Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and Business Administration

Undergraduate Program

Introduction to the Program

The Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (M.E.T.) program is a fully integrated, dual-degree undergraduate program that accelerates your education through the College of Engineering and the Haas School of Business. M.E.T. gives you world-class instruction, top-notch industry experience and career coaching, and a collaborative small cohort immersion. In four years, you earn a full Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Berkeley-Haas and your choice of a Bachelor of Science degree in one of six engineering programs from Berkeley Engineering: Engineering Undeclared, Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, Materials Science & Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.

Admission to the Program 

The M.E.T. program seeks inquisitive, self-motivated students with a passion for finding and solving big problems. It is highly competitive and freshman admission is open during the UC application period (November 1-30). 

Current Berkeley Engineering students majoring in BioE, CE, EECS, IEOR, MSE, or ME are eligible to apply to the M.E.T. program during the fall of their sophomore year. If admitted, students will join M.E.T. during their junior year. Students enrolled in any other college at UC Berkeley, or admitted as junior transfers to UC Berkeley, are not eligible to apply to the M.E.T. Program.

Amplify Your Major

I wanted to...learn technical skills but also be equipped with the business savvy to market those products. I felt that the M.E.T. program was created just for me.
Arvind Sridhar, B.S. EECS & B.S. BUS ‘21

Four-Year Student Timeline

First Year

Explore Your Major

Connect and Build Community

  • Study in the M.E.T. Collaboration Space. 

  • Sign-up for office hours with Advisory Board members, industry fellows, and current students to learn more about their background.

  • Discover student organizations at the Calapalooza fair in August.

Discover Your Passions

  • Attend M.E.T. events and explore your interests. 

  • Apply to the M.E.T. Entrepreneurial Fellows Program and intern with a startup.

  • Attend the Undergraduate Research and Scholarships Fair.

  • Explore new topics in student-facilitated DeCal courses.

Engage Locally and Globally

Reflect and Plan Your Future

  • Make an appointment with the M.E.T. team to receive 1:1 advice on your professional journey.

  • Attend peer-led huddles about interviewing best practices and resume tips.

  • Explore career resources on the Engineering, Haas, and Berkeley Career Engagement websites.

Second Year

Explore Your Major

  • Meet with your M.E.T. academic advisor to review your academic progress.

  • Complete lower division prerequisites and start planning your upper division courses.

  • Talk to an advisor if interested in a minor or study abroad.

Connect and Build Community

  • Get to know professors and graduate student instructors during their office hours.

  • Attend Lunch & Learns led by faculty from Berkeley-Haas and Berkeley Engineering. 

  • Become an M.E.T. Student Board committee member and spearhead initiatives.

Discover Your Passions

Engage Locally and Globally

Reflect and Plan Your Future

Third Year

Explore Your Major

Connect and Build Community

Discover Your Passions

Engage Locally and Globally

  • Apply to become an undergraduate student instructor (UGSI) for a course.

Reflect and Plan Your Future

Fourth Year

Explore Your Major

  • Meet with your M.E.T. academic advisor to do an official degree check and plan for your final year.

  • Complete any “bucket list” courses and remaining major, college, and campus requirements.

Connect and Build Community

Discover Your Passions

  • Teach your own DeCal course

  • Continue to pursue your interests through a fellowship or gap year after graduation.

  • Choose your post-graduate plans based upon your intended mission and impact as an engineer, leader, and entrepreneur.

Engage Locally and Globally

Reflect and Plan Your Future

  • Ask professors and graduate student instructors for recommendation letters.

  • Leverage the M.E.T. community for career advice and guidance.

  • Attend the job offer negotiation workshop in ESS.

  • Apply to jobs, graduate school, and other opportunities.

What Can I Do With My Major?

M.E.T. students get hands-on practice turning great ideas into real-world solutions and become the kind of entrepreneurial leader the world needs. Students graduate with a comprehensive understanding of technology innovation, and are ready to start their own company, lead innovation inside an established firm, or contribute to a social-impact venture.

Jobs and Employers

  • 2nd Lieutenant (Engineer), U.S. Army

  • Analyst, Jane Street

  • Applied Scientist, Twitch

  • Associate Product Manager, Lyft

  • Associate Product Manager, Roblox

  • Consultant, McKinsey & Co.

  • Investment Banker, J.P. Morgan

  • Product Manager, Aisera

  • Product Manager, Salesforce

  • Product Manager, Visa

  • Product Marketing Manager, TikTok

  • Quant Trader, Citadel Securities

  • Software Engineer, Amazon

  • Software Engineer, DoorDash

  • Software Engineer, Facebook

  • Software Engineer, Microsoft

  • Structure Engineer, SpaceX

  • Startup Founder

  • Researcher, SIEPR (Stanford)

  • UI/UX Designer, Bank of America

Graduate Programs

  • Joint MSCS/MBA - Stanford

  • 5th Year Masters in CS - UC Berkeley

  • Schwarzman Scholarship

Examples gathered from the First Destination Survey of recent Berkeley graduates.

Learn More

Connect With Us

Cal Day

Come to Berkeley’s annual Open House in April for information sessions, campus tours, special talks, and more.

Golden Bear Orientation

Join your peers in the campus-wide UC Berkeley orientation program for all new students.

Events

M.E.T. hosts a wide array of events throughout the year. Current students can mingle with industry leaders and alumni across different sectors and learn about exciting career opportunities. 

Advising

The M.E.T. program team works to support students’ academic and professional development. Our team bridges the resources offered by Berkeley-Haas and Berkeley Engineering to provide a seamless undergraduate experience for M.E.T. students.

Current M.E.T. students can make an appointment to meet with the M.E.T. team at ucberkeleymet.youcanbook.me.

How to Use this Map

Use this map to help plan and guide your experience at UC Berkeley, including academic, co-curricular, and discovery opportunities. Everyone’s Berkeley experience is different and activities in this map are suggestions. Always consult with your advisors whenever possible for new opportunities and updates.