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PROGRAM INFORMATION: CURRICULUM
Curriculum:
 The Gordon Institute’s MS in Engineering
Management is a fully-accredited 10-credit degree program that consists of a defined sequence of classroom
sessions (Classroom Learning) combined with real-world project-based
activities (Experienced-Based Learning). The classroom sessions are
interactive, intense and intimate, and provide you with the broad base of knowledge you need to manage within a
functional area as well as across functional lines. Project activities give you valuable experience in leading
teams and working with others on issues of relevance to technology-based organizations. Moreover, the real-world
focus of our curriculum allows you to immediately apply what you learn to your job.
Gordon Institute Curriculum
The Gordon Institute program requires that each student in both the 1-year and 2-year programs complete the following 10- credit degree program.
Please note that Tufts University uses a 1-credit per course system. Each
course credit (1.0) is equivalent to 4.0 semester hours.
Classroom Learning: A Modular Approach
Unlike most graduate programs, students at TGI do not complete an entire course over a single semester. In
our program, the content of each of the six core courses is broken down into a series of integrated modules.
At any given time, you will study several modules from several different courses simultaneously. This format
is designed to let you gain exposure to important topics early in your studies, and build upon what you have
learned as you move through the program. The number of classroom hours dedicated to each module varies,
depending on the amount of time required to learn the specific material. This format allows us to modify or
update the curriculum by improving the module contents, adding or deleting a specific module, or changing the
number of sessions allotted to the module. It also gives us the flexibility to hire faculty members to teach
the individual modules based on their expertise in the particular topic.
Curriculum (Total of 6 credits or 24 credit hours):
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Experience-Based Learning: There’s No
Substitute for Real-World Projects.
Experienced-based learning challenges you to apply what you have learned in the classroom to real-world problems,
and requires you to demonstrate your ability to be a technical leader. The project and the practicum are the two
elements of experience-based learning.
Curriculum (Total of 4 credits or 16 credit hours):
- Course EM 280 The Project
The Project consists of two components: an individual project and a team practicum project.
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Options:
Gordon Institute students may take up to three courses from the general Tufts University course catalog in addition to
the courses defined in the Institute's curriculum. These electives are not required to earn the Master's degree in
Engineering Management, but are an excellent way for a student to further develop their knowledge in a particular
area of study. Students may take the elective courses at any time during their enrollment at The Gordon Institute.
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