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M.S. in Electrical Engineering / MBA Dual Degree Program

The Dual Masters Program in Electrical Engineering and MBA is one of the available Dual Graduate Degree Programs at the University of Bridgeport.

The Masters of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering is a course of study d esigned to increase the student’s knowledge and competence in basic areas necessary for Modern Electrical Engineering, while affording sufficient freedom to allow an in-depth study of such areas as Communications, Control Systems, Electronics and Digital Processing . Admission to the program requires an undergraduate background that includes elementary physics, a calculus sequence, linear algebra, communications and signal processing. The department may require students to take make–ups for background deficiencies.

The MBA is a course of study intended to prepare individuals whose undergraduate background is in business. The MBA Program requires 30 to 54 semester hours of study depending on the student's academic background and level of academic achievement. Students with a recent four-year bachelor's degree and good academic average from an accredited business college may be able to complete the program with 30 semester hours of advanced study. Students with a bachelor's degree in a non-business field may require up to 24 credits of business core courses as foundation for the degree.


COURSE REQUIREMENTS
TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS	48
REQUIRED COURSES

A. Required Core Courses in Electrical Engineering 15 credits

Five courses approved by the Electrical Engineering academic advisor.

B. Required Core Courses in MBA

B1. Required Courses 9 credits

GSB 561/

MGMT 597 Business Strategy (Capstone)

GSB 560/

MGMT 580 Business and Society: Intellectual Property and Anti-trust Law

GSB 570/

MGMT 539 International Issues

B2. Experiential Learning 3 credits

One of the following courses:

GSB 581/

MGMT 581 Business Games

GSB 582/

MGMT 599 Internship

CPSC 500 Computer Science Internship (3 credits)

C. One course (3 credits) from each of the following MBA discipline areas 12 credits

C.1 Accounting

C.2 Finance

C.3 Management and Operations

C.4 Global Marketing

The list of approved courses for the MBA disciplines are included in the MBA program catalog pages.

D. Computer Engineering Masters Project: CPSC 597 3 credits

E. ELECTIVES 6 credits

Students are required to study an additional two elective courses. A student may select these courses from among the graduate course offerings of the Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and Engineering Department. These courses could be used to satisfy one or more of the concentration areas within the Electrical Engineering graduate concentration areas. The list of concentrations is detailed in the catalog pages of the M.S. in Electrical Engineering program.