Global Systems and Sustainable Organizations Certificate Program
It’s a new era for business and industry. An era that places new demands on organizations to deliver sustainable performance in product innovation and quality, operating efficiency and return on investment
To meet this need, the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering — in conjunction with the Quality Texas Foundation — has developed Global Systems and Sustainable Organizations, a credit-bearing, graduate certificate program enhanced by the Baldrige Criteria.
Led by adjunct professors from local industry, this advanced-study program was created expressly for performance-driven professionals who want to:
- Further develop their leadership skills
- Learn how corporations operate globally
- Gain the perspectives and strategies necessary to lead their organizations toward a “culture of excellence and sustainability.”
Three courses
- ME 7303 Organizational Leadership
- ME 7304 Organizational Perspectives
- ME 7305 Organizational Strategies
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for enrollment, prospective students must have an undergraduate degree
in engineering or science, or five years of directly relevant professional experience (plus
permission of the program director).
Completion Requirements
The professional certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the courses
listed with a grade of B or better in each course. The courses must be completed within
three years of admission into the program.
Professional Certificate in Manufacturing Management Fundamentals
A professional certificate may be earned upon the successful completion of three courses selected from this list of four core courses:
- ME 7301 Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Manufacturing
- ME 7303 Organizational Leadership
- ME 7353 Manufacturing Management
- ME 7382 Finance and the Manufacturing Enterprise
Admission Requirements
Students must have an undergraduate degree in science or engineering or five years of directly relevant professional experience.
Students who complete the requirements for the professional certificate and meet the admission requirements can apply for admission as a degree-seeking student in the graduate degree program in manufacturing systems management. For those students accepted into the graduate degree program, the courses taken to complete the professional certificate will count toward the graduate degree requirements.
Completion Requirements
The professional certificate will be awarded upon completion of three of the four core courses with a grade of B or better in each of the three courses. The three courses for the professional certificate must be completed within three years from admission to the program.