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 500 | Product Life Cycle Management | 3 |
| TM 551 | Project Management | 3 |
| TM 562 | Supply Chain Strategy | 3 |
| TM 572 | Innovative Leadership | 3 |
| TM 510 | Industrial Operations Management | 3 |
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| SCLM 510 | Industrial Operations Management | 3 |
| TM 561 | Application of Lean Principles | 3 |
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| SCLM 561 | Application of Lean Principles | 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:
Plan B:
Plan C:
| TM 595 | Applied 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.