Curriculum

Required Courses

The following subjects are required for SDM's master of science degree in engineering and management:

Core Courses

• System Architecture
• Systems Engineering
• System and Project Management

Foundation Courses

• Engineering Risk-Benefit Analysis
• Systems Optimization
• The Human Side of Technology
• Financial and Managerial Accounting
• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Innovation in the Marketplace
• Product Design and Development
• Technology Strategy

Elective Courses

The following are required electives for the MIT master of science degree in engineering and management:

• 1 engineering elective
• 1 management elective*
• 2 track electives (approved by the program director)

The following courses are popular optional electives for the master of science degree in engineering and management:

Leadership Electives

• SLaM-Lab
• Innovation Teams
• Global Entrepreneurship Lab: Emerging Markets
• Entrepreneurship Lab
• Leadership Lab: Leading Sustainable Systems
• Next-Lab

Product Development Electives

• Principles of Axiomatic Design
• Listening to the Customer
• Integrated Product and Process Design
• Mechanical Assembly and Its Role in Product Development
• Integrating the Lean Enterprise
• Integrated Product and Process Design

There is a limit of two MIT Sloan electives. All electives must be approved in advance of enrollment by the director of the SDM program.

View our courses page for descriptions of our offerings.