Bachelor's in Engineering & Management

Business Know-How Combined With Engineering and Technology

Today's global marketplace requires individuals skilled in the integration of technology, engineering and business management. Clarkson University's Bachelor of Science in Engineering & Management is dually accredited by ABET as an engineering degree and by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) as a business degree. Our unique curriculum combines solid business know-how with technical problem-solving skills in engineering and technology.

As organizations rethink technical and managerial roles, you'll qualify for a wide range of flexible career paths centered on leadership and technology. Among the alumni of the Engineering & Management program, one in three is already a CEO, senior executive or owner of a company.

Why Major in Engineering & Management at Clarkson?

Our interdisciplinary program, offered jointly by the Reh School of Business and the Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, trains you to translate the language of engineering and technology into the world of business and industry. Our graduates are recognized as leaders with the ability to initiate new ideas and facilitate change.

Our curriculum stresses experiential learning. Many of our courses integrate open-ended problems with hands-on projects, including our first-year E&M courses, Team-Based Design & Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship, as well as the culminating senior design experiences. Students begin solving real-world problems on their very first day at Clarkson!

And, our E&M Class of 2023 had a 100 percent placement rate.

What You'll Learn

The Engineering & Management major teaches critical, industry-relevant competencies, including technical problem-solving skills, team building, effective communication, multitasking, critical thinking and cross-functional decision-making.

You'll take 32 credit hours in Engineering & Management, 31 credit hours in mathematics and science, 18 credit hours in engineering science and 18 credit hours in other courses. Three credit hours are in free electives.

Engineering & Management courses include:

Advanced Project Management
Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Organizational Behavior
Process Engineering and Design
Project Management
Quality Management and Lean Enterprise
Systems Engineering
Team-Based Design & Innovation
Technological Entrepreneurship

You'll complete the math and science courses required of all Clarkson engineering students, such as:

Calculus
Elementary Differential Equations
General Chemistry
Physics I
Probability and Statistics

Engineering science courses include:

Digital Design
Electrical Science
Fluid Mechanics
Statics
Thermodynamics

In addition, you'll complete the following business courses:

Economic Principles and Engineering Economics
Financial Management
Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
Introduction to Public Speaking
Law and Society
Principles of Marketing

Inventing & Innovation

Five Clarkson University undergraduate students discuss their two patent pending inventions. The students invent in a class facilitated by Clarkson Engineering and Management Associate Professor, John Milne, who had been a Master Inventor at IBM. The students show their best prototypes and comment on their inventing experience at Clarkson University.

Curriculum

The engineering and management program consists of 32 credit hours in engineering and management, 31 credit hours in mathematics and science, 18 credit hours in electrical science, and 18 credit hours in other courses. 3 credit hours are in free electives.

All courses are 3 credits unless noted.

Clarkson Common Experience

The following courses are required for all students, irrespective of their program of study. These courses are offered during the fall semester, with FY100 First-Year Seminar being required of only first-year students. Both FY100 and UNIV190 are typically taken during the fall semester of the first year at Clarkson.
FY100 First-Year Seminar (1 credit)
UNIV190 The Clarkson Seminar (3 credits)

Engineering and Management Core Requirements

Students are required to complete the following courses:

Engineering and Management

EM120 Team-based Design & Innovation
EM121 Technological Entrepreneurship (2 credits)
EM205 Introduction to Financial & Managerial Accounting
EM286 Organizational Behavior I
EM313 Professional Communication
EM331 Operations & Supply Chain Management
EM333 Elements of Operations Research
EM380 Project Management
EM451 Quality Management & Lean Enterprise
EM432 Organizational Policy & Strategy
EM456 Process Engineering & Design

Professional Experience

Students are required to complete the following Professional Experience:
Internship, co-op, or directed research related to the student's professional goals

Math and Science Courses for Engineering and Management

Students must complete the following courses:

Mathematics/Statistics

MA131 Calculus I
MA132 Calculus II
MA231 Calculus III
MA232 Elementary Differential Equations
STAT383 Probability & Statistics

Chemistry/Physics

CM131 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
CM132 General Chemistry II (4 credits)
PH131 Physics I (4 credits)
PH132 Physics II (4 credits)

Engineering Science Courses for Engineering and Management

Students must complete the following courses:

ES220 Statics
ES250 Electrical Science
ES330 Fluid Mechanics
ES340 Thermodynamics

Students must choose one of the following courses:

ES222 Strength of Materials
ES260 Materials Science & Engineering
EE264 Digital Design

Business Courses for Engineering and Management

Students must complete the following courses:

COMM217 Introduction to Public Speaking
EC350 Economic Principles & Engineering Economics
FN361 Financial Management
IS110 Introduction to Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
LW270 Law & Society
MK320 Principles of Marketing

Professional Elective

A professional elective in E&M is a 3-credit course (or equivalent) that predominantly covers engineering or engineering management knowledge. Examples of such courses include any sophomore-, junior- or senior-level course in engineering; any junior- or senior-level course in a topical knowledge area(s) in the Guide to the Engineering Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd edition, ASEM, 2013; or courses focused on information technology.

Knowledge Area/University Course Electives

Students will have at least 15 credit hours available to use toward Knowledge Area and/or University Course electives to satisfy the Clarkson Common Experience requirements.

Free Electives

Students will have approximately 3 credit hours available to use toward courses of their choice.

Minors and Concentrations

Engineering & Management majors can take advantage of related minors, concentrations and tracks.

Global Supply Chain Management Concentration

Apply your knowledge of engineering and business practices to streamline supply chain operations from procurement through delivery and consumer sales. Learn more about the global supply chain management concentration.

Construction Management Track

Prepare to oversee construction projects from concept to completion. Learn more about the construction management track for E&M Majors here. Learn more about the construction engineering management concentration for CivE majors here.

Quality-Based Project Management Minor

Learn to manage people, resources and budgets to ensure that projects are completed on time, on budget and within performance specifications. Additionally prepare for Project Management Institute (PMI)™ certification and to sit for the American Society for Quality’s “Certified Quality Improvement Associate” exam. Explore the quality-based project management minor.

Research Opportunities

E&M majors benefit from the wide variety of research projects pursued by faculty and graduate students from both the Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Reh School of Business. Any undergraduate student looking to have a research experience has the opportunity to do so. Students get involved with:

Design and management of performance improvement initiatives for product development, manufacturing, construction and service (healthcare) environments.
Lean Systems Engineering: Lean product development, Lean for Healthcare, Lean for Sustainability and Lean Manufacturing.
Leveraging technology advancements to improve the supply chain of electricity while keeping the resiliency and security of smart grid operations.
Extending operations research methodologies to address practical problems in supply chain management, planning and scheduling.
Investigating polarization on social media platforms, and analyzing the propagation of misinformation and disinformation on social media networks.
Inventing and patenting. Over 100 provisional patent applications have been filed by our student inventors.

Explore research at Clarkson.

Internships and Co-ops

E&M majors have access to a variety of internship and co-op opportunities. In the past, our students have completed these programs at companies like:

43North
Advance Testing Co., Inc.
BASF
BBL Construction Services
BorgWarner Morse TEC
Carestream Health
Consigli Construction Co.
Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Fort Drum Mountain Community Homes
GE (all divisions)
Hueber-Breuer Construction
Indium Corporation
Johnson & Johnson
Jeffords Steel & Engineering Co.
Mohawk Global Logistics
National Grid
Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.
Philips Healthcare
Procter & Gamble
U.S. Army CLC

Learn more about co-ops and internships.

Student Involvement

The E&M program offers an honors society, a professional student organization and a Student Advisory Council. The Alpha Pi Mu National Honor Society recognizes the top 20 percent of juniors and seniors in the E&M program. The Student Association for Engineering Management regularly hosts business leaders and representatives who engage students in discussions that range from career opportunities to industry trends and issues. The Student Advisory Council serves as an academic advisory group and aids in assessing program outcomes and student activities. Learn more about Clubs & Organizations at Clarkson.

I plan on using my Engineering & Management degree to go into some type of construction management or become project manager at an architecture firm. I would love to be able to provide people the place they consider their sanctuary. I would like to eventually develop a solution to the homeless population with the development of short-term 'get on your feet' housing.
Gracie Girard '24 BS in Engineering & Managements

Career Possibilities

With an Engineering & Management bachelor's degree from Clarkson, you will be prepared for a career in fields like:

Applications engineering
Construction management
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Manufacturing and production
Project management
Quality systems management
Sales engineering (technical sales)
Supply chain management

The Engineering & Management Class of 2023 had a 100-percent placement rate.

Employers

Our graduates find their skills in high demand. Clarkson Engineering & Management majors can be found in companies like:

Abercrombie & Fitch
Amazon
BAE Systems
C&S Companies
Collins Aerospace
Corning Inc
General Dynamics
General Electric (GE)
Global Foundries
Goldman Sachs
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson Controls
Kiewit Corporation
Lockheed Martin
National Grid
Pfizer, Inc.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Stanley Black & Decker
The Estee Lauder Companies
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Graduate Schools

Many of our graduates choose to pursue advanced degree programs through Clarkson's Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences , Reh School of Business or graduate programs in other disciplines. Other graduate schools where our students have recently enrolled include: