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Nov 21, 2024
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2023-2024 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Manufacturing, Ph.D.
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The Doctor of Philosophy in Manufacturing is an interdisciplinary program designed to meet the demands for the highest skilled professionals to become the leaders involved in the advancement of the manufacturing industry. The design of manufacturing for increased revenue, lower costs, time to market, and higher quality is more demanding in today’s competitive global market and with the Introduction of mechatronics and robotics engineering.
This program provides students with an opportunity to conduct extensive and sustained original research at the highest level. Graduates will contribute significantly to the manufacturing field through the creation of new knowledge and ideas as the sector expands and uses technology to evolve.
All required courses are offered exclusively online in a 16-week asynchronous format.
Student Outcomes
Upon graduation, graduates will be able to
- Integrate and synthesize alternate, divergent, or contradictory perspectives or ideas fully within the field of manufacturing.
- Present scholarly work on manufacturing via appropriate communication channels.
- Apply advanced knowledge and competencies in manufacturing.
- Analyze existing theories to draw data-supported conclusions in manufacturing.
- Execute a plan to complete a significant piece of scholarly research in manufacturing.
- Evaluate the safety, operational, social, economic, environmental, and ethical impact of actions within manufacturing and demonstrate advanced knowledge and competency to Integrate the results in the leadership decisionmaking process.
- Plan and determine how to minimize manufacturing’s effects on pollution, noise, logistics, safety, environment, and local community.
- Address the need for sustainability of operations to have limited impact on resources.
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Course Requirements
Doctor of Philosophy 60 Credits
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