Master of Science in Engineering and Management
Created in 1996 in response to industry’s need to develop the next generation of leaders, SDM is at the forefront of graduate education at MIT. Not an MBA, SDM combines cutting edge courses from the MIT Sloan School of Management and MIT’s School of Engineering, flexible matriculation options and an interdisciplinary perspective. SDM prepares graduates to think creatively, lead across organizational boundaries and inspire others to collaborate and innovate in both technical and non-technical arenas.
The centerpiece of SDM’s portfolio is its rigorous 13- to 24-month graduate program. The SDM curriculum is built on a foundation of core courses in system architecture, systems engineering, and system and project management—integrated with management courses tailored to students with significant industry experience and a solid technical background—and complimented by engineering and management electives. MIT Sloan and the MIT School of Engineering jointly grant the resulting Master of Science degree. Accepted applicants can enroll as full time 13-month students or in flex options up to 24 months. All students begin in January with an intensive session on campus to lay the foundation for re-entry into academia and build lasting partnerships across all members of the class. Following the January session, flex options are available for students who want to immediately transfer knowledge from the program into their workplaces; these options include commuting from local worksites or engaging in SDM’s unique style of synchronous video delivery while remaining engaged in their careers. All SDM Fellows, wherever they may live, work together in global teams for the duration of their programs.
SDM students are among the best and brightest of their generation, carefully selected for the ability to think holistically and to succeed in SDM’s unique, demanding, interdisciplinary curriculum. Upon graduation, many SDM alumni capitalize on their state-of-the-art skills in systems thinking and innovation to take on leadership roles in a wide range of organizations and domains. All SDMs participate in a vibrant lifelong learning community where students, alumni, faculty and industry partners share knowledge, work to improve the SDM program and support each other in creating new strategies for success.
MIT’s SDM program presents a systems approach to leadership and innovation, which is the beginning of a new way of thinking and a new approach to successful lives.
