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MBA/MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Department offers an in-depth education in engineering principles built on mathematics, computation and the physical and life sciences. Community members make breakthroughs that allow people to communicate more easily, manage their environments more effectively and lead more comfortable lives.

The Leaders for Global Operations Connection

EECS (Course 6) was one of the original engineering departments to partner with LGO in 1988. Coursework covers a wide range of subjects relevant to LGO students, helping them address common challenges in operations and manufacturing.

Through the support of LGO industry partners who wish to invest in future leaders from EECS, LGO students enrolled in the EECS department will receive a generous fellowship. For the most current information on the LGO fellowship, visit our program costs page.

Popular EECS courses among LGO students include:

• 6.152 - Micro/Nano Processing Technology
• 6.231 - Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control
• 6.442 - Optimal Communications and Networks
• 6.777 - Design and Fabrication of Microelectricalmechanical Systems
• 6.781 - Nanostructure Fabrication
• 6.780 - Control of Manufacturing Processes
• 6.813 - User Interface Design and Implementation

EECS Tracks

LGO students in EECS work with departmental faculty advisors to customize their program. Curriculums have focused on areas such as computer systems and architecture, power electronics, and decision systems and algorithms. Two optional tracks are also available to LGO students:

Semiconductors

Explore semiconductor manufacturing in great detail, including micro- and nano-processing technology. Courses for this track include:

• LGO summer courses
• Both of the following core semiconductor classes:
• 6.152J/3.155J - Micro/Nano Processing Technology
• 6.780J/2.830J/ESD.63J - Control of Manufacturing Processes
• One subject from the following list:
• 6.774 - Physics of Microfabrication: Front End Processing
• 6.781J/2.391J - Nanostructure Fabrication
• One subject from the following list:
• 2.739J/15.783J/ESD.32J - Product Design and Development
• ESD.267J/1.273J/15.762J - Supply Chain Planning
  -plus-
  ESD.268J/1.274J/15.763J - Manufacturing System and Supply Chain Design
• 16.852/ESD.61J - Integrating The Lean Enterprise
• Additional electives to reach 66 total engineering units
• The required Design Elective is fulfilled by the above requirements

Information and Decision Systems

Foster the skills to lead teams in developing, implementing and/or utilizing information and decision systems. (Intended only for students with a strong background in computer science and/or applied mathematics and statistics.) Courses for this track include:

• LGO summer courses
• Two of the following courses in tools/theory:
• 6.231 - Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control
• 6.252J/15.084J - Nonlinear Programming
• 6.255J/15.093J - Optimization Methods
• 6.262 - Discrete Stochastic Processes
• 6.263J/16.37J - Data-Communication Networks
• 6.281J/1.203J/15.073J/16.76J/ESD.216J - Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods
• 6.437 - Inference and Information
• 6.867 - Machine Learning
• 15.094J/1.142J - Systems Optimization: Models and Computation
• The required Design Elective, one of the following options:
• 6.345J/HST.728J - Automatic Speech Recognition
• 6.823 - Computer System Architecture
• 6.830 - Database Systems
• 6.846 - Parallel Computing
• Other design elective with approval
• One of the following suggested courses as an application area elective:
• ESD.260J/1.260J/15.770J - Logistics Systems
• ESD.267J/1.273J/15.762J - Supply Chain Planning
  -plus-
  ESD.268J/1.274J/15.763J - Manufacturing System and Supply Chain Design
• ESD.63J/2.830J/6.780J - Control of Manufacturing Processes
• Or others with advisor approval, depending on student interest
• One of the following courses in communication (does not count towards engineering credits):
• 15.063: Communicating with Data
• 15.068: Statistical Consulting
• 15.071 The Edge: Decision Methodologies for Managers
• ESD.61J/16.852J - Integrating the Lean
• ESD.773J/16.453J - Human Factors Engineering
• ESD.774J/16.422J - Human Supervisory Control of Automated Systems

Learn more about the MIT Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Graduates of the MIT LGO program receive two degrees in two years: either an MBA or a Master of Science in Management degree from MIT Sloan School of Management, and a Master of Science degree from one of seven participating departments in the School of Engineering.