp 21813 Managing People 6cp 49002 Managing Projects 6cp 49004 Systems Engineering for Managers 6cp 49309 Quality Planning and Analysis 6cp MEM electives The remaining 6–12 credit points of electives may be completed from the following: 49050 Graduate Project 12cp 4xxxx Postgraduate subjects from the Faculty of Engineering 6cp each xxxxx Other approved postgraduate UTS subjects from the Faculties of Business, Law, and other universities 6cp each Not less than 60 per cent of the total credit points must be completed through subjects offered by the Faculty of Engineering. Master of Business Administration (Engineering Management and Policy major) The Faculty of Business, in cooperation with the Faculty of Engineering, offers a version of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) suitable for engineering managers. This degree may be entered directly through the Faculty of Business or after completing a Faculty of Engineering MEM. With a suitable choice of subjects from the MEM, advanced standing may be granted for up to eight subjects from the MBA. It is structured in the following way. Business Administration core 21718 Organisation Analysis and Design 6cp 21813 Managing People 6cp 25706 Economics for Management 6cp 22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6cp 24734 Marketing Management 6cp 25742 Financial Management 6cp 21720 Human Resource Management¹ 6cp 21715 Strategic Management (Capstone) 6cp Engineering Management and Policy major any eight of the following 49001 Judgment and Decision Making 6cp 49002 Managing Projects 6cp 49004 Systems Engineering for Managers 6cp 49006 Risk Management in Engineering 6cp 49012 Project Management Support Systems 6cp 49013 Managing Information Technology in Engineering 6cp 49016 Technology and Innovation Management 6cp 49122 Ecology and Sustainability 6cp 49309 Quality Planning and Analysis 6cp 49318 Manufacturing Systems Management 6cp 49306 Quality and Operations Management Systems 6cp Footnote: 1. International students may undertake 21775 Comparative International Employment Relations as an alternative to this subject.