Master of Science in Engineering - Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum


You are able to pursue our Master of Science in Engineering – Manufacturing Engineering degree if you have a Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program. Engineering technology degrees will not be considered for the Engineering programs.

The Curriculum for MSE - Manufacturing Engineering consists of ten 4-credit courses or 40 credit hours. 

IME-663 Safety & Human Factors (required)
IME-664 Ethics & Practice of Engineering (required)
Advanced Materials elective
Management elective
Manufacturing Process elective
Manufacturing Process elective
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) elective
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) elective
Technical elective
Free elective or IME-698 Master's Project

Current courses meeting elective requirements are listed below. Students may consult their advisor for additional courses.

Advanced Materials electives:
IME-575 Failure Analysis (on-campus only)
IME-684 Materials and Processes Seminar

Management electives:
Any MGMT or EMGT course numbered 500 or higher

Process electives:
IME-507 Polymer Processing (on-campus only)
IME-603 CNC Machining (on-campus only)
IME-604 Sheet Metal Forming (on-campus only)
IME-606 Joining Processes (on-campus only)
IME-660 Design for Manufacture and Assembly
IME-601 Fundamentals of Manufacturing Engineering (distance only)
IME-680 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (distance only)

IME electives:
Any IME course numbered 500 or above

Technical electives:
Any engineering or mathematics course numbered 500 or above

Free electives:
Any graduate course numbered 500 or above

A student may elect no more than four (4) courses numbered 500-599 to count toward the degree.

See a Distance-learning sample representative program.