Business Courses
A total of 19 credits are required in the business curriculum. Six courses are required - all but one of the courses are for 3 credits each.
- 16:137:502 Principles of Communication and Leadership (3cr)
- 16:137:530 Principles of Accounting and Finance for Science and Technology (3cr)
- 16:137:507 Market Assessment and Analysis for Business and Science (3cr)
- 16:137:500 Ethics in Science and Technology Management (1cr)
- 16:137:600 Science and Technology Management Capstone (3cr)
- Prerequisite Courses: 16:137:502, 16:137:507, 16:137:530
Business Electives
As part of the MBS business core, 2 business elective courses (6 credits) can be taken.
- 16:137:501 Fundamentals of Intellectual Property (3cr)
- 16:137:601 Project Management (3cr)
- 16:137:553 Business Intelligence w/Visual Analytics (3cr)
- 22:799:692 Supply Chain Management Strategies (3cr)
- 16:137:655 Externship Experience I (3cr)
- 16:137:608 Professional Internship (3cr)
- 16:137:650/651 Artificial Intelligence (Mini-MBA) (3cr)
- 16:137:650/651 Brand Development & Marketing Communications (Mini-MBA) (3cr)
- 16:137:650/651 Leading and Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce (Mini-MBA (3cr)
- 16:137:650/651 Digital Supply Chain Management (Mini-MBA) (3cr)
- 16:137:650/651 Customer-Centric Management (Mini-MBA) (3cr)
Science Courses
5 core courses (15 credits) + 3 electives (9 credits)
General Core (3 courses = 9 credits):
- 16:137:525 Introduction to Product Design and Development (3cr)
- 16:137:529 Design Innovation: Make & Market Anything (3cr) OR 16:137:562 Applied AI from Concept to Market (3cr)*
- *Python knowledge prerequisite
- 16:137:560 Fundamentals of Systems Engineering (3cr)**
- **Can be waived if the student has an Engineering background and substituted with any other course from electives
Concept Testing (take any one from the following three courses):
- 16:137:532 Contextual Inquiry (3cr)
- 16:137:531 Introduction to User Experience Design (3cr)
- 16:137:535 Usability Evaluation (3cr)
Practicum (1 course = 3 credits)
Science Electives (3 courses = 9 credits)
- 16:137:526 Product Experience Design & Innovation (3cr)
- 16:137:527 Product Framing and Prototyping (3cr)
- 16:137:653 Externship Experience (3cr)
- 16:137:532 Contextual Inquiry (3cr)
- 16:137:531 Introduction to User Experience Design (3cr)
- 16:137:535 Usability Evaluation (3cr)
- 16:137:533 Visual Design for User Experience Design (3cr)
- 16:137:602 Special Topics: Information Architecture (3cr)
- 16:137:537 Mobile App Development from Concept to Market (3cr)
- 56:830:625 Industrial Psychology (3cr)
- 56:830:660 Human Factors (3cr)
- 16:137:541 Enterprise Software Architecture (3cr)
- 17:610:512 Interaction Design (3cr)
- 16:137:553 Business Intelligence with Visual Analytics (3cr)
- 16:137:554 Fundamentals of Sustainability (3cr)
For those with an engineering background or working with packaging, the following courses are also suggested:
- 16:731:501 Fundamentals of Packaging (3cr)
- 16:731:512 Packing Distribution and Dynamics (3cr)
- 16:731:545 Packing Distribution and the Environment (3cr)
- 16:540:572 Manufacturing Processes and Control (3cr)
- 16:540:580 Quality Management (3cr)
- 16:540:520 Supply chain and Logistics Engineering (3cr)
- 16:540:552 Manufacturing Project (3cr)
- 16:540:505 Engineering Decision Making Under Uncertainty (3cr)
Degree Requirements
In addition to 19 credits of business courses and 24 credits of science courses, all MBS concentrations require additional degree requirements. See here for the full list of degree requirements.
If you have questions about the program curriculum, please contact the concentration coordinator(s) or request an appointment with an advisor.