Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Engineering Technical Leadership
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admissions Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Minimum Number of Credits to Completion: 18.0
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1.5 years
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 15.1501
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 17-2112
About the Program
The Engineering Technical Leadership Graduate Certificate is designed to enhance the skills of engineers and technical personnel desiring or holding leadership positions in variety of industries, such as the Department of Defense (DoD) and associated contractors, manufacturing, biomedical, urban development, transportation, etc. It is specifically geared to enhance leadership skills for plant managers, general managers, technical directors, program managers, functional engineering managers and anyone in an engineering leadership role or position. In today’s environment, managing the complexity of human and capital resources is a tremendous challenge. This certificate provides formalized training and education in leadership that is "hands-on" and application oriented, focused to teach skills, concepts and methodologies associated with the leadership domain.
Courses completed in this certificate program can be applied to a master's in Engineering Management or Systems Engineering and/or most other master degree programs within the School of Engineering.
Note: Students that are interested in the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Systems Engineering Professional (SEP) certification should take SYSE 688 (Systems Engineering Analysis) as an elective course. Completion of two courses (SYSE 685 and SYSE 688) is required for INCOSE SEP certification. For more information about this certification refer to INCOSE SEP Certification
Admission Requirements
Visit Drexel Engineering Graduate Admissions Guidelines for details about requirements. Note, interested students can apply for admission to this program in any term (Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer).
Additional Information
For more information about this certificate, visit the School of Engineering certificates web page.
Program Requirements
| EGMT 501 | Leading and Managing Technical Workers | 3.0 |
| EGMT 502 | Analysis and Decision Methods for Technical Managers | 3.0 |
| EGMT 650 | Systems Thinking for Leaders | 3.0 |
| SYSE 685 | Systems Engineering Management | 3.0 |
| Technical Elective 1 * | 3.0 | |
| Technical Elective 2 * | 3.0 | |
| Total Credits | 18.0 | |
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Technical Elective courses must be graduate level 500, 600 or 700 level courses from the following: AE, CHE, CIVE, CMGT, ECE, ECEC, ECEP, ECES, EET, EGMT, ENGR, ENVE, MATE, MEM, SYSE
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| EGMT 501 | Leading and Managing Technical Workers | 3.0 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Winter | ||
| EGMT 502 | Analysis and Decision Methods for Technical Managers | 3.0 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| SYSE 685 | Systems Engineering Management | 3.0 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer | ||
| VACATION | ||
| Credits | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Technical Elective 1 * | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Winter | ||
| EGMT 650 | Systems Thinking for Leaders | 3.0 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| Technical Elective 2 * | 3.0 | |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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Technical Elective courses must be graduate level 500, 600 or 700 level courses from the following: AE, CHE, CIVE, CMGT, ECE, ECEC, ECEP, ECES, EET, EGMT, ENGR, ENVE, MATE, MEM, SYSE