Management Engineering

The Management Engineering (MGE) major offers students the ability to gain depth in management principles while still being able to focus on technical interests. Students in this program take the required courses in management, and select six other courses that fit with their career objectives. In some cases, students choose to focus on a technical area all in one department outside of management (e.g. mechanical engineering). In other instances, a student decides to combine courses from several technical areas that fit with his or her goals. In all cases, the MGE major gives students the flexibility they need to design a curriculum that prepares them to manage in the technical environment of their interest.

The MGE Major:

prepares students to manage where technical proficiency is key;
provides technical literacy, management, communication, and leadership skills; and
develops abilities for continued career growth in managing technology.

Students choose to major in MGE when they want to have a high degree of technical understanding within a management context. It allows students who begin in one discipline, such as engineering, science, or mathematics, to switch majors without losing too much of their prior coursework. The program is also well-suited to those looking to do a double major.

If you'd like to know more about the Management Engineering degree program, please contact:

McRae C. Banks II, Department Head and Harry G. Stoddard Professor of Management
macb@wpi.edu

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Last modified: Aug 04, 2003, 10:48 EDT