Master of Engineering Management
Prepare to lead the way with a Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree from Saint Martin's. The MEM provides engineering and science graduates with a balance of engineering, managerial, business, marketing, legal and information systems tools for an engineering management career in either the private or public sector.
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Why Saint Martin's University?
The MEM curriculum is adaptable to both recent graduates and engineers with professional experience. Students emerge with skills in assessing and meeting client needs from a business and engineering standpoint.
Additional benefits include:
- Classes are offered evenings and summers to meet the needs of working professionals.
- The program can be completed in one year of full-time study, or part time in two years.
- Faculty have real-world experience in the subjects they teach.
- Classes are held in Cebula Hall (built in 2013), the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient building with LEED Platinum Certification in the Western Hemisphere, with labs in the Panowicz Foundry for Innovation (built in 2016).
- The program offers Graduate Certificates in Engineering Management Fundamentals, Construction Management, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, or Lean/Six Sigma. The graduate certificate program allows working professionals to build expertise in specific areas of interest, with multiple certificates leading to an MEM degree.
- The program is offered on our main campus in Lacey.
Priority deadlines
Students can start the program in fall, spring or summer. The following are priority deadlines for application for each of the starting terms.
| Term | Priority deadline |
|---|---|
| Fall | July 15 |
| Spring | December 1 |
| Summer | April 15 |
Note: students are still considered for admission in the next upcoming term even after the priority deadlines
Federal aid
Federal financial aid is available for graduate students who will be enrolled at least half time and are citizens, or eligible non-citizens, of the USA. Most federal aid for graduate students is in the form of direct loans.
For more details about federal aid eligibility and the different types of aid available for graduate and professional studies visit studentaid.gov.
Graduate assistantships
Saint Martin’s University offers a limited number of graduate assistantships to graduate students. Contact the your graduate program director for more information.
Master of Engineering Management Requirements
Degree candidates must satisfactorily complete 30 credit hours of designated coursework, or 24 credit hours of designated coursework plus a six credit-hour thesis. All work must be completed by the candidate within seven years of starting the program.
Each student’s performance record is reviewed upon completion of 12 credit hours to ensure that satisfactory progress is being made.
Coursework must be completed with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00. Once the student starts a thesis, continuous enrollment is required. The department has set a maximum course load of 12 semester hours per semester unless approval for a larger course load is obtained in writing via an overload petition from the program director.
More details can be found in the graduate academic catalog.
CORE requirements (18 credit hours)
- MEM 514: Engineering Economics and Venture Finance (3)
- MEM 610: Systems Engineering Management – Planning (3)
- MEM 611: Systems Engineering Management – Design (3)
- MEM 612: Project Management (3)
- MEM 620: Engineering Law (3)
- MEM 630: Strategic Management and Leadership in Engineering (3)
MEM Electives – select 4 courses (12 credit hours)*
Elective areas:
Product Management
- MEM 511: New Product Development (3)
- MEM 512: Technology Entrepreneurship (3)
- MEM 513: Engineering Innovation (3)
- MEM 583: Engineering Design and Creative Problem Solving (3)
- MEM 624: Human Resource Management (3)
- MEM 640: Marketing for Engineers (3)
- MEM 650: Quality Control (3)
- MEM 660: Engineering Project Costing (3)
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- CSC 515: Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis (3)
- CSC 530: Data Analysis (3)
- CSC 565: Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security (3)
- CSC 575: Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse (3)
- MME 527: Metaheuristics in Engineering Optimization (3)
- MME 523: Numerical Optimization in Mechanical Engineering (3)
- MME 567: Machine Intelligence (3)
- MBA 605: Business Analytics (3)
Construction Management
- MEM 660: Engineering Project Costing (3)
- MCE 680: Environmental Management (3)
- MEM 691: Construction Management (3)
- MCE 540: Structural Steel Design (3)
- MCE 541: Advanced Steel Design (3)
* Other elective courses may be substituted with the program director's approval.
Graduate Certificates in the Engineering Management Department are designed to provide concentrated coursework in a specific area to enhance the skills of working professionals or to build expertise in a specific area of interest. Students are required to complete 12 semester hours in the Graduate Certificates (15 semester hours for the Engineering Management Fundamentals Certificate).
Admission requirements
Applicants must meet all of the university requirements for unconditional admission. In addition, applicants must meet the following program specific requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or computer science (with a year of calculus) with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.80.
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management Fundamentals
- MEM 514: Engineering Economics and Venture Finance (3)
- MEM 610: Systems Engineering Management – Planning (3)
- MEM 611: Systems Engineering Management – Design (3)
- MEM 612: Project Management (3)
- MEM 620: Engineering Law (3)
Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
- MEM 612: Project Management (3)
- MEM 620: Engineering Law (3)
- MEM 660: Construction and Consulting Estimating (3)
- MEM 691: Construction Management (3)
Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
- MEM 583: Engineering Design and Creative Problem Solving (3) -OR- MEM 511: New Product Development (3)
- MEM 512: Technology Entrepreneurship (3)
- MEM 513: Engineering Innovation (3)
- MEM 514: Engineering Economics and Venture Finance (3)
Graduate Certificate in Lean Methodology and Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- MEM 582: Industrial Engineering (3)
- MEM 650: Quality Control (3)
- MEM 612: Project Management (3)
- MBA 631: Operations Management (3)
Black Belt certification
A student seeking Six Sigma Black Belt certification will find the Graduate Certificate in Lean Methodology plus the following class and its projects to be excellent preparation for the Black Belt examination:
- MEM 675: Lean Six Sigma Principles (3)
From certification to MEM
A student admitted to the Graduate Certificate program who has completed the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Management Fundamentals plus any of the other engineering management certificates, may complete the following course and receive the MEM degree:
- MEM 699: Capstone Research Project (3)
MEM and MSCE dual degree
Graduate students can pursue jointly an MEM and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering degree at Saint Martin's.
- The student needs to be accepted into both programs.
- Up to 12 credits of cross-listed or approved courses may be applied to both degrees with the written approval of the program directors.
Each degree will be conferred separately upon completion of all requirements for that specific program.
MEM and MSME dual degree
Graduate students can pursue jointly an MEM and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree at Saint Martin's.
- The student needs to be accepted into both programs.
- Up to 12 credits of cross-listed or approved courses may be applied to both degrees with the written approval of the program directors.
Each degree will be conferred separately upon completion of all requirements for that specific program.
Is the program accredited?
Saint Martin's University is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. In addition, the undergraduate mechanical and civil engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
How will I know if I am required to complete any prerequisites?
The acceptance letter for admitted students states which, if any, prerequisite courses are required. If a course requires specific prerequisites, it will be indicated in the course description in the current catalog.
How long does the program take?
Generally, students take two to three years to complete their degree requirements. This depends on how many courses a student takes each semester, the possible inclusion of summer courses and what extra prerequisite courses may be required.
Master of Engineering Management at a Glance
- Degree
- Master
- Master (4+1)
- Program Type
- 4+1 Accelerated
- Master’s Degree
- Campus
- Main (Lacey)
- Type of Instruction
- Hybrid
