The mission of the Dual Degree MSE in Mechanical Engineering/MBA program is to educate working engineers and scientists in the engineering and business disciplines that will make them leaders of highly complex technical endeavors within their sponsoring organizations.
The dual degree MS/MBA program will confer two degrees upon its graduates: an MBA and an MSE in Mechanical Engineering. Students may obtain either an MSE in Mechanical Engineering or an MBA degree as a stand-alone by fulfilling the individual degree requirements. Taking the dual degree program saves the student several courses compared to the two programs taken separately.
The dual degree MSE in Mechanical Engineering/MBA program is designed to be completed in approximately three years. Typically, the Mechanical Engineering classes are completed first, followed by taking the required classes in the MBA program.
Learning Outcomes
For the MSE in Mechanical Engineering
Graduates will have:
- An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to solve engineering (societal) problems.
- An ability to conduct graduate level research using skills learned in various courses and publish their results in journals and /or conferences.
- An ability to function in teams, and communicate effectively.
For the MBA
The program learning outcomes are to create leaders who can:
- Bring an ethical and diverse perspective to their management of organizations, teams, and individuals through a deep understanding of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and SDG’s (Sustainable Development Goals) and what it means to lead “business for good” and create societal impact.
- Demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset, through creative approaches to managing change, innovation and opportunities emerging on the business landscape. Leaders with this mindset can pivot and understand the importance of strategic agility.
- Apply financial savvy and “know-how” to ensure that the business can operate profitably while making a triple bottom-line impact.
- Build a deep understanding of brand, markets, and customers to analyze and apply principles related to the value chain of product and service development from conception to implementation.
- Utilize advances in technology and operations to impact organizational effectiveness and manage technological change to ensure value creation in the firm.
- Develop organizational and interpersonal skill sets and competencies to effectively lead people and organizations.
- Advance their critical thinking skills and abilities and demonstrate strategic and systems thinking for identifying organizational opportunities and solving business challenges.
- Demonstrate significant advances in communicating and collaborating with a diverse set of stakeholders within and across organizations and communities in which they do business.
- Apply a global perspective to understand and manage opportunities and challenges faced by business in a globally connected world.
Program Admission
Applicants for the Engineering/MBA Dual Degree program will submit the standard application for their chosen engineering program of study. After receiving acceptance and completing the first year of their engineering degree, students are granted admission to the dual degree program and may begin enrolling in MBA courses provided they are in good academic standing (minimum GPA 3.0) and receive approval from their respective program director.
Visit Seaver College of Science and Engineering for more information and to apply.
Current LMU engineering graduate students should contact the Director of Academic Affairs for Graduate Business Education to discuss enrolling in the dual degree program.
Questions?
Graduate Business Education
310.258.8707
CBAGrad@lmu.edu
mba.lmu.edu
Graduation Requirements
(60 Semester Hours)
Students enrolled in the Dual Degree MSE/MBA Program are jointly advised by their Seaver College academic advisor and the MBA Program advisor in the College of Business Administration. It is recommended that incoming students take 12 semester hours of Mechanical Engineering courses per fall and spring semester and complete the MSE in year one of the dual-degree program, then begin the MBA curriculum in year two.
Dual degree students will take a total of 24 semester hours of Mechanical Engineering graduate-level coursework and 36 semester hours of MBA courses. 15 semester hours from the Mechanical Engineering courses will also count towards the emphasis/concentration requirement for the MBA degree. 6 semester hours of the MBA courses that are taken as part of the MBA coursework will also count toward the M.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering. Separately, the MSE degree requires 30 semester hours and the MBA degree requires 42 semester hours.
Suggested Curriculum Flowchart for the MSW in Mechanical Engineering/MBA Dual Degree Program
During the first semester of attendance, the student should prepare a program of study with their academic advisor. The 24 semester hours of required coursework is allocated as follows:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Semester Hours |
| 1 | |
| MECH 604 | Engineering Mathematics | 3 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3, 4 | |
| 24 |
| MBAA 6011 | Leadership and Organizational Dynamics | 3 |
| MBAA 6021 | Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MBAA 6031 | Ethics and the Entrepreneurial Mindset | 3 |
| MBAA 6041 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| MBAA 6061 | Global Strategic Management | 3 |
| MBAA 6071 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MBAA 6081 | Business and Performance Analytics | 3 |
| MBAA 6091 | Technologies in Business Management | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 60 |
Note:
When the course requirements outlined above are completed, the student should submit an application for degree to be awarded both the MBA and the MSE in Mechanical Engineering. Students must file separately for each degree and both degress must be awarded in the same term.
