Dual M.S.-MBA degree in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
The dual MS-MBA degree is designed for students that seek to have a deep technical knowledge in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing as well as strong management skills and qualifications. A technical Master of Science degree coupled with an MBA provides a great mixture of education and creates a well-rounded employee. This joint degree will give engineering and science students strong business management skills to complement their engineering/science degree, accelerating their growth into management positions and opening up a more diverse selection of career choices. The students will earn two separate Master’s degrees in succession in this dual degree program.
This dual program offers an exceptional combination of management skills with deep and practical knowledge of the technical aspects of pharmaceutical manufacturing. The MBA program is particularly suited for engineers/scientists, as it incorporates a unique blend of courses on management skills, technology and analytics skills, and human skills.
Students in this program benefit from close interaction with an internationally recognized faculty body with diverse educational and professional backgrounds both in the School of Engineering and Science and in the School of Business, from the hybrid format of many classes, summer classes, and networking opportunities with alumni from both schools.
This dual degree program requires completion of a total of 57 credits, including 7 courses (21 credits) from the MS degree program and additional 12 courses (36 credits) from the MBA degree program.
Dual MS degree in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and MBA degree Requirements
Core courses (15 Credits)
| PME 530 | Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | 3 |
| PME 535 | Good Manufacturing Practice in Pharmaceutical Facilities Design | 3 |
| PME 540 | Validation in Life Sciences Manufacturing | 3 |
| PME 560 | Quality in Life Sciences Manufacturing | 3 |
| PME 602 | Statistical Methods in Life Sciences Industries | 3 |
Elective Course (Select 2 for a total 6 Credits)
| PME 626 | Manufacturing of Biopharmaceutical Products | 3 |
| PME 628 | Manufacturing and Packaging of Pharmaceutical Oral Solid Dosage Products | 3 |
| PME 629 | Manufacturing of Sterile Pharmaceuticals | 3 |
| PME 660 | Medical Devices Manufacturing | 3 |
Three other elective courses from Business (see list below)
Additional requirements for MBA degree (with Pharmaceutical Manufacturing concentration) in the dual degree program
| MGT 606 | Economics for Managers | 3 |
| FIN 600 | Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| FIN 623 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BIA 600 | Business Analytics: Data, Models & Decisions | 3 |
| BIA 610 | Applied Analytics | 3 |
| MGT 612 | Leader Development | 3 |
| MGT 635 | Managerial Judgment and Decision-Making | 3 |
| MGT 641 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| MGT 657 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MGT 663 | Discovering and Exploiting Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 3 |
| MGT 699 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MGT 810 | Special Topics in Management | 1-3 |