Best engineering for someone in business?

College Majors Engineering Majors
1

<p>I'm going to Wharton next year and as of now I'm concentrating in Operations Research Information Systems Track and Actuarial Science. I was hoping to minor in the Engineering school at Penn as well. What type of minor (or just classes) do you guys think would be most useful for someone who wants to go into business? I was thinking either systems engineering or mechanical engineering.</p>

<p>Here's a description</p>

<p>The Operations and Information Management curriculum prepares students to meet the challenges of managing modern, information- and technology-intensive organizations by providing rigorous foundations in the complementary disciplines of decision processes, management information systems, management science, and operations management. A concentration in OPIM consists of four courses (not including OPIM101). Students can either take a general program of four OPIM courses or can follow a designated track within the OPIM concentration which provides a more focused program in one of three major disciplines: decision processes, information systems, and operations research/operations management. Each track includes at least one foundation course that provides an introduction to the subject area and serves as a prerequisite for higher-level courses within a discipline. It is suggested (but not required) that students who elect to pursue a program outside the designated tracks consult the undergraduate advisor to discuss appropriate course sequences and combinations that will best satisfy a student’s individual objectives.</p>

2

<p>yup...you got it right:
info systems OR mechanical</p>

<p>Although I don't know the type of student that you are, can you double major?</p>

3

<p>insecure, I don't know if I could pull of a double major because I'd have to satisfy all of Penn's engineering school requirements which is like 40 credits (Some overlap to Wharton, but it'd be REAL tight/hard)</p>

<p>Also engineering would drop my GPA significantly, so I don't want to totally destroy my GPA.</p>

4

<p>Alright...that's just what I was asking.</p>

<p>Then it's up to you:
Mechanical or Systems.
Pick the one you like enough to pursue a career in, but do your OWN research though.</p>

5

<p>I don't think I want to pursue a career in engineering, I just believe in a balanced education and I see technology/engineering background understanding as vital to business success in our globalized world.</p>

6

<p>Just wondering but how is MechE going to help someone in the buisness world?</p>

7

<p>Not sure, but it does. Makes them an analytical thinker.</p>

<p>I'm doing MechE for undergrad too, and then I'm doing a joint llb/mba and want to become a patent lawyer or get into investment banking.</p>

8

<p>Industrial Engineering maybe? </p>

<p>Mechanical Engineering would be good too but a lot of work for a minor.</p>

9

<p>Gandhiji, I'm hoping to learn something that will help me integrate various parts of a company into one large machine.... it's sort of learning how to control various parts of a company to make them produce effiiciently... at least that's what I'm hoping to learn</p>

10

<p>I'm pretty sure Systems (similar to wharton stuff), Materials (rapidly expanding field), and CS (essential computer skills and can be a BAS degree), and BE (prestige of the program) are the most popular engineering choices for Wharton/M&T kids.</p>

11

<p>would i need a degree in it or would a minor be good enough?</p>

12

<p>General Engineering (GE) it's basically business engineering. You can choose a specialty in anything from science to business to liberal arts. It's interesting and business related. I wish I had chosen it.</p>

13

<p>Engineering in grad school might be an option too if you don't feel like dying your first 4 years in higher education.</p>