Engineering with Business
Engineering with business is a combination that reflects a real and growing need in the economy: organisations that develop and deploy technology require people who can bridge the gap between engineering expertise and business judgement. Pure engineers without management understanding can struggle to lead organisations and communicate with non-technical stakeholders, while business professionals without engineering literacy can misunderstand or undervalue technical constraints and possibilities. At City St George's, University of London, the BEng Engineering with Business is a three-year full-time programme that includes a sandwich year and work placement, developing both dimensions in parallel.
The engineering strand covers the principles of engineering systems and design, giving you a grounding in how engineered products and infrastructure are conceived, analysed, and created. The business strand develops management skills and business acumen, including an understanding of business model development and entrepreneurship that is increasingly relevant as new technology ventures become a significant part of the economy. As the programme's current description notes, you will understand engineering designs and systems while developing the management and entrepreneurial thinking needed to operate in business development and engineering management contexts.
The sandwich year places you in a professional environment where you can apply and test this dual competence, building the practical experience that many purely academic programmes cannot provide.
Graduates of this programme are well placed for careers at the interface of technology and business. Engineering project management, business development in technology companies, technical sales and consulting, product management, and operations management are among the most direct career paths. The combination is particularly attractive to technology startups and scale-ups, where founders and early employees need to hold both technical and commercial thinking simultaneously.
Larger engineering firms also consistently seek graduates who can communicate technical issues to business leaders and business priorities to engineering teams. Some graduates go on to postgraduate study in engineering management, MBA programmes, or specialist engineering disciplines. The professional experience gained during the sandwich year is a significant advantage in the graduate market.