Engineering Management provides an interdisciplinary approach for addressing the complexities of today's world. Highly competitive global businesses require employees with a solid technical foundation, business expertise, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the leadership skills afforded by a broad liberal education. The Engineering Management program includes courses in engineering, business/entrepreneurship, science, mathematics, and the liberal arts. It is designed to develop your engineering and business expertise, social awareness, and interpersonal communication skills. Students earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree. Students who complete the Entrepreneurship concentration cannot also be awarded the Entrepreneurship minor.
Develop a solid technical background along with business knowledge and societal awareness. Learn to communicate effectively. Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations. Make informed judgments considering the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts. This interdisciplinary program offers a core of coursework both in engineering and business, giving you a strong technical background coupled with business management skills. As a graduate, you will be qualified to fill technical positions that require interaction with business aspects of operations, purchasing, personnel, accounting, and marketing. Examples of such positions include technical sales, line supervision, purchasing, environmental protection, and quality control.
This concentration provides a foundation in environmental engineering while developing the skills necessary to achieve practical and economical solutions to environmental challenges pertaining to industry and society. Graduates have an impact on our global progress toward achieving a sustainable society. The additional student outcomes for this concentration are: an ability to plan, identify, design, and assess pollution prevention alternatives and pollution control processes for industry and for society an ability to demonstrate the organizational, leadership and general communication skills needed by an environmental professional.