The Engineering Project Management minor is intended to help meet the requirements of industry by educating undergraduate engineering students to understand complex engineering projects, project organizations, and project management methods. Students completing this minor will be able to work effectively in multidisciplinary engineering projects immediately after completion and to advance more rapidly within the project management organization and profession. The management of projects entails technical knowledge, engineering skills, and management skills.
To earn the minor, a student must complete credit hours that include prerequisite introductory core courses and courses selected from the following 3 categories:
- Business management and leadership. The courses listed under this category provide required skills to understand the key management principles and provide leadership in project planning and execution.
- Economics, systems, and decisions. The courses listed under this category provide advanced understanding of the analytical tools required to support project planning and execution.
- Project management applications. The courses listed under this category provide examples of the application of project management principles.
Course List Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
MTDE 333 | Project Management for Engineers | 3 |
MTDE 380 | Seminar Series in Engineering Project Management | 1 |
| 2-4 |
| Creating a Self-Aware Leader | |
| Leading for Impact in Engineering, Business and Society | |
| The Role of Engineering and Business in Society | |
| Finding Your Leadership Qualities | |
| Leading for a Lifetime: Continual Learning and Influence | |
| Engineering Leadership | |
| Survey of Management | |
| Workshop in Leadership Education | |
| Workshop in Leadership Education II | |
| Seminar in Executive Leadership | |
| Seminar in Executive Leadership II | |
| 2-9 |
| Risk Engineering | |
| Quantitative Risk Analysis in Safety Engineering | |
| Civil Engineering Systems | |
| Six Sigma and Applied Statistics | |
| Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects | |
| Human Systems Interaction | |
| Quality Engineering | |
| Systems Thinking | |
| Organizational Systems | |
| Quality Assurance | |
| Petroleum Project Evaluation | |
| System Safety Engineering | |
| 3-9 |
| Architectural Engineering Design I | |
| Architectural Engineering Design II | |
| Entrepreneurial Pathways in Medical Devices | |
| Senior Capstone Design | |
| Computer Systems Design | |
| Civil Engineering Project Management | |
| Design Problems in Civil Engineering | |
| Construction Management of Field Operations | |
| Engineering Project Estimating and Planning | |
| Electrical Design Laboratory I | |
| Electrical Design Laboratory II | |
| Interdisciplinary Design | |
| Interdisciplinary Design II | |
| Engineering Product Lean Launch | |
| Engineering Technology Capstone I | |
| Engineering Technology Capstone II | |
| Capstone Senior Design | |
| Interdisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design I | |
| Interdisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design II | |
| Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design | |
| Intermediate Design | |
| Managing People and Projects in a Technological Society | |
| Materials Design I | |
| Materials Design II | |
| Integrated Asset Development | |
Total Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
Minimum required GPA to declare minor is a 2.5.
Must earn a grade of C or better in each course used towards minor.
Must achieve an overall GPA of 2.5 in approved minor coursework.