Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering/Master of Business Administration

The Haslam College of Business and the Tickle College of Engineering offer an integrated program leading to the conferral of the Master of Science with a major Materials Science and Engineering and the Master of Business Administration degree with a major in Business Administration.The establishment of the dual degree program addresses the critical need for personnel trained in both engineering and management who can integrate an increasingly complex body of knowledge for rapid introduction of new products to the marketplace. The objective of the dual degree program is to prepare graduates to take a leading management role in companies that must react quickly to a dynamic market where forces of competition require rapid changes via short cycles in design, manufacturing, and product development.

Applicants must have obtained a bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency. A non-U.S. degree must be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from the United States and must be accredited by its regional or national accreditation agency. Applicants with non-U.S. degrees must have earned a minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or other equivalent to a ‘B’ average. If you have completed previous graduate coursework, you must have earned a minimum of 3.3 out of a possible 4.0 GPA or other equivalent to a ‘B+’ average.

An applicant requesting admission to the Graduate School may be required to submit results of the TOEFL or IELTS. Minimum score requirements for admission to the Graduate School are:

• a total score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT),
• a 6.5 overall band score on the IELTS.

Application Deadlines: Fall: February 1; Spring: June 15