The Ms In Engineering Management At Milwaukee School Of Engineering: An Update

At the 1990 ASEE annual conference a paper titled “Evolution and Projections for the MS in Engineering Management” described the experience of the Master of Science in Engineering Management at Milwaukee School of Engineering, one of the oldest graduate engineering management programs in the United States. Since then, the program has faced a number of challenges, including the introduction of the MSEM at Milwaukee’s two largest universities, transition in the local economy including the outsourcing of many manufacturing operations, and perhaps most importantly the clash of diverse viewpoints regarding the focus of the program. This paper analyzes events since 1990 and suggests ways to keep the vision relevant to a changing environment.