The Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Off- Campus Programs Office (EMSE-OCP) offers graduate education programs in Alexandria and Arlington that are designed to develop leaders for technically oriented organizations and prepare them for the future. The most sought-after engineering and business professionals today have earned combined management and technology credentials. In today's fast-paced world of technology-driven changes, the well-educated technical professional with a management background is invaluable. Employers seek engineers, scientists and business professionals who can lead the process of change, and who have the ability to apply the power of information technology to the management of their organizations.

The GW off-campus programs in engineering management and systems engineering teach employees of engineering, business and technical organizations to complement technical knowledge with managerial skill. At the Alexandria and Arlington graduate centers, the GW department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering brings its time-honored education programs to a location near you.

This part-time graduate certificate program provides crisis, disaster and risk management expertise for persons engaged in or seeking professional careers in crisis, disaster and emergency management in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

• Six-course (18-credit-hour) program
• Classes meet evenings at the GW Graduate Education Center in Arlington
• Can be completed in less than one year
• Qualified candidates may apply the six successfully completed courses toward a Master of Science degree in the field of Engineering Management

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