2020-2021 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Technology Management M.S.

The Master of Science in Technology Management Program is designed to fulfill the educational needs of students and working professionals whose career paths are directed toward management in technologically-oriented organizations.

 


 

Course and Capstone Requirements:

The Master of Science in Technology Management is a 33-credit master’s, consisting of three different plans. Plan A is 30 credits plus a three-credit thesis; Plan B is 33 credits with comprehensive exam; and Plan C is 30 credits plus a three-credit applied research project.

a. All three plans have a core curriculum as follows:

TM 500Product Life Cycle Management

3

TM 510Industrial Operations Management

3

TM 551Project Management

3

TM 561Application of Lean Principles

3

TM 562Supply Chain Strategy

3

TM 572Innovative Leadership

3

b. Directed electives.

These are graduate courses in technology at the 400- and 500-level, as approved by a faculty advisor. This allows the student flexibility to develop a specialization. Students selecting a strand will take four courses in that strand, five if the Plan B option is chosen.

Strands:

Some examples could include, but are not limited to:

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma

Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Environmental and Occupational Safety

Computer Networking

c. All three plans have capstone course requirements of 0-3 credits.

Plan A:

TM 599Thesis

3

Plan B:

Comprehensive Exam

Plan C:

TM 595Applied Research Capstone Project

3

Total Credit Hours: 33

Note: No more than nine credits at the 400 level, as approved by the graduate advisor, may be counted toward the graduate planned program of study.