People skills and knowledge of business fundamentals can position engineers for the creation and delivery of more effective solutions. Teamwork, communication, and collaboration are skills that you’ll need as you interface with others—especially when you’re tasked with delivering sophisticated solutions to clients or customers.
Understanding how core business functions “work” and how stakeholders measure success will help you gain support and resources to turn your engineering ideas into reality. With the Dyson business minor for engineers (DBME), you’ll begin to understand how managers think and how finance, marketing, accounting, and operations can affect business decisions.
All undergraduates in the College of Engineering and select majors in the colleges of Arts & Sciences and Agriculture and Life Sciences (see full list below).
16.5 credits (7 must be AEM courses) across areas such as business, finance, operations, and HR.
After reviewing the requirements below and our FAQ and policies page, you can begin the process using the Business Minors Dashboard.
You can manage your minor and track your progress using the Business Minors Dashboard.
The DBME is open to students majoring in certain engineering subjects within Cornell’s colleges listed below.
This minor requires 3 credits in microeconomics before taking the minor’s core courses.
The minor’s core requirements (13.5 credits) must be fulfilled by taking courses in the five areas listed below, which includes 3 credits that are related to your career goals. Please note that 7 credits must be AEM courses.
All core courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. If a core requirement is taken online, it must be a Cornell University online course in order to count toward the minor. Only one core course from outside Cornell University may be applied toward the minor, and it must be submitted for approval prior to taking the course.
AEM 4660 – Business Simulation fulfills the minor’s integrated marketing, HR, and operations requirement. In this course, you’ll make individual and team-based decisions based on imperfect information and aggressive time constraints. Through analysis, coaching, and facilitation, you’ll learn how business decisions influence firm performance in a dynamic marketplace. A true business management crash course!