Historical Page: Former Graduate Degrees

The Engineering Management Program (formerly the Management of Technology Program) has offered various graduate degrees in its history, including: Master of Engineering (M. Eng)., Master of Science (M.S.), joint M. Eng./M.B.A. degree, and an individualized, interdisciplinary Ph.D through the Graduate School.

The following is an overview of the graduate degrees that have offered in the past. None of these programs is accepting students. .

• Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) -- a non-thesis degree was offered primarily for practicing technical professionals or managers with responsibility for technology-related issues. The degree required completion of 10 courses and a technical report on work conducted by the student in his/her company. A minimum of six of the required ten courses were to be taken within the MOT Program.  
  
• Master of Science (M.S.) -- this degree was offered through the Graduate School. It was offered primarily for students wishing to pursue careers in academia, research institutions, think tanks or as technology industry analysts. A minimum of 24 semester hours (8 courses in MOT) of formal course work was required within six years from the date of admission. The remaining courses could be taken in another engineering program or in another graduate or professional school at Vanderbilt.  
  
• Joint M. Eng. / M.B.A. Degree Program -- this was a joint degree program leading to both a M.Eng degree in MoT and a MBA degree. This program was administered jointly by the Engineering School and the OGSM. The Master of Engineering degree in MOT required 30 hours of course work and a technical report.  We are no longer accepting applications to this program.
  
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) -- this degree was offered through the Graduate School's interdisciplinary degree program. Students had to complete 72 credit hours of graduate work, of which a minimum of 24 semester hours in formal course and seminar work. The student would then submit a formal proposal for acceptance into an Individualized, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program. After completing a minimum of 36 semester hours of course work, the student would submit and defend their Dissertation Proposal. The successful defense of the Dissertation Proposal serves as the Ph.D. candidacy qualifying examination. The dissertation must be completed within four years after a student has been admitted to candidacy for the degree. A final dissertation defense is administered by the student's Ph.D. committee.