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The Degree of Master of Science in Engineering Systems Management
Through the departments of Industrial
Engineering and Information and Operations Management, the Master
of Science--Engineering Systems Management (MS) degree is
offered under the joint auspices of the Dwight Look College of
Engineering and the Mays Business School. The program is non-thesis,
interdisciplinary and jointly administered by the Engineering
and Business faculty to provide students with a comprehensive
assemblage of manufacturing management skills.
The engineering systems management
issues begin with product design continuing to manufacturing,
inspection and acceptance, shipping, maintenance and product
disposal. The curriculum for the Engineering Systems Management
program is unique and covers a broad set of both engineering
and business topics, including advanced manufacturing technology,
total quality management, an engineering systems management approach
to product design, production, distribution and disposal, and
to interrelation with the other functional areas of the organization.
The minimum requirements for
this degree are the completion of at least 36 hours of course
work and a satisfactory internship review, provided by the student's
industry sponsor. Internships must have prior approval by the
program administration. Also central to the curriculum is a number
of opportunities for hands-on practice-oriented learning. An
internship is required of all students; normally this will occur
in the summer after completing two semesters in the program.
The purpose of this internship is twofold. First, to provide
an online laboratory setting in which students can apply concepts
and techniques learned during the first segment of the program;
and to provide material for a formal project report and case
study analysis to be presented in courses taken during the second
segment of the program.
Residence
In partial fulfillment of the residence
requirement for the degree of Master of Science, the student
must complete 9 resident credit hours during one regular semester
or one 10-week summer semester. Upon recommendation of the
student's advisory committee and with approval of the Office
of Graduate Studies, a student may be granted exemption from
this requirement. However, such a petition must be approved
prior to the student's registration for the final 9 credit
hours of required course work.
Full-time staff members of the University
or of closely affiliated organizations stationed at the campus
at College Station may fulfill total residence requirements
by completion of less-than-full course loads. Specific authorization
for such programs must be granted in advance by the employing
agency. Employees should submit verification of their employment
at the time they submit their degree plan. See Registration.
Student's Advisory Committee
After receiving admission to graduate
studies and enrolling for course work, the student will consult
with the head of the department concerning appointment of the
chair of his or her advisory committee. The student's advisory
committee for the master's degree will consist of no
fewer than three members of the graduate faculty representative
of the student's fields of study and research. The chair or
one of the co-chairs of the advisory committee must be from
the student's department, and at
least one or more of the members must be from a department
other than the student's major department.
The chair, in consultation with the
student, will select the remainder of the advisory committee.
The chair will then notify the tentative members of the advisory
committee, giving the student's name and field of study, and
request that they consider serving on this committee. The student
will interview each prospective committee member to determine
whether he or she is willing to serve. Only graduate faculty
members located on the campuses at College Station, Galveston,
Texas A&M University-Temple Campus or Institute of Biosciences
and Technology-Houston may serve as chair of a student's advisory
committee. Other graduate faculty members may serve as co-chair
with an individual located at College Station or Galveston.
The chair of the committee, who usually has immediate supervision
of the student's degree program, has the responsibility for
calling meetings at any other time considered desirable.
If the chair of the student's advisory
committee is unavailable for an extended time in any academic
period during which the student is involved in activities relating
to an internship, thesis, dissertation or record of study and
is registered for 684, 692 or 693 courses, the student may
request, in writing, that the department head appoint an alternate
advisory committee chair during the interim period.
The duties of the committee include
responsibility for the proposed degree plan, any professional
study or project and the final examination. In addition, the
committee as a group and as individual members is responsible
for counseling the student on academic matters, and, in the
case of academic deficiency, initiating recommendations to
the Office of Graduate Studies.
The committee members' signatures on
the degree plan indicate their willingness to accept the responsibility
for guiding and directing the entire academic program of the
student and for initiating all academic actions concerning
the student. Although individual committee members may be replaced
by petition for valid reasons, a committee cannot resign en
masse.
Degree Plan
The student's advisory committee, in
consultation with the student, will develop the proposed degree
plan. The degree plan
must be completed and filed with the Office of Graduate Studies
following the deadlines imposed by the student's college, and
no later than 90 days prior to the date of the final oral examination.
No exceptions are allowed.
This proposed degree plan must be typed
and submitted on the official form as it appears on the website
at vpr.tamu.edu with endorsements by the student's advisory
committee and the head of the student's major department.
Additional course work may be added
to the approved degree plan by petition if it is deemed necessary
by the advisory committee to correct deficiencies in the student's
academic preparation.
Credit Requirement
A minimum of 36 semester credit hours
of approved courses is required for the Master of Science in
Engineering Systems Management degree. Twelve credit hours
of elective courses, and up to 12 hours of foundation tool
courses, depending on the student's background, can be selected
to support specific student needs.
Limitations on the Use of Transfer, Extension
and Certain Other Courses
Some departments may have more restrictive
requirements for transfer work. If otherwise acceptable, certain
courses may be used toward meeting credit-hour requirements
for the master's degree under the following limitations.
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A total of any combination of
a and b below may not exceed the greater of either 12 hours
or one-third (1/3) of the total hours on the degree plan.
a. The maximum number of credit hours
which may be considered for transfer credit is the greater
of 12 hours or one-third (1/3) of the total hours of a degree
plan. The following restrictions apply.
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Courses taken in
residence at an accredited U.S. institution,
or approved international
institution with a final grade of B or greater
will be considered for transfer credit if, at the time
the courses were completed,
the student was in degree-seeking status at
Texas A&M
University, or the student was in degree-seeking
status at the institution
at which the courses were taken; and if the
courses would be accepted for credit toward a similar degree
for students in
degree-seeking status at the host institution.
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Courses previously
used for another degree are not acceptable
for degree plan credit.
b. A maximum of 12 credit hours of
489 and/or 689 (Special Topics).
c. A total of any combination of
a and b above may not exceed the greater of 12 hours or one-third
(1/3) of the total hours on the degree plan.
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A
maximum of 4 hours of 684 (Professional
Internship), and up to 8 credit hours
of 485 and/or 685 (Directed Studies),
and up to 3 hours of
690 (Theory of Research) or 695 (Frontiers
in Research)--any combination of
684, 685, 690 and 695 may not exceed
25 percent
of the total credit hour requirement
shown on the individual degree plan.
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A
maximum of 2 hours of Seminar
(481/681).
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A
maximum of 9 hours of advanced
undergraduate courses (300-
or 400-level).
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No
credit may be obtained
by correspondence study.
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For
graduate courses
of three weeks' duration
or less, up to 1
hour of credit may
be obtained for each
five-day week of
course work. Each
week
of course work must
include at least
15 contact hours.
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No
credit hours
of 691 (Research)
may be used.
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Continuing
education
courses may
not be used
for graduate
credit.
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Extension
courses
are not
acceptable
for credit.
Exceptions
will
be
permitted
only
in
unusual
cases
and
when
petitioned
by
the
student's
advisory
committee
and
approved
by
the
Office
of
Graduate
Studies.
Transfer of Credit
A student who has earned 12
hours of graduate credit in residence
at Texas A&M University
may be authorized to transfer courses
in excess of the limits prescribed above upon the advice of
the advisory committee
and with the advance approval of
the Office of Graduate Studies if
these courses are not available
at Texas A&M University.
Courses taken in residence at an
accredited U.S. institution or
approved international institution
with a final grade of
B or greater might be
considered for transfer credit
if, at the time the courses were
completed, the student was in degree-seeking
status at
Texas A&M University or at
the institution at which the courses
were taken, and if the courses
would be accepted for
credit toward a similar degree
for students in degree-seeking
status at the host institution.
Otherwise, the limitations
stated in the preceding section
apply. Course work in
which no formal grades are given
or in which grades other than letter
grades (A, B, C, etc.) are given
(for example, CR, P,
S, U, H, etc.) is not accepted
for transfer credit. Courses
appearing on the degree plan with
grades of D, F or U may not be
absolved by transfer work. Credit
for thesis research or
the equivalent is not transferable.
Credit for course work submitted
for transfer from any college or
university must
be shown in semester credit hours
or equated to semester credit hours.
An official transcript from the
university at which
the transfer course work was taken
must be sent directly to the Office
of Admissions and Records.
Courses completed at other institutions
are not included in computing the GPR.
Foreign Languages
There is no specific language
requirement for the Master of Science in Engineering Systems
Management degree.
Internship
Students who undertake a professional
internship in partial fulfillment
of master's degree requirements after completing all course
requirements for the master's degree
must return to the campus for the
final examination. The
final examination is not to be
administered until all other requirements
for the degree, including any internship,
have
been substantially completed.
Time Limit
All degree requirements must
be completed within a period of seven consecutive years for
the degree to be granted. A course will be considered valid
until seven years after the end of the semester in which it
is taken. Graduate credit for course work which is more than
seven calendar years old at the time of the final examination
(oral or written) may not be used to satisfy degree requirements.
Application for Degree
Graduate degrees are conferred
at the close of each regular semester
and 10-week summer semester. Candidates for advanced degrees
who expect to complete their
work at the end of a given semester
must apply for graduation by submitting the electronic application
for degree to the
Office of the Registrar and by
paying the required graduation fee at the Fiscal Department
no later than the Friday of the
second week of the fall or spring
semester or the Friday of the first week of the first summer
term. The
electronic application for degree
can be accessed via the website degreeapp.tamu.edu.
Final Examination
The candidate must pass a final
examination by dates announced
each semester or summer term in the Office of Graduate Studies
Calendar. To be eligible
to take the final examination,
a student's GPR must be . at least 3.000 for courses
on the degree plan and for all courses completed at Texas A&M
which are eligible to be applied to a graduate degree, and
there must be no unabsolved grades of D, F, or U for any course
listed on the degree plan. To absolve a deficient
grade, the student must have repeated
the course at Texas A&M University
and have achieved a grade of C
or better. All course work on the
degree plan must
have been completed with the exception
of those hours for which the student
is registered. Additionally, all
English language
proficiency requirements must be
satisfied prior to scheduling the
examination.
The final examination covers
all work taken on the degree plan and at the option of the
committee may be written or oral or both. The examination is
conducted by the student's advisory committee as finally constituted. Unless
otherwise authorized by the Office
of Graduate Studies, the final
examination for the master's degree
must be administered
on the campus at College Station. Persons other than
members of the graduate faculty may, with mutual consent of
the candidate and the major professor, attend final examinations
for advanced degrees. Upon completion of the questioning of
the candidate, all visitors must excuse themselves from the
proceedings. A positive vote by all members of the graduate
committee with at most one dissension is required to pass a
student on his or her exam. A department can have a stricter
requirement provided there is consistency within all degree
programs within a department.
The candidate is not eligible to petition
for an exemption from the final examination. A request for
permission to hold and announce the final examination must
be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies a minimum
of 10 working days in advance of the scheduled date for
the examination. Examinations which are not completed and reported
as satisfactory to the Office of Graduate Studies within 10
working days of the scheduled examination date will be recorded
as failures. A student may be given only
one opportunity to repeat the final examination for the
master's degree and that must be within a time period that
does not extend beyond the end of the next regular semester
(summer terms are excluded). No examination may be held prior
to the mid-point of the semester or summer term in which a
student will complete all remaining courses on the degree plan.
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