Business Administration and Engineering: MBA/MEng

About the Program

UC Berkeley’s integrated Master's of Business Administration/Master's of Engineering (MBA/MEng) program is designed to prepare students to become leaders in technological innovation in an array of different industries. It enables students to earn two master's degrees in the time it would normally take to earn only one, and at a lower cost than enrolling in each program separately. Applicants who have a technical undergraduate education can normally complete this program in four semesters.

Students will earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Haas School of Business and a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree from one of seven departments in the College of Engineering:

• Bioengineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering

The concurrent degree program is designed to help address the need in the high-tech industry for leaders who possess both technical skills and business acumen. Academic excellence combined with the innovation culture of the San Francisco Bay Area makes UC Berkeley the perfect place to prepare graduates from this selective program to be leaders in technological innovation and entrepreneurship. Students will take both business and engineering courses, and they will participate in courses and interdisciplinary projects designed especially for the concurrent program. Employment opportunities abound, from Silicon Valley to Wall Street to locations around the world.

Curricular details can be found at the "Master's Degree Requirements" tab in the upper right of this page.

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Admissions

MBA/MEng program applicants must complete the MBA application form and select the concurrent degree program. Applicants will be considered for admission to both departments and a combined committee will make decisions on admission to the concurrent program. Applicants who are admitted to only one of the two programs may enroll in that program. When applying, applicants must indicate their first choice and second choice (optional) among the seven departments in the College of Engineering.

Admission to the University

Master's Degree Requirements

Students will earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Haas School of Business and a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree from one of seven departments in the College of Engineering:

• Bioengineering

• Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

• Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

• Materials Science and Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering

• Nuclear Engineering

MBA Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
MBA 200S	Data and Decisions	2
MBA 201A	Economics for Business Decision Making	2
MBA 201B	Macroeconomics in the Global Economy	2
MBA 202	Financial Accounting	2
MBA 203	Introduction to Finance	2
MBA 204	Operations	2
MBA 205	Leading People	2
MBA 205D	Business Communication in Diverse Work Environments	1
MBA 206	Marketing	2
MBA 207	Ethics and Responsibility in Business	1
MBA 209	Strategic Leadership	2
MBA Electives
Six units of courses designed for the concurrent program or chosen from an approved list
Sixteen units of other MBA electives including an Applied Innovation course

General MEng Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
ENGIN 270B	R&D Technology Management & Ethics	1
ENGIN 270C	Teaming & Project Management	1

Required Interdisciplinary Project

Course List

Code	Title	Units
ENGIN 296MS	Capstone Project	2

Departmental MEng Requirements 

Further courses will be required to complete the Engineering degree within the chosen department. See below for details.

BIOENGINEERING

Students must complete 12 units of approved graduate-level coursework in one of the concentrations listed on the Bioengineering MEng program page or select their own courses with the approval of the Bioengineering MEng faculty advisor.

CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (CEE)

Students must complete 12 units of approved graduate-level coursework to satisfy one of the concentrations (Systems Engineering and Transportation Engineering) listed on the Civil and Environmental Engineering MEng program page. For more details on the Systems Engineering concentration, see https://ce.berkeley.edu/programs/sys/graduate-requirements and for the Transportation Engineeering concentration, see https://ce.berkeley.edu/programs/trans/graduate-requirements. Course substitutions may be allowed with the consent of the CEE MEng faculty advisor.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE (EECS)

Students must complete four 200-level courses from a list of EECS graduate courses pre-approved for MEng students. This list is shared by the EECS MEng graduate student advisor every term. MBA/MEng students may spread these four courses across the four semesters in their program. Non-EECS graduate-level courses in the department may be approved with the consent of the EECS MEng graduate student advisor in order to satisfy the four-course requirement. Alternate coursework needs to be approved via a petition process that is reviewed by the Vice Chair(s) of EECS Masters’ programs.

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS RESEARCH (IEOR)

Students must complete the technical coursework requirements described on the Industrial Engineering & Operations Research MEng program page, which consists of two required courses (IND ENG 240 and IND ENG 241) and six units of technical electives, all taken for a letter grade.  Course substitutions may be allowed with the consent of the IEOR MEng faculty advisor.

MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Students must complete 12 units of approved graduate-level coursework in one of the concentrations listed on the Materials Science & Engineering MEng program page. The General Concentration allows students to tailor their program of study to their interests.

MECHANICAL  ENGINEERING

Students must complete 12 units of approved graduate-level coursework in one of the following concentrations:

• Advanced Energy Technology

• Aerospace Engineering

• Applied Technology

• Biomechanics 

• Control of Robotic and Autonomous Systems

• Fluids and Ocean 

• Mems/Nano 

• Mechanics and Dynamics 

• Modeling & Simulation of Advanced Manufacturing Processes

• Product Design

• Sports Engineering

More details on the concentrations are available on the Mechanical Engineering MEng program page. Course substitutions may be allowed with the consent of the department ME MEng faculty advisor. Additional information is available on the Mechanical Engineering Departmental MEng web site at https://me.berkeley.edu/graduate/meng/.

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

Students must complete 12 units of approved graduate-level coursework (graded lecture courses) in the department. Please see the Nuclear Engineering MEng program page for information on course lists for optional technical concentrations. These lists provide suggested courses for students with specific interests.