The Minor

The minor in Engineering Management, offered by the Isenberg School of Management, is available to students with a major in the College of Engineering. It offers engineers training in business and management tools, which will help them evaluate the impact of engineering decisions on an entire enterprise. Students acquire basic skills in decision making, finance, management, and marketing.

Students interested in pursuing the minor should consult with Lorraine Robidoux, Director of Student Programs & Events in the College of Engineering by the end of freshman year, as careful planning will be required to incorporate appropriate courses into the curriculum, and space in courses may not be available to those who have not indicated their intent to pursue the minor.

Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credits of course work in addition to the courses completed for the student’s engineering major. The curriculum is divided into two parts: foundation courses and integrative experience.

In addition, it is recommended (but not required) that students complete other specified courses to strengthen their understanding of the link between management and engineering. The opportunity also exists for students in the minor to pursue upper-level electives in business in consultation with the program adviser.

Foundation Courses (12 credits)

Choose 4 from the following:

ACCOUNTG 221 Introduction to Accounting I

FINANCE 301 Corporate Finance

MANAGMNT 301 Principles of Management

MARKETNG 301 Fundamentals of Marketing

OIM 301 Introduction to Operations Management

Integrative Experience/Capstone Options (3 credits)

FINANCE 422 Financial Engineering (spring only)

MANAGMNT 341 New Ventures

MANAGMNT 342 New Ventures Financing

MANAGMNT 343 New Ventures Organizing and Growth

MANAGMNT 365 Business and Its Environment

MANAGMNT 366 Foundations of Sustainable Enterprise

MANAGMNT 391E Environmental Law (spring only)

MANAGMNT 462 Social Entreprenuership (fall only)

MARKETNG 441 Marketing Management (spring only)

MARKETNG 497T Text Mining & Analytics for Marketing and Business Practice 

MIE 754 Economic Decision Making (spring only)

SCH-MGMT 597AD Special Topics: Advanced Investments (spring only)

SCH-MGMT 597B Technology Management: Innovation

SCH-MGMT 597N Special Topics: New Ventures

SCH-MGMT 508/797AI Alternative Investments

Recommended Courses
Although the following courses are not required, any or all will help broaden the student’s understanding of the link between engineering and management. These courses may be incorporated into a student’s planned General Education or major courses.
ECON 103 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 104 Introduction to Macroeconomics
CE-ENGIN 270 Civil Engineering Systems Analysis
M&I-ENG 353 Engineering Economic Decision Making
SCH-MGMT/ENGIN 593 Design of Experiments

Business Electives
Students wishing to take additional courses in business should consult with the program adviser. Additional coursework is encouraged to provide depth and focus beyond the basic fundamentals of business covered in the foundation courses.