Project Focus
Engineering Managers know the primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while adhering to classic project constraints—usually scope, time and budget.
Whether your goal is to be an engineering manager, project manager, Business Line Director or CEO of your own firm, it is essential to master the principles of Project Management. Courses taught emphasize the discipline of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives with a project management emphasis
Students learn the importance of balancing their coursework and professional obligations by mastering: time and budget constraints, performance / specification levels, reducing rework and changes while achieving organizational and personal success and stability.
Close to Practice
The faculty in EMGT have hands-on business experience as consultants, entrepreneurs, investors, advisors, board members, and executives. Many currently work in engineering companies in Kansas City and Surrounding areas.
Diversity and Experience of Students
Students in KU's Engineering Management Program are practicing professionals employed by over 100 businesses, manufacturing, government or consulting firms. There are over 200 actively enrolled students in the program and approximately 500 alumni.
EMGT currently has over 30 distance students located throughout the United States and internationally.
EMGT's international students include degrees from China, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Jordan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and Turkey.
Students range in age from 24 to 64
10% of the students have a Master's degree
Have undergraduate degrees in:
- 22% in Computer Engineering and Computer Science
- 19% in Civil Engineering
- 18% in Electrical Engineering
- 15% in Mechanical Engineering
- 26% other Engineering or Science degree
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