The Mitch Daniels School of Business’ Master of Business and Technology (MBT) program educates the next generation of leaders who are well-versed in both business and technology.
In the current era, technology is deeply intertwined with business operations. Decision-makers need to be adept at evaluating technological investments, understanding the implications of new technology trends, and predicting potential challenges and opportunities they might bring. Consequently, businesses require professionals and leaders who understand both business and technology to drive innovation and stay competitive.
Arvind Raman, Dean of Purdue's College of Engineering, says interdisciplinary programs can sometimes compromise on rigor — not so when it comes to the new MBT program, he says. Hear Raman, Daniels School Dean Jim Bullard, and MBT Academic Director Mohammad Rahman discuss the program's curriculum, which includes a thought-leader speaker series.
This 36-credit hour program leverages Purdue’s strengths in STEM in partnership with Purdue’s world-class College of Engineering and our vibrant ecosystem of technological ventures.
Our highly capable graduates will express both traditional business acumen and a deep understanding of technology, driven by developments like digital transformation trends, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI).
| Credits | Course Title |
|---|---|
| 3 | Capstone |
| 2 | Accounting for Managers |
| 2 | Computational Business Intelligence |
| 2 | Digital Product Design |
| 2 | Economic Analysis of Technology Markets |
| 2 | Emerging Technologies and Business Models |
| 2 | DevOps and Technology Solutions |
| 2 | Marketing Management |
| 2 | Technology-Driven Business |
| 2 | Technology Governance and Regulations |
| 2 | Technology Strategy |
| 1 | Financial Management |
| 1 | Leadership |
| 1 | Negotiations In Organizations |
Total Required Core Credits: 26
While an MBA trains business managers for competency across general management domains, the MBT has evolved in response to industries in which technology has an outsized impact on the functions of the organization's products and processes.
Both the MBT and the MBA ensure managers have exceptional accounting, marketing, financial management, communication, and leadership skills. The general MBA rounds out a manager's knowledge set with further human resource, business analytics, strategy, operations, economic principles, change management, supply chain and global strategy, providing a high-level competency for graduates. It serves non-technical managerial positions and industries.
In place of broad management courses common to the MBA, the MBT homes in on digital product design, computational business intelligence, technology-drive business, governance and regulations, tech strategies, DevOps and tech solutions, economic analysis of tech markets and emerging technologies and their business models.
See the curricular differences side-by-side to better understand why engineers and tech specialists across industries choose the MBT. Because of their passion for their field and technologies, technical specialists and engineers value the MBT over the MBA to take on leadership roles that are future forward, extending their expertise and building upon their field of knowledge.
Students may take 10 credits in elective courses from a range of available courses. As such, students have the freedom to tailor their experience to a specific area of interest. Creating an area of focus, customization through electives would deepen a student’s knowledge in a given field. A student may, however, decide not to pursue a specific focus area, but rather blend elective courses.
Total Required Elective Credits: 10
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MGMT 59000 | Advanced Database |
| MGMT 68700 | AI for Business Decisions |
| MGMT 59000 | Analytics & Al On The Cloud |
| MGMT 59000 | Analyzing Unstructured Data |
| CS 57100 | Artificial Intelligence |
| MGMT 58100 | Big Data Technologies |
| MGMT 57100 | Data Mining |
| CS 57300 | Data Mining |
| ECE 59500 | Introduction to Deep Learning |
| ECE 50024 | Machine Learning |
| MGMT 59000 | Machine Learning |
| MGMT 58200 | Management of Organizational Data |
| MGMT 57300 | Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets |
| CS 59000 | Reinforcement Learning |
| ECON 59000 | Statistical & Machine Learning |
| CS 57800 | Statistical Machine Learning |
| MGMT 59000 | Visual Analytics |
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MGMT 59000 | Analyzing Unstructured Data |
| ECON 57300 | Financial Econometrics |
| MGMT 64700 | Financial Engineering |
| MGMT 69000 | Fintech |
| MGMT 61150 | Futures and Options |
| ECE 59500 | Introduction to Deep Learning |
| ECE 50024 | Machine Learning |
| MGMT 59000 | Machine Learning |
| ECON 57400 | Microeconometrics |
| CS 51400 | Numerical Analysis |
| MGMT 64200 | Portfolio Management |
| ECON 59000 | Quantitative Economics with Python |
| ECON 59000 | Statistical & Machine Learning |
| CS 57800 | Statistical Machine Learning |
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ECE 57000 | Artificial Intelligence |
| ECON 51000 | Applied Game Theory |
| ME 59700 | Autonomous Systems |
| CS 59200 | HRI Human-Robot Interaction |
| IE 57700 | Human Factors in Engineering |
| ME 59700 | Industrial IoT Implementation for Smart Manufacturing |
| ECE 56900 | Introduction to Robotic Systems |
| CE 59700 | Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Vehicle Operations |
| MGMT 56000 | Manufacturing Planning and Control |
| MGMT 56200 | Project Management |
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MGMT 65500 | Competitive Strategy |
| ECON 59000 | Economics of Innovation and Technology |
| MGMT 69000 | ELI Corporate Consulting |
| MGMT 65200 | Entrepreneurship |
| MGMT 59000 | Financing New Ventures |
| MGMT 63800 | Pricing Strategy & Analysis |
| MGMT 64400 | Venture Capital and Investment Banking |
* Students may take other related business courses that do not correspond to or have significant overlap with required courses already taken.
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We also have availability to meet with you virtually to discuss how your goals align with our curriculum, community, student experiences, and outcomes to determine if Purdue is the right fit for you!
