Application Available Online [pdf]

What is the Engineering Management Minor?

• An interdisciplinary minor that provides engineering students with background in the areas of finance, accounting, marketing, and management.
• Offered through the College of Engineering and the Isenberg School of Management.
• Potential employers are attracted to students who are business savvy.
• Students will acquire skills in decision making for the business environment.
• Requires 15 credits, most beyond the courses taken for the engineering major.

Who qualifies for the Engineering Management Minor?

• All full-time undergraduate engineering students who have completed two semesters, with a GPA of 3.2 or higher,  and have declared an engineering major. Given the limited number of slots available, admission to the minor is highly competitive.

What will I study?

The curriculum is divided into two parts:

1. Required Foundation Courses (12 credits) Select 4 courses from the following:

• Principles of Management (MGT 301)
• Introduction to Accounting (ACCTG 221)
• Corporate Finance (FIN 301) *requires ACCTG 221 as a prerequisite
• Fundamentals of Marketing (MKTG 301)
• Introduction to Operations Management (OIM 301)

Note: no more than 2 courses may be taken outside UMass Amherst.  For any courses taken at another institution, prior approval must obtained from the ISOM Undergraduate Advising Office.

2. Capstone Course – select one course from the following (3 Credits, Required):

• New Ventures (MGT 341)
• New Ventures Financing (MGT 342)
• New Ventures Organizing and Growth (MGT 343)
• Foundations/Sustainable Enterprise (MGT 366)
• Business and Its Environment (MGT 365)
• Environmental Law (MGT 391E - Spr only)
• Corporate Entrepreneurship (MGT 397R)
• Marketing Management (MKTG 441-Spr only)
• Financial Engineering (FIN 422)
• Social Entrepreneurship (MGT 462- Fall only)
• Text Mining and Analytics for Marketing and Business Practice (MKTG 497T) *class no longer appears to be offered
• Alternative Investments (SCH-MGMT 508/797A1 - Fall only)
• Special Topics: New Ventures (SCH-MGMT 597N 597P)
• Advanced Investments (SCH-MGMT 507- Spr only)
• Engineering Leadership & Entrepreneurship (M&I-ENG 597EL - now M&I-ENG 564; M&I-ENG 664 is also accepted)
• Service Industry Operations (OIM 305)
• Business Process Simulation (OIM 321)
• Information & Project Management (OIM 451)

Please note that you must have the required prerequisites in order to enroll in EMM capstone courses.  If you are missing a prerequisite for a course, either make plans to take the prerequisite or select another course.

3. Additional Recommended Courses

• Economics 103 + 104
• Business Electives (see ISOM advisor)
• Engineering Electives (see Engineering advisor)
  • Engineering Economic Decision Making - MIE 353
  • CEE Systems Analysis - CEE 270

How do I apply?

• Students who have completed 2 semesters and meet the requirements may apply.
• Transfer students must complete 1 semester and meet the requirements may apply.
• Applications are available online
• Submit completed applications via email to Julia Hoke: jhoke@umass.edu

For additional information, speak to one of the following advisors:

• Julia Hoke, College of Engineering, Marston Hall, Room 126, jhoke@umass.edu 
• Ana Muriel, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, muriel@ecs.umass.edu
• Dennis Goeckel, Electrical and Computer Engineering, goeckel@ecs.umass.edu
• Erin Baker, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, edbaker@ecs.umass.edu
  
  Isenberg School of Management
• Meghan Smith, Isenberg School of Management, msmith@isenberg.umass.edu