CIP Code
15.1501.00
Overview
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering offers a graduate program in engineering management leading to a Master of Science. The department offers thesis and non-thesis options.
The engineering management major is designed for students to develop an understanding of the engineering relationships between the management tasks of planning, organization, leadership, control and the human element in production, research and service organizations. There are strong synergies between the MS in engineering management, the MS in computer science and information technology, the existing MSE programs in electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering and the College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Students are provided an opportunity to strengthen their technological education and acquire the skills to manage and lead engineers and engineering systems.
The graduate program in engineering management requires a minimum of 30 semester credit hours, 15 of which are required of all students. There are two choices of programs in engineering management: 1) thesis and 2) non-thesis only. The thesis option requires 24 hours of coursework and 6 hours of thesis. The 24 hours of coursework is divided into 15 hours of required coursework and 9 hours of prescribed electives. Of the 9 hours of prescribed electives, 3-9 are taken in engineering management electives and 0-9 are taken in non-engineering management electives. The non-thesis option requires 30 hours of coursework divided into 15 required hours and 15 hours of prescribed electives. Of the prescribed electives, 6-15 hours will be taken in engineering management electives and 0-9 hours will be taken in non-engineering management electives.
Students with a thesis option must complete a thesis research project, prepare the thesis report and defend their thesis in an oral presentation to the student thesis committee. Students enrolled in the non-thesis option must prepare a course project report one semester before their graduation and submit it to the graduate committee, to complete the requirements for the Master of Science in Engineering Management.
The thesis option gives students an opportunity to pursue research, which prepares the student for a research and development related career or for further graduate studies. The non-thesis option is designed to provide technical breadth, knowledge and skill, to meet the needs of practicing engineers and engineering managers.
Students may be required to take some leveling courses to satisfy prerequisites, depending on their undergraduate major and experiences. The departmental graduate advisor or the student thesis committee specifies required leveling courses for each student.
An online version of the program is also available. Students are not allowed to alternate enrollment in online and traditional program courses.
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the graduate program in engineering management, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley, as well as the other requirements listed below:
- GRE General Test. GRE test scores are valid for 5 years. A waiver of the GRE requirement will be granted to applicants who show proof of completing a graduate degree (master’s or doctoral).
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, computer science, or business.
- Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester credit hours.
- Letter of Intent detailing professional goals and reasons for pursuing the graduate degree.
- Resume.
Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.
Program Requirements
Leveling Courses
Students whose undergraduate major is not manufacturing engineering may be required to take some leveling courses from the list given below. Leveling courses are determined for each student by the graduate coordinator or thesis committee based on the student's course background and experience in manufacturing.
| MANE 3332 | Engineering Statistics | 3 |
| MANE 3337 | Engineering Economics | 3 |
| MANE 3340 | Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering | 3 |
Required Courses - 6 Hours
| MANE 6345 | Engineering Management | 3 |
| MANE 6380 | Engineering Project Management | 3 |
Prescribed Electives - 9 Hours
Select one unduplicated course in each area.
Engineering Management Area Electives
Choose one from the following:
| MANE 6304 | Industrial Cost Analysis | 3 |
| MANE 6319 | Quality Management Systems | 3 |
| MANE 6337 | Lean Manufacturing & Engineering Systems | 3 |
| MANE 6340 | Operations Research and Analysis | 3 |
| MANE 6342 | Decision Support Systems | 3 |
| MANE 6357 | Ergonomics | 3 |
Quality Systems Area Electives
Choose one from the following:
| MANE 6311 | Advanced Quality Control | 3 |
| MANE 6313 | Design of Experiments | 3 |
| MANE 6315 | Reliability Engineering | 3 |
| MANE 6317 | Data Science Applications in Manufacturing | 3 |
| MANE 6319 | Quality Management Systems | 3 |
| MANE 6332 | Engineering Statistics | 3 |
| MANE 6337 | Lean Manufacturing & Engineering Systems | 3 |
| MANE 6368 | Logistics Engineering | 3 |
| MANE 6375 | Human Factors | 3 |
Engineering Analysis Area Electives
Choose one from the following:
| MANE 6304 | Industrial Cost Analysis | 3 |
| MANE 6313 | Design of Experiments | 3 |
| MANE 6315 | Reliability Engineering | 3 |
| MANE 6321 | Robotics and Automation | 3 |
| MANE 6333 | Introduction to Scheduling and Sequencing | 3 |
| MANE 6334 | Optimization of Industrial Systems | 3 |
| MANE 6340 | Operations Research and Analysis | 3 |
| MANE 6342 | Decision Support Systems | 3 |
| MANE 6348 | Systems Engineering | 3 |
| MANE 6352 | Manufacturing Systems Simulation | 3 |
| MANE 6354 | Advanced Engineering Economy | 3 |
| MANE 6355 | Design for Manufacturing | 3 |
| MANE 6358 | Precision Manufacturing | 3 |
| MANE 6359 | Sustainable Energy | 3 |
| MANE 6366 | Advanced Machining | 3 |
| MANE 6367 | Principles of Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing | 3 |
| MANE 6368 | Logistics Engineering | 3 |
| MANE 6369 | Mold Design and Analysis | 3 |
| MANE 6370 | Supply Chain Analytics | 3 |
| MANE 6375 | Human Factors | 3 |
| MANE 6385 | Plastics Product Design and Engineering | 3 |
| MANE 6387 | Introduction to Shipbuilding | 3 |
Free Electives - 9 Hours
Select three unduplicated courses fromgraduate courses offered by the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the College of Science, orby the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
Non-Thesis Option
Prescribed Electives - 6 Hours
Six unduplicated hours from Manufacturing Engineering.
Capstone Requirement
Written report addressing topic in manufacturing engineering showing master’s level work and containing references. Most MANE courses require a technical report that is suitable for satisfying this requirement. Written reports must be submitted to the graduate program coordinator for approval.
Thesis Option
Thesis - 6 Hours
| MANE 7300 | Thesis I | 3 |
| MANE 7301 | Thesis II | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 30
