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Why IEM?

As a technology professional, you have likely seen and felt the unique challenges tech experts encounter as we try to grow into leadership. 

• Our tech skills are in high demand, so we are often given more tech work and less leadership experience.
• We are often left out of the decision-making where management, marketing, finance, and production come together to deliver the product. 

Technology professionals are the new blue-collar. 

So how do you breakthrough to become more than just an engineer, developer, or project manager? 

Learn how to translate your technical skills into the language of the company leadership. This is not just about learning new skills and walking away from what you know; it is about translation – showing how what you do adds value to the company’s bottom line.

In IEM, we help technology professionals turn their technology expertise into leadership skills, so they grow in their company, find new opportunities in other companies, or start something of their own. Your undergraduate degree need not be from engineering – we will focus more on your technology experience as entrance requirements. 

IEM is a 5-semester (20 months) online engineering management program designed for working professionals. Classes meet in the evenings, are recorded in case you have to miss, and are interactive with others so that you grow your professional network – a key ingredient to professional growth. 

Develop skills in leadership and communication while rounding out those other high-demand skills such as project management, systems engineering, data analytics and management, corporate finance, and entrepreneurial thinking. 

Unlike other executive programs charging $50,000 to $100,000, IEM can be completed for around $30,000. 

A Curriculum Designed for You

Our curriculum is designed with one goal in mind: to help you gain the knowledge and skills you need to advance your work. Our classes are designed with flexibility, so you can complete the degree while juggling career and family.

We work with current, sitting CEOs at major corporations to develop our course content around what they, as hiring professionals, want to see in their potential employees. We didn't just guess at what was relevant, we asked the people who are the reason most professionals look to get a degree in the first place exactly what was needed, then built classes to teach those things. We regularly meet with these CEOs to make sure what we are teaching stays current, and many globally based CEOs from multiple countries serve on our advisory board to make sure that the degree you earn from UAB is one that will pay you back. We have major corporations tell us that if they see a UAB Engineering Management Masters Degree on a resume submission, they pay attention.

Taught by Real World Industry Leaders

Each of our faculty members are real world industry leaders. Our faculty has worked in the same environments and with the same bureaucracy and kinds of people that you deal with at work. We know how to help you move forward, because we have walked these same paths as you.

Ready to Learn More?

Explore the site to learn about our curriculum, faculty, and our alumni success stories. If you have any questions, contact us – we’re happy to answer your questions and hope to see you studying with us soon.

Note: Currently all forms are in PDF format; incomplete forms will not be processed. (Very few forms are available in the department office)

Registration Forms

• Supervisory Course Petition (Add permit for enrollment in CSC 198, CSC 199, CSC 299, CSC 500/502)
• To ENROLL in CSC 195/CSC 295, student must submit the Student Internship Application & Learning Agreement Form AND a copy of the offer letter.

  In lieu of an offer letter, we would need a memo (on company letterhead). It needs to include employment range (which should at least coincide with the Fall semester start/end dates), #of hours per week, pay rate, description of job duties performed.
  Email the forms AND offer letter to cscreg@csus.edu in ONE pdf file. If the dept chair has questions regarding the position, you will be emailed. Approval/enrollment process will take 1-2 weeks.

• To receive CREDIT for CSC 195/195A/295, student must submit (3) documents 1 week before the end of the enrolled semester.
  A. Supervisor Evaluation of Student Internship form
  B. Internship Report (Student Internship Report Guidelines), All the open-ended questions MUST be answered on a separate page (1 page minimum).
  C. Assessment of Academic Internship
• Fieldwork (Internship) Guidelines for CSC 195/CSC 295 describes the types of qualifying jobs and how the units assigned are calculated.

Undergraduate Roadmaps

4-year curriculum roadmap (Fall 2021)
newest catalog degree requirements for students effective Fall 2021
(typically it is in the student's interest to use the latest catalog, please check with a major advisor to confirm)
FAQs regarding the new catalog

2-year curriculum roadmap - demo plan for transfer students

Advising & Graduation Forms

Graduate Student Forms

For additional graduate student forms, please visit Graduate Studies.

Certificate Program Applications

Application for Undergraduate Certificate(s):

The Computer Science major offers undergraduate certificates in the following areas: Cyber Defense and Operations, Game Engineering, Information Assurance and Security, Software Engineering, and Systems Software.

• Application for Graduate Certificate(s):

  The Computer Science graduate program offers advanced certificates in the following areas: Computer Architecture, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Data Management Systems, Data Mining, Information Assurance and Security, Intelligent Systems, Software Engineering, Systems Software.

International Student Letters

• Bachelor Request for Optional Practical Training Letter process - please follow the steps below.
  ***NOTE: processing timeline may be delayed during high email registration periods AND January/June-August due to faculty limited availability via email.***

Step 1: You need to send an email to cscreg@csus.edu with your Name, Student ID#, current unofficial csus transcript. (Subject Line: CSC BS-OPT request).
Step 2: The letter will be created for you (sample) after Dept Chair approves. You will be emailed when the letter is ready.

• MS Request for Optional Practical Training Letter process- please use the correct form below that applies to you. Allow 2-3 weeks processing time.

Step 1: You will need to fill in the requested information and save the document as a .pdf.
Step 2: Email the saved document AND unofficial CSUS transcripts to cscreg@csus.edu (Subject Line: CSC request for OPT letter).
Step 3: The department will put on digital letterhead and get Dr. Chen's approval for you. You will be emailed when the letter is ready.

OPT for MS in CSC - female

OPT for MS in CSC - male

OPT for MS in SE - female

OPT for MS in SE - male

• MS Skills Verification Letter Process - Allow 2-3 weeks processing time.

Step 1: Verify the skill(s) you are requesting is listed on the University catalog. To clarify, the skills for each course, per the long standing department practice, can be approved only if they appear in the course catalog description. Any skill NOT found on the course description will be denied.

Step 2: Send ONE email request for ALL skills {Subject Line: CSC request for MS Skills letter} to Dr. Chen and cscreg@csus.edu. MUST include current unofficial CSUS transcripts.

Step 3: After Dr. Chen approves the skill(s), THEN he will inform the department that a letter can be created for you.

***NOTE: processing timeline may be delayed during high email registration periods AND January/June-August due to faculty limited availability via email.***

Step 4: The department will put on digital letterhead (sample). You will be emailed when the letter is ready.

Step 1: You will need to fill in the requested information and save the document as a .pdf.
Step 2: Email the saved document AND unofficial CSUS transcripts to cscreg@csus.edu (Subject Line: VisaExt request) for processing.

Computer Science Advising

You do not need to make an appointment with an advisor except under rare circumstances. Refer to the information at Faculty Office Hours to locate your faculty advisor, his or her office hours, and contact information. If you have seen an advisor before, you should go back to that same person; if you have not, we assign you an advisor on the basis of your last name. (Look for the first letter of your last name in the left-hand column.) Students are seen on a first-come, first-serve basis.

If you are an undergraduate student, you should see a Computer Science faculty advisor at least once during the academic year, and keep your signed BS Advising Form on file with the department. Otherwise, a hold will be placed on your registration. If you are new to the major, we suggest that you view the suggested CSC major roadmap. Computer Science majors have a specific GE worksheet that may be useful when plan GE courses. Students should also meet with General Education (GE) advisor to be sure all GE requirements are being completed. GE advisors are available in the Academic Advising Center, located in Lassen Hall 1013.

Our college also has an Advising, Counseling, and Tutoring (ACT) Office in the ECS Student Success Center in Santa Clara Hall 1213. Here the Academic Advisors can assist with GE/GR questions, lower division major and Smart Planner advising.

Please note that you must change your major from Pre-computer Science to Computer Science if you want to register for upper-division restricted courses (CSC 133 and above). If you've already met the requirements listed on the form, but have not filled out the paperwork yet, you will most likely be blocked when trying to register for upper division courses.
Regarding PRE-CSC major status:
Becoming full major requires completion of CSC 15, 20, 28, 35; Math 30/31 (or Math 26A/B if following catalog rights before Fall 2021). It is best to fill out the change of major form during the semester you are completing the last of these requirements (ex: Spring 2021). The department will hold onto the form until your grades are officially posted for Spring 2021. Assuming you pass the courses, the form will then be sent to the Registrar’s office and you will effectively change from Pre-CSC to CSC the following semester (ex: Fall 2021).

When planning your schedule of upper-division electives, please refer to the Tentative 2-Year Schedule of Undergraduate Electives.