MS-MBA Program - Tickle College of Engineering

The Tickle College of Engineering offers a dual-degree MS-MBA program for each engineering discipline in collaboration with the Haslam College of Business.

The 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 program’s objective 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.

Students can obtain this dual degree over the course of two years (60 to 63 credit hours, depending on the engineering discipline). Students take MBA courses in the first year (fall and spring) followed by engineering courses the following summer, fall, and spring.

View the specific Dual MS-MBA program options for each discipline, including required courses, credit hours, and non-course requirements.

The MBA helped me understand all the different additional components of the engineering field I work in and helps me excel. I’m responsible for marketing, business development, client relationships, and meeting financial targets. Having the technical background of the MS helps me sell services and work through issues with clients.”

— Matt Bishop, (BS/CE ’11, MS-MBA ’13), Design Team Manager Wood Environment & Infrastructure.

Program Course Requirements

Fall—First Year	MBA Core Courses	Credit Hours
Session 1:	7 1/2 Weeks
	ACCT 505—Financial Accounting	1.5
	FIN 505—Financial Management I	1.5
	BZAN 505—Operations Management	1.5
	MKTG 505—Demand Management I	1.5
	BUAD 515—Business Skills Development I	1.5
Session 2:	7 1/2 Weeks
	ACCT 506—Managerial Accounting	1.5
	SCM 505—Supply Chain Management I	1.5
	MKTG 506—Demand Management II	1.5
	BZAN 506—Prescriptive Modeling	1.5
	BUAD 516—Business Skills Development II	1.5
Total Fall Credit Hours		15

Spring—First Year	MBA Core Courses	Credit Hours
Session 1:	7 1/2 Weeks
	MGT 505—Leading Complex Organizations	1.5
	ECON 505—Economics of Strategy	1.5
	FIN 506—Financial Management II	1.5
	STAT 505—Quantitative Methods	1.5
	BUAD 517—Business Skills Development III	1.5
Session 2:	7 1/2 Weeks
	SCM 506—Supply Chain Management II	1.5
	FIN 507—Financial Statement Analysis	1.5
	MGT 506—Competitive Strategy	1.5
	ECON 506—Market Forces in the Global Environment	1.5
	BZAN 507—Supply Chain Models	1.5
Full Session	15 weeks
	Engineering course in the Major (1 course)	3
Total Spring Credit Hours		18

Summer—First Year	MBA Core Courses	Credit Hours
Full Session	10 weeks
	Engineering Major course / Mathematics course	6
Total Summer Credit Hours		6

Fall—Second Year	MBA Core Courses	Credit Hours
Full Session	15 Weeks
	Engineering courses in the Major	6
	MBA Electives (Entrepreneurship and Innovation preferred)	6
Total Fall Credit Hours		12

Spring—Second Year	MBA Core Courses	Credit Hours
Full Session	15 Weeks
	Engineering courses in the Major	9
Total Program Hours		60