Description
Manufacturing engineers play a vital role in society by developing and continuously improving the processes and systems that produce almost every item that people use in their workplaces, homes, and recreation. Manufacturing engineers focus on safety, environmental impact, quality, productivity, and cost of the manufacturing processes and systems for which they have responsibility. They must have a broad understanding of core engineering disciplines that enable them to work closely with mechanical, electrical, civil, and chemical engineers to address the full range of issues that occur in manufacturing. In addition to a strong engineering core, the manufacturing engineering curriculum includes courses in topics such as manufacturing systems, manufacturing processes, machining, forming, joining and assembly, tool design, facilities design, manufacturing planning, and operations management.
UDM offers B.Mfg.E. degrees in two off-campus programs and is now initiating the degree program on campus. The first off-campus program is offered to candidates at Focus:HOPE. The second off-campus program is offered to employees of the Ford Motor Company and its suppliers. The B.Mfg.E. program is now being extended to students on the UDM McNichols campus. UDM has also established an alliance with Macomb Community College and Schoolcraft College to offer a joint program in which students can complete an associate’s degree program at one of these two community colleges and then transfer to UDM to complete the B.Mfg.E. program.
In addition to the Engineering core outlined previously, the Manufacturing Engineering Program includes several courses crafted specifically to develop manufacturing expertise. These include MFE 331 & 332, Manufacturing Systems and Manufacturing Systems Laboratory, MFE 333, Principles of Lean Manufacturing, MFE 335, Quality Systems, MFE 390, Mechanisms and Machinery, and MFE 436, Tool Design and Construction. In the senior year, electives are offered, so that the student may choose between metal cutting and forming analysis and MFE 434, Joining and Assembly, in one case, and between an operations and management course and MFE 432, Facilities Design, in another. The capstone course, MFE 451 offers a real-world experience in manufacturing problem solving. For complete descriptions of these courses and when they are offered, please consult with the director of the program.
Degree Requirements
In addition to the following Engineering core outlined previously, the Manufacturing Engineering Program includes the following:
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| | | cr. | rec./lec. | lab. |
| E 312 | Statistics | | 3 | | |
| E 313 | Dynamics | | 3 | | |
| E 314 | Fluid Mechanics | | 3 | | |
| E 315 | Thermo I | | 3 | | |
| E 317 | Science of Materials | | 3 | | |
| E 320 | Principles of EE | | 3 | | |
| E 321 | Principles of EE Laboratory | | 1 | | |
| E 322 | Control Systems | | 3 | | |
| E 324 | Engineering Economy | | 3 | | |
| E 326 | Deformable Bodies | | 3 | | |
| E 327 | Deformable Bodies Laboratory | | 1 | | |
| ME 361 | Mechanical Measurements Laboratory | | 2 | | |
| ME 382 | Mfg Processes | | 3 | | |
| ME 383 | Mfg Processes Laboratory | | 3 | | |
| MFE 331 | Mfg Systems | | 3 | | |
| MFE 332 | Mfg Systems Laboratory | | 1 | | |
| MFE 333 | Principles of Lean Mfg | | 3 | | |
| MFE 335 | Quality Systems | | 3 | | |
| MFE 390 | Mechanisms & Machinery | | 3 | | |
| MFE 436 | Tool Design & Construction | | 3 | | |
| MFE 451 | Manufacturing Capstone | | 3 | | |
| One elective from the following three courses: |
| | | cr. | rec./lec. | lab. |
| ME 430 | Metal Cutting Analysis | | 3 | | |
| ME 432 | Metal Forming Analysis | | 3 | | |
| MFE 434 | Joining & Assembly | | 3 | | |
| One elective from the following two courses: |
| | | cr. | rec./lec. | lab. |
| MFE 432 | Facilities Design | | 3 | | |
| BUS 316 | Control of Operations Management | | 3 | | |
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