2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

158 Degree Information/The Degree of Master of Recreation and Resource Developmentwill not be allowed to cancel their graduation. The Registrar attempts each semesterto balance the size of each ceremony. Thus, the makeup of the ceremony by collegesdoes change from semester to semester. Graduation times are posted each semesteron the website of the Office of the Registrar. A student should check the website atgraduation.tamu.edu to determine the date and time of the graduation ceremony.The Degree of Master of Science in Engineering SystemsManagementThrough the departments of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Informationand Operations Management, the Master of Science—Engineering Systems Management(MS) degree is offered under the joint auspices of the Dwight Look College ofEngineering and the Mays Business School. The program is non-thesis, interdisciplinaryand jointly administered by the Engineering and Business faculty to provide a studentwith comprehensive assemblage of manufacturing management skills.The engineering systems management issues begin with product design continuing tomanufacturing, inspection and acceptance, shipping, maintenance and product disposal.The curriculum for the Engineering Systems Management program is unique and coversa broad set of both engineering and business topics, including advanced manufacturingtechnology, total quality management, an engineering systems management approach toproduct design, production, distribution and disposal, and to interrelation with the otherfunctional areas of the organization.The minimum requirements for this degree are the completion of at least 36 hours ofcoursework and a satisfactory internship review, provided by the student’s industry sponsor.Internships must have prior approval by the program administration. Also central tothe curriculum is a number of opportunities for hands-on practice-oriented learning. Aninternship is required of all students; normally this will occur in the summer after completingtwo semesters in the program. The purpose of this internship is twofold. First, toprovide an online laboratory setting in which a student can apply concepts and techniqueslearned during the first segment of the program; and to provide material for a formal projectreport and case study analysis to be presented in courses taken during the second segmentof the program.Residence (See Residence Requirements, page 34.)In partial fulfillment of the residence requirement for the degree of Master of Science,the student must complete 9 credit hours during one regular semester or one 10-weeksummer semester in resident study at Texas A&M University. Upon recommendationof the student’s advisory committee and with approval of the Office of Graduate andProfessional Studies, a student may be granted exemption from this requirement. Sucha petition must be approved, however, prior to the student’s registration for the final 9credit hours of required coursework.Students who are employed full-time while completing their degree may fulfill totalresidence requirements by completion of less-than-full time course loads each semester.In order to be considered for this, the student is required to submit a Petition for Waiversand Exceptions along with verification of his/her employment to the Office of Graduateand Professional Studies.