TECH Master of Business Administration

Program Overview

Kettering University’s Technical Master of Business Administration (TECH MBA) provides graduates of STEM undergraduate degree programs with a stimulating on-campus educational experience that is at the intersection of contemporary business and cutting edge technical fields. The STEM-designated program prepares graduates who can be ambidextrous with business and technology in leading organizations both as technology experts and digital value creators while competing in an economy characterized by disruptive innovations and digital reinvention & reconfiguration. 

The seated 40-credit TECH MBA programs contain seven (28 credits hours) core business courses with an additional three graduate elective courses (12 credits hours) in a specific technical Emphasis area among the options listed below:  

• Artificial Intelligence
• Advanced Mobility
• Advanced Manufacturing        
• Data Analytics and Big Data
• Materials Science and Engineering
• New Energy and Sustainability
• Systems Engineering
• Logistics & Supply Chain Management

The TECH MBA Core in combination with the chosen STEM Emphasis will expose students to the application of technology in addressing management issues and problems.

Students may select a management internship course (MGMT-693) as part of the core program and may start the program in any term. Elective course selections in technical emphasis areas must be approved by the Department Head of the department where the course is offered, the Advisor in the School of Management, and the Dean of the Graduate School. 

TECH MBA PROGRAM GOALS

Students should:

1. demonstrate the personal, interpersonal, and teamwork skills required to lead and manage technology integration in organizations effectively and ethically. (Personal Effectiveness)
2. be able to identify, evaluate, and choose among alternative technical solutions to global organizational problems. (Cognitive Reasoning)
3. be able to evaluate the effects of technology on organizational development. (Technological Mindset)
4. be able to explain the importance of an entrepreneurial mindset in managing organizational talent, resources, and innovation in a complex global economy. (Value Creation in a Global Economy)
5. demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities in core disciplines, focusing on identifying, solving, and managing technical issues to create value. (Core Domain Knowledge)