The Management Engineering program provides undergraduate students with an engineering education needed to understand, design, implement and manage complex management systems upon which organizations depend. Management Engineering undergraduates obtain a degree which combines, as an integrated whole, technical and managerial knowledge focusing on developing problem-solving abilities, communication and interpersonal skills, project management experience, and teamwork and leadership skills. Management Engineering undergraduates combine the use of analytical methods, information systems and behavioral science to study, analyze and lead projects in interdisciplinary organizations focusing on improving the efficiency and quality of operations while reducing the costs.
The Management Engineering program is administered by the Department of Management Sciences, in the Faculty of Engineering. The Department of Management Sciences also offers the Option in Management Sciences to students in other Engineering programs.
The Management Engineering program at Waterloo provides a solid foundation in management, engineering, science and mathematics. On this foundation, the program also has specialized courses in three theme areas:
Management Engineering is a four years program. The focus in each year is as follows:
Year 1: Solid foundation in engineering and science.
Year 2 and 3: Management Engineering tools and methods for operations research, information technology and management of technology.
Year 4: Specialized Courses and hands on design project.
A capstone design project, that students will complete in their fourth year, is intended to provide students with the opportunity to engage in a significant design experience based on the engineering and management knowledge and skills gained in previous courses and on co-operative work terms. The project will reinforce the concepts of team work and project management.
Through the four years program, management engineering students are required to select 8 elective courses with the possibility of selecting courses in other engineering disciplines.
The Management Engineering program has five components:
This broad training allows our students to successfully manage a wide variety of processes and systems within an organization. Graduates are equipped to work on projects ranging from the design of efficient operations, to devising smooth information flows and the management of technological change. As well as gaining an engineering education, students in this program build an understanding of how organizations produce and distribute products and how they can be managed in an efficient or optimal way.
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Department of Management Sciences Faculty of Engineering University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 519 888 4567 |
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