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Dec 06, 2024
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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Dual MBA-MS Program, Business Administration - Environmental Engineering
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The Haslam College of Business and the Tickle College of Engineering offer an integrated program leading to the conferral of the Master of Business Administration degree with a major in Business Administration and the Master of Science with a major Environmental Engineering.
The establishment of the dual degree 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 objective of the dual degree program 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.
Concentrations (Required) and Options Available
Environmental Engineering — Thesis Option, Project Option
Business Administration — Coursework Only Option without Comprehensive Exam
Campus Code
Knoxville Campus
Admissions Standards/Procedures
- Applicants for the MBA-MS program must make separate applications to and be accepted by Graduate Admissions for the Master of Business Administration, and Graduate Admissions for the Master of Science in Environmental Engineering.
- Students who are accepted into the MBA-MS program will be assigned an advisor in each of the two majors, who will be responsible for course approval and supervision of the students’ progress through the dual program.
- Applications by United States citizens and permanent residents received after the MBA application deadline (February 1) will be considered as space allows. Additional information is required and different application dates are established by Graduate Admissions for international students.
Academic Standards
- Dual degree candidates must satisfy the curriculum and graduation requirements of the Haslam College of Business and the Tickle College of Engineering.
Credit Hours Required
- 60 or 63 graduate credit hours
- 36 credit hours of coursework in the Haslam College of Business.
- 24 or 27 credit hours in the Environmental Engineering curriculum depending on the option chosen for the Master of Science:
- Thesis Option (27 credit hours): 21 credit hours of coursework plus 6 credit hours of ENVE 500 .
- Project Option (24 credit hours): 21 credit hours of coursework plus 3 credit hours of ENVE 590 .
Required Courses
Non-Course Requirements
- Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
- Thesis Option – write and defend the thesis in ENVE 500
- Project Option – culminating experience in ENVE 590
- The student’s guidance committee should have representation from both the Environmental Engineering and Business faculty to ensure that degree requirements for both the MBA and MS are fully met.
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