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Welcome to the Applied Engineering Sciences (AES) major at Michigan State University!

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What is Applied Engineering Sciences?
 
The Applied Engineering Sciences major is a unique undergraduate, interdisciplinary program that combines scientific and technical course work integrated with a complementary business cognate resulting in a Bachelor of Science degree awarded by the College of Engineering.
 
With cognate areas of study in Business-Supply Chain Management, Technical Sales, Telecommunication, or Computer Science, this program is well positioned to prepare graduates with strong analytical capabilities, communication skills, business knowledge and the leadership required of the engineer of the future.
 
Graduates are hired by many of the Fortune 500 companies, as well as many small specialized firms. For a complete list of typical job titles and employing organizations, please see the job opportunities tab. Typical entry level positions include: technical sales, technical journalism, communications, telecommunications, industrial management, operations management, procurement, sourcing, logistics management, public administration, urban applications, environmental issues, political analysis, and law.
 
Please take a few minutes to browse the pages of this site to learn more about this exciting and challenging major. If you have questions, or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us.
 
For information on our undergraduate programs please visit the College of Engineering Undergraduate page.
 
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