Engineering Management

The Engineering Management Program was developed to address a growing need for individuals that possess both engineering and management skills. Courses taken in the Engineering Management Program are intended to provide students with a broad understanding of the practice and concepts of engineering, and make them adaptive leaders who are ready to address challenges caused by rapid changes in technology. The program provides graduates an opportunity to select from a wide range of career paths.

The Engineering Management program attracts students whose talents and interests are not confined to a traditional engineering design and analysis position, as well as those drawn to the entrepreneurial aspects of engineering. The program is especially well suited to the typical engineering student attracted to Gonzaga University since it makes use of engineering and leadership skills they develop at GU, with their interest in helping others and making a valuable contribution to society. By combining a strong engineering background with a Minor in Business for Engineering Technologies from the School of Business Administration, students develop a skill‐set that is sought after by employers. 

Gonzaga’s Engineering Management program provides students with a foundation in the critical skills required to be successful in their chosen career. The program contains a set of core engineering courses that provide a solid basis in engineering principles, augmented by relevant courses on the process of management as it applies to technically‐based projects. Students also develop a technical concentration by taking a set of “pathway” courses from the other School of Engineering and Applied Science disciplines ‐ Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science. Each pathway draws from a wide selection of interests within engineering, allowing students to customize their degree. A pathway is represented by an endpoint – a 4XX-level engineering course or a 3XX- or 4XX level computer science course – plus the pre-requisite courses required to reach the endpoint.  Engineering Management students must complete at least three pathway endpoints with a total of at least twenty credits of pathways courses.

The Engineering Management Department, in conjunction with its various constituencies, has clearly defined program objectives. These engineering program objectives are listed in the School of Engineering and Applied Science section of this catalog, and by the Gonzaga University Mission Statement that may be found at the beginning of the catalog.

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, under the General Program Criteria and the Engineering Management and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria.

B.S. in Engineering Management: 130+ credits