To participate, students need to be accepted by both MSE and MBA programs. In the first year, students take the MBA Core Courses and one or more MSE courses each quarter. MBA Core Courses cover Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Managerial Economics, Finance, Marketing Management, Operations, Organizational Behavior, Human Resources Management, Management in Non-Market Environments, Data and Decisions, Managing Through Mutual Agreement and Managing in an Information Age. With this grounding in business management principles, dual degree students then expand their second-year studies to include the Core and Elective MSE Courses as well as their Elective MBA Courses. Dual degree students,' in general, spend more time on the complex management issues related to manufacturing.
Integration occurs at many levels.
At its core are the industrial and alumni interactions that keep the classwork relevant and the doors open for project-based courses, research projects, professional contacts, and career opportunities. Students in both degree programs will make new contacts through guest speaker programs, seminars, roundtables, and manufacturing site tours. They will also benefit from taking classes alongside practicing engineers and managers from around the world via Stanford's satellite television network. The story of Silicon Valley indicates that it does. And Stanford continues to thrive as the academic protagonist in this Northern California high-technology manufacturing saga.