Manufacturing and Production Engineering
Area of Concentration

    Many mechanical engineering graduates will work in tasks related to the manufacture of various products. The manufacturing and production engineering area of concentration is intended to bridge the gap between the analytical and design courses which are the heart of the professional program and the practical problems of producing acceptable hardware, on time, at a profit.

    The courses that comprise this area of concentration:
        ME 318    Manufacturing Processes
        ME 319    Producibility Considerations in Design
        ME 320    Production Engineering
        ME 322    Quality Methods
        ME 417    Advanced Materials Engineering
        ME 435    Robotics
        ME 520    Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing

    When chosing humanities and social science electives, we suggest that the following are most pertinent to the manufacturing/production working environment:

        SL 151    Principles of Economics
        SL 350    Managerial Accounting
        SL 171    Principles of Psychology

    With proper planning, students should be able to take five ME elective offerings in this area without overload. Any student who completes five of the recommened ME courses and the three recommended HS courses may recieve, upon request, a letter from the Department Head attesting to the fact that the student has completed the requirements in the manufacturing and production engineering area of concentration in the M.E. Department.