How can I compare the campus program and online options to see which is right for me?
Both the campus and online options award the same Master of Engineering Management degree. And, campus and online students take the same courses with the same faculty.
Duke MEM Online students take courses on their own schedules via online learning and come to our campus for three one-week residencies over the course of two years. The courses are recorded using Panopto software, and are accessible for live or delayed viewing via the Internet. Professors determine what other collaboration technologies and tools they want to use for their specific courses, such as Skype, Adobe Connect, WebEx, etc.
A key factor is that both campus and online students take courses together, so MEM Online students work with campus students on a team in courses like marketing, management, project management, etc.
The residencies allow MEM Online students to connect with faculty, each other, and the campus students who are in their classes as well. The residencies also enable online students to satisfy seminar and workshop requirements, which campus students satisfy by attending weekly seminars and monthly workshops.
Overall, it depends on the student’s needs:
- Can the student take a year off to come to study full-time on our campus in Durham, NC?
- Or, can the student take three weeks off from work over the next two years?