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Master of Engineering Management

Level up your technical career and become a transformative leader with an online Master of Engineering Management (MEM) degree. This program helps you learn how to steer organizations through rapid waves of technological adoption as a systems thinker with an eye toward innovation.

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At a Glance

Average 16 Months to Completion
Expert Faculty Mentorship
  • Format: Online
  • Tuition: $40,110
  • Term: Fall 2026
  • 10 Courses

Why Choose a Master’s Degree in Engineering Management from Wake Forest SPS

Today, engineering teams do more than design machines.

Instead, they collaborate with the machines themselves through the deployment of IoT architectures and AI workflows. This is an exciting time to be an engineering leader, and Wake Forest SPS prepares you to thrive in that fast-paced environment.

Our online MEM degree program combines practical frameworks with the latest breakthroughs and ethical grounding to help you build powerful tools for the good of humanity. See how engineering goes beyond implementation through product management and data-driven decisions, and gain real-world experience in specialized fields through the Pearl Innovation District.

Want to be a proven leader? Prepare for industry credentials alongside your graduate education. Wake Forest SPS can help you prepare for PMP or CAPM certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), further boosting your qualification for leadership roles.

Master of Engineering Management Core Courses

You’ll complete 7 required online courses, including a capstone that brings everything together. Each course lasts 7.5 weeks. There’s no required order for these courses, so you are free to take courses in the sequence that works best for your schedule, depending on availability.

Systems Thinking for Engineering Operations
Course ID: EMG 710
This course introduces systems thinking as a framework for understanding, modeling, and improving complex engineering operations. Students examine interdependencies in technical systems, such as advanced manufacturing networks, infrastructure, and healthcare operations.
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Innovation Strategy for AI & Emerging Technologies
Course ID: EMG 712
This course prepares engineering managers to lead innovation by strategically evaluating and integrating emerging technologies (e.g., AI, IoT) into engineering practice. Students explore technology readiness levels, adoption models, and governance frameworks while weighing ethical, regulatory, and risk considerations.
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Strategic Leadership & Ethics in Engineering
Course ID: EMG 714
Through real-world cases, ranging from autonomous-vehicle safety to cybersecurity breaches, students practice resolving “grey-zone” dilemmas, designing governance policies, and communicating values-based decisions that align technical operations with organizational strategy.
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Engineering Analytics
Course ID: EMG 720
Students learn to source, interpret, and visualize data from engineering systems, production processes, and project environments, applying advanced analytics to optimize performance and predict outcomes.
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Finance for Innovation & Technical Leadership
Course ID: LDR 730
This course equips students with the essential financial skills to evaluate, fund, and manage both operational initiatives and high-risk innovation projects. Students learn to interpret financial statements, assess project economics, apply capital budgeting techniques, conduct risk-adjusted ROI analysis, and determine when to continue, pivot, or stop investment.
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Project Management Essentials
Course ID: PMP 710
Gain a deeper understanding of the foundational concepts of project management, including an overview of the project lifecycle as defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge. This course also dives into areas such as risk, scope, schedule, quality, monitoring, and communication.
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Capstone in Engineering Management
Course ID: EMG 799
The Capstone is the culminating experience of the MEM program, where students integrate knowledge from core and elective courses to solve a real-world or research-based engineering management challenge
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Master of Engineering Management Electives

You will choose 3 electives from a curated list of interdisciplinary courses, including two suggested focus areas: Innovation & Product Development and Project Leadership. While optional, these group together courses for students who want to build deeper expertise in one area. You have the flexibility to follow one focus area, combine courses from both, or explore any electives across the broader SPS portfolio. This allows you to tailor your learning and deepen your expertise to meet your goals.

Design Thinking and AI Tools
Course ID: DMG 724
User-centered design (UCD) and related methodologies, including user research, user experience (UX), interaction design, and usability testing, will be examined. These methodologies will be applied using modern AI tools that accelerate ideation, prototyping, and iteration.
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Managing Disruption & Innovation
Course ID: FTA 732
Explore the forces of disruptive innovation in the finance industry. This course empowers learners to implement disruptive and innovative change through assessing new opportunities and threats, planning for disruption, and building a team and culture to implement change. In addition, learners will understand how agile techniques can ensure a responsive and adaptable organization.
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Emerging Applications and Entrepreneurship
Course ID: FTA 752
Take a hands-on, case-study oriented approach to learning how to build a business that involves financial technologies on the horizon. This course immerses students in topics including opportunity identification, business model development, raising financing, building teams from the ground up, and nurturing new ventures. Learners will take an idea and explore how to successfully build a real product or service.
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Telehealth Today and Tomorrow
Course ID: HIF 751
This course will provide an overview of the tools, techniques, opportunities, and challenges associated with telehealth from an informatics perspective. Learners will describe technologies used to deploy and improve telehealth for better healthcare access, identify strategies to engage patients in using telehealth practices, understand the impact of telehealth on different patient populations, and describe the clinical, legal, regulatory, and quality issues in the use of telehealth.
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Artificial Intelligence for Health Informatics
Course ID: HIF 752
This course will review the foundations of artificial intelligence (AI) with applications to the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and prognosis of diseases. Learners will differentiate various artificial intelligence concepts and enabling technologies, and discover and employ processes used in designing and implementing artificial intelligence systems to prevent bias and inequities.
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Leadership & Change Management
Course ID: LDR 722
Explore the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to successfully undertake change. This course delves into the leadership principles, styles, frameworks, and skills required to guide, motivate, and direct teams. Learners will develop the ability to prepare, support, and assist individuals, teams, and organizations in organizational change.
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Mastering the Project Life Cycle 
Course ID: PMP 712
The course pursues a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the different phases of a project from initiation to closure, with an emphasis on the myriad of factors that contribute to successful project management (PM) throughout the life cycle. Students will leave with a set of best practices for effective PM in setup, planning and execution.
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Agile Fundamentals 
Course ID: PMP 730
Grasp the foundational concepts of Agile, an iterative approach to project management. This course is an introductory consideration of Scrum, including Scrum events and artifacts, the anatomy of a sprint, the roles of a Scrum Master and Scrum team members, as well as release planning.
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AI and Data Analytics for Project Management
Course ID: PMP 734
A human-in-the-loop approach to applying generative AI is explored, including how AI is being incorporated into project management to automate routine tasks. Project managers will also learn the basics of data analytics, including how to partner with data scientists to get the right data at the right time, use KPIs to drive project success, and present data effectively.
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Lean Six Sigma
Course ID: PMP 750
Continuous improvement projects (CIPs) are vital for professionals to understand as companies pursue their business goals. Students will tap into the essentials of lean management and Six Sigma quality with a focus on leveraging various improvement methods and becoming more effective with their project work.
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PMP Certification Preparation
Course ID: PMP 757
To prepare students for the PMP Certification Exam and their professional roles, this course covers a comprehensive range of project management concepts, methodologies, and best practices. As an Authorized Training Provider (ATP), Wake Forest University partners with Project Management Institute (PMI) to deliver the highest quality certification preparation.
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Wake Forest SPS understands that I’m a working individual and created this program for people like me to not only learn what I need to receive a degree but also apply it to what I’m doing now.
— Ellie Matthews, SPS alum

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Where Your Master’s in Engineering Management Can Take You

Engineering management is a career primed for growth in industries with compelling opportunities, such as aerospace, software, and healthcare. You’ll be qualified for roles such as:

  • Director of Engineering
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Plant Director
  • Medical Technology Program Manager
  • Project Manager

With a MEM degree, you set yourself up to make an immediate impact, solve fascinating technical challenges, and accelerate your upward trajectory in a highly competitive field.

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