Program Contact: Lynn Byers 203-582-5028
The manufacturing minor is for mechanical engineering students who seek a career in manufacturing. Students will learn about design for manufacturing, manufacturing processes and robotics systems. This minor will prepare students to solve manufacturing problems and improve current manufacturing processes. Students will be able to apply appropriate theories and methods to analyze and design manufacturing technologies and systems within realistic constraints (e.g., economic, manufacturability, sustainability, environmental) and communicate effectively about manufacturing engineering problem solutions, technologies and system designs.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MER 250 | Computer Aided Design | 3 |
| or IER 250 | Computer Aided Design | |
| MER 340 | Manufacturing/Machine Component Design | 3 |
| MER 340L | Manufacturing/Machine Component Design Lab | 1 |
| MER 490 | Engineering Professional Experience | 0-1 |
| or IER 490 | Engineering Professional Experience | |
| Select one of the following tracks | ||
| 1. Mechatronics/Robotics | ||
| Required Course | ||
| MER 475 | Mechatronics | 3 |
| Select two of the following courses | 6 | |
| Production Systems (MER 225) | ||
| Lean Systems Engineering (MER 235) | ||
| Physical Human Factors and the Workplace (MER 245) | ||
or IER 265 | Cognitive Human Factors and the Workplace (MER 265) | |
| Operations Planning and Control | ||
| Industrial Robotics (MER 375) | ||
| Statistical Process Control | ||
| 2. Production and Process Improvement | ||
| Take three of the following coures | 9 | |
| Advanced Solid Modeling | ||
| Production Systems (MER 225) | ||
| Lean Systems Engineering (MER 235) | ||
| Physical Human Factors and the Workplace (MER 245) | ||
or IER 265 | Cognitive Human Factors and the Workplace (MER 265) | |
| Operations Planning and Control | ||
| Industrial Robotics (MER 375) | ||
| Statistical Process Control | ||
| 3. Engineering Management | ||
| Take the following two courses | ||
| IER 401 | Introduction to Engineering Management | 3 |
| IER 402 | Engineering Quality Management & Decision Making | 3 |
| Take one of the following courses | 3 | |
| Lean Systems Engineering (MER 235) | ||
| Data Analytics I | ||
| Statistical Process Control | ||