Manufacturing Engineering Program

Please follow the Admission Requirements link or contact Admissions at stgrad@mst.edu for admission requirements.

Maintain graduate program grade point average equal to or higher than 3.00/4.00

A maximum of 10 credit hours with a grade of C

A Master of Science (MS) degree program will consist of an approved minimum of 30 graduate credit hours satisfying these minimum requirements:

  • 12 credit hours from the Manufacturing Engineering Core Curriculum
  • 6 credit hours of 6000 level courses in manufacturing
  • 3 credit hours of any suggested manufacturing courses
  • 6 credit hours for thesis research

A Master of Engineering (MEng) degree program will consist of an approved minimum of 30 graduate credit hours satisfying these minimum requirements:

  • 12 credit hours from the Manufacturing Engineering Core Curriculum
  • 6 credit hours of 6000 level courses in manufacturing
  • 3 credit hours of any suggested manufacturing course
  • 3 credit hours for a practice-oriented project

Each student must take at least one course from each of the core areas in manufacturing engineering during his or her first two semesters of graduate work. The core requirements may be deemed satisfied if a student has already taken a core course as a technical elective in his or her undergraduate program, so this allows more freedom in the selection of other courses. The related courses in Manufacturing Core Areas are selected and offered from various departments. Manufacturing Core Areas include the following:

Area 1: Materials and Manufacturing Processes:

  • MECH ENG 3001: Additive Manufacturing (3 credit hours, offered every Fall)
  • MECH ENG 3001: Reverse Engineering to Remanufacturing (3 credit hours, offered every Spring)
  • MECH ENG 3001: Sustainable Processes in Manufacturing (3 credit hours, offered every Spring)
  • MECH ENG 3653: Manufacturing (3 credit hours, offered every Fall and Spring)
  • MECH ENG 5001: Smart and Multifunctional Materials (3 credit hours, offered every Spring)
  • MECH ENG 5212: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (3 credit hours, offered every Spring)
  • MECH ENG 5236: Fracture Mechanics (3 credit hours, offered every Spring)
  • MECH ENG 5282: Introduction to Composite Materials & Structures (3 credit hours, offered every Spring) 

Area 2: Process, Assembly and Product Engineering:

  • ENG MGT 5515/MECH ENG 5757: Integrated Product and Process Design (3 credit hours, offered every Fall) 
  • MECH ENG 5708: Rapid Product Design and Optimization (3 credit hours, offered every Spring)
  • MECH ENG 5763: Principles and Practice of Computer Aided Design (Lab 1 credit hour, lecture 2 credit hours, offered every Fall)  
  • MECH ENG 6663: Advanced Digital Design and Manufacturing (3 credit hours, offered every Spring) 

Area 3: Manufacturing Competitiveness:

  • ENG MGT 5710: Introduction to the Six Sigma Way (3 credit hours, offered every Fall)
  • ENG MGT 5613: Value Analysis (3 credit hours, offered every other Spring) 
  • ENG MGT 6611: Lean Systems (3 credit hours, offered every Spring) 
  • ERP 5110: System Design and Implementation (3 credit hours, offered every Fall) 

Area 4: Manufacturing Systems Design:

  • MECH ENG 5449: Robotic Manipulators and Mechanisms (Lab 1 credit hour, lecture 2 credit hours, offered every Spring)
  • MECH ENG 5478: Mechatronics (Lab 1 credit hour, lecture 2 credit hours, offered every Spring)
  • MECH ENG 5653: Computer Numerical Control of Manufacturing Processes (3 credit hours, offered every Fall and Spring) 
  • MECH ENG 5656: Design for Manufacture (3 credit hours, offered every Spring) 
  • MECH ENG 6659: Advanced Topics in Design and Manufacturing (3 credit hours, offered every Spring) 

Master of Engineering - Practice-oriented Project

The student and the project advisor define the practice-oriented project. At the end of the project experience, the student should demonstrate not only proficiency of operating certain manufacturing processes, but also the capability to improve the process. At the end of the MEng program, a presentation and a report documenting the practice-oriented project are required. The student should register the practice-oriented project (Report Format) as XX 5000 Special Problems in which XX refers to the department (e.g., ME 5000) with which the student's major advisor is affiliated.

  • Maximum of 3 credit hours of 3000 level courses are allowed only by approval from the student's graduate committee.
  • Core Course Requirements for students with a cross B.S.-M.S. degree

A maximum of six hours of coursework for M.S. degrees may be transferred from universities outside of the University of Missouri System. Credits considered for transfer must have been registered as graduate courses when they were taken. A minimum grade of B must have been obtained before a transfer course can be used in the graduate program.

We process applications throughout the year, but we suggest to submit your application by the following dates:

  • Fall semester: July 1
  • Spring semester: December 1
  • Summer semester: May 1

Students on appointment must register for at least 9 credit hours per semester unless they have completed their coursework. Preregistration is strongly encouraged.

The Graduate Coordinator for the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program will assist you during the first semester or until you select a Graduate Advisor. The Graduate Advisor should be a member of the Manufacturing Education Committee (MEC). It is your responsibility during the first semester to examine the research interest of the faculty (by reading the faculty research interests or from personal contact) and select a Graduate Advisor. Turn the Graduate Advisor Form into the Graduate Coordinator. Your Graduate Advisor will be the one approving your course work schedule and research program, and will assist you and guide you through the remaining period up to graduation. 

A graduate student is strongly discouraged from changing thesis advisors. When an unavoidable circumstance arises and warrants consideration for a change, the faculty members and the student involved must meet with the Graduate Coordinator to resolve the issue before a formal change of advisor is allowed to take place.

The graduate committee for each master of science student in the interdisciplinary degree program will consist of three faculty of which at least two must be from the Manufacturing Education Committee (MEC). MEC is formed by over 40 faculty members from various departments, including Basic Engineering; Ceramic Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Engineering Management; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics; Metallurgical Engineering; and Mining Engineering.

No graduate committee is needed for the Master of Engineering program.

 

All graduate students are strongly encouraged to attend department and graduate seminars.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE FOR MANUFACTURING PROGRAM CANDIDATES

All master’s degree students must have fulfilled all admissions requirements, including English proficiency test scores, if necessary. Students admitted to a master of science degree program and who are writing a thesis must adhere to the following procedures:

  1. The student will consult with the graduate advisor about course scheduling, and register for classes.
  2. The student will select an advisor and committee, and complete the Graduate Advisor Form and Form 1 (typed original) within the semester in which the student takes his or her 9th graduate credit hour. Students who fail to comply with this deadline will have a registration hold placed on their account.
  1. The student will complete academic requirements.
  2. The student will check with the Registrar to make an application for graduation within four weeks of the beginning of the student’s final semester, or within two weeks of the beginning of the summer session. The graduate application form for graduation is available at Registrar Forms.
  3. (M.S. students only) The student will arrange a date, time, and place for the oral examination, or thesis defense, and forward this information to the Office of Graduate Education electronically, so that the examination can be publicized at least one week in advance. The student must be enrolled at the time of the oral examination. The oral examination should meet the due date, if the student would like to attend the graduation ceremony.
  4. (M.S. students only) The student will distribute copies of the thesis to all members of the examining committee at least seven working days before the oral examination.
  5. (M.S. students only) The student should bring the attached Committee Assessment Survey Form and an empty envelope to the committee chair on the date of the thesis defense. After the committee chair fills out the form, the committee chair can either mail it to the graduate support assistant in the MAE office (194 Toomey) or seal the envelope and have the student bring it back to the graduate support assistant.
  6. (M.E. students only) The student will submit the practice-oriented project report (Report Format) to the graduate advisor by the due date (the due date is equivalent to the non-thesis Form 3 due date) if the student would like to attend the graduation ceremony. Some programs may also require the student to make an oral presentation based on the report (the project advisor can decide). No graduate committee is needed for the Master of Engineering program.
  7. The student should fill out a Graduate Assessment Survey and email it to mae@mst.edu before submitting Form 2 (M.S. students only) for the Manufacturing Program Director’s Signature.
  8. (M.S. students only) The chair of the examining committee will report the action of the committee to the Office of Graduate Education by submitting a typed original Form 2 accompanied by a copy of the approved thesis.
  9. (M.S. students only) The Vice Provost of Graduate Education will forward the approved thesis to the Missouri S&T Library after the student fulfills all academic requirements and pays all enrollment or examination fees. The student must then complete the Scholars’ Mine Online Thesis and Dissertation Submission Form available at the Scholars Mine Website.
  10. (M.S. students only) The student will present one copy of the approved thesis to the thesis advisor, and will retain one copy for his or her personal records.
  11. The Board of Curators will, upon the recommendation of the graduate faculty, grant the student the master of science OR engineering degree when all degree requirements are met.