MS/MBA Joint Program : Engineering Systems

General Information

During the first semester, the student is to meet with the advisors (see right) and select a major professor from engineering systems. These two individuals will be responsible for the intellectual growth of the student through the program and for the development of the thesis research.

The MSES 5950, Master's Thesis is required. This is to be a joint effort of the College of Business Administration and the Department of Engineering Systems. An industrial representative must also be part of the committee and selection of the same is the responsibility of the joint major professors and the student. An oral defense is required.

Members of the student's graduate committee will determine if the student is to take a written comprehensive examination in addition to the oral defense of the thesis. The written comprehensive examination for the MBA is satisfied by the completion of BUSI 5190 - Administrative Strategy in their last semester.

Admission

An applicant must indicate MBA/MSES as a major on the graduate application. The Toulouse School of Graduate Studies/Graduate Admissions will send one copy of the submitted materials to the College of Business Administration Graduate Programs Office and another copy to Dr. Michael Kozak.

In most cases, the student will be required to take background courses in business or engineering technology, but not both. However, a student who does not have an undergraduate degree in either business, engineering or engineering technology may have to take the background courses from both disciplines. Minimum admission standards of both disciplines must be met including GRE scores. The MBA and MSES program defined in this plan is only available to students that are seeking the joint degrees.

Awarding of Degrees

Upon completion of the background courses in either business or engineering technology or both, the student will complete 24 hours of graduate courses in business and 24 hours of graduate courses in engineering technology. Twelve hours of the completed engineering technology courses will count as a concentration for the MBA and 12 hours of the completed business courses will count as a minor for the MSES. A student enrolled in this dual track program will receive both degrees at the same time.

Background/Program Courses (18 hours)

All students must fullfil the MBA program's core background/program course requirements.

Dr. Mike Kozak will check for the following on each student's submitted transcript:Calculus, Chemistry, Physics plus an undergraduate major in a technical field.The number of background courses needed will be determined by the Engineering Systems graduate program coordinator.

MBA Core Courses (18 hours)

See MBA overview for additional information

Concentration (12 hours)

MGMT 5140
Organizational Behavior and Analysis
MGMT 5280
Analysis and Design of Operations Systems
MGMT 5850
Materials Management
DSCI 5180
Introduction to Decision Making

The above courses are required to have a minor in business (12 hours)

MBA in Operations and Supply Chain Management Program Requirements

MGMT 5280
Analysis and Design of Operations Systems
MGMT 5240
Project Management
MGMT 5850
Materials Management
DSCI 5210
Model-based Decision Making and (for Electronics Engineering)
MSES 5310
Embedded Controllers
MSES 5310
Industrial Process Controls or (for Mechanical Engineering)
MSES 5200
Advanced Concepts of Metallurgical Science and Engineering
MSES 5230
Composite Material or (for Manufacturing Engineering)
MSES 5100
Nontraditional Manufacturing Processes
MSES 5130
Product Reliability & Quality (also listed in OBA as DSCI 5320, Quality Control)

MS in Engineering Systems Program Requirements