A leadership-focused engineering management master of science program

Abstract

Engineers are currently underrepresented both as thought leaders and as actual leaders in corporations, government, and society at large. The complex, technology-rich problems we face today - sustainable development, infrastructure deterioration, and the re-industrialization of America's economy, among others - will require innovative engineers who understand the broader context in which they operate and the wider consequences of the solutions they develop. This paper describes the basic philosophy, architecture, and pedagogy of a leadership-focused Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) degree program at Tufts University. © 2011 American Society for Engineering Education.