Degree: Master of Engineering (ME)
Program Overview
The Master of Engineering Program is a graduate degree program that targets engineers currently employed in industry. The objective of this program is to provide engineers in industry with technical as well as business, management, and teamwork skills. The program differs from a traditional Master of Science degree in engineering by combining core courses that focus on the engineering-business environment and technical elective courses that concentrate on contemporary industrial practice rather than on research.
The Master of Engineering Program prepares students to enhance their role as corporate leaders and provides an environment in which practicing engineering professionals can address the increasingly wide range of technical, management, financial and interpersonal skills demanded by an ever-expanding and diverse global industry base.
The program is composed of online and traditional on-campus classes, with core courses aimed at equipping participants with knowledge on how engineering is practiced in contemporary industry, and technical electives that provide depth in a chosen specialty area. All core courses are provided in an exclusively online format. The technical elective sequences for Applied Data Science (ADS), Biomedical Engineering (EBME), Engineering Innovation, Management and Leadership (EIML), Mechanical Engineering (EMAE) and Systems & Control Engineering (SCS) are also in an online format. Other technical elective courses are held on campus in the late afternoon or evening hours, and in an online distance-learning format to minimize disruption at the workplace and home. Because the program makes extensive use of computers, participants need to have access to computer facilities.
For local students wanting to take on-campus technical electives, please contact the Program Director, Sunniva Collins.
Graduate Policies
For graduate policies and procedures, please review the School of Graduate Studies section of the General Bulletin.
Program Requirements
The Master of Engineering Program requires 30 credit hours of coursework that include 18 credit hours of online core courses and 12 credit hours of technical electives, taken either online or on-campus, that are chosen from focus areas (see below). It is possible to complete the Master of Engineering degree program within a two-year (six semester), part-time, program of study, although most students choose to complete the program over a seven to nine semester period.
Curriculum
The program consists of a set of six core courses and a four-course technical elective sequence (a total of 30 credit hours are required). The core courses provide a common base of study and experience with problems, issues, and challenges in the engineering business environment. The technical elective sequence provides an opportunity to update disciplinary engineering skills and to broaden interdisciplinary skills. Up to six transfer credits may be approved for graduate-level courses taken at Case Western Reserve or another accredited university.
Core Courses
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
EPOM 400 | Leadership and Interpersonal Skills | 3 |
EPOM 401 | Introduction to Business for Engineers | 3 |
EPOM 403 | Product and Process Design and Implementation | 3 |
EPOM 405 | Applied Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
EPOM 407 | Engineering Economics and Financial Analysis | 3 |
EPOM 409 | Master of Engineering Capstone Project | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 18 |
Technical Electives
Four courses are chosen from concentration areas.
Concentration Requirements
Concentration in Biomedical Engineering
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
EBME 401D | Biomedical Instrumentation and Signal Processing | 3 |
EBME 406 | Polymers in Medicine | 3 |
EBME 410 | Medical Imaging Fundamentals | 3 |
EBME 421 | Bioelectric Phenomena | 3 |
EBME 432 | | 3 |
EBME 440 | Translational Research for Biomedical Engineers | 3 |
EBME 451 | Molecular and Cellular Physiology | 3 |
EBME 471 | Principles of Medical Device Design and Innovation | 3 |
Concentration in Engineering, Innovation Management & Leadership
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
EPOM 410 | Intellectual Property Management and Opportunity Assessment | 3 |
EPOM 411 | Innovation - the Confluence of Need, Requirements and Creativity | 3 |
EPOM 412 | Technology Transfer and Collaboration | 3 |
EPOM 413 | Innovation, Strategy & Leadership: Contemporary Approach to Future Growth | 3 |
Concentration in Mechanical Engineering
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
EMAE 450 | Advanced Mechanical Engineering Analysis | 3 |
EMAE 456 | Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems in Biology and Medicine (BioMEMS) | 3 |
EMAE 460 | Theory and Design of Fluid Power Machinery | 3 |
EMAE 480 | Fatigue of Materials | 3 |
EMAE 481 | Advanced Dynamics I | 3 |
EMAE 487 | Vibration Problems in Engineering | 3 |
EMAE 494 | Energy Systems | 3 |
Concentration in Systems & Control Engineering
Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours |
ECSE 401 | Digital Signal Processing | 3 |
ECSE 404 | Digital Control Systems | 3 |
ECSE 408 | Introduction to Linear Systems | 3 |
ECSE 416 | Convex Optimization for Engineering | 3 |
ECSE 468 | Power System Analysis I | 3 |