Technical Entrepreneurship and Management

The one-year TEAM Master of Science program is offered jointly by the Simon Business School and the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and is administered by the University of Rochester Ain Center for Entrepreneurship. This program is designed for students with an engineering, science, or mathematics undergraduate degree, who wish to pursue a master’s level technical education in combination with business and leadership courses.

Students accepted into the TEAM program may choose any technical concentration, such as optics, energy and the environment, computer science, biomedical engineering, data science, materials science, chemical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, or mechanical engineering. Students simultaneously take courses at the Simon Business School and the Hajim School of Engineering.

The depth of knowledge provided by the TEAM curriculum creates well-rounded, business-savvy engineers and scientists who are prepared to take on both the technical and business challenges of any industry in a global world.

The core of the TEAM program consists of three entrepreneurial focused business courses developed and offered by the Simon Business School, three graduate level engineering courses offered by the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and either an additional technical or entrepreneurship elective.

A required practicum accompanied by a written business plan and oral presentation ensures students have practical experience, while graduate level technical courses of the student’s choosing serve to extend the student’s science and engineering background.

To receive a Master of Science degree in Technical Entrepreneurship and Management, a student must complete:

• Three core entrepreneurship management courses
• Three technical elective courses
• One additional technical or entrepreneurship management elective
• One semester long practicum
• Written business plan and oral presentation

Entrepreneurship Courses

The TEAM program has developed five entrepreneurship courses in conjunction with the Simon Business School specifically tailored for students in this degree program. Required core and elective courses are listed below.

• TEM 401: Economics, Marketing and Strategy Primer for Entrepreneurs (4 credits)
• TEM 402: Accounting and Finance Primer for Entrepreneurs (4 credits)
• TEM 411: General Management of New Ventures (4 credits)
• TEM 440: Screening Technical Opportunities (1 credit)
• TEM 441: Product Development and Technical Management (4 credits)
• Entrepreneurship Electives

Technical Courses

Technical electives enable students to customize their technical coursework to satisfy their academic preferences. Elective offerings are designed to provide variety, flexibility, and breadth of knowledge. Though not required by the TEAM program, students are encouraged to choose a technical concentration outside of their undergraduate major.

• BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
• CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
• COMPUTER SCIENCE
• DATA SCIENCE
• ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
• ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
• MATERIALS SCIENCE
• MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
• OPTICS

Requirements

• Three letters of recommendation (uploaded to the application per instructions)
• Official transcripts (minimum GPA is 3.0)
• A personal statement
• After selecting the program Technical Entrepreneurship and Management, choose a Technical Concentration from the sub-category drop down menu
• Briefly explain why you have chosen your technical concentration choice under: “Which area or special field within the program interests you the most?” field in the online application.
• Official GRE and TOEFL (or IELTS) test scores should be uploaded to the application and official copies should be mailed to the University for verification
• Other than the test scores, documents that are uploaded do not need to be mailed to the department
• The GRE General Test is required and should be taken in time for the admissions committee to receive score results by the January 1 deadline. We look for applicants to score at least a 145 on the Verbal, a 158 on the Quantitative, and a 3.0 on the Analytical Writing. The institution code is 2928 and the department code is 1603.
• All foreign applicants whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL and achieve a minimum score of 250 for the computer-based test (CBT), 600 for the paper-based test (PBT), or 100 for the Internet-based test (IBT), unless they are graduates of a US undergraduate program. IELTS scores can be accepted in place of the TOEFL with a minimum score of 7.0.
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