Engineering, Economics and Management (EEM) at Oxford is a four-year course leading to the Master’s degree of MEng.

The objective of the course is to produce graduates who combine a sound knowledge of engineering with an understanding of the principles of management and economics.

On the Engineering side, in the first two years, studies of electrical, mechanical, fluid, materials, information and mathematical engineering are complemented by practical work in the Department. The learning process is reinforced in College tutorials and classes, which aim to bring out the common threads running through these subjects and to help students discuss engineering principles. In the third year, students begin to specialize in the professional disciplines of civil, mechanical, electrical, information, chemical and bio-engineering.

Economics and Management are taught both in College tutorials and by lectures in the Department of Economics and Said Business School. They begin in the second year with an introduction to management principles and continue in the third year with an introductory economics course.

The fourth year sees each student undertaking either a 24-week placement attached to an industrial firm or a 24-week internal University project. The project must be of value to the firm in which the student is placed, or must contribute to a research programme within the University.

The background of students taking this course is likely to be similar to that of those taking Engineering Science. We look for students who have

• an enjoyment of both physics and mathematics in theory and practice
• a curiosity about how things work – and fail to work
• a creativity in problem-solving
• a high level of achievement, motivation and organization
• a sense of the ethical code of the engineer in society
• a desire to work constructively with others

Most applicants for EEM will not have studied economics at A-level, so we will be looking for the ability to think analytically, an aptitude for abstract reasoning and a genuine interest in economic and business-related issues.

There is a possibility of transferring to EEM after the first year of the Engineering Science course, subject to academic performance.