Engineering Management

The Master of Engineering Management draws on resources from engineering, business and behavioural sciences in a programme designed to bridge the divide between engineering and management. It provides students an opportunity to broaden their horizons outside specialist technical areas, which enables them to make significant contributions to their companies.



Participants will gain a deep understanding of the world of engineering management by covering a wide range of business topics, from cost analysis to finance and corporate strategy.



Participants will acquire conceptual and practical skills that will enable them to operate at the highest level in the global knowledge economy, drawing on the engineering, business and human sciences aspects of the programme.



Our students are strongly motivated by career ambitions. The programme provides an opportunity to widen horizons outside specialist technical areas many of our students experience career advancement either during the programme or after completion.



Course Description

The MEM, established in 1967, is one of Ireland's most successful and highly sought after taught post graduate programmes in engineering management. This Masters is responsible for fast tracking participant’s careers, drawing on resources from engineering, business and behavioural sciences in a programme which bridges the divide between engineering and management.



Who Should Apply?



Part Time option suitable for:



Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes

International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No



The MEM Programme is for engineering, science and technology graduates, who possess at least five years professional experience, who want to broaden their horizons beyond specialist technical areas and bridge the divide between engineering and management.

The Master of Engineering Management is undertaken on a part-time basis over two academic years (four semesters) in a blended format. The theme running through the first two semesters involves analysing the operations of the firm, while the second year of the programme builds on this foundation in order to develop the future direction of the firm.



Stage 1 Option

International Strategic Management BMGT40720

Behaviour, leadership & Change BMGT44260

Finance FIN40410

Managing Human Resources HRM40100

Design and Innovation MEEN40250

Eng. Operations Management MEEN40260

Quality Management MEEN40270

Operations Strategy MEEN40280

Business System Design MEEN40300

Project Management MEEN40310

Economics MEEN40330

Decision Analysis MEEN40360

Engineering Cost Analysis MEEN40730

Technical Comms (Online) MEEN40820

Marketing for Engineering Managers MEEN40830

Corporate Entrepreneurship (Intra-preneurship) for Engineering Managers MEEN40940

Managing Negotiations MEEN40950

MEM Applied Research Project MEEN41060

Introduction to Data Analytics (Online) STAT40720

The MEM Programme is for engineering, science and technology graduates, who possess at least five years professional experience, who want to broaden their horizons beyond specialist technical areas and bridge the divide between engineering and management.

How to Apply?

The following entry routes are available:

ME Management PT (T368)

Duration 2 Years

Attend Part Time

Deadline Rolling*



* Courses will remain open until such time as all places have been filled, therefore early application is advised.

90

2 years part-time blended.



Programme Delivery

The MEM is undertaken on a part-time basis over two academic years (four semesters). Each semester contains 12 weeks of teaching. The programme is delivered in a blended format, comprising on campus classes (4 weeks) and on-line classes (8 weeks). On campus classes take place all day Friday in weeks 1, 4, 8 and 12 of each semester. On-line classes take place on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings in the other weeks of each semester.



On campus days classes will take place between 09.00-18.00 at the UCD Belfield campus.



Online classes will take place on Friday afternoons from 14.00 and Saturday mornings 09.00-13.00.

ME Management (T169) Part Time

EU Year 1 - € 7000

EU Year 2 - € 8990 aa

nonEU Year 1 - € 12400

nonEU Year 2 - € 12400 aa


aaSecond Year Fee applies to Students in 2nd Year in 2020 and who were a 1st Year Student on the programme in 2019/20

***Fees are subject to change


Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website. Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please see International Scholarships.

Next Intake: 2024/2025 September.

Careers & Employability

Over the years, students from a variety of professional backgrounds have participated in the programme. Engineers of all disciplines, science and information technology graduates from across the third level institutions in Ireland and abroad have taken part. The company and industry sector backgrounds of those participating illustrates the diverse professional backgrounds of participants. These industry sectors include Pharmaceutical, Medical Technology, ICT, Manufacturing, Food, Engineering Consulting and Services, Transportation, Public Services.