Manufacturing Systems Engineering: Manufacturing Engineering, M.S.
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-07-01 | - |
| 2024-11-01 | - |
| 2024-05-01 | - |
Program Overview
This online Master's in Manufacturing Systems Engineering equips professionals with cross-functional expertise to optimize operations, drive innovation, and leverage advanced technologies. Students will analyze systems, simulate processes, and develop strategies to enhance competitiveness and prepare for the future of manufacturing. The program includes required courses in engineering economics, project management, and data analytics, as well as electives tailored to individual interests.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The named option in Manufacturing Systems Engineering is an online master's degree designed to prepare engineering professionals to lead their manufacturing operations now and in the future. Students will gain cross-functional expertise to drive creative product and process improvement leveraging advanced tools, technologies, and automation systems.
Objectives:
- Analyze, compare, and contrast technical and business systems to optimize operations
- Simulate production processes and evaluate large data sets to identify areas of improvement and develop long-term strategies
- Solve problems and drive innovation to remain competitive
- Understand advanced automation and smart manufacturing technologies that will change the manufacturing processes and positively affect the business
Outline:
Required Courses:
- E PD 611 Engineering Economics and Management
- E PD 612 Technical Project Management
- E PD 678 Supply Chain Management for Engineers
- ISYE 412 Fundamentals of Industrial Data Analytics
- ISYE 615 Production Systems Control
- ISYE 618 Quality Engineering and Quality Management
- ISYE/ME 641 Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems
- ME 529 Smart Manufacturing
Electives:
- Students choose elective courses in consultation with their advisor. Students in this program may not take courses outside the prescribed curriculum without faculty advisor and program director approval.
Teaching:
Mode of Instruction:
Online
Faculty:
- Frank Pfefferkorn (MSE Director; Mechanical Engineering)
- Kaibo Liu (Industrial and Systems Engineering)
- Jeffrey S. Russell (Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning/ Dean of Continuing Studies)
- Susan Ottmann (Interdisciplinary Professional Programs)
- Peter Lukszys (Wisconsin School of Business)
- Tina Xu (Industrial and Systems Engineering)
Entry Requirements:
- A B.S. degree in engineering from an ABET-approved program
- A minimum undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 semester hours (approximately two years of work)
- Or a master's degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00. Interested applicants with B.S. degrees in related fields should contact the graduate advisor for more specific admission information at gradadmissions@interpro.wisc.edu.
Language Proficiency Requirements:
Every applicant whose native language is not English or whose undergraduate instruction was not in English must provide an English proficiency test score and meet the Graduate School minimum requirements (https://grad.wisc.edu/apply/requirements/#english-proficiency).
