Manufacturing Engineering Major
Major Requirements
Degree Type: B.S.Mfg.E. Minimum Credits Required: 129
University Degree Requirements
For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.
- Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
- Complete the University General Education requirements.
- Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
- Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
- Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Category C: Communication | 12 | |
| Category R: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Category S: Science and Technology | 10 | |
| Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Category W: Wellness | 2 | |
| Category D: Cultural Diversity | ||
| Category G: Global Perspectives | ||
| Category L: Digital Literacy | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Engineering Core Requirements | ||
| IME 111 | Introduction to Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | 3 |
| IME 311 | Work/Station Design and Measurement | 3 |
| IME 330 | Manufacturing Processes | 3 |
| IME 380 | CAD/CAM for Manufacturing | 3 |
| IME 430 | Process Engineering | 3 |
| IME 431 | Production Engineering | 3 |
| IME 440 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| IME 456 | Program and Project Management | 3 |
| IME 460 | Evaluation of Engineering Data | 3 |
| IME 461 | Quality Assurance and Control | 3 |
| IME 480 | Production and Inventory Control | 3 |
| IME 482 | Automated Manufacturing Systems | 3 |
| IME 489 | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Capstone | 3 |
| MATH 128 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 1 |
| MATH 165 | Calculus I (May satisfy general education category R) | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 259 | Multivariate Calculus | 3 |
| MATH 266 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| ME 212 | Fundamentals of Visual Communication for Engineers | 3 |
| ME 221 | Engineering Mechanics I | 3 |
| ME 222 | Engineering Mechanics II | 3 |
| ME 223 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ME 331 | Materials Science and Engineering | 4 |
| CHEM 121 & 121L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory (May satisfy general education category S) | 4 |
| CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II (May satisfy general education category S) | 3 |
| ENGL 321 | Writing in the Technical Professions (May satisfy general education category C) | 3 |
| ENGR 327 | Ethics, Engineering, and Technology | 3 |
| PHYS 252 & 252L | University Physics II and University Physics II Laboratory (May satisfy general education category S) | 5 |
| Manufacturing Electives | ||
| Computer Science Electives: Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Visual BASIC | ||
| Computer Science Problem Solving | ||
| Computer Science I | ||
| Computing Fundamentals in Python I | ||
| Introduction to Computing | ||
| Engineering and Science Electives: Select a minimum of 9 credits from the following: | ||
| CE 309 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 350 | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Circuit Analysis I | ||
| Digital Design | ||
| Electrical Engineering I | ||
| Technical Electives | ||
| Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
| Welding Technology | ||
| Fe/Coop Ed/Internship | ||
| Human Factors Engineering | ||
| Packaging for Electronics | ||
| Composite Materials Manufacturing | ||
| Additive Manufacturing | ||
| Plastics and Polymer Processing in Manufacturing | ||
| Methods for Precision Manufacturing | ||
| Systems Engineering and Management | ||
| Logistics Engineering and Management | ||
| Hospital Management Engineering | ||
| Total Quality In Industrial Management | ||
| Reliability Engineering | ||
| Reliability Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Machine Learning | ||
| Operations Research I | ||
| Simulation of Business and Industrial Systems | ||
| Industrial and Manufacturing Facility Design | ||
Only one of the following five courses may be counted as technical electives. | ||
| International Business | ||
| Business Law I-Contracts, Property and Torts | ||
| Foundations of Management | ||
| Foundations of Marketing | ||
| Management Information Systems | ||
| Total Credits | 109-110 | |
Degree Requirements and Notes
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Students may request approval for other 300-400 level engineering or related courses to be approved as technical electives. To request approval, a student should submit a memo to the IME Department indicating the course of interest and why the course should be approved as a technical elective. This memo will be reviewed by the IME Department Chair for approval.
- 300-400 level BUSN courses require at least junior standing and a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.