Manufacturing Engineering, M.S.

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Introduction

Master of Science Degree The graduate program in manufacturing engineering has been designed in response to regional needs for a graduate program to provide educational incentives for recruitment and retention of engineers. The program will accommodate the work requirements of these full-time professionals, being presented entirely by distance delivery means to the student’s location. Workshops offered through UW-Stout’s Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center (NWMOC) are incorporated into the degree program.
Objectives of the program are that graduates will know how:

1. To apply mathematical models to the analysis of practical engineering problems.
2. To apply appropriate production operations management principles to the design and operation of manufacturing processes and systems.
3. To develop expertise in the areas of project management, automation and control, system design and integration, or other advanced manufacturing engineering topics.
4. To synthesize the knowledge gained in the first three objectives in solution of practical engineering projects.

Entrance Requirements

Admission requirements include a bachelor’s degree in engineering, a minimum grade point average of 3.0, and, if English is a second language, a TOEFL score of 500 or higher. The GRE is not required. Applicants with undergraduate degrees in fields closely related to engineering and with appropriate engineering experience in manufacturing or with a grade point average below 3.0 may be admitted at the discretion of the program director.

Progress Toward Degree

Students will enroll in a sequence of courses that are offered via distance delivery and face-to-face instruction. Benchmarks include satisfactory completion of coursework with a grade of “B” or better, field research project approval and completion of a field research project.

Requirements

The program requires 30 hours of graduate credit, 15 of which must be graduate-only (700 level), with an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better. Fifteen credits are included in the core curriculum, three credits are taken from a list of selectives, and 12 credits are to be taken depth areas selectives.