Two Johns Hopkins Schools Announce Dual Master’s Degree Programs in Environmental Engineering and Business

January 30, 2012

The Whiting School of Engineering, through Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals (EP), and the Carey Business School announce dual master’s degree programs in environmental engineering and business administration.

Dr. Hedy Alavi, Carey Business School alumnus and chair of the EP Environmental Engineering, Science, and Management program, said, “Over the last few years, it has become increasingly clear that environmental engineering professionals have a need for advanced business skills in the course of their daily work. This new partnership between the two divisions allows students to learn and apply complex concepts in both environmental engineering and business.”

Students may pursue a Master of Science in Environmental Planning and Management, a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Science, or a Master of Environmental Engineering within EP and the Master of Business Administration, each combining within the Carey Business School for three distinct dual degree programs.

Registration for the dual degree programs is currently open for spring 2012. Students enrolled in the degree program may take courses in the two schools simultaneously or sequentially. Graduates will receive two degrees, one from each school.

“Across higher education, we’re seeing more dual-degree graduate programs that include an MBA. I believe this reflects the recognition across multiple disciplines – medicine, the arts, law, education, and many others – that a solid grounding in business is essential to success in a marketplace that becomes more global and more challenging by the day,” said Interim Dean Phillip H. Phan of the Carey Business School. “These new dual programs from the Whiting School of Engineering and the Carey Business School will provide students with the opportunity to combine skills from two distinct disciplines in a way that will place them at a great advantage when they graduate.”

Applicants must meet the admissions requirements of both the Whiting School’s Engineering for Professionals program and the Carey Business School.

As part of the dual program structure, students will be able to complete both master’s degrees in less time than it would take them to complete the degrees as separate programs. For the environmental engineering degree, students will be able to count two EP course equivalents of academic credit from the Carey MBA toward the ten-course EP degree requirements. For the MBA degree, students will be able to count the academic equivalent of 12 credits from the EP program toward the Carey 54-credit Professional MBA program. Students will attain the two degrees by completing 66 credits (28 courses) rather than 84 (36 courses) that would otherwise be required when pursuing the two degrees independently.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for our environmental engineering students to combine a first-class technical education with the business foundation that will keep them competitive in their careers for many years to come,” according to Dr. Dexter G. Smith, associate dean of engineering for the EP program.

For more information about the dual degree programs, call 1-800-548-3647 or visit http://ep.jhu.edu/.

Part of the Johns Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering, Engineering for Professionals (EP) offers master’s degrees in 15 distinct disciplines. There are currently more than 3,400 students enrolled in EP programs at eight education centers throughout the Baltimore/Washington area and online. For more information, call 410-516-2300, visit http://ep.jhu.edu/ or send e-mail to jhep@jhu.edu.

The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School is dedicated to transforming business through a humanistic and multidisciplinary approach to instruction and research. Established in 2007 with a $50 million gift from the late Wm. Polk Carey, the school offers degree and certificate programs at four campuses in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. Carey Business School degree programs, full-time as well as part-time, are dedicated to transforming the way business education – and, by extension, business itself – is conducted. For more information, visit http://www.carey.jhu.edu.