The minor in business administration for engineers is offered by the College of Management (CoM) in conjunction with the College of Engineering.
Courses in the Minor in Business Administration for Engineers
Required courses:
49.201 Economics I (may count as Gen Ed course)
60.201 Accounting/Financial
61.301 Business Finance
62.201 Marketing Principles
66.301 Organizational Behavior
Elective courses:
Two courses from a selected list which is approved by the Engineering department and College of Management or 63.301 Management information Systems plus one additional course from a selected list which is approved by the Engineering department and CoM.
For Civil & Environmental Engineering, these two additional courses are:
14.372 Civil Engineering Systems (already core in CEE)
And one from the following list:
14.475 Construction Management (*)
22.576 Engineering Project Management (*)
Courses marked with * and 66.301 Organizational Behavior may be used as Technical Electives in CEE.
For Plastics Engineering, these two additional courses are:
26.542 Business Law for Engineers (†)
And one from the following list:
26.507 Plastics Industry Organization (*)
26.540 Commercial Development of Polymeric Systems (*)
26.590 Survey of Intellectual Property (*)
22.576 Engineering Project Management. (*)
† Course 26.542 counts as a Design elective, and courses marked with * count as a Technical Elective in Plastics. In addition, Plastics students not taking 22.576 are encouraged to take 60.202 Accounting/Managerial or 14.470 Engineering Economics or 10.409 Economics & Process Analysis.
For Chemical Engineering, these two additional courses are:
10.409 Economics and Process Analysis
and one from the following list:
14.372 Civil Engineering Systems (*)
63.210 Operations Analysis Techniques
22.576 Engineering Project Management (*)
26.542 Business Law for Engineers (*)
26.590 Survey of Intellectual Property (*)
Courses marked with * may count as a Technical Elective in ChE.
For Mechanical Engineering, these two additional courses are:
22.576 Engineering Project Management (*)
22.573 Manufacturing Systems (*)
14.372 Civil Engineering Systems or 63.210 Operations Analysis Techniques
14.470 Engineering Economics (*) or 10.409 Economics & Process
Analysis (*)
26.542 Business Law for Engineers (*)
26.590 Survey of Intellectual Property.
Courses marked with * may count as a Technical Elective in ME.
For Electrical and Computer Engineering, these two additional courses may be:
14.372 Civil Engineering Systems or 63.210 Operations Analysis Techniques
14.470 Engineering Economics or 10.409 Economics and Process Analysis
22.576 Engineering Project Management
26.542 Business Law for Engineers
26.590 Survey of Intellectual Property
Additional courses may be added by each Engineering Department to their list of elective courses, with the approval of the College of Management.
How do I enroll in this minor?
File a Declaration of Minor form with the College of Management before registering for 300 level courses
Indicate your intention to pursue this Minor with your Engineering Faculty Advisor
Immediately after registering for the final courses which complete the minor, file an academic petition with the Office of Enrollment Services approved by the CoM.
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