College of Engineering

Engineering Business

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Northeastern University’s Galante Engineering Business Certificate offers a progressive opportunity for engineering students to complement their technical engineering education with business skills. Galante is founded on the values of student engagement and leadership to strengthen interpersonal and professional skills. Programmatic elements are offered to students such as workshops, speaker series, site visits, seminars, and other related personal and professional development activities as a connected cohort.

Boston
Location
Full-Time
Part-Time
Commitment
1 Year
Duration of Program
No
Meets F1 Visa Requirements
Overview

Northeastern’s Galante Engineering Business program offers a progressive, multidegree opportunity for engineering students to complement their technical engineering education with business skills. The result is the potential for a three-degree program in which students leverage courses across BS, MS, and MBA curricula to achieve a unique set of technical, engineering management, and business skills while earning a certificate and potentially three degrees (BS/MS/MBA) from Northeastern University.

Program participants will also benefit from regular access to and participation in specially designed programmatic elements such as workshops, speaker series, site visits, seminars, and other related personal and professional development activities as a connected cohort. Each participant creates an individualized personal development plan to combine available programmatic elements into a unique co-curricular set of activities to complement coursework. Because of the co-curricular programmatic elements, this program is intended for full-time on-campus students.

This program is offered only to Northeastern University undergraduate students.

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Benefits of Becoming a Galante Fellow:

  • Galante Fellows will earn a master’s degree, as well as an Engineering Business Certificate
  • Students may transfer up to four Galante courses to be applied toward a Northeastern MBA
  • The program provides a strong business-based engineering curriculum, offering programmatic enrichment and professional development events each semester
  • Galante courses count toward the master’s degree and the business certificate
  • Students benefit from the camaraderie of a connected cohort

Eligibility:

  • Minimum 3.40 GPA

  • BS in Engineering from Northeastern University

  • Admitted to one of these graduate programs:

    • Engineering Management

    • Industrial Engineering

    • Operations Research

    • Data Analytics Engineering

    • Construction Management

    • Chemical Engineering

Note: Galante Fellows are expected to regularly attend events and actively contribute to the program. Therefore, it is recommended that you have at least two semesters left in order to complete the program requirements. 

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Admissions

A graduate degree or certificate from Northeastern—a top-50 university—can accelerate your career through rigorous academic coursework and hands-on professional experience in the area of your interest. Apply now—and take your career to the next level.

Program Costs

$25.3K *
Tuition

Finance Your Education We offer a variety of resources, including scholarships and assistantships.

How to Apply Learn more about the application process and requirements.

Requirements

  • Students are considered for the program based on rolling admission. Complete the application by including the following:

    • Resumé

    • Transcript

    • Personal statement 

      • Please describe how you learned about the Galante Engineering Business Program and why you are interested, how you will contribute to the program, and how you will benefit from the program. (750 words max)

Are You an International Student? Find out what additional documents are required to apply.

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Admissions Dates

Applications received after the stated deadline dates will be accepted and processed as quickly as possible; however it may not be possible to have a decision rendered in time for the applicant to begin taking classes for the desired term if admitted.

Applications submitted by the referenced dates will receive full consideration for the referenced term. Applications received after the referenced dates will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Fall Semester Entry
Spring Semester Entry
Funding/Early Action deadline for domestic and international applicants: January 15
Deadline for international applicants (outside the U.S.): May 15
Deadline for international applicants (inside the U.S.): July 1
Deadline for domestic applicants: August 1
Deadline for regional campus applicants: August 15
Deadline for international applicants (outside the U.S.): September 15
Deadline for International applicants (inside the U.S.): November 1
Deadline for domestic applicants: November 15
Deadline for regional campus applicants: December 15
Curriculum

General Requirements

Galante Engineering Business Graduate Certificate General Requirements

Complete four courses from at least three of the following categories. Students can only take one class from outside the College of Engineering.

Business Innovation Development

ENTR 6200 - Enterprise Growth and Innovation 
3.00 
ENTR 6212 - Business Planning for New Ventures 
3.00 
ENTR 6218 - Business Model Design and Innovation 
3.00 
GE 5010 - Customer-Driven Technical Innovation for Engineers 
4.00 
GE 5020 - Engineering Product Design Methodology 
4.00 
GE 5030 - Iterative Product Prototyping for Engineers 
4.00 
GE 5100 - Product Development for Engineers 
4.00 
TECE 6230 - Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling 
3.00 
TECE 6300 - Managing a Technology-Based Business 
3.00 
TECE 6340 - The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader 
3.00 

Organizational Excellence

EMGT 5300 - Engineering/Organizational Psychology 
4.00 
EMGT 6600 - Engineering Team Performance 
4.00 
IE 5617 - Lean Concepts and Applications 
4.00 
SCHM 6201 - Operations and Supply Chain Management 
3.00 
SCHM 6223 - Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations 
3.00 
TECE 6250 - Lean Design and Development 
3.00 

Financial Analysis 

ACCT 6200 - Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 1 
3.00 
EMGT 6225 - Economic Decision Making 
4.00 
EMGT 6305 - Financial Management for Engineers 
4.00 
ENTR 6219 - Financing Ventures from Early Stage to Exit 
3.00 

Information and Business Analysis

CS 6140 - Machine Learning 
4.00 
CS 6220 - Data Mining Techniques 
4.00 
DA 5030 - Introduction to Data Mining/Machine Learning 
4.00 
DS 5110 - Introduction to Data Management and Processing 
4.00 
IE 5640 - Data Mining for Engineering Applications 
4.00 
INFO 6210 - Data Management and Database Design 
4.00 
INFO 6215 - Business Analysis and Information Engineering 
4.00 
INFO 7290 - Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence 
4.00 

Please note: This curriculum is for marketing purposes only and is subject to change. Official curriculum can be found within the course catalog.



Experiential Learning

Northeastern combines rigorous academics with experiential learning and research to prepare students for real-world engineering challenges. The cooperative education program, also known as “co-op,” is one of the largest and most innovative in the world, and Northeastern is one of only a few that offers the co-op program for graduate students pursuing an MS or PhD. Through this program, students gain professional industry experience in their field of interest as part of the academic curriculum while employed from four to eight months in a wide variety of organizations, from large companies to entrepreneurial start-ups.
 
In 2019, the Graduate School of Engineering placed nearly 1000 students in co-op positions. We have a team that prepares students for the cooperative education experience through resumé building, developing interview skills, and guiding professional development.

Faculty

Our Faculty

Our faculty represents a wide cross-section of professional practices and fields ranging from finance to education to biomedical science to management to the U.S. military. They serve as mentors and advisors and collaborate alongside students to solve the most pressing global challenges facing established and emerging markets.

Mohammad Dehghani

Mohammad Dehghani

Assistant Teaching Professor
Students

By enrolling in Northeastern, you gain access to a network of more than 275,000 alumni and 3,350+ employer partners, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and global nongovernmental organizations. Our current students and faculty across strategically located regional locations further foster a lifelong, global community of learning and mentoring.

Below is a look at where our Engineering alumni work, the positions they hold, and the skills they bring to their organization.

 

  • Where They Work

    • GE Aviation
    • Raytheon
    • CDM Smith
    • Bose Corporation
    • IBM

  • What They Do

    • Engineering
    • Operations
    • Business Development
    • Program and Project Management
    • Entrepreneurship

  • What They're Skilled At

    • Engineering
    • Project Management
    • AutoCAD
    • SolidWorks
    • Manufacturing

 

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