Jan 27, 2026  
2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University Catalog

Engineering Management and Leadership Concentration for Interdisciplinary Engineering, MSE or MS

Location(s): Online


About the Concentration


The 100% online, engineering management and leadership (ENML) concentration offers an area of specialization for students in the Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Engineering (MSE)/Master of Science (MS) degree in Partnership with Indiana University (IU) Kelley School of Business. This program was created for professionals who wish to build a competitive edge in a wide variety of industries. Students in this program will focus heavily on increasing engineering and technical skills, particularly at the systems level, while building strategic management skills associated with leadership in the global marketplace. 

Students will learn from the same renowned faculty who teach on campus at Purdue and Indiana University and graduate with an MSE/MS from Purdue. You will also receive a certificate in Business Management from IU. 

Purdue University is ranked #1 in Best Online Master’s in Engineering Management Programs by U.S. News and World Report, 2024.

Program Website

Concentration Requirements


33 Credits Required

Required Courses (30 credits)


Core Courses (9 credits)


Required area: Systems Design and Development. Choose three.

IU Business Management Courses (12 credits)


  • BUKD-C521 Managing Accounting Information for Decision Making 
  • BUKD-C570 Strategic Marketing Management 
  • BUKD-C580 Operations Management 
  • BUKD-C560 Strategic Management and Business Planning OR C562 Developing Strategic Capabilities 

BUKD-C521, BUKD-C570, and BUKD-C580 must be taken before BUKD-C560 or BUKD-C562. Visit IU’s Online Business Management Certificate website for more detailed course information.

Other Engineering Courses (9 credits)


Courses with engineering prefixes (AAE, BME, CE, ECE, ENE, IE, ME, MSE, NUCL and SYS.) will fulfill this requirement. Choose three courses from the list here: Interdisciplinary Engineering Supplemental Information (GR) .

Selective (3 credits)


Choose a course from the list here: Interdisciplinary Engineering Supplemental Information (GR) 

Additional Information


The Interdisciplinary Engineering (MSE or MS) degree requires a total of 30 credit hours with at least 18 hours of Purdue, graduate level, engineering courses. The ENML concentration requires 3 additional credits for a total of 33 credit hours (21 credit hours from Purdue and 12 credit hours of transfer credits from IU). 

Process Details: 

  • Once you’ve completed at least 9 hours of courses from Purdue and have a minimum cumulative Purdue GPA of 3.0, you may begin business courses at IU. At this time, your academic advisor will assist you with formal admission to IU for this purpose. 
  • Upon successful completion of business courses (B- or better in each course), a Certificate in Business Management is awarded by IU.  
  • IU courses will be transferred to Purdue in order to complete the Interdisciplinary Engineering MS(E)/MS degree.  

Please note that there are separate tuition costs for business management courses and additional fees for books may apply. Visit IU’s Online Business Management Certificate website for more detailed information.