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Program Options

MEM provides students with flexible program options.

Standard MEM Degree

The MEM program requires 14 courses and is typically completed in 15 months, starting in the Fall term (September) and completing the following Fall term. The following program plan outlines the eight core courses and six electives students are required to take.

For students who want to focus in a particular area, curriculum examples are below.

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First Year
Fall

First Year
Winter

First Year
Spring

First Year
Summer

Second Year
Fall

ENGS 93:
Statistical Methods

Elective Elective ENGG 390:
Internship
Elective
ENGM 181:
Marketing
ENGM 183:
Operations Management
ENGM 180:
Accounting and Finance

ENGM 179.1:
Strategy

ENGM 179.2:
Organizational Behavior

ENGM 178:
Technology Assessment

Elective Elective Elective
ENGM 387:
Professional Skills

 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Required Management Core Courses
ENGS 93: Statistical Methods
ENGM 178: Technology Assessment
ENGM 179.1: Strategy; ENGM 179.2: Organizational Behavior
ENGM 180: Accounting and Finance
ENGM 181: Marketing
ENGM 183: Operations Management
ENGM 387: Professional Skills
ENGG 390: MEM Project
Required Applied Mathematics Electives
Choose two (2), from the following list. Classes other than those listed may satisfy the applied mathematics requirement, but director approval must be obtained. 
ENGS 103: Operations Research
ENGS 108: Applied Machine Learning
ENGM 182: Data Analytics
ENGM 184: Introduction to Optimization Methods
ENGM 204: Data Analytics Project Lab
Additional Electives
MEM students can choose to enroll in any four (4) electives that are:

Analytics Curriculum Example

Product Management Curriculum Example

Entrepreneurship Curriculum Example

BE + MEM Degree

Students enrolled in Dartmouth's BE program (Dartmouth AB/BE and Dual-Degree students) who wish to build out their technical management knowledge should consider applying to the MEM program. BE+MEM students work towards both degrees simultaneously, typically reducing the time needed to complete both degrees by one term. Students are encouraged to apply to the MEM program during their senior year.

MEM Applied Math Electives (choose at least two (2))
ENGS 103: Operations Research
ENGS 108: Applied Machine Learning
ENGM 182: Data Analytics
ENGM 184: Introduction to Optimization Methods
ENGM 204: Data Analytics Project Lab
*other applied math courses may be substituted with MEM director approval
Additional Electives
MEM students can choose to enroll in any graduate level engineering course at Thayer or they may choose to take electives at the following graduate schools:
  • Tuck School of Business (maximum of two (2) covered by tuition)
  • Geisel School of Medicine
  • Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
  • The Vermont Law School

BE + MEM Degree Curriculum Example

MBA + MEM Degree

Students interested in gaining the full range of both the management skills taught at Tuck School of Business and the technical skills taught at Thayer School of Engineering will benefit from this joint degree. Students can complete both degrees in a total of eight (8) terms (including one summer). Candidates must complete the separate admission and financial aid application processes at each school. It is recommended that students apply and enroll at Tuck first, then apply to Thayer during their first year at Tuck.

MEM Applied Math Electives (choose at least two (2))
ENGS 103: Operations Research
ENGS 108: Applied Machine Learning
ENGM 182: Data Analytics
ENGM 184: Introduction to Optimization Methods
ENGM 204: Data Analytics Project Lab
*other applied math courses may be substituted with MEM director approval
Additional Electives
MEM students can choose to enroll in any graduate level engineering course at Thayer or they may choose to take electives at the following graduate schools:
  • Tuck School of Business (maximum of two covered by tuition)
  • Geisel School of Medicine
  • Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
  • The Vermont Law School

MBA + MEM Degree Curriculum Example

Duke University Exchange

Dartmouth MEM students may choose to spend their second Fall term at Duke taking equivalent courses in Duke's MEM program.

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