The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department (EMSE) at the University of Missouri –Rolla (Missouri S&T) have established a strategic partnership agreement in order to provide distance educational opportunities for Department of Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) workforce personnel. Under this partnership agreement, AT&L workforce members can enroll in graduate courses to meet DAU training requirements or transfer certain DAU completed courses credits toward graduate level certificates or graduate degrees offered by the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Missouri – Rolla. The following courses and programs are included in this agreement:

Graduate Courses

Admission to graduate courses in the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department is reserved for applicants with a B.S. degree in engineering, certain physical sciences, mathematics, or computer sciences. Courses are offered via distance education. Students may attend class real-time via the Internet from their home or place of employment. In most cases, there is a two-way audio connection with the class to permit live interaction with other students and the professor. All classes are archived on the Internet to provide access to recorded lectures at a later time if the student is unable to attend or needs to review the material at a later date.

Any person not desiring a graduate degree may be considered for admission as a non-degree graduate student. Applicants for non-degree admission need only request official transcripts from the institution at which the baccalaureate degree was awarded. Non-degree graduate students are normally limited to six hours of coursework. A three hour graduate course normally has forty contact hours and may help meet AT&L requirement to complete eighty hours of continuous learning every two years.

Graduate Certificate Programs

Admission to the Graduate Certificate Programs is reserved for applicants with a B.S. degree in engineering, certain physical sciences, mathematics, or computer sciences. Graduate certificate programs give the student the opportunity to broaden knowledge in a particular discipline, learn the latest in developing fields, and stay competitive in today's marketplace. By taking four three-credit courses, the student will be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge in a field without returning to school to complete a degree. AT&L students may transfer approved DAU credits (see Missouri S&T Credit Hours for DAU Courses) to Missouri S&T to meet three of the twelve credits required for the certificate. 

Graduate Certificate programs also provide a mechanism for acceptance into a regular graduate program. Acceptance into a graduate certificate program allows an opportunity to be accepted into the M.S. Engineering Management program. If the student completes the certificate program with a grade of "B" or above in all courses, the student can then be accepted into the M.S. Engineering Management program without taking the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or requiring a minimum GPA from undergraduate studies. This acceptance does not waive the need to complete any prerequisites for other advanced courses that are part of the degree program.

Graduate Certificate Programs are currently offered in the following:

Project Management
Financial Management
Engineering Management

 M.S. Degree in Engineering Management

Engineering Management is the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities. The field of engineering management has become recognized as a professional discipline with a critical role in industry, business, and modern society. The M.S. degree in Engineering Management requires 30 credit hours of approved course work. The student gets the same opportunities as on-campus students but with the convenience of the instruction coming to you. The M.S. degree offers excellent preparation for the engineer or technical professional desiring to make the transition to technical manager. AT&L students may transfer approved DAU credit hours (see Missouri S&T Credit Hours for DAU Courses) to Missouri S&T to meet nine of the thirty credits required for the M.S. Engineering Management degree. 

All M.S. Engineering Management students take the following four core courses:

            EMGT 314 – Management for Engineers and Scientists
            EMGT 361 - Project Management
            EMGT 352 – Activity Based Accounting and Financial Decision Making
            EMGT 365 – Operations Management Science

The remaining six courses are taken from a specialty area which includes the following:

            Management of Technology
            Financial Engineering
            Project Management
            Quality

Ph.D. in Engineering Management

A candidate for the Ph.D. in Engineering Management must complete the equivalent of at least three years of full time work beyond the bachelor’s degree. The content of all Ph.D. programs is individually structured by the student in consultation with and approved by the student’s advisory committee.  All requirements for the degree must normally be completed within an eight-year period. Ph.D. students must conduct original research under the supervision of a doctoral advisor and successfully defend the dissertation. Special arrangements are made for off-campus students to meet on-campus residences requirements and complete the original research.

Fees 

The Defense Acquisition University Program with the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at Missouri S&T provides for reduced fees for the course taken by AT&L personnel.  The current fee schedule is $755 per credit hour.  This is a substantial discount to the normal non-resident fee for distance students.

Admissions

Admission application and acceptance rules for distance students are the same as those of traditional on-campus students with only slight variations in required forms.  Students complete the appropriate forms according to their program choice and submit to Distance and Continuing Education (DCE) along with payment information for the application fee ($50).

Graduate Application

Students may apply for admission to individual courses, certificate programs, or graduate degree programs.