Graduate Programs
The MSEM department is home to three dynamic graduate programs - Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, and Materials Engineering - that are designed to prepare students for leadership and innovation in manufacturing as well as a range of service industries as well.
The Manufacturing Systems Engineering graduate program equips students with the knowledge to design, analyze, and optimize complex manufacturing processes, by learning industry relevant skills such as Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Robotics, Smart Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing.
Our Engineering Management program which has two options - the general option and the data analytics option - blends technical expertise with strategic leadership skills, empowering professionals to manage engineering teams, projects, and operations effectively in both established companies and entrepreneurial ventures. Students in both options learn core skills related to engineering management such as decision analysis, engineering economics, entrepreneurship for high tech ventures, operations management and leadership in technical organizations. Students who opt for the general option learn a broader set of skills including project management, sustainability, supply chain management, quality management and six sigma. Students who opt for the data analytics option are given an introduction to data analytics for engineering managers and then undertake projects learning SQL as well as data visualization and a course on python programming for data analysis.
The Materials Engineering program dives into the science and engineering of materials - metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites - that are foundational to innovations in aerospace, biomedical devices, energy systems, and practically for all products in various industries. Students learn industry relevant skills such as mechanical behavior of materials, failure analysis, phase transformations and corrosion.
For more details about our graduate programs please visit the program webpages below.
The Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering facilitates in-depth knowledge of manufacturing systems based on engineering principles. The core foundation in computer-based and automated design, manufacturing and assembly is complimented by expertise in selected areas, such as automation and CAD/CAM, materials and processes, and quality and management. The evolving curriculum, contemporary laboratory facilities, and internationally published faculty enable students and practicing professionals to pursue a versatile field of study having a wide range of career opportunities. The program places its graduates in the academic community and in every facet of industry.
Taught by faculty with professional engineering management experience, the Engineering Management program offers engineers and other technical professionals the opportunity to develop technical management and entrepreneurial skills pertinent to the management of existing and emerging technologies. The program stresses the development of technological decision making as well as entrepreneurial abilities, while also enabling continued intellectual growth in an area that meets professional needs. Engineering Management program graduates have been assuming leadership roles in industry since the early 1970s.
To meet the technological needs of industry, the Master of Science in Materials Engineering program creatively combines opportunities for intellectual and experiential growth in engineering materials and processes. Access to exceptional state-of-the-art laboratories enables the development of advanced expertise in materials characterization, with projects addressing nanotechnology, MEMS, sensors, smart materials, microelectronics, optoelectronics, biomaterials and environmentally assisted cracking of advanced materials.