Program Overview

Engineering Management Technology Program

The Engineering Management Technology program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in engineering management and technology. The program is offered by the College of Engineering and Computer Science, with a focus on Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management.

Program Overview

The program is a 4-year degree road map that applies to the 2025 catalog year. The program requires a total of 120 units, with a combination of core courses, general education courses, and technical electives.

Year 1: 1st Semester

The first semester of the first year includes the following courses:

• COMP 100 (meets CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement and IC) - 3 units
• MATH 105 (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) - 5 units
• MSE 101/L - 1/1 unit
• GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication - 3 units
• GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) - 3 units Total units: 16

Year 1: 2nd Semester

The second semester of the first year includes the following courses:

• BIOL 101EN (meets GE Area 5B Biological Science) - 2 units
• CHEM 100 - 3 units
• ECON 160 (meets GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) - 3 units
• MATH 255A - 3 units
• PHYS 100A and PHYS 100AL (meets GE Area 5A Physical Science & GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity) - 3/1 unit Total units: 15

Year 2: 1st Semester

The first semester of the second year includes the following courses:

• ACCT 220 - 3 units
• MATH 140BUS or MATH 140SCI - 4 units
• MSE 220/L - 2/1 unit
• PHYS 100B and PHYS 100BL - 3/1 unit
• CARQ American History Campus Requirement - 3 units Total units: 17

Year 2: 2nd Semester

The second semester of the second year includes the following courses:

• BLAW 280 - 3 units
• ENGL 215 (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking) - 3 units
• MSE 248/L - 2/1 unit
• GE Area 3A Arts - 3 units
• GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government - 3 units Total units: 15

Year 3: 1st Semester

The first semester of the third year includes the following courses:

• MKT 304 - 3 units
• MSE 300 (meets GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) - 3 units
• MSE 303 (meets GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences) - 3 units
• MSE 362 - 3 units
• MSE 403 - 3 units Total units: 15

Year 3: 2nd Semester

The second semester of the third year includes the following courses:

• MSE 402 - 3 units
• MSE 406 - 3 units
• MSE 407 - 3 units
• SOM 306 - 3 units
• GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies - 3 units Total units: 15

Year 4: 1st Semester

The first semester of the fourth year includes the following courses:

• MSE 401 - 3 units
• MSE 420 - 3 units
• MSE 488A - 2 units
• Upper Division Technical Elective (400 or 500 level) - 3 units
• GE Area 3B Humanities - 3 units Total units: 14

Year 4: 2nd Semester

The second semester of the fourth year includes the following courses:

• MSE 488B - 2 units
• Upper Division Technical Electives (400 or 500 level) - 8 units
• GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies - 3 units Total units: 13

Program Requirements

One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation. The total units required for the program is 120.