Biological Engineering BSBE/Business Administration MBA(non-thesis)

Undergraduate engineering students may earn both their Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree and an MBA in a total of five years through this dual program, which is also the first and only BS/MBA degree offered by the University System of Georgia. This curricular combination will provide graduating students with not only the necessary engineering expertise but also the business skills needed for professional advancement and career success.

Admission to Program

Once admitted to UGA, students must meet major entrance criteria to be admitted into the biological engineering degree program in the College of Engineering. Students are admitted based on their grades in general education and major specific courses. You will find detailed information on admissions requirements and procedures here: https://engineering.uga.edu/degrees-programs/requirements/

Curriculum

Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.

*Substitutions may be approved by the Terry College. These courses satisfy science elective credit in the undergraduate degree.
BUSN 7100 (3 credit hours)
MIST 7700 (3 credit hours)

Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:

Biological Engineering Electives
Students will select two (2) 6000-level courses from the list below. BIOE prefix courses are preferred over BCHE prefix courses.
-BCHE 4510/6510 – Biochemical Engineering
-BCHE 4520/6520 – Design of Biochemical Separations
-BCHE 4600/6600 – Biopharmaceutical Engineering
-BCHE(BIOE) 4650/6650 – Animal Cell Biomanufacturing
-BCHE 4655/6655 – Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology
-BIOE(CHEM) 4615/6615 – Soft Materials
-BIOE 4625/6625 – Tissue Engineering
-BIOE 4720/6720 - Human Factors and Ergonomics in Biomedical Device Design
-CSEE 4620/6620 – Biomedical Imaging
-CSEE(BIOE) 4790/6790 – Applied Biomedical Imaging

MBA Electives (approved for B.S.B.E. / M.B.A. program)
Students must choose two (2) courses from the list below. Either MGMT 7160 or ENTR 7320 must be chosen as one of the MBA electives in year five in order to graduate from the MBA program.
-ENTR 7090 Critical Design Thinking
-MARK 7600 Predictive Analytics
-MGMT 7220 Project Management
-MIST 6550 Energy Informatics
-MGMT 7160 Lean Six Sigma
-ENTR 7320 Innovation Projects

Admission to Graduate Program

Interested engineering students should apply to the MBA program in the spring semester of their junior year. For more information on MBA Admission process and application requirements, visit our webpage: https://www.terry.uga.edu/mba/fulltime/admissions/dual-degrees/

Program Advisor

  • Name: Abby Segrest
  • Email: georgiamba@uga.edu
  • Phone: 706-542-6799
  • Address: 314 Correll Hall

Undergraduate Major Information

  • Major: Biological Engineering B.S.B.E.
  • Department/College: College of Engineering

Advising Contact

  • Name: Jeremy Wheatley
  • Email: jcwheat@uga.edu
  • Phone: 706-542-6947
  • Address: 1258 Driftmier Engineering Center

Graduate Major Information

  • Major: Business Administration M.B.A.
  • Department/College: Terry College of Business

Advising Contact

  • Name: Jake Mosley
  • Email: jakemosley@uga.edu
  • Phone: 706-583-8136
  • Address: 318-E Correll Hall