OverviewFlexible Study Options
The flexible nature of our program allows for different routes of completion. Our students are a mixture of full-time students and working professionals who study part-time in the evenings and on Saturdays. Learn more about our current student body.
Part-Time Study
Part-time students earn their Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree while continuing full-time employment. The program has been designed to fit the schedule of busy working professionals.
Program Details
- Evening courses are held Monday through Thursday evenings (6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.), Saturday mornings (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.), and Saturday afternoons (1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Occasionally elective courses are held on Friday mornings.
- All courses are offered on the Evanston campus.
- Courses are offered each quarter throughout the year but part-time students do not have to take courses every quarter.
- Part-time students can apply and begin the program during any academic quarter.
- Part-time students complete their degree within 2 to 3 years, depending on whether they take one or two courses per quarter.
- The curriculum consists of 12 courses.
- There are seven required core courses, a choice of two advanced engineering courses, and three electives from a wide selection of courses.
Full-Time Study
A large portion of MEM students, especially international candidates, are full-time students, taking 3 to 4 courses per quarter. Full-time students take the same courses with part-time students on Monday - Thursday evenings (6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.), Saturday mornings (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.), and Saturday afternoons (1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Additionally, full-time students may take elective course choices offered during the weekday.
Program Details
- Full-time students may take three or four courses per quarter.
- Because of the sequential nature of MEM courses, full-time students must start in the Fall quarter.
- Full-time students can graduate in June (9 months) with a schedule of four courses per quarter or graduate in December (15 months) with a schedule of three courses per quarter.
- As a professional degree program, there are no teaching or research positions available.
