U of T Launches New Engineering Business Minor

The Engineering Business minor offers six courses in strategy and marketing.

The U of T’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and the Rotman School of Management have partnered to create 3 new engineering programs for the fall of 2011.

An Engineering Business minor and two certificate programs in Engineering Business and Global Engineering have all been approved to be offered next year.

“In today’s global marketplace, we want to graduate engineers with a strong technical foundation who are also business-literate, with international knowledge, leadership and entrepreneurial skills,” said Cristina Amon, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.

The Engineering Business minor offers six courses in strategy and marketing, accounting and finance, in addition to management and entrepreneurship. The goal is to give engineering students a stronger understanding of business, and help them engage their clients.

“They will be able to engage in the strategic business thinking that goes on and bring much more to the table when combined with their technological and scientific acumen.” said Professor Jonathan Rose, the new program director.

The U of T Engineering’s new Global Engineering certificate program gives students an understanding of global issues such as:

• Global energy systems
• Innovative finance techniques
• International development
• Foreign aid