Do you think getting a masters in public relations will benefit me in the engineering field if i go for my mba?
will getting a masters in public relations at the sametime as getting my mba in civil engineering help me in that field? Will it help me move up the branch faster our give me a higher salary?
January 3rd, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Yes the higher studies you have the better it is.
January 5th, 2010 at 3:41 am
Any education you get will benefit you. There is no such thing as MBA in civil engineering. The MS in PR is not necessary.
The MBA degree was originally created because engineers working for companies were promoted to managerial positions, and often they did not know how to manage, although they were good engineers. Companies needed managers who could understand what the engineers were saying, and managers without engineering degrees often did not understand the engineers and their needs. Business schools responded by creating the MBA degree. It is a general degree designed to train student to enter any area of management. Most MBA programs accept students with any undergraduate degree. The MBA is in contrast to the MS degree which trains students to reach higher levels of knowledge in their specialty so that they can serve as better staff and researchers, with no intention of becoming high level managers.
Most MBA programs prefer students with 2-3 years work experience after the first degree, but many accept students right out of college if they have good grades and a high GMAT score. Some MBA programs are designed specifically for new college graduates without work experience. MBAs with good grades and an engineering background are in high demand and they command good starting salaries. To find the MBA program that best fits your background, criteria and preferences, a good source of information is the Official MBA Guide, a free public service at. You can use it to select programs in specific geographic regions, specific concentrations, or specific types of programs, such as full-time, part-time, executive, distance learning, and accelerated. You can specify criteria that are important to you and get a ranked list of programs that best fit those criteria. >From the Guide you can go directly to a school’s URL or contact schools by email.
January 6th, 2010 at 1:51 am
MBA? Yes… absolutely! The payoff can be huge.
Public Relations? Only if you want a government/political hack position.
January 9th, 2010 at 8:01 am
Yes it would certainly help. However if your motive for an MBA is to get a job then stop studying any further. You can grow in your organisation where you will automatically learn about public relations.