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Manufacturing Engineering
Certificate Program
As the United States continues to compete in global markets, the need for manufacturing engineers who can design, build, operate, and manage competitive production systems has never been greater.
Excellence in three-dimensional design and production - especially knowledge of quality CAD, CAM, CNC machining, and robotics - remains critical as industries strive to reduce labor costs, increase productivity and profitability, tighten performance standards, and improve quality.
The certificate program educates students in the latest technologies through a hands-on, industry-based curriculum, and contributes to the formation of future leaders in manufacturing engineering.
Who Should Apply?
The program is open to students with a bachelor's degree and a background in engineering, science, or mathematics. The program is especially useful to professionals who want to enhance their understanding of one or more of the following areas:
- Quality
- Processes
- Automation
- Controls
Students interested in earning a graduate degree can often apply these certificate courses toward a Tufts master's degree in mechanical engineering, which focuses on professional practice and project work.
Program of Study
The certificate requires four courses:
- Two core courses: required
- ME 125 Manufacturing Processes and Materials Technology and
- ME 180 Computer Control Systems or ME 182 Automation or ME 184 Robotics
- Two elective courses from the following:
- ME 108 Modern Quality Control
- ME 123 Mechanics of Composite Materials
- ME 126 Computer-Integrated Engineering
- ME 129 Finite Element Methods in Engineering Systems
- ME 180 Computer Controlled Systems
- ME 182 Automation
- ME 184 Robotics
- CEE 188 Engineering Design with CAD
This certificate is offered in collaboration with the Tufts Department of Mechanical Engineering.
State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Labs
Certificate students have access to the Mechanical Engineering Department's fully-equipped machine shop and the Burstein Family Prototyping Facility with Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining centers.
Tuition:
Certificate students pay a course rate for each required certificate course of $2,930 per course (2008-2009).
For a course information, contact:
Certificate Faculty Advisor:
Anil Saigal, Mechanical Engineering (617) 627-2549
For Application Forms for the certificate program.
Course numbers/titles are subject to change. Course descriptions are available at http://ase.tufts.edu/bulletin/
