Engineering Management

Good management is critical in engineering firms and technology-based businesses. These jobs require skills in both engineering and business. The BS in Engineering Management is a good degree choice for you if you would like to learn how to manage people and processes in a technical environment. This major is offered jointly by the Gadomksi School of Engineering and the School of Business, offering a concentration in Packaging.

An Alternative Choice in Engineering

The Engineering Management major is also a great option if you discover, during your study of engineering, that you are most interested in the management aspects of this field. The BSEM is still focused on engineering, but requires less upper-division math and science courses.

Program Highlights

Packaging Concentration

Packaging is an interdisciplinary field in which scientific and engineering principles are applied to develop and produce packages that contain, protect and preserve, transport, inform, and sell a product. Packaging engineering includes the study of products, packages, materials, containers, structures, methods, machinery, and transportation. It involves such diverse disciplines as chemistry, physics, materials science, mechanics, machine design, industrial engineering, electronics, materials handling, and other specialized skills. Total employment in the packaging industry is estimated at over a million. Packaging engineers are employed in such areas as package engineering, development, sales, purchasing, structure design, production, research, and marketing.

At the graduate level, the Packaging Program offers a Master of Science in Engineering Management with a Packaging Concentration.

View Packaging Program Brochure (PDF) View the Undergraduate in Packaging Program View the Graduate Certificate in Packaging Program

The Packaging Program also houses a Packaging Lab, which is certified by the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) and is well-equipped to provide many opportunities for CBU students to pursue real world training to become ISTA certified packaging laboratory professionals.

Internships with Major Corporations

An internship during your study provide you with first-hand management experience. CBU BSEM students have interned with businesses including:

  • FedEx
  • Medtronic
  • Smith & Nephew
  • International Paper
  • Wright Medical

What You’ll Study

All concentrations are balanced between general education, business, and engineering courses.

View the courses for Engineering Management in the Academic Catalog

Careers

Graduates with a BS in Engineering Management are prepared to work in many different environments where management contributes to the success of engineering projects.

Faculty

Engineering faculty and business faculty are experts in their field and will give you the support you need to complete this study.

Is Engineering Management for You?

The BS in Engineering Management combines two sets of skills. You’ll excel in this field if you:

  • Adapt quickly to new information or situations
  • Communicate well verbally and in written communications
  • Enjoy working with people
  • Can delegate well to others
  • Are ethical and diplomatic
  • Possess strong math skills
  • Have an aptitude for engineering
  • Are responsible

Related Programs

You may be interested in another CBU program:

Master of Science in Engineering Management

Contact Us

Dr. Pong Malasri, PE, CPLP Professional, CPP
Packaging Initiatives Coordinator, Packaging, Engineering Management