The Coordinated Master of Business Administration and Master of Science Mechanical Engineering
This coordinated MBA-MSME degree option incorporates content in management, economics, finance, and marketing into a framework for mechanical engineering. The coordinated degree can be completed in 57 semester credit hours including courses for both Business and Engineering.
In addition to the general graduate admission requirements of The University of Texas at Tyler, students applying for admission to the MBA-MSME coordinated degree option must meet the College of Business and Technology and College of Engineering and Computer Science requirements listed elsewhere in this catalog.
Degree Requirements MBA-MSME
Note: See College of Engineering and Computer Science
The course requirements for the coordinated degree are as follows:
MSME Courses
Two of the following:
ENGR 5300: |
Systems Engineering |
Quality Control and Statistics |
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ENGR 5320: |
Reliability Analysis |
ENGR 5323: |
Design of Experiments |
One of the following:
Manufacturing Systems |
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ENGR 5322: |
Human Factors |
Engineering Project Management |
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Constraints Management |
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New Project Development |
Six Project hours
Engineering Project (six hours) |
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or ENGR 5350: |
Engineering Project (taken twice) |
15 additional hours of approved Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses semester hours
MBA Courses
Thirty semester hours of graduate business courses:
Accounting Concepts and Processes |
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Accounting for Management Control |
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Economic Concepts and Processes |
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Advanced Financial Management |
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Decision Making in Operations Management |
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Leading and Management People |
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or MANA 5390: |
Designing Effective Organizations |
Advanced Marketing Fundamentals |
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Strategic Human Resource Management |
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Formulating and Implementing Strategy |
Students completing the MBA-MSME coordinated degree option will be awarded both degree simultaneously upon completion of the joint program.