Manufacturing engineering is a cross-cutting field that covers a broad range of engineering disciplines. The concentration in Manufacturing Engineering is designed for engineering undergraduates to obtain both a foundational degree in engineering and acquire fundamental knowledge of the manufacturing discipline. The multi-disciplinary concentration courses cover the main aspects of computer-based design, the conversion of research ideas into product development, cost control and optimization, company startups, cost proposal preparation, operating plan development and supply chain management. The required courses will provide an introduction to manufacturing, with a focus on the design, scheduling, budgeting, and building of a specific project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 12-unit concentration is available to all engineering students. The concentration is noted on students\u2019 official transcripts and will prepare students for careers including green manufacturing, materials and systems, MEMS and computer-aided design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is recommended that students interested in pursuing a Concentration in Manufacturing Engineering declare<\/a> their concentration as early as possible in their degree program in order to facilitate course planning, but in no case later than May 1 of a student’s junior year. Course requirements are found below, in addition to details regarding the required experience component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. A sequence of three courses (12 units) consisting of<\/strong> one required course and additional courses chosen from the list below. Students are expected to have the prerequisites necessary to complete all concentration courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Required Course (4 units)<\/strong> Additional Courses (must total 8 units)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ENG ME 357<\/a> – Introduction to CAD and Machine Components (2 units<\/strong>) (cannot be applied for ME<\/strong> majors) Please note that courses required (by name\/number) for the student\u2019s major cannot also be counted towards the three courses applied to fulfill the concentration. Therefore, ME Students <\/strong>cannot use ENG ME 357 and ME 358 <\/strong>towards the concentration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Students who are not majoring in Mechanical Engineering are strongly encouraged to take ENG ME 357 and ENG ME 358 as four units highly relevant to the concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Experiential Component<\/strong> Requirement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The experiential component required for the Manufacturing Concentration is intended to exercise and apply learnings from Manufacturing curriculum and is ideally performed after completing the 12-unit sequence specified above. Options for experiences include senior design, laboratory research, internships, directed study, experiential courses, and others by approval. Students must complete either ME 345 or ME357\/ME358 to be eligible to undertake an approved experience.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n This requirement must be approved by the Concentration Coordinator<\/a> and the Experiential Component Approval form<\/a>, along with a written proposal, must be\u00a0submitted to the Undergraduate Records Office<\/a>.\u00a0Upon conclusion, an Experiential Component Summary form<\/a> including a written summary, must also be submitted for approval by 5pm on the due date.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Declaration<\/a> Records Office: 617-353-6447 or engrec@bu.edu<\/a> In one of the nation\u2019s oldest manufacturing engineering programs, engineering undergraduate students who add this concentration will learn topics ranging from manufacturing basics to real-world professional practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8588,"featured_media":122344,"parent":0,"menu_order":35,"template":"","meta":{"_editor_template":""},"bu_progs_page-type":[4],"bu_progs_degree-option":[102],"bu_progs_education-level":[212],"bu_progs_area-of-study":[173,198,176],"bu_progs_format":[111],"bu_progs_availability":[],"bu_progs_location":[117],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/122343"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-program-page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8588"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/122343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172313,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/122343\/revisions\/172313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_page-type?post=122343"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_degree-option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_degree-option?post=122343"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_education-level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_education-level?post=122343"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_area-of-study","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_area-of-study?post=122343"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_format?post=122343"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_availability","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_availability?post=122343"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_location?post=122343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Concentration Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
ENG ME 345<\/a> \u2013 Automation and Manufacturing Methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ENG ME 358<\/a> – Manufacturing Processes (2 units<\/strong>) (cannot be applied for ME<\/strong> majors)
ENG ME 420<\/a> \u2013 Supply Chain Engineering
ENG ME 500 (Boley) \u2014 Advanced Manufacturing: Functional Materials & Automation
ENG ME 500 (Chomyszak) \u2014 Manufacturing Processes for Design and Production
ENG ME 510<\/a> \u2013 Production Systems Analysis
ENG ME 518<\/a> – Product Quality
ENG ME 535<\/a> \/ ENG MS 535<\/a> – Green Manufacturing
<\/a>ENG ME 537 <\/a>– Product Realization
ENG ME 555<\/a> – MEMS: Fabrication and Materials
<\/a>ENG ME 557 <\/a>– Additive Manufacturing
<\/a>ENG ME<\/a> \/ <\/a>MS 576 <\/a>– Nanomanufacturing and Hierarchical Materials
<\/a>ENG ME\/MS 579 <\/a>\u2013 Nano\/Microelectronic Device Technology
ENG ME 560<\/a> – Precision Machine Design and Instrumentation
<\/a>ENG ME 584<\/a> \u2013 Manufacturing Strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\nResources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Experiential Component Proposal<\/a>
Experiential Component Summary<\/a>
Experiential Component Instructions<\/a>
SARA Complaint Process<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nContact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Concentration Coordinator: Prof. Jim Perkins (perkins@bu.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"