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Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies Curriculum

Current Students: See the Recommended Academic Plans for more detailed course recommendations and refer to the University Bulletin for course descriptions and more degree requirements. Also be sure to check out Advice for IBE Majors and find other resources on the Current Students page.

Students can also choose a concurrent major in Finance and IBE, or Accounting and IBE.

Typical Course Sequence

Below is a typical course sequence for the IBE bachelor's degree program. Students chose one module. Modules include accounting/finance, supply chain management, quality control and Six Sigma,
technical sales, and product design and manufacture. Schedules will vary by student, depending on areas of interest and their chosen module.

Semester 1Credits Semester 2Credits
Calculus with Analytic Geometry I4Calculus with Analytic Geometry II4
Rhetoric and Composition3Introduction to Graphics and Solid Modeling3
Chemical Principles I3Introduction to Microeconomics3
Arts Course3Programming for Engineers with C++3
First-Year Seminar1Humanities Course3
Total Credits14Total Credits16
Semester 3  Semester 4 
Effective Speech4Financial and Managerial Accounting4
Introduction to Management Information Systems3Statics3
Legal Environment of Business2Physics: Electricity and Magnetism4
Social and Ethical Environment of Business2Technical Writing3
Introduction to Macroeconomics3Statistics4
Physics: Mechanics4Total Credits18
Health and Physical Activity1.5  
Total Credits18.5  
Semester 5  Semester 6 
Introduction to Operations Management3Corporate Finance3
Electrical Circuits3Digital Electronics3
Principles of Marketing3Thermodynamics3
Strength of Materials3International Business course3
Basic Management Concepts
3Module elective3
Total Credits15Total Credits15
Semester 7  Semester 8 
Strategic Product Development3Product Realization Capstone3
Project Management3Humanities course3
Module elective3Arts course3
Module elective3Module elective3
Health and Physical Activity1.5Module elective3
Total Credits13.5Total Credits15
 
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