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OVERVIEW

The MEM is a two-year 42-unit curriculum combining the expertise of the College of Engineering and the College of Business Administration to provide management and engineering knowledge to help bridge the gap and give the graduates education for job opportunity and distinct advantage. The MEM program is offered as a master degree in Engineering Management with an area of concentration which are Construction Management, Industrial Management and Quality Management.

MEM program provides working engineers with technical leadership skills while simultaneously assessing the financial risks and benefits to the corporation, managing human and technical resources, and making high-risk decisions from a system perspective in an uncertain environment.

The MEM program with options is structured as: 21 credit hours of core courses in Engineering Management, 6 credit hours of core courses in Business Administration, 6 credit hours in one Area of Concentration and 6 credit hours of approved Technical Electives. 3 credit hours in Case Study project in the chosen area of concentration. The program is distinguished by:

MEM curriculum follows a worldwide standard and approved by Western Michigan University.
Classes are taught in the English language.
Recognition of MOE, KSA.

Mission

To attract and motivate capable students and prepare them for success as engineering leaders for life-long excellence in responsible professional leadership. Distinct areas of concentration provide opportunities for professional growth in Construction Management, Industrial Management, and Quality Management.

Vision

To be an innovative academic community dedicated to providing distinct and advanced engineering leadership knowledge and skills for diverse engineering leaders to meet the global needs of engineering industries.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

The MEM Program is designed to achieve the following objectives:

Managing personnel and technical resources with technical leadership skills while simultaneously assessing the financial risks and benefits to the corporation, managing human and technical resources, and making high-risk decisions from a system perspective in an uncertain environment.
Provide the skills needed to empower working engineers to communicate effectively in the language of business and to help them think strategically; the ability to synthesize a series of financial performances and to understand the long term implications of business decisions.
Provide working engineers with the skills to better plan, design, analyze, implement, and improve cost-effective manufacturing/service systems and build and use management tools to analyze and solve problems effectively.
Provide distinct career growth and professional development as measured by metrics such as achieving proficiency in current position, increasing responsibility, diversity of job functions, recognition, progression and job advancement.

STUDENTS WITH NON-INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING BACKGROUND

For students with non-Industrial Engineering backgrounds, our MEM program acts as tool to guide them throughout their career, filling the gaps within their knowledge to move forward and take the next step within their current organization or open new doors for development and progress in a new direction. Our MEM Program provides a comprehensive industrial engineering foundation, it creates opportunities for students from virtually of any background. accordingly, collage of engineering has designed a number of Pre- MEM courses to accommodate MEM applicants from this category.

The 12-credit Pre-MEM minor is a fast track for any undergraduate non-Industrial Engineering major who wants to continue his/her studies and earns a Master’s of Engineering Management (MEM) at The University of Business and Technology, College of Engineering. The courses serve as a foundation for the MEM program and can be credited in the bachelor’s degree according to the requirements of his degree or college. Pre- MEM Courses are also open for Non-credit applicants seeking Industrial Engineering knowledge for knowledge according to the availability of slots.

Attendance in these courses is vital since the students attending the classes will be granted an “Attendance Certificate without the numerical grading or credits.

EQUALIZATION OF COURSES

Courses from an accredited university by MOE.
B grade or higher in the course(s) to be equalized.
Official transcript, course description, contents and objectives must be at least equivalent to 75% of corresponding course at CBA - MBA.
Credit hours for the course should be equal to 3 Credit hours.
Equalized courses at MBA are assigned a grade of T prefix (meaning transfer). These grades are not counted as part of the students accumulated GPA.
The validity of any courses to be equalized is 2 years.

CURRICULUM AND PLAN

MEM IN GENERAL CURRICULUM PLAN

MEM IN GENERAL

MEM IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

MEM IN INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT

MEM IN GENERAL ENGINEERING

MEM IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT

PRE-MEM MEM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

MEM BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CORE COURSE DESCRIPTION

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION AND COURSE DESCRIPTION

APPROVED TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSES

PRE-MEM COURSE DESCRIPTION

ADMISSION

REGISTRATION GUIDELINES

ADD / DROP POLICIES

REGISTRATION FOR NON-CREDIT COURSES

WITHDRAWS POLICIES

MAXIMUM LOAD

FEES AND PAYMENTS

STUDENTS WITH INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING BACKGROUND

For students with non-business backgrounds, our MBA program act as tool to guide them throughout their career, filling gaps as a knowledge to move forward and take next step within their current organization or opening doors for development and progress in a new direction.

TRANSFERRED STUDENTS

Students transferring from another accredited institution recognized by the Saudi Ministry of Education (MOE) may be eligible to transfer a maximum of 9 credits of graduate coursework for courses already successfully completed with an average of (B) or 3.75/5 for each. The MEM Admission Committee will determine the eligible transfer credits for the each student. Only grades in the courses taken in COLLEGE of Engineering will appear on the MEM transcript and be counted towards the GPA.

LIST OF PRE- MEM COURSES

In order to prepare for our MEM Program, it would be helpful to have taken classes in Engineering Economy, Operation Research, Engineering Statistics and Production Planning and Control. The number of courses required from this category differs from an applicant to another according to the degree of relevance of his/her education and area of expertise to the field of Underground.

Policies

GRADES BREAKDOWN

HONOUR STUDENTS

GRADE REPORTS - INFORMATION

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Regardless of the area of concentration, students that have completed and successfully passed the requirements of 42 credit hours and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.75 out of 5 shall be deemed candidates for graduation. Students with less than 3.75 GPA are not eligible for graduation until they raise their GPA to the minimum required.

DURATION OF DEGREE ACCOMPLISHMENT

Full-time students must complete all requirements for their degree within “2” years from the date of initial enrolment, excluding any granted leaves of absence. Students must complete all the requirements within “4” years. Part time students must complete all requirements for their degree within “4” years from the date of initial enrolment.

Program Advisor Board

MEM POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

Please refer to MEM Student Hand Book

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MEM FINAL EXAMS SCHEDULE

MEM - FINAL EXAM SCHEDULES - Summer 2022

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MBA EVENTS

Contact Us

DEANSHIP OF GRADUATE STUDIES - (DGS)

Name	Position	Email	Tel.
Dr. Jawad Al Suliman	Dean of Post Graduate Studies – UBT.	jawad@ubt.edu.sa	012-2159232 - 2159307
Prof. Ayman Zerban	Vice Dean of Graduate Studies	ayman@ubt.edu.sa	012-2159157
Mr. Mohammed Haddad	DGS - Assistant Director of Graduate Studies	m.haddad@ubt.edu.sa	012-2159023
Mr. Mohammed Ali	DGS - Executive Assistant	ali@ubt.edu.sa	012-2159149
Mr. Abdullah Bawazir	DGS - General Information	bawazer@ubt.edu.sa	012-2159089

MBA Campus

Address: Dahban Campus
Telephone:
Male: +966 - 12 - 2159104
Mobile:        +966 - 561209060
Fax:              +966 - 12 - 6900189
E-mail:         info.mem@ubt.edu.sa
Mail: P.O. Box 33335
Postal Code: 21448
Jeddah Saudi Arabia

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