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2009 - 2010

BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology (74–77 hours*)


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  1. Students must have a minimum of 124 total hours to graduate with this major.

  2. Complete the following manufacturing core courses:

  3. Complete 3 hours of the following:
      MFG 399R : Academic Internship: Manufacturing Practicum. (.5-6:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      MFG 399R : Academic Internship: Manufacturing Practicum. (.5-6:0:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE: Second-semester junior standing, Mfg 391R, and faculty authorization.
      DESCRIPTION: Working in teams to solve problems encountered in local industry. Project management and reporting under guidance of industry supervisor and department faculty.

  4. Complete the following supporting courses:
      CE EN 103 : Engineering Mechanics--Statics. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      CE EN 103 : Engineering Mechanics--Statics. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp; Independent Study also.
      PREREQUISITE: Math 112.
      DESCRIPTION: Concepts of mechanics: force systems in equilibrium, resultants, friction, centroids, utilization of vector algebra.

      CE EN 203 : Engineering Mechanics--Mechanics of Materials. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      CE EN 203 : Engineering Mechanics--Mechanics of Materials. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Su
      PREREQUISITE: CEEn 103.
      DESCRIPTION: Fundamental concepts of elastic stress and strain relations; cylinders and spheres; torsion; beam theory, including bending stresses; deflections; and two-dimensional elastic theory.
      NOTE: Independent Study also.

      CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE: Math 110 (or equivalent) or concurrent enrollment.
      DESCRIPTION: Atomic and molecular structure including bonding and periodic properties of the elements; reaction energetics, electrochemistry, acids and bases, inorganic and organic chemistry.
      NOTE: Primarily for students in engineering and biological sciences. Three lectures and two recitation sections per week.

      ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
      PREREQUISITE: Engl 150 or equivalent; junior or senior status.
      DESCRIPTION: Effective processes of written, oral, and visual technical communication, including collaborative processes. Writing for academic and professional audiences.
      NOTE: Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.

      ENG T 231 : Moral Leadership in a Technological World. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      ENG T 231 : Moral Leadership in a Technological World. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
      DESCRIPTION: Principles and practices to help leaders develop consistent private and public lives and address the global environment from an integrated moral, technical, and social perspective.

      IT 318 : Electronics, Computers, and Manufacturing. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      IT 318 : Electronics, Computers, and Manufacturing. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F
      PREREQUISITE: Math 112 or 119; Phscs 121.
      DESCRIPTION: Basics of electricity; behavior and manufacture of resistors, inductor, capacitors, transformers; motors; manufacture of transistors, ICs, MCMs, circuit boards. Computers; digital communications; networking.

      ME EN 172 : Engineering Graphics--Principles and Applications. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      ME EN 172 : Engineering Graphics--Principles and Applications. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE: Engineering and technology major status.
      DESCRIPTION: Comprehensive applications of CAD-based national (ANSI) and international (ISO) graphics standards, including coordinate and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing practices, manufacturing, and product verification procedures.

      ME EN 250 : Science of Engineering Materials. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      ME EN 250 : Science of Engineering Materials. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp or Su
      PREREQUISITE: Chem 105.
      DESCRIPTION: Principles and properties of solid materials and their behavior as applied to engineering.

      STAT 332 : Quality Improvement for Industry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      STAT 332 : Quality Improvement for Industry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE: Math 112 or 119.
      DESCRIPTION: Quality management philosophies (Deming, etc.). Strategies for continuous improvement. Graphical and numerical methods of data analysis. Process control charts. Design and analysis of experiments for process characterization and improvement.

  5. Complete one of the following options:

  6. Complete one of the following options:

  7. Complete one of the following options:
      Either
        MFG 479 : (Mfg-BusM) Creating and Managing New Ventures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        MFG 479 : (Mfg-BusM) Creating and Managing New Ventures. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: F
        PREREQUISITE: For management majors: BusM 301, 341, 361; major status. For engineering and technology majors: management minor status; senior status.
        DESCRIPTION: Key issues and problems facing managers in start-up companies. Team-taught by professors and entrepreneurs; particularly helpful for students starting businesses.

        MFG 485 : Capstone: Production Management. (3:1:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        MFG 485 : Capstone: Production Management. (3:1:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: W, Su
        PREREQUISITE: Mfg 340, 431, 480.
        DESCRIPTION: Production operations: designing a production system, carrying our production functions, and procuring materials from suppliers. Principles of lean operations, project management, and industrial supervision.

      Or
        ME EN 475 : Integrated Product and Process Design 1. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        ME EN 475 : Integrated Product and Process Design 1. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: F, W
        PREREQUISITE: MeEn 321, 363, 372, 373; senior standing (fewer than 30 hours remaining in the program) in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering technology, industrial design, or related disciplines with instructor's consent.
        DESCRIPTION: Comprehensive two-semester design experience from conception to manufacturing planning and prototype. Product development process. Economic and manufacturing considerations. Intellectual property assignment agreement required.
        NOTE: MeEn 475 and 476 must be taken in consecutive fall and winter semesters.

        ME EN 476 : Integrated Product and Process Design 2. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        ME EN 476 : Integrated Product and Process Design 2. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
        OFFERED: F, W
        PREREQUISITE: MeEn 321, 363, 372, 373; senior standing (fewer than 30 hours remaining in the program) in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering technology, industrial design, or related disciplines with instructor's consent.
        DESCRIPTION: Comprehensive two-semester design experience from conception to manufacturing planning and prototype. Product development process. Economic and manufacturing considerations. Intellectual property assignment agreement required.
        NOTE: MeEn 475 and 476 must be taken in consecutive fall and winter semesters.

  8. Complete department packet and exit interview.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.



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