Engineering and Economics - partly open entrance (180 credits)
Job opportunities and the future
The combination of engineering and economics provides better opportunities for people to act as a link between the different specialist company departments. Depending on the specialisation selected, it is possible to find employment as a production manager, project manager, technical consultant or in product development.
The programme
The Engineering and Economics programme starts up in the spring term of 2011. The final application date is 15 October 2010. This course provides an engineering degree combined with knowledge in business administration. Four different courses in economics and financial management provide a broad knowledge of business administration with a certain amount of in-depth study of calculations, finance, accounting and marketing. The course acts as an open entrance to the KTH engineering programme. After the first term a choice is made from the following programmes:
• Construction Engineering and Economics
• Computer Engineering and Economics
• Electrical Engineering and Economics
• Mechanical Engineering and Economics
• Chemical Engineering with Economics
After graduation a wide choice of further study is available. It is possible to start working or to continue studying in Sweden or abroad. The course also provides the chance to study for a one or two-year Master degree.
For students without natural science engineering qualifications there is a special technical basic term of 35 credits. The basic term starts in the autumn of 2010. The last date for application is 15 April 2010. The mathematics, physics and chemistry necessary for further studies in the engineering programmes are covered during the basic term. Students must gain a pass on the courses that provide entrance to KTH engineering courses.
The Engineering and Economics programme makes it possible to study the technical subjects in a Bachelor of Science in Engineering programme in the fields of Construction Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering at the same time as a sound knowledge of Business Administration is acquired. The course leads to a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Students take Business Administration in the first term which is when the engineering programme is selected. The course concludes with a degree project of 15 credits (corresponding to 10 weeks of study), which may include Economics as well as Engineering.
Read more about these programmes and specialisations in the each course description. The standard Economics/Business course included in the general engineering programmes has been exchanged for an alternative course.
Degree project
The programme is concluded with a degree project of 15 credits (equivalent of approximately 10 weeks of study). Normally students carry out their degree projects in pairs. The aim is for students to use and demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired during their studies. This requires the students to be able to use good engineering practices and also to be able to report on their work in a professional manner. Students are themselves responsible for identifying suitable degree projects. The aim is that they carry out this project within business/industry or in the public sector. Students are afforded the opportunity to make valuable contacts and build up a network to use in their future professional careers. The degree project is generally experienced as fun as well as stimulating and brings many challenges and high level quality requirements from both the School and the employer. A good degree project provides the preconditions for success as an engineer.
