Dual Degree Master Program

Introduction

Today, more than ever before, employers continue to look for creative, innovative individuals who demonstrate an ability to combine superb technical skills with interpersonal skills needed to lead, manage and inspire a 21^st Century workforce. To address this growing need, our faculty has developed a unique dual degree program, a program that combines the technical skill development of a Master specialty degree with the leadership competence gained through our MBA degree.  Students enrolled in this program will receive two master degrees, one in their field of expertise or specialty, and the other in management (MBA), with one set of curricular requirements.

Dual Degree Program Design

Lawrence Tech’s dual degree program is distinctively designed to enhance the opportunities for personal and professional growth of tomorrow’s leaders and provide qualified students with coursework most suited to their career path.  Students in the dual degree program will take tailored core coursework in both the University’s MBA program and one of its master programs in Information Systems, Manufacturing Systems, Operations Management, Engineering Management, Automotive Engineering, and Architecture.  Upon completion of the coursework in both programs, a student will be awarded a MBA degree from the College of Management and a Master degree from either the Colleges of Management, Engineering, or Architecture. Most importantly the fully accredited dual degree program remains true to the Lawrence Tech’s mission of blending theory and practice to provide its students with real world experience.

The dual degree program consists of forty-nine credits for students who choose to complete their studies by enrolling in the program’s four credit thesis designed to integrate the two disciplines. Students who choose not to write a thesis will take two additional credits for a total of fifty-one credit hours. The forty-nine to fifty-one credit requirements are exclusive of any pre-core that may be necessary. Many students will be able to complete the entire program in three years or less.

The following illustrate the core curriculum of Lawrence Tech’s dual degree program:

• Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Information Systems (MBA/MSIS)
• Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Operations Management (MBA/MSOM)
• Master of Business Administration and a Master of Engineering Management (MBA/MEM)

Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Information Systems (MBA/MSIS)

MBA Coursework

MSIS Coursework:

Additional Requirements:

Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Operations Management (MBA/MSOM)

MBA Coursework:

MSOM Coursework:

• OPM6023 Management Science;
• OPM6123 Strategic Quality Management;
• OPM6143 Cases in Operations Management (capstone);
• OPM7123 Advanced Topics in Operations Management;
• OPMXXX3 Open Elective; and
• OPM XXX3 Open Elective.

Additional Requirements:

• ONE 4 CREDIT THESIS OR
• TWO 3 CREDIT ELECTIVES
• PRE-CORE REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT UNDERGRADUATE
• COURSEWORK IN BUSINESS OR RELEVANT BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

Master of Business Administration and a Master of Engineering Management (MBA/MEM)

MBA Coursework

• MGT6013 Leadership;
• MIS6013 Management Information System;
• MKT6013 Marketing Management;
• FIN6013 Financial Management;
• ACC6013 Management Accounting;
• HRM6023 Human Resources Management;
• MGT6053 International Business;
• OPM6033 Operations Management; and
• MGT6063 Strategic Management (capstone).

MEM Coursework:

• EME7613 Technology Management;
• EME6723 Special Topics;
• EMEXXX3 Quality Management;
• EME6703 Manufacturing Systems;
• EME6713 Production Planning and Control;
• EME6583 Enterprise Productivity; and
• EME6823 Product Innovation & Design.

Additional Requirements:

• ONE 4 CREDIT THESIS OR
• TWO 3 CREDIT ELECTIVES
• PRE-CORE REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT UNDERGRADUATE
• COURSEWORK IN BUSINESS OR RELEVANT BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

Dual Degree Program for Current Students and Alumni

Current students and LTU alumni desirous of obtaining a second degree from the College of Management can have their required coursework individually tailored and aligned with their existing degree.