Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Suzanne S. Hicks, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management Division (EMD)

Master's Engineering Management ProgramAbstractMany graduates with strong engineering management skills enter the workforce, yet they oftenlack the soft skills our industry needs. Middle Tennessee State University's (MTSU) Master ofScience in Professional Science (MSPS) program in Engineering Management has incorporatedthese desired soft skills into its core curriculum. This cross-disciplinary program providesMiddle Tennessee with the best-educated and well-trained scientific workforce. The program wasawarded the U.S. Department of Education's Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need(GAANN) grant for Engineering Management (2019-2022), which supported nine students witha stipend, full tuition, and fees.In 2023, the MSPS program completed a