Program Overview

Certificate in Product Management for Engineering Leaders, Online Program

The Certificate in Product Management for Engineering Leaders is a graduate certificate program designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in product management roles within the engineering industry.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completing the certificate, students will be able to:

1. Employ ethical-technical decision making and understand the susceptibility of engineering teams and organizations to ethical failure.
2. Apply the fundamental principles of data science, machine learning, and statistics to engineering decision making, and cast a vision for product management in an Industry 4.0 framework.

Requirements for the Certificate

The certificate requires:

• A minimum of 4 courses (10-12 credit hours) of graduate-level study.
• A minimum of 9 graduate semester credit hours must be taken in standard or traditional courses.
• An internship practicum (RCEL 541) or a fourth course (certificate elective) worth 3 graduate semester credit hours.
• All course requirements must be met with Rice University coursework (transfer credit not permitted).
• A minimum overall GPA of 2.67 or higher in all Rice coursework.
• A minimum program GPA of 3.00 or higher in all Rice coursework that satisfies requirements for the graduate certificate.

Course Requirements

The following courses satisfy the requirements for this certificate:

• Core Requirements:
  • RCEL 503: Engineering Product Management in Industry 4.0 (3 credit hours)
  • RCEL 504: Ethical-Technical Leadership (3 credit hours)
  • RCEL 506: Applied Statistics and Data Science for Engineering Leaders (3 credit hours)
• Internship Practicum:
  • RCEL 541: Internship Practicum for Engineering Leaders (1 credit hour)
• Certificate Elective:
  • A fourth course (3 credit hours) from the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing.

Policies for the Certificate

The program has specific policies, including:

• Admission to the certificate is open to current degree-seeking Rice graduate engineering students and non-degree-seeking students.
• International students have specific restrictions and requirements.
• No financial aid is available from Rice University for students in the graduate Certificate program.
• Transfer credit coursework cannot be applied or used to meet any of the program's course requirements.

Admission

Admission to the Certificate in Engineering Management and Leadership (CEML) is open to:

• Current degree-seeking Rice graduate engineering students.
• Non-degree-seeking students with a BS or BA degree in a quantitative field from an accredited institution.
• Applications are due by October 30 for spring admission and April 30 for fall admission.
• Required application materials include:
  • Transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate schools attended.
  • A Statement of Purpose.
  • At least two letters of recommendation.
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are optional.
  • TOEFL/IELTS scores are required for international students.

Opportunities for the Certificate

The Certificate in Product Management for Engineering Leaders offers a stackable certificate option for Rice graduate certificate students, allowing them to apply credits earned toward the certificate toward a specific Rice graduate degree.