Dual Master of Engineering-MBA Degree in Electrical Engineering

The dual Master of Engineering-MBA in Electrical Engineering degree is designed for students that seek to have a deep technical knowledge in electrical engineering as well as strong management skills and qualifications. This joint degree will give engineering students strong business management skills to complement their engineering degree, accelerating their growth into management positions and opening a more diverse selection of career choices. The students will earn two separate master’s degrees at completion of this dual degree program.

This dual program offers an exceptional combination of management skills with deep and practical knowledge of the technical aspects of electrical and computer 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.

Concentrations

Business Operations for Electrical Engineering

Program Objectives

The program prepares students to:

apply specialized knowledge in electrical engineering at an advanced level.
perform independent research in the electrical engineering field.
become managers/leaders in engineering firms or engineering departments of any firm.
establish new ventures and startups with expertise in engineering and the skills to start a business.

Program Outcomes

By the time of graduation, students will be able to:

apply knowledge of mathematics and physics to problem solving in electrical engineering.
analyze electrical systems using engineering principles and modeling approaches.
design experiments and analyze results to determine process parameters, and to identify issues and methods for electrical engineering measurements.
use mathematical, modeling, and engineering principles to design electrical engineering processes.
incorporate considerations such as feasibility, applicability, cost, legal/regulatory, societal impacts, etc. in designs.
use computer software for data analysis, reporting and presentations.
write and present polished technical reports at a level expected of the engineering profession.
critically evaluate the technical literature and use it to obtain solutions to electrical engineering problems.
work effectively in a team.
understand the evaluation and development of intellectual properties.
recognize and achieve high levels of professionalism in work and understand ethical and moral systems in a social context.
display in-depth technical and managerial skills to effectively lead in technology companies in their field of study.
develop basic skills of management as well as gain knowledge of analytical methods for approaching organization problems.
integrate managerial and technical aspects of computer engineering.
demonstrate fluency in the current body of knowledge in computer engineering and apply that knowledge toward optimal decision-making process in their respective field of practice.
exhibit proper use of integrative thinking in order to holistically analyze the relationship between human activity and the natural, social, and economic environments.
acquire both qualitative and quantitative analytical skills and apply those skills in solving problems in the context of their professional interests and expertise.
display high quality written and oral communication skills to efficiently communicate complex issues to a varied audience.
demonstrate a high level of professionalism and proper understanding of ethical boundaries in all undertakings.

Degree Requirements

The program is a 57-credit degree program. Students are required to complete:

1 mathematical foundation course from the Master of Engineering degree program (3 credits)
4 core courses from the Master of Engineering degree program (12 credits)
2 elective courses from Master of Engineering degree program (6 credits)
3 concentration courses in Business Operations for EE (9 credits)
Additional 9 courses from MBA degree program (27 credits)

Mathematical Foundation Courses

Students are required to select one mathematical foundation course from the list below:

EE 602	Analytical Methods in Electrical Engineering	3
	Or
EE 605	Probability and Stochastic Processes I	3

Core Courses

Students are required to select four courses from the following list:

EE 548	Digital Signal Processing	3
EE 575	Introduction to Control Theory	3
EE 603	Linear System Theory	3
EE 608	Applied Modeling and Optimization	3
EE 609	Communication Theory	3

Business Operations for EE concentration (required)

Select three courses from the list

BIA 500	Business Analytics: Data, Models & Decisions	3
BIA 610	Applied Analytics	3
MGT 657	Operations Management	3

Electives

Students in the Master of Engineering program are required to complete two elective courses (6 credits). Elective courses can be any graduate level course at the 500 or 600 levels within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Elective courses that are taken outside of the department require approval by the faculty advisor.

Requirements for MBA degree (with ECE concentration) in the dual degree program

MGT 606	Economics for Managers	3
FIN 500	Financial and Managerial Accounting	3
FIN 623	Financial Management	3
MGT 612	Leader Development	3
MGT 635	Managerial Judgment and Decision-Making	3
MGT 641	Marketing Management	3
MGT 663	Discovering and Exploiting Entrepreneurial Opportunities	3
MGT 699	Strategic Management	3
MGT 810	Special Topics in Management	0