Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management

More than two-thirds of all engineering professionals invest a significant portion of their career in managing and administering a wide range of technical engineering and research projects and budgets. As the engineering profession evolves, an increasing need has emerged for entry-level engineering professionals who have both a broad engineering background and the knowledge and ability to interface between the business and technical functions within organizations.

The engineer’s role in industry has changed from performing solely technical tasks to being involved in the integration of engineering, technology and business operations. For this purpose, undergraduate Engineering Management Technology majors learn engineering fundamentals, together with the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities in technological environments. The Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management Technology equips entry-level engineering technology graduates with knowledge of the business of engineering, making them valuable to their employers and ensuring future professional growth. For students who enjoy understanding the technical aspect of a business as well as the people and resources side of the organization, the technical challenges of engineering and the opportunity to integrate higher-level organizational considerations into technological decision-making processes, engineering management technology is an ideal program of study. The bachelor’s degree in Engineering Management Technology prepares students to be successful contributors and leaders in technology-driven organizations, which are the mainstay of the U.S. economy in the 21st century.

The undergraduate Engineering Management Technology degree program includes studies in basic mathematics and sciences, the engineering sciences, engineering management disciplinary studies and technical electives, as well as general education. The selection of technical electives can be tailored to particular areas of student interest. The team project experiences in many courses approximate the professional environment that graduates will encounter in their future careers. Program culminating experiences include community service learning course projects and capstone course design projects. Students also have access to well-equipped laboratories, including computing laboratories with discipline-specific software programs that are essential to achievement of program objectives.

Program Educational Objectives

Graduates of the B.S. Engineering Management Technology program are expected to attain the following PEOs within a few years of graduation:

1. Have an engineering job that applies hands-on skills and people skills to achieve efficient and profitable productivity in a manufacturing or service organization.
2. Solve complex challenges and innovate solutions for continuous improvement with a principal emphasis on safety, quality, productivity and cost.
3. Collaborate and communicate effectively in multidisciplinary teams both as a leader and a member, and value diversity.
4. Lean into additional responsibilities through pursuing ongoing professional development and growth.

The Engineering Management Technology program is based on an expectation of adequate high school preparation in science, mathematics and English. Science courses should include chemistry or physics, both of which are desirable. High school mathematics courses should include algebra and plane geometry. Four years of English are required.

CSUN provides the opportunity for students who have not had a complete background of pre-engineering work in high school to take courses to prepare for the major. These additional courses will not count toward the major and may increase the time to graduate.

The Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Management Technology will provide a firm technical base for students by requiring them to take courses with topics in materials engineering, engineering CAD, quality engineering, systems engineering, facilities planning and design, as well as technical innovation and entrepreneurship. Their technical skills are complemented by business skills in production planning, project management, engineering economy, marketing management and operations research.

Special Grade Requirements

1. All students must complete the lower division writing requirement before enrolling in 300-level courses.
2. Grade of “C-” or better is required in all courses in the major. A grade of “C” or better is required in all undergraduate transfer courses.
3. Senior-level courses cannot be taken unless the student previously completed or is concurrently completing all freshman-, sophomore- and junior-level core requirements.

Unit Requirements

The following unit requirements are necessary for the B.S. degree in Engineering Management Technology:

1. Lower Division Required Courses (48 units)

Freshman Year

BIOL 101EN Introduction to Biological Principles for Engineering (2)
CHEM 100 Principles of Chemistry (3)
COMP 100 Computers: Their Impact and Use (3)
ECON 160 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
MATH 105 Pre-Calculus II (5)
MATH 255A Calculus for the Life Sciences I (3)
MSE 101/L Introduction to Engineering and Lab (1/1)
PHYS 100A General Physics I (3)
PHYS 100AL General Physics I Lab (1)

Sophomore Year

2. Upper Division Required Courses (37 units)

Junior Year

MKT 304 Principles of Marketing (3)
MSE 300 Engineering Technology Economy (3)
MSE 303 Innovation, Invention and Technology (3)
MSE 362 Engineering Statistical Applications (3)
MSE 403 Facilities Planning and Design (3)
MSE 406 Engineering Cost Analysis (3)
SOM 306 Operations Management (3)

Senior Year

MSE 401 Introduction to Engineering and Technology Management (3)
MSE 402 Engineering Project Management (3)
MSE 407 Manufacturing Systems (3)
MSE 420 New Product Innovation and Technical Entrepreneurship for Engineers (3)
MSE 488A MSEM Senior Design I (2)
MSE 488B MSEM Senior Design II (2)

3. Upper Division Technical Elective Courses (11 units)

Select 11 units from among department 400-level and/or 500-level courses.

4. General Education (48 units)

Undergraduate students must complete 48 units of General Education as described in this Catalog, including 3 units of coursework meeting the Ethnic Studies (ES) graduation requirement.

24 units are satisfied by the coursework in the major. ENGL 215 satisfies A3 Critical Thinking; PHYS 100A satisfies B1 Physical Science; BIOL 101EN satisfies B2 Life Science; PHYS 100AL satisfies B3 Science Laboratory Activity; MATH 105 satisfies Basic Skills B4 Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning; MSE 303 satisfies B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning; ECON 160 and MSE 300 satisfy D1 Social Sciences; and COMP 100 satisfies E Lifelong Learning and fulfills the Information Competence requirement.

Total Units in the Major: 96

General Education Units: 24

Total Units Required for the B.S. Degree: 120