Graduate Certificate on Coursera

Graduate certificate programs provide knowledge and expertise through a series of curated courses. Students can apply certificate course credits toward the ME-EM on Coursera if they wish to complete the full master’s degree.

Engineering Management Graduate Certificate 

Advancing your career as a successful manager of technical and engineering teams means demonstrating effective leadership and possessing a range of real-world competencies. In this online graduate certificate program, you will master the key elements of engineering management and business-related functions, including finance, project management, and authentic leadership. Through this comprehensive approach to management, you will be well-prepared to make an immediate and significant impact within your organization.

The Engineering Management Graduate Certificate is an affordable way to gain new skills, earn an industry-recognized credential, and prepare to advance you within your career. If you are interested in continuing your education, the certificate consists of the first three specializations within the ME-EM on Coursera master’s degree and can be stacked toward the full degree.

Please refer to the ME-EM on Coursera master’s degree for more details on curriculum, policies, FAQs, finances and the calendar, as well as information for current students.

Objectives

  • Master essential management principles and prepare for leadership roles within technology-driven industries
  • Learn new skills, earn an industry-recognized credential, and prepare to advance within your career
  • Gain specific tools and knowledge to lead technical teams: leadership, project management, and finance for technical managers

Coursework

The Engineering Management Graduate Certificate requires 9 credit hours of graduate-level coursework (required courses listed below) and a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0. Courses in which grades of C+ or below are received may not be applied toward the certificate, but will count toward the cumulative GPA (no more than three credits of C+ can be applied toward graduate certificate requirements).

You must complete 9 credits of coursework in finance, project management, and authentic leadership.

Finance for Technical Managers (3 credits)​

Project Management (3 credits)

Principles of Leadership: Leading Oneself (3 credits)

Quick Facts

  • Start dates per year: 6
  • Total classes: 9
  • Weeks per class: 8
  • Total credit hours: 9
  • Cost per credit hour: $667