MaDE Curriculum
Required courses in mathematics, engineering analysis and computer proficiency, and basic sciences establish a strong foundation for any career within the industry. Students develop study plans that are suited to their career focus, including courses that address process and product design, manufacturing systems, and manufacturing management.
Recommended Plans of Study
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Degree Requirements
Students complete 12 courses per year, typically taking four courses per quarter. To obtain the bachelor of science degree, a total of 48 courses is required and all students must have 18 engineering credits.
- MaDE undergraduate catalog
- Flowchart of McCormick requirements AY 22-23
- Flowchart of McCormick requirements AY 23-24
- MaDE AY23-24 curriculum checklist
- MaDE AY22-23 curriculum checklist
Core Courses
- Mathematics (4 courses: Math 220, 224, 230, 234)
- Engineering Analysis and Computer Proficiency (4 courses: Gen Eng 205-1,2,3,4 Engineering Analysis)
- Basic Sciences (4 credits: Chemistry 131/141, Physics 135-2/136-2, Physics 135-3/136-3)
- Design & Communications (3 courses: DSGN 106-1,2 (0.5 credits each), English 106-1,2 (0.5 credits each), Gen Cmn 102 or 103)
Manufacturing & Design Course Requirements
- CIV Env 216 Mechanics of Materials 1
- IEMS 201 Introduction to Statistics (IEMS 303 Statistics I may be taken in combination with an additional math course, e.g. IEMS 202)
- IEMS 310 Operations Research
- IEMS 307 Quality Improvement by Experimental Design
- IEMS 382 Production Planning and Scheduling
- Mat Sci 201 Introduction to Materials
- Mat Sci 318 Materials Selection
- Mech Eng 233 Electronics Design
- Mech Eng 240 Intro to Mechanical Design and Manufacturing
- Mech Eng 340-1 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing or DSGN 346 Manufacturing Methods for Product Design
- Mech Eng 340-2 or -3 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
- CS 150 Fundamentals of Computer Programming 1.5 OR Mech Eng 224 Scientific and Embedded Programming in Python
- DSGN 308 Human-Centered Product Design OR Mech Eng 315 Theory of Machines - Design of Elements
- DSGN 386 Manufacturing Engineering Design
Capstone Design Experiences
- DSGN 388-1 MaDE Capstone Sequence
- DSGN 388-2 MaDE Capstone Sequence
- DSGN 388-3 MaDE Capstone Sequence
Technical Electives
- 2 credits from 200-level or higher engineering courses
- 2 credits from 300-level or higher engineering courses
*Courses numbered 295, 395, 297, 397 will need a petition
*Students may only count up to two 399 courses toward their technical electives
Social Sciences-Humanities (7 courses)
- Students must take seven social sciences-humanities approved courses
Unrestricted Electives (5 courses)
- Students must take five unrestricted electives approved courses