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Dartmouth's MEM degree integrates engineering, mathematics, and core management courses, along with electives from across campus, including Tuck School of Business, Geisel School of Medicine, and The Dartmouth Institute, as well as Vermont Law School. At the start of the program, you'll meet with an academic advisor to develop a plan of study, which is submitted to and approved by an MEM director during the first term of residence.
Required Coursework
The MEM program requires the completion of 14 courses, including the industry internship (ENGG 390), although the actual number of courses may vary from student to student, depending on their preparation and coursework before entering the program.
COURSE TYPE | NUMBER OF REQUIRED COURSES | COURSES |
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Core Courses | 8 courses | ENGS 93 or ENGG 193: Statistical Methods in Engineering* ENGM 178: Technology Assessment ENGM 179.1: Strategy (.5 credit) + ENGM 179.2: Organizational Behavior (.5 credit) ENGM 180: Accounting and Finance ENGM 181: Marketing ENGM 183: Operations Management ENGM 387: MEM Professional Skills** ENGG 390: Master of Engineering Management Project |
Applied Mathematics Electives** | 2 courses | Choose two courses from the following (other applied mathematics courses may be substituted with MEM Director approval): ENGS 103: Operations Research |
Open Electives*** | 4 courses | Choose four courses from the following: Any graduate-level engineering sciences courses from Thayer Any business and management courses from Tuck School of Business**** Any graduate-level science courses from Dartmouth Any courses from Geisel School of Medicine Any environmental law courses from Vermont Law School |
* Dartmouth students, including Dual-Degree students, may count ENGS 93 toward the MEM degree, even if taken as part of the AB and/or BE requirements.
** Other applied mathematics courses may be substituted with approval from an MEM director.
*** All elective courses require permission from the instructor and prior approval from an MEM director.
**** MEM tuition covers two credits from Tuck School; extra tuition will be charged for additional courses. Tuck full-term electives are 1 credit, half-term "minis" are 0.5 credits.
Industry Internship (ENGG 390)
In addition to coursework, the MEM program requires students to apply their learning to real-life scenarios in industry through a sponsored internship. Dartmouth will help connect students to an internship in a field related to the student's area of focus.
MEM students take part in an industry-sponsored internship to satisfy the ENGG 390: MEM Project course requirement, usually during the summer term following their first year. The internship may focus on engineering or management or both, and the project should define a practical need, conceive and evaluate potential solutions, describe appropriate analytical, experimental, and economic evaluations, and provide recommendations for further action. Students must enroll for ENGG 390 during the same term as their internship, and may not enroll in any other course while taking ENGG 390, without approval from an MEM director.
Residency & Program Duration
MEM students must be enrolled full-time and in residence for a minimum of three academic terms. The degree requires the completion of 14 courses, including the industry internship. Students typically complete the program over four terms (15 months), starting in September and finishing in late November at the end of the following Fall term. Deviations from the typical program timeline may occur for existing Dartmouth students who stay on to complete the MEM program.
The MEM degree requires a total of 14 courses, with eight core courses and six electives. Students may choose from a variety of electives to support their academic and professional goals. The following program plans show some possible ways an MEM student could build their program of study, and can serve as a starting point for conversations with an MEM director who serves as their academic advisor.
This sample plan illustrates a standard core course sequence for MEM students. Students work with an advisor to choose electives that closely match their academic and professional goals to customize their program of study.
First Year Fall | First Year Winter | First Year Spring | First Year Summer | Second Year Fall** |
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ENGG 193: Statistical Methods | Elective* | Elective* | ENGG 390: Internship | Elective* |
ENGM 181: Marketing | ENGM 183: Operations Management | ENGM 180: Accounting and Finance | ENGM 179.10: Strategy ENGM 179.20: Organizational Behavior | |
ENGM 178: Technology Assessment | Elective* | Elective* | Elective* | |
ENGM 387: Professional Skills |
* A minimum of two electives must be approved applied mathematics courses.
** Dartmouth MEM students may choose to spend their second fall term at Duke's MEM program through the Duke University Exchange program.
Along with the flexibility to develop your own multi-disciplinary program of study, Dartmouth's MEM program also offers the option to take focused courses within one of three areas of technology leadership: data analytics, product management, or entrepreneurship.
Courses in this focus area introduce concepts and methods behind business analytics, machine learning, and optimization modeling, with opportunities to work on a real-world industry project.
to inform strategic decisions.
Courses in this focus area teach planning, organizing, and resource management during a product’s life cycle, including a significant hand-on, product design and development project.
Courses in this focus area provide essential tools for innovation and entrepreneurship, from patents to market research to funding and investors—key training to help you launch your own company or lead new ventures.
MEM students have the option to create a custom curriculum with an advisor or follow one of the sample course plans below in data analytics, product management, or entrepreneurship—or a combination of both.
Students may choose from a variety of electives, including courses from Tuck, Geisel, and Vermont Law School, that enhance learning and prepares them for a variety of careers in industries such as technology, energy, healthcare, or financial services.
Data Analytics Curriculum Example
The example below illustrates one possible course sequence for students interested in data analytics, shown with potential data analytics electives. MEM students work closely with an academic advisor to choose electives that match their academic and professional goals.
First Year Fall | First Year Winter | First Year Spring | First Year Summer | Second Year Fall* |
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ENGG 193: Statistical Methods | ENGM 182: Data Analytics | ENGM 204: Data Analytics Project Lab | ENGG 390: Internship | ENGS 108: Applied Machine Learning |
ENGM 181: Marketing | ENGM 183: Operations Management | ENGM 180: Accounting and Finance | ENGM 179.10: Strategy ENGM 179.20: Organizational Behavior | |
ENGM 178: Technology Assessment | ENGS 103: Operations Research | ENGG 177: Decision-Making under Uncertainty | ENGM 184: Intro to Optimization Methods | |
ENGM 387: Professional Skills |
Dartmouth MEM students may choose to spend their second Fall term taking equivalent courses at Duke's MEM program.
Product Management Curriculum Example
The example below illustrates one possible course sequence for students interested in product management, shown with potential product management electives. MEM students work closely with an academic advisor to choose electives that match their academic and professional goals.
First Year Fall | First Year Winter | First Year Spring | First Year Summer | Second Year Fall* |
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ENGG 193: Statistical Methods | ENGM 182: Data Analytics | Elective | ENGG 390: Internship | ENGM 184: Intro to Optimization Methods |
ENGM 181: Marketing | ENGM 183: Operations Management | ENGM 180: Accounting and Finance | ENGM 179.10: Strategy ENGM 179.20: Organizational Behavior | |
ENGM 178: Technology Assessment | ENGM 186: Tech Project Management | Elective | ENGM 191: Product Design and Development | |
ENGM 387: Professional Skills |
Dartmouth MEM students may choose to spend their second Fall term taking equivalent courses at Duke's MEM program.
Entrepreneurship Curriculum Example
The curriculum example below illustrates one possible course sequence for students interested in Entrepreneurship, shown with a sample of potential entrepreneurship electives. MEM students work closely with an academic advisor to choose elective courses that closely match their academic and professional goals to customize their program of study.
First Year Fall | First Year Winter | First Year Spring | First Year Summer | Second Year Fall* |
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ENGG 193: Statistical Methods | ENGM 182: Data Analytics | Elective | ENGG 390: Internship | ENGM 184: Intro to Optimization Methods |
ENGM 181: Marketing | ENGM 183: Operations Management | ENGM 180: Accounting and Finance | ENGM 179.10: Strategy ENGM 179.20: Organizational Behavior | |
ENGM 178: Technology Assessment | ENGM 187: Tech Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Elective | ENGM 188: Law for Tech and Entrepreneurship | |
ENGM 387: Professional Skills |
Dartmouth MEM students may choose to spend their second Fall term at Duke taking equivalent courses at Duke's MEM program.
With advance planning, Dartmouth students currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering (BE) program, Master of Engineering (MEng) program, or first-year Tuck Master of Business Administration (MBA) interested in taking advantage of the both the technical and leadership skills taught in the MEM program have pathways to pursue multiple degrees simultaneously and complete them in a reduced timeframe.
With advanced planning, students enrolled in Dartmouth’s Bachelor of Engineering (BE) program, including Partner School Dual-Degree students, are able to pursue both BE and MEM degrees simultaneously and complete them in a reduced timeframe. Students should consider applying to the MEM program during their senior year. Students may count ENGS 93: Statistical Methods in Engineering, even if it was taken as part of the AB and/or BE requirements, and may count up to two additional graduate-level electives toward the MEM degree, provided these additional electives were not taken to satisfy AB degree requirements.
Students may count up to three graduate-level electives towards both MEM and Master of Engineering (MEng) degrees and complete both degrees in as little as two years.
Tuck School of Business students interested in gaining the full range of both the management skills taught at Tuck and the technical skills taught at Thayer will benefit from this joint degree. This program is intended to develop leaders for careers that combine engineering, technology, and business management. Students must apply for and be admitted to both Tuck and Thayer and complete the admissions and financial aid processes for each school. It is recommended that students apply and enroll at Tuck first, then apply to Thayer during their first year of studies in Tuck's MBA program. Students who pursue the joint degree can complete the program in as little as 2.5 years (a total of eight terms, including the summer).
Dartmouth BE-MEM Joint Degree Example
The curriculum example below illustrates one potential pathway for Dartmouth BE students, including Partner School Dual Degree students, interested in simultaneously pursuing the MEM degree. Students may count ENGS 93: Statistical Methods in Engineering in place of ENGG 193 toward the MEM degree, even if it was taken as part of the AB and/or BE requirements, as well as up to two additional graduate-level electives toward the MEM degree. The two additional courses must be beyond the AB requirements.
First Year Fall | First Year Winter | First Year Spring | First Year Summer | Second Year Fall | Second Year Winter | Second Year Spring |
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BE Elective | ENGS 93: Statistical Methods | BE Elective | ENGG 390: Internship | ENGM 181: Marketing | MEM Elective | MEM Elective |
ENGS 89: Engineering | ENGS 90: Design Methodology | BE Elective | ENGM 179.10: Strategy ENGM 179.20: Organizational Behavior | ENGM 183: Operations Management | ENGM 180: Accounting and Finance | |
ENGM 178: Technology Assessment | BE Elective | MEM Elective | MEM Elective | MEM Elective | MEM Elective | |
ENGM 387: Professional Skills |
Tuck MBA-MEM Joint Degree Example
The curriculum example below illustrates one potential pathway for MBA students interested in simultaneously pursuing the MEM degree.
First Year Fall | First Year Winter | First Year Spring | First Year Summer | Second Year Fall | Second Year Winter | Second Year Spring | Second Year Summer | Second Year Fall |
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Tuck Courses | Tuck Courses | Tuck Courses | MBA Internship | ENGG 193: Statistical Methods | Tuck Courses | Tuck Courses | ENGG 390: Internship | MEM Elective |
MEM Elective | MEM Elective | |||||||
MEM Elective | MEM Elective | |||||||
MEM Elective | MEM Elective |
"One of my favorite aspects of the MEM program is that it is structured to facilitate peer-to-peer learning. This is extremely insightful as I get to learn from the different experiences and backgrounds of everyone in our cohort."
— Nandita Nanda Th'24