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CO-TERMINAL DEGREE BSEMGT-MPA

Undergraduate Program Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management (BSEMGT)

Graduate Program: Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Total Undergraduate Program Credit Hours (Including nine shared credit hours): 127 - 130

Program Description:

• Students could complete an undergraduate BS in Engineering Management (BSEMGT) and MPA graduate degree in 5 to 5-1/2 years.

• Currently, completing both degrees separately requires 160 to 163 credits (127 to 130 for BS in Engineering Management and 33 for MPA). The co-terminal degree will require 151 to 154 credits, with 9 credits counting toward both degrees.

• Application to and acceptance into the MPA Program will be open to students who have attained at least junior standing in the BSEMGT program.

• Students would be required to maintain a combined 3.0 GPA to be admitted to and to remain in the co-terminal degree program.

Program Purpose: Students could complete an undergraduate BSEMGT and MPA graduate degree in 5 to 5-1/2 years.

Program Benefits:

Employers are seeking job candidates who have acquired the quantitative, analytic and economic and managerial skills taught in the engineering management curriculum. The graduate curriculum complements the engineering curriculum by providing in depth exposure to public sector decision making processes, management, law, program and policy evaluation, and human resource management strategies and techniques. The MPA Program has developed a specialization in economic development and social entrepreneurship and has long worked with the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) to facilitate that department’s offering of a graduate Public Works degree which allows CAEE students to take MPA courses. Some undergraduate engineering students have contacted the MPA Program expressing an interest in entering into a co-terminal degree program to further their career goals. We would anticipate enrollment of 5-7 students per academic year.

Course Requirements: The new co-terminal degree would include courses currently offered in the undergraduate engineering management and graduate public administration programs. No new courses would be created.

BS Engineering Management Courses Required

A total of 127 to 130 credit hours of undergraduate courses would be required as currently practice. Nine credit hours of Engineering Management electives would be used to count towards the MPA.

MPA courses required

A total of 33 credit hours would be required; however, 9 credit hours from the BSEMGT program would replace three of the graduate courses that are free electives. They would include:

a) 24 credit hours (8 courses) in the MPA core curriculum:

1) PA 501: Essentials for Public Management in a Complex Society: Processes, Structures and Values

2) PA 502: Leading and Managing Knowledge-Intensive Organizations

3) PA 522: Effective Management of Human Resources in Environments of Scarce Resources

4) PA 532: Managing Public Financial Resources in a Changing World

5) PA 568: Strategic Competitiveness in the Public Sector

6) PA 580: Policy Evaluation Analytics

7) PA 581: Policy Design Analytics

8) PA 509: Integrative Practicum for Effective Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

b) 9 credit hours of Engineering Management electives (3 courses). Acceptable courses include EMGT 470 Project Management, EMGT 407 Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Management, and ECON 423 Economic Analysis of Capital Investments.

Please note that EMGT 407 Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Management, and ECON 423 Economic Analysis of Capital Investments cannot be used as shared courses if they are being used to fulfill core entrepreneurship requirements (i.e., they cannot be triple-counted).

Sample Curriculum and Program Requirements as they would appear in the Undergraduate or Graduate Bulletin, where the program will follow 8 semesters of Undergraduate curriculum then followed by the Graduate curriculum in semester 9 and semester 10:

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Semester 9 Credits

PA 501: Essentials for Public Mgmt in a Complex Society 3

PA 502 Leading/Managing Organizations 3

PA 522 Effective Management of Human Resources 3

PA 568: Strategic Competitiveness in the Public Sector 3

Total Hours 12

Semester 10 Credits

PA 580: Policy Evaluation Analytics 3

PA 532: Managing Public Financial Resources 3

PA 581: Policy Design Analytics 3

PA 599: Integrative Practicum 3

Total Hours 12

GRAND TOTAL 151-154

Competitive Programs: This would be a unique program. We have not located other similar programs.

Market Analysis: We have not conducted a market analysis. However, an engineering management undergraduate degree is an excellent preparation for students who desire a career in government public works, economic development or community development department or who seek to work in private sector public works firms doing business with government. Employers are seeking job candidates who have acquired the quantitative, analytic and economic and managerial skills taught in an engineering management curriculum. The graduate curriculum complements the engineering curriculum by providing in depth exposure to public sector decision making processes, management, law, program and policy evaluation, and human resource management strategies and techniques. The MPA Program has developed a specialization in economic development and social entrepreneurship and has long worked with the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) to facilitate that department’s offering of a graduate Public Works degree which allows CAEE students to take MPA courses. Some undergraduate engineering students have contacted the MPA Program expressing an interest in entering into a co-terminal degree program to further their career goals.

Marketing and Advertising: The Stuart School of Business would work closely with the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) to develop recruitment and marketing strategies to promote the new degree to prospective applicants. The undergraduate BSEMGT student advisors would promote the program to currently enrolled students. Finally, the Stuart School of Business would promote the new program in all Stuart marketing materials and on the Stuart website.

Enrollment Estimates: We would anticipate enrollment of 5-7 students per academic year. The numbers would likely increase with recruitment efforts. This estimate is based on the fact that several current students have expressed interest such a co-terminal degree.

Retention Estimates: We expect to retain all enrolled students.

Economic Analysis: The BSEMGT/MPA co-terminal degree program will be managed by current faculty and staff. The program will require no new faculty members, administrative support staff, nor any additional facility costs. In sum, the program will not incur any new costs.

GRADUATE PROGRAM

Program Overview

• Students could complete an undergraduate BS in Engineering Management (BSEMGT) and MPA graduate degree in 5 to 5-1/2 years.

• Currently, completing both degrees separately requires 160 to 163 credits (127 to 130 for BS in Engineering Management and 33 for MPA). The co-terminal degree would require 151 to 154 credits, with 9 credits counting toward both degrees.

• Application to and acceptance into the MPA Program will be open to students who have attained at least junior standing in the BSEMGT program.

• Students would be required to maintain a combined 3.0 GPA to be admitted to and to remain in a co-terminal degree program.

• Elective courses would need to be approved by an advisor.

Program Justification

Employers are seeking job candidates who have acquired the quantitative, analytic and economic and managerial skills taught in an engineering management curriculum. The graduate curriculum complements the engineering curriculum by providing in depth exposure to public sector decision making processes, management, law, program and policy evaluation, and human resource management strategies and techniques. The MPA Program has developed a specialization in economic development and social entrepreneurship and has long worked with the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) to facilitate that department’s offering of a graduate Public Works degree which allows CAEE students to take MPA courses. Some undergraduate engineering students have contacted the MPA Program expressing an interest in entering into a co-terminal degree program to further their career goals. We would anticipate enrollment of 5-7 students per academic year.

Program Resources

The new co-terminal degree would include courses currently offered in the undergraduate engineering management and graduate public administration programs. No new courses would be created.

Faculty to be Associated with Program

The current faculty and administrative support of the MSEM and MPA programs would provide the personnel required to implement the co-terminal MSEM-MPA degree. There will be no facility changes required. There would be no need for any additional faculty or support staff.

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty

• Professors: G Fu; P. Anderson; D. Arditi; J. Mohammadi; K. Noll; K. Pagilla;

• Associate Professors: J. Budiman; Z. Li

• Assistant Professors: L. Du; B. Stephens; T. Pan; M. Modares; I. Mutis

• Senior Lecturers: J. Novak; M. Snyder, Ph.D.

• Lecturer: W. Paschal

• Research Faculty: C. Leu-Hing

• Faculty Emeritus: J. Dygdon; S. Guralnick; C. Jotin Khisty; D. Moschandreas

Stuart School of Business Faculty:

• Professors : S. Balasubramanian, J. Bilson, M. Erramilli, E. Geisler, J. Goldhar, M. Hassan, H. Kahalas, M. Ong, K. Tourk

• Associate Professors: M. Bariff, N. Khalili, E. Durango-Cohen

• Assistant Professors: S. Anand, W. Ashton, L. Cai, A. Chakravarti, R. Cooper, , Y. Fang, S. Kang, D. Richardson, N. Sabbaghi, J. Sun, B. Van Vliet, L. Wagman, H. Wang, T. Wu

• Clinical Professor: J. Twombly

• Clinical Associate Professor: C. Hamilton

• Clinical Assistant Professor; D. Ehrlich

• Industry Professors: M. Gorham, R. Calia, S. Peters

• Senior Lecturers: S. Bredine, T. Cooper, M. Rybak, S. Weiss

• Instructor: G. Chaudoin

• Faculty Emeritus: T. Calero, J. Chung, T. Knowles, S. Smith, N. Thomopoulos

Facility Requirements

There are no new facility requirements.

Program Description

The BSEMGT/MPA co-terminal program would require a total of 151 to 154 credits, with 9 credits counting toward both degrees. Currently, completing both degrees separately requires 160 to 163 credits (127 to 130 for BS in Engineering Management and 33 for MPA).

The MPA program does not require a thesis, project report or comprehensive examination.

BS Engineering Management Courses Required

A total of 127 to 130 credit hours of undergraduate courses would be required. Nine credit hours of Engineering Management electives would replace three of the graduate courses.

MPA courses required

A total of 33 credit hours would be required; however, 9 credit hours from the BSEMGT program would replace three of the graduate courses that are free electives. They would include:

a) 24 credit hours (8 courses) in the MPA core curriculum:

1) PA 501: Essentials for Public Management in a Complex Society: Processes, Structures and Values

2) PA 502: Leading and Managing Knowledge-Intensive Organizations

3) PA 522: Effective Management of Human Resources in Environments of Scarce Resources

4) PA 532: Managing Public Financial Resources in a Changing World

5) PA 568: Strategic Competitiveness in the Public Sector

6) PA 580: Policy Evaluation Analytics

7) PA 581: Policy Design Analytics

8) PA 509: Integrative Practicum for Effective Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

b) 9 credit hours of Engineering Management electives (3 courses). Acceptable courses include EMGT 470 Project Management, EMGT 407 Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Management, and ECON 423 Economic Analysis of Capital Investments.

Please note that EMGT 407 Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Management, and ECON 423 Economic Analysis of Capital Investments cannot be used as shared courses if they are being used to fulfill core entrepreneurship requirements (i.e., they cannot be triple-counted).

Sample Curriculum and Program Requirements as they would appear in the Undergraduate or Graduate Bulletin, where the program will follow 8 semesters of Undergraduate curriculum then followed by the Graduate curriculum in semester 9 and semester 10:

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Semester 9 Credits

PA 501: Essentials for Public Mgmt in a Complex Society 3

PA 502 Leading/Managing Organizations 3

PA 522 Effective Management of Human Resources 3

PA 568: Strategic Competitiveness in the Public Sector 3

Total Hours 12

Semester 10 Credits

PA 580: Policy Evaluation Analytics 3

PA 532: Managing Public Financial Resources 3

PA 581: Policy Design Analytics 3

PA 599: Integrative Practicum 3

Total Hours 12

GRAND TOTAL 151-154

MPA Admission Requirements

Application to and acceptance into the MPA Program will be open to students who have attained at least junior standing in the BSEMGT program. Admission to the program requires an entering 3.0 grade point average, two letters of recommendation, a resume and a statement of purpose.

Timeline

If approved, the BSEMGT/MPA co-terminal degree would be effective in the 2015-2016 academic year.

Description of Courses Shared between Undergraduate and Graduate Program

Students would count three graduate MPA level courses or three 400-level Engineering Management courses (or a combination of the two) to replace two of the undergraduate courses that count as free electives and one that counts as a technical elective. These courses would be taken while the student was an undergraduate and count toward the MPA degree.

Students could take use 6 credit hours of free electives and 3 credit hours of a technical elective within the current B.S. in Engineering Management curriculum to fulfill their graduate MPA elective requirements:

• 400/500-level free elective (3 credits hours)

• 400/500-level free elective (3 credit hours)

• 400/500 level core engineering technical elective (3 credit hours)

Acceptable courses include EMGT 470 Project Management, EMGT 407 Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Management, and ECON 423 Economic Analysis of Capital Investments.

Please note that EMGT 407 Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Management, and ECON 423 Economic Analysis of Capital Investments cannot be used as shared courses if they are being used to fulfill core entrepreneurship requirements (i.e., they cannot be triple-counted).

Substitutions or exceptions would be at the discretion of the respective Program Directors.

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