The Master of Science in Product Management program is intended for all students who aspire to build the skills necessary for success as product managers. The program targets professionals seeking to build real-world product management skills, transition into product roles, or differentiate themselves in a competitive job market.
This interdisciplinary MS program offers a flexible curriculum combining foundational knowledge with targeted skills in key functional areas. The degree consists of four core courses. Three of the core courses cover fundamental concepts across core product management functions. The fourth core course is a 1-credit experiential course offered by each participating college that gives students the opportunity to practice skills relevant to their career goals in product management. Toward the end of their studies, students complete a 3- or 4-semester-hour experiential capstone course to gain hands-on experience in the discipline. Co-op is available and optional for this degree program.
At the time of admission, students choose from one of four concentrations focusing on business, design, product growth, and digital product management. Students also have the option to complete their program with electives. Students are admitted to the college associated with their concentration (or with the electives option), and their degree will be awarded by that college. The concentrations and electives option are associated with the following colleges:
- Design-Driven Product Management—College of Arts, Media and Design
- Product Analytics—College of Professional Studies
- Product Innovation Management—D’Amore-McKim School of Business
- Technical Product Management—College of Engineering
- Electives Option—College of Professional Studies
Students will follow all policies associated with their home college.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Required Courses
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| EMGT 6750 | Advanced Product Management | 3-4 |
| or PDM 6000 | Foundations of Product Management |
| 1 |
| Design and Product Management | |
| Technical Product Management | |
| Product Innovation Management | |
| Product Analytics | |
| 3-4 |
| Lean Design and Development | |
| Capstone |
Concentrations or Electives Option
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
30 total semester hours required (some concentrations may require additional hours)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Design-Driven Product Management Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 16-17 |
| Information Design Studio 1: Principles | |
| Research Methods for Design | |
| Visual Cognition | |
| Statistics for Design | |
| Experience Design Studio 1: Principles | |
| Design Systems | |
| Notational Systems for Experience | |
| Prototyping for Experience Design | |
| Human-Centered Design | |
| Design for Behavior and Experience | |
| Human-Centered AI | |
| Experience Design Studio 2: Group and Interpersonal | |
| Understanding Creative Technologies | |
| Developing Creative Technologies | |
| Game Design and Analysis | |
| Business Models for Creative Media | |
| Mixed Research Methods for Games | |
| Psychology of Play | |
| Biometrics of Design | |
| Innovation Portfolio Management | |
| Telling Your Story with Data | |
| 4-7 |
| |
| |
| EEAM 6964 | Co-op Work Experience | 0 |
| or EEAM 6954 | Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time |
| or EEAM 6965 | Co-op Work Experience Abroad |
| or EEAM 6955 | Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time |
Product Analytics Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 16 |
| Applied Artificial Intelligence | |
| Generative Artificial Intelligence | |
| Introduction to Applied Statistics | |
| Foundations of Data Analytics | |
| Intermediate Analytics | |
| Communication and Visualization with Data | |
| Introduction to Queries | |
| Decision Support and Business Intelligence | |
| Experience Design Studio 1: Principles | |
| Innovation Portfolio Management | |
| Foundations of Project Business Analysis | |
| Principles of Agile Product Delivery and Project Management | |
| Advanced Agile Product Delivery and Project Management | |
| Introduction to Regulatory Compliance and Practice | |
| Regulatory Strategy for Product Development and Life-Cycle Management | |
| 5-7 |
| |
| INT 6200 | Experiential Project Preparation | 1 |
| COP 6945 | Co-op Work Experience—Full Time | 0 |
| or COP 6954 | Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time |
| or COP 6946 | Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time |
Product Innovation Management Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 16 |
| Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 1 | |
| Experience Design Studio 1: Principles | |
| Application Engineering and Development
and Lab for INFO 5100 | |
| Agile Software Development | |
| Enterprise Growth and Innovation | |
| Innovation Portfolio Management | |
| Innovation-Driven Strategy | |
| Introduction to Business Analytics | |
| Strategic AI for Business | |
| Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets | |
| Marketing Analytics | |
| New Product Development | |
| Workforce Metrics and Analytics | |
| 5-7 |
Technical Product Management Concentration
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 16 |
| Experience Design Studio 1: Principles | |
| Fundamentals of Cloud Computing | |
| Economic Decision Making | |
| Financial Management for Engineers | |
| Digital Product Design and Management | |
| Engineering Product Design Methodology | |
| Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers | |
| Special Topics in Industrial Engineering | |
| Data Mining for Engineering Applications | |
| Computation and Visualization for Analytics | |
| Data Management for Analytics | |
| Special Topics in Industrial Engineering | |
| Innovation Portfolio Management | |
| 5-7 |
| |
| ENCP 6100 | Introduction to Cooperative Education | 1 |
| ENCP 6964 | Co-op Work Experience | 0 |
| or ENCP 6954 | Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time |
| or ENCP 6965 | Co-op Work Experience Abroad |
| or ENCP 6955 | Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time |
Electives Option
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 21-23 |
Electives Course List
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Applied Artificial Intelligence | |
| Generative Artificial Intelligence | |
| Introduction to Applied Statistics | |
| Foundations of Data Analytics | |
| Intermediate Analytics | |
| Communication and Visualization with Data | |
| Introduction to Queries | |
| Decision Support and Business Intelligence | |
| Information Design Studio 1: Principles | |
| Research Methods for Design | |
| Visual Cognition | |
| Statistics for Design | |
| Design Systems | |
| Notational Systems for Experience | |
| Prototyping for Experience Design | |
| Human-Centered Design | |
| Design for Behavior and Experience | |
| Human-Centered AI | |
| Experience Design Studio 2: Group and Interpersonal | |
| Understanding Creative Technologies | |
| Developing Creative Technologies | |
| Engineering Product Design Methodology | |
| Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers | |
| Game Design and Analysis | |
| Business Models for Creative Media | |
| Mixed Research Methods for Games | |
| Psychology of Play | |
| Biometrics of Design | |
| Special Topics in Industrial Engineering | |
| Special Topics in Industrial Engineering | |
| Application Engineering and Development
and Lab for INFO 5100 | |
| Agile Software Development | |
| Telling Your Story with Data | |
| Introduction to Business Analytics | |
| Strategic AI for Business | |
| Creating and Sustaining Customer Markets | |
| Marketing Analytics | |
| New Product Development | |
| Foundations of Project Business Analysis | |
| Principles of Agile Product Delivery and Project Management | |
| Advanced Agile Product Delivery and Project Management | |
| Introduction to Regulatory Compliance and Practice | |
| Regulatory Strategy for Product Development and Life-Cycle Management | |
