Welcome to Department of Manufacturing Systems

Ji Y. Shen, Interim Chairperson

OBJECTIVE 
The Department of Manufacturing Systems is designed to prepare “management-oriented technical professionals” with practical knowledge, skills, and training to serve the manufacturing and motorsports enterprise system. Programs involve a study of materials, processes, machine-tool, instrumentation, and industrial management (e.g., inventory management, supply-chain management, production control, six sigma statistical quality control, computer integrated manufacturing, and automation). This includes preparing students with the ability to plan, organize and manage the production system, and integrate technical facilities and human resources to produce quality with optimum productivity.

DEGREES OFFERED
Manufacturing Systems – Bachelor of Science Manufacturing Systems (Motorsports Technology) – Bachelor of Science
Manufacturing Systems (Industrial Management) – Bachelor of Science
Industrial Technology – Master of Science* *See the Graduate School Bulletin

GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The admission of students to the undergraduate degree program in the Department of Manufacturing Systems is based upon the general admission requirements of the University.

DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS 
All Manufacturing Systems, Motorsports, and Industrial Management concentrations/majors must complete 126 credit hours of University courses. A minimum of 58 credit hours must be completed in manufacturing specialization courses, which include 34 credit hours of manufacturing core courses. A minimum grade of “C” must be earned in all manufacturing  courses.  Graduates of technical institutes and community colleges who have earned the Associate Degree in technology areas may be admitted to the Manufacturing Systems program as juniors. Specific course requirements for these students will have to be made on an individual basis after their previously earned credits have been assessed. The typical student in this program will be required to take at least 64 additional credit hours for graduation.  Any student transferring to the Department of Manufacturing Systems from other disciplines must have a minimum 2.0 grade point average. Specific course requirements for these students will have to be made on an individual basis after previously earned credits have been assessed.

ACCREDITATION 
The manufacturing systems program is accredited by the National Association of Industrial Technology.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 
Graduates of the manufacturing systems program are very successful in securing employment in industrial, manufacturing, and service areas. Positions typically include supervision, technical management, manufacturing management, facilities planner, quality manager, service management, production engineering, quality control, automation, and high-technology application areas. 

MANUFACTURING SPECIALIZATION COURSES
Manufacturing specialization courses may be chosen from the following four groups of manufacturing courses:

(1) Basic Manufacturing Courses: MFG 100, MFG 110, MFG 121, MFG 191, MFG 201, MFG 202, MFG 293, MFG 400, MFG 451, MFG 480, MFG 497, MFG 500, MFG 591, MFG 599, MFG

(2) Industrial Management Courses: MFG 493, MFG 495, MFG 576, MFG 673, MFG 674.

(3) Industrial Automation Courses: MFG 254, MFG 276, MFG 350, MFG 360, MFG 450, MFG 472, MFG 473, MFG 496, MFG 651.

(4) Industrial Materials and Material Processing Courses: MFG 270, MFG 471, MFG 474, MFG 475, MFG 476, MFG 481, MFG 482, MFG 491, MFG 582, MFG 596, MFG 682.