What is a Master of Engineering Technical Management degree?
Our Master of Engineering in Technical Management (METM) was created at the request of a team of industry leaders. This team identified a deficit in their companies of engineering leaders with the strategic and tactical skills to fully understand the business environment.
We prepare you to move to the next level in technical management with a sound understanding of the technical and business aspects of leading technical people, programs, departments or companies.
The program lasts 21 months. At the start of each academic year, students attend a one-week residency at Texas A&M University and then return home to complete all other courses online.
What makes our program unique?
How does METM compare to a Master of Science (MS) or Master of Business Administration (MBA)?
Unlike an MS, METM is taught by industry professionals and concentrates on current industry best practices rather than research. METM participants learn how to manage people, projects and profitability.
Unlike an MBA, METM emphasizes the technical and engineering context of business topics. Your classmates will come from leading engineering and technology companies and, like you, will have technical backgrounds.
METM provides a unique blend of industry-critical skills in leading people, managing projects, and profitability for engineering and technical professionals to become future leaders in technical management positions, while continuing to work in their companies.
What do METM alumni say?
"Excellent program for technical professionals interested in moving up in their career to a leadership position."
"The perfect program for a working professional engineer."
"A challenging and rewarding program that provides the opportunity to grow your network while studying relevant and interesting technical topics."
Program Advantages
For participants:
- Earn your degree with minimal disruption to your job and family.
- Expand your professional network.
- Immediately apply what you learn to your job.
- Be able to research current issues facing your company.
- Become a part of the Aggie network and earn your Aggie ring.
For employers:
- Transform engineer talent into technical leaders.
- Return on investment, through the student’s company-focused capstone project.
- Minimal impact to your workplace, since our online, asynchronous program allows employees to work at the company.
- Students bring the skills they learn to their jobs right away.
By the end of the program, students will be able to:
- Develop a technical program for an engineering project.
- Lead and manage a diverse team of technical professionals.
- Create and put in place corporate strategic technology plans.
- Communicate with non-technical customers and colleagues.
- Have a framework for data-driven decision making.
- Manage resources and assets.