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Online Delivery

The M.S. degree in Manufacturing Engineering serves students across the region and beyond. Our fully-online program 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 online.

Objectives of the program:

  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.

Requirements for Students

The program is presented through online courses and lectures are provided by streaming video or prerecording. A few classes are live with all students online simultaneously via software such as EVO, Vyew, or Mikogo. Access to a dedicated computer by each student is necessary. In addition, a high-speed Internet connection is required for the streaming video. A few classes use specialized software such as Minitab, Arena, Solidworks or others. Software is not provided like a book, students are required to obtain or have access to educational versions of the software used in class.