Business and Engineering

Major: Business and Engineering
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business and Engineering (BSBAE)
Calendar: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 184.0
Co-op Options: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.1301
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1021

About the Program

The major in Business and Engineering combines two of Drexel's most exciting programs, linking business and engineering to provide students with expertise in both fields.

The program curriculum combines coursework in business and engineering, enabling graduates to work successfully in technically oriented business positions. Students complete a set of broad functional business core courses along with a firm foundation in science, mathematics, and engineering. Students also study quantitative decision-making within a business context, technology innovation management, and operations management. They complete a minor in business as well as a concentration in engineering. Graduates of this program will be well prepared to participate in innovative technological efforts in business.

Mission

The Bachelor of Science in Business and Engineering program provides students the opportunity to:

• Learn important concepts in functional business areas such as accounting, economics, finance, information systems, law, marketing, organizational behavior, operations, and statistics
• Study in more depth the areas of operations, technology innovation management, and other functional business areas
• Complete a course of study in an engineering discipline after completing a firm foundation in science and mathematics
• Develop skills in technical communication and critical reasoning
• Study ethical issues faced by managers and engineers and understand technology from a historical perspective
• Apply acquired skills in co-op work experiences to further enhance their knowledge base
• Study entrepreneurship from a management and finance perspective for preparation in innovative technological efforts
• Learn to improve the functioning of technically oriented businesses through operational competencies

About the Business Minors

All Business and Engineering students are required to complete a business minor as part of the curriculum. See the list of minors that are currently offered by the LeBow College of Business. The minor in Business Administration cannot be chosen due to overlap with required courses in the Business and Engineering curriculum.

About the Engineering Concentrations

All Business and Engineering students are required to complete an engineering concentration as part of the curriculum. The following engineering concentrations are available:

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• General Engineering

For more information on the specific courses for the concentration, please refer to the Degree Requirements page.

Additional Information

For more information about the program or to schedule an appointment, please contact the Department of Decision Sciences and MIS.

Degree Requirements 

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Students must take 4-5 LeBow courses to complete the requirements of a business minor. Students must select a minor from the following list:

• Accounting
• Economics
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• International Economics
• Legal Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Operations & Supply Chain Management
• Technology Innovation Management

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 Students must select an engineering concentration and complete all five courses required for it:

• Electrical and Computer Engineering: ECE 105, ECE 200, ECE 201, and any two of (ECE 301, ECE 303, ECEE 302, ECEP 354, ECEP 380, ECES 301).
• Mechanical Engineering: MEM 202, (MEM 230 and MEM 238 and MEM 330 and MEM 333) or (ENGR 210 and MEM 220 and MEM 310 and MEM 345) or (MEM 238 and MEM 255 and MEM 345 and MEM 355) or (MEM 201 and MEM 230 and MEM 238 and MEM 333)

• Civil Engineering: ENGR 210, CAEE 202, CAEE 203,CAEE 212, MEM 202
• Chemical Engineering: ENGR 210 or CHE 330, CHE 211, CHE 212, CHE 230,CHE 220 
• General Engineering: Any 5 courses from those listed for the above concentrations

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.

Sample Plan of Study

4 year, no co-op

4 year, 1 co-op

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COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

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See degree requirements.

5 year, 3 co-ops

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COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

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See degree requirements.

Facilities

The 12-story, 177,500-square-foot home for LeBow College of Business is located at the heart of the Drexel University campus, at the intersection of Woodland Walk and Market Street, where it forms a gateway to Drexel and a backdrop to the historic statue of A. J. Drexel (Moses Ezekiel, 1904). The diagonal massing of the lower floors follows Woodland Walk and combines with the new Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (Diamond & Schmitt, 2011) to energize the University’s central quadrangle. The building’s tower will mark the LeBow College and Drexel campus from all directions while the open, glassy Market Street façade will showcase the College’s student activities to passersby.

The building’s organization unites the school’s various constituencies around a five-story-high atrium ringed by classrooms, student lounges, events spaces, and offices. The atrium is immediately accessible from main entrances at the three corners of the building. An open stair within the atrium leads to a 300-seat auditorium and 100-seat lecture hall one floor below and to a divisible multipurpose room and additional classrooms above. The building’s upper floors contain faculty offices interspersed with seminar rooms and group study rooms. The top floor houses the Dean’s suite and a boardroom and conference suite that opens to east- and west-facing terraces.

The building’s warm masonry and glass exterior reflects the emerging vocabulary of the next generation of Drexel buildings. Sophisticated solar shading devices allow maximum transparency between the inside and outside while supporting the building’s high environmental aspirations.

Key Building Features

• Five-story atrium
• Finance trading lab with Bloomberg Terminal Room
• 300-seat auditorium
• 160-seat event space
• 100-seat lecture hall
• 45-seat seminar rooms
• 44-seat computer classrooms
• 60-seat classrooms
• Executive MBA classroom
• 24-seat classrooms
• Special areas for experiential learning simulations and business consulting
• Videoconferencing capabilities
• Integrated teaching technology in all classrooms
• Recording studio to support LeBow College’s online programs
• Extensive areas for students to gather socially and for collaborative study, including student collaboration rooms, two quiet study areas, and 3,500 square feet of student social space
• EMBA Alumni Lounge for the exclusive use of EMBA alumni
• Behavioral Studies Lab
• Starbucks
• Green Globe certifiable, meeting worldwide sustainability standards

Gerri C. LeBow Hall brings together faculty, students, and staff in a state-of-the-art building on the University City campus. Please visit the LeBow College of Business webpage, the Behavioral Lab webpage, and the Finance Trading Lab webpage to learn more about Gerri C. LeBow Hall.