Overview

As the rate of technological change accelerates and extensive collaboration becomes the business standard, professionals working in industry must understand the impact of their work across an extensive range of contexts. The success of a manager requires an ability to analyze the information on hand and account for unforeseen change in a way that optimizes new working environments.

The Management Science and Engineering Graduate Certificate gives you a strong foundation for a strategic decision-making mindset and the opportunity to design your own plan of study at the crossroads of policy, management, and technology. Develop analytical skills that will drive key business improvements across a range of sectors. Understand the science behind successful management practices as you learn how to build effective systems and organizations.

Courses use mathematical models and engineering case studies to explore advanced modeling, optimization and decision analysis techniques. Covering both theory and practical implementation, you will gain insights to the social, political and economic impact of your work. A broad selection of elective courses allows you to explore subject areas as diverse as engineering risk, health policy and finance.

How Much It Will Cost

How Long It Will Take

• Complete one required course from each section: MS&E211 or MS&E226, MS&E252 or MS&E280, MS&E220 or MS&E221.
• Choose one MS&E200+ course as an elective.
• Complete the entire program within 3 academic years.
• Your time commitment will vary for each course. You should expect an average of 15-20 hours per week for the lecture and homework assignments.
• Most students complete the program in 1-2 years.

What You Need to Get Started

Before enrolling in your first graduate course, you must complete an online application.

Don’t wait! While you can only enroll in courses during open enrollment periods, you can complete your online application at any time.

Once you have enrolled in a course, your application will be sent to the department for approval. You will receive an email notifying you of the department's decision after the enrollment period closes. You can also check your application status in your mystanfordconnection account at any time.

Learn more about the graduate application process.

What You'll Earn

Management Science and Engineering Graduate Certificate from Stanford University.

With each successful completion of a course in this program, you’ll earn Stanford University transcripts and academic credit, which may be applied to a relevant graduate degree that accepts these credits. You may transfer up to 18 units of these credits to an applicable Stanford University master’s degree (pending approval from the academic department.)

To earn the certificate, you will need to:

• Earn a grade of B (3.0) or better in each course

What You Need to Succeed

• Background in statistics, experience with spreadsheets recommended.
• 1 year of college level calculus (through calculus of several variables, such as CME100). Coursework must be from an accredited university or college that can provide a transcript verifying successful completion.
• A conferred Bachelor’s degree with an undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or better.

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