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Business and Engineering

About the Program
The Business and Engineering Degree Program contains a broad-based business and engineering curriculum, enabling graduates to work successfully in technically oriented business positions. Students complete a set of broad functional business core courses along with a firm foundation in science, mathematics, and engineering. Students also study more deeply the areas of operations management, entrepreneurship, finance, and marketing, while also studying the functional areas of engineering. Graduates of this program will be well prepared to participate in innovative technological efforts in business.

The Business and Engineering Degree Program gives students the opportunity to learn important concepts in functional business areas such as accounting, economics, finance, information systems, law, marketing, organizational behavior, operations, and statistics.

Mission
The Business and Engineering Degree Program gives students the opportunity to:

• Learn important concepts in functional business areas such as accounting, economics, finance, information systems, law, marketing, organizational behavior, operations, and statistics.
• Study in more depth the areas of operations, entrepreneurship, finance, management, marketing and other functional business areas.
• Complete a broad education in engineering disciplines after completing a firm foundation in science and mathematics.
• Develop skills in technical communication and critical reasoning.
• Study ethical issues faced by managers and engineers, and understand technology from a historical perspective.
• Apply acquired skills in two co-op work experiences to further enhance their knowledge base.
• Study entrepreneurship from a management and finance perspective for preparation in innovative technological efforts.
• Learn the operational aspects of business operations to improve the functioning of technically oriented businesses.

About the Business Concentrations
Although students are not required to complete a business concentration under the revised curriculum, they will have the ability to complete any of the concentrations that are currently offered to students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Concentrations in General Business, Entrepreneurship, and Operations Management can be completed within the 185.5 credit requirement; other concentrations will require students to take more than 185.5 credits.

For more information about this major, contact the Department of Decision Sciences.