Minor in Manufacturing

• You must be an engineering major in good academic standing or satisfy the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences general undergraduate admissions criteria 
• You must have completed or be registered for a total of 45 credits (at UB or elsewhere) to apply to the program
• You must have overall and UB GPAs of at least 2.5 to be considered

All students must complete EAS 207 (Statics).

Students choose an additional five upper division courses related to manufacturing processes, manufactured project design, manufacturing systems, and manufacturing quality across multiple SEAS departments. Two of these courses must be selected from an MAE or ISE track.

At least three courses applied to the minor must be in addition to those used for a student’s major.

Lower Division Course (required):

EAS 207 Statics

Upper Division Courses (Choose 5. As part of the 5 courses, at LEAST one two-course Core Track must be selected)

Core Track 1:

IE 326 Production Planning and Service Enterprises
IE 327 Facility Design and Material Handling

Core Track 2:

MAE 381 Engineering Materials
MAE 364 Manufacturing Processes

Other Upper Division Courses

IE 409 Six Sigma Quality
IE 406 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
MAE 435 Principles of Material Design
MAE 464 Manufacturing Automation
MAE 477 Computer-Aided Design Applications
MAE 451 Design Process and Methods
BE 472 Biomedical Microtechnology and Nanotechnology
BE 480 BioMEMS Fabrication Laboratory
EE 448 Microelectronic Device Fabrication
EE 453 Microelectronic Fabrication Lab
EE 415 Microelectromechanical Systems
EE 478 HDL Based Digital Design with Programmable Logic
CE 404 Chemical Engineering Product Design

(Other upper division SEAS courses related to manufacturing as they are offered, subject to approval of the minor advisor).

1. Understand and describe current methods, processes, and /or technologies in manufacturing.
2. Identify, formulate and solve problems in the area of manufacturing.
3. Apply appropriate theories and methods to analyze and design of manufacturing technologies and systems within realistic constraints (e.g., economic, manufacturability, sustainability, environmental)
4. Communicate effectively about manufacturing engineering problem solutions, technologies, and system designs.