The Master of Engineering Degree in Manufacturing
(30 Credit hours)

TThe Master of Engineering Degree in Manufacturing via Internet, effective Fall 2006, is a course-only, professionally oriented program that requires a minimum of 30 credit hours. There is no thesis or comprehensive examination requirement. The student, in consultation with the academic advisor, prepares a program reflecting individual needs and interests. The certificate programs require completion of 4 courses. Courses taken to fulfill certificate requirements completed with a grade of “B” or better may later be approved for the Master of Engineering Degree in Manufacturing. All courses are administered online. For more information (e.g. course descriptions), please visit www.mmae.iit.edu.

Program Requirements

This is a professional Masters degree requiring minimum of 30 credit hours of advisor approved coursework.

Courses

MMAE433—Design of Thermal Systems (3 credit hours)

MMAE445—CAD/CAM with Numerical Control + (3 credit hours)

MMAE474—Metals Processing (3 credit hours)

MMAE481—Introduction to Joining Processes (3 credit hours)

MMAE540—Robotics and Mechatronics + (3 credit hours)

MMAE545—Advanced CAD/CAM + (3 credit hours)

MMAE546—Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (3 credit hours)

MMAE547—Computer-Integrated Manufacturing + (3 credit hours)

MMAE557—Adv. Computer Integrated Manufacturing + (3 credit hours)

MMAE560—Statistical Quality and Process Control * (3 credit hours)

MMAE563—Advanced Mechanical Metallurgy (3 credit hours)

MMAE589—Applications in Reliability Engineering I * (3 credit hours)

MMAE590—Applications in Reliability Engineering II * (3 credit hours)

MMAE704—Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (2 credit hours)

MMAE715—Project Management (2 credit hours)

MMAE720—Introduction to Design Assurance * (2 credit hours)

Admission requirements

Cumulative minimum undergraduate GPA 3.0/4.0 (First Class in India). Students should have a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field of study when applying as a certificate student. If the bachelor’s degree was completed at an institution outside the United States, and the language of instruction was English, the TOEFL is not required.

• GRE minimum score:
For tests taken before October 1, 2002: 1600 (quantitative + verbal + analytical).
For tests taken after October 1, 2002: 1000 (quantitative + verbal) and 3.0 (analytical).