Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering (MS MfgE): This degree program is a research-oriented degree. The 6 credit hour thesis can provide the opportunity to focus a student into a particular area of interest. This MS MfgE program requires 30 credit hours with a 6-hour thesis: 12 credit hours from the Manufacturing Core Curriculum (3 credit-hour core course from each area); 6 credit hours of 6000 level courses in manufacturing; 3 credit hours of any suggested manufacturing courses OR approved Mathematics/Computer Science by the advisor; 6 credit hours for thesis research, and 3 credit hours of graduate courses in manufacturing.

Each student must take at least one core course from each of the core areas in manufacturing engineering, during his/her first two semesters of graduate work. The core requirement may be deemed to be satisfied if a student has already taken a core course as a technical elective in his/her undergraduate program. Thus allowing more freedom in the selection of other courses.

Resources:

• Here is a useful information link for 1) Admission Requirements; 2) Program Course Requirements; 3) Practice-oriented Project; 4) Transfer Credits; 5) Suggested Application Deadlines; 6) Enrollment; and 7) Step-by-Step Procedure for Students in the program to complete their degrees.
• How to apply? Please follow this link.
• If you have any questions, you can contact Ms. Karen Walberg walbergk@mst.edu or Dr. Frank Liou liou@mst.edu

Master of Engineering in Manufacturing (MEngMfgE): The MEngMfgE program requires 30 credit hours. A 3-hour practice-oriented project is required. The course requirement includes 12 credit hours from the Manufacturing Core Curriculum (3 credit-hour core course from each area); 6 credit hours of 6000 level courses in manufacturing; 3 credit hours of any suggested manufacturing courses OR approved Mathematics/Computer Science by the advisor; and 6 credit hours of graduate courses in manufacturing. Most distance students are taking this degree program.

Each student must take at least one core course from each of the core areas in manufacturing engineering, during his/her first two semesters of graduate work. The core requirement may be deemed to be satisfied if a student has already taken a core course as a technical elective in his/her undergraduate program. Thus allowing more freedom in the selection of other courses.

Resources:

• Here is a useful information link for 1) Admission Requirements; 2) Program Course Requirements; 3) Practice-oriented Project; 4) Transfer Credits; 5) Suggested Application Deadlines; 6) Enrollment; and 7) Step-by-Step Procedure for Students in the program to complete their degrees.
• Graduate certificate program leading to master’s degree in manufacturing: If you complete the four-course sequence graduate certificate program, with a grade of B or better in each of the courses taken, you will be admitted to the MS program if you so choose. No GRE score is required. Best of all, the Certificate credits taken by the students admitted to the MS program will count toward their master's degrees. You can obtain more information about our certificate program from the following link.  In other words, you can apply for a certificate program first and then apply for the MS program.
• How to apply? Please follow this link.
• If you have any questions, you can contact Ms. Karen Walberg walbergk@mst.edu or Dr. Frank Liou liou@mst.edu

Thesis option

• The manufacturing engineering program director will advise the student regarding his/her academic program during the first semester, or until the student selects a graduate advisor. When a student selects a graduate advisor, the student must submit a Graduate Advisor Form to the associate chair for graduate affairs. In situations where two faculty members are actively involved in advising a student, the student may have a graduate advisor and a graduate co–advisor. After the student selects a graduate advisor, the responsibility of advising the student in regards to his/her academic and research programs will reside with the graduate advisor until the student graduates.
• A graduate student is strongly discouraged from changing graduate advisors. When an unavoidable circumstance arises and warrants consideration for a change, the student and his/her graduate advisor must meet with the associate chair for graduate affairs to resolve the issue before the student may select another graduate advisor.

Non-thesis option

For the non-thesis option, the student’s graduate advisor is automatically the associate chair for graduate affairs, except for distance students doing their degree from the Engineering Education Center in St. Louis.

• The student’s graduate advisor is automatically the manufacturing engineering program director.