Dual M.S./M.Eng.-MBA degree in Mechanical Engineering
The dual MS/MEng-MBA degree is designed for students that seek to have a deep technical knowledge in Mechanical Engineering as well as strong management skills and qualifications. A technical Master of Engineering degree coupled with an MBA provides a great mixture of education and creates a well-rounded employee. This joint degree will give engineering students strong business management skills to complement their engineering 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 mechanical engineering. The MBA program is particularly suited for engineers, 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 ME degree program and additional 12 courses (36 credits) from the MBA degree program.
Dual ME Degree in Mechanical Engineering and MBA degree
Requirements for ME degree in Mechanical Engineering (with Business concentration) in the dual degree program
Two ME core courses
Four ME concentration courses (choice of 7 concentrations)
One ME elective course
*Three elective courses from Business (see list below)
Additional requirements for MBA degree (with Mechanical Engineering 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 |
*Four elective courses from ME degree – part of the new ME Concentration