Management & Engineering for Manufacturing
Program Overview
UConn College of Engineering
The UConn College of Engineering offers various programs, including the Management and Engineering for Manufacturing program.
Management & Engineering for Manufacturing
The Management and Engineering for Manufacturing program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Manufacturing and Similarly Named Engineering Programs and Engineering Management and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
The MEM Program Educational Objectives are that graduates, within 3–5 years of graduation, will:
- Practice their profession with a rigorous connection to engineering and business knowledge, driven by a total enterprise vision, addressing ever-evolving real-world challenges with an innovative mindset.
- Progress towards leadership roles, applying manufacturing and engineering management principles to various products and processes while integrating diverse perspectives.
- Apply high professional standards and adapt to technological advances by engaging in life-long learning.
Student Outcomes
The program aims to produce graduates with the following outcomes:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Program Criteria
The program must include curricular content in the following areas:
- Materials and manufacturing processes: design of manufacturing processes that result in products that meet specific material and other requirements.
- Process, assembly, and product engineering: equipment, tooling, and environment necessary for their manufacture.
- Manufacturing competitiveness: creation of competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy, quality, and control.
- Manufacturing systems design: analyze, synthesize, and control manufacturing operations using statistical methods.
- Manufacturing laboratory or facility experience: measurement of manufacturing process variables and development of technical inferences about the process.
Additionally, the curriculum must include:
- The engineering relationships between the management tasks of planning, organization, leadership, control, and the human element in production, research, and service organizations.
- The stochastic nature of management systems.
- Integrating management systems into a series of different technological environments.
Enrollment Data
The following enrollment data is available for the Management and Engineering for Manufacturing program:
- Fall 2024 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 108
- Male: 79
- Female: 29
- U.S. Minority: 38
- International: 10
- Fall 2023 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 120
- Male: 86
- Female: 34
- U.S. Minority: 47
- International: 11
- Fall 2022 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 140
- Male: 97
- Female: 43
- U.S. Minority: 58
- International: 9
- Fall 2021 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 152
- Male: 103
- Female: 49
- U.S. Minority: 56
- International: 9
- Fall 2020 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 172
- Male: 121
- Female: 51
- U.S. Minority: 63
- International: 6
- Fall 2019 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 162
- Male: 117
- Female: 45
- U.S. Minority: 44
- International: 7
- Fall 2018 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 138
- Male: 104
- Female: 34
- U.S. Minority: 37
- International: 7
- Fall 2017 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 131
- Male: 97
- Female: 34
- U.S. Minority: 30
- International: 5
- Fall 2016 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 141
- Male: 106
- Female: 35
- U.S. Minority: 29
- International: 8
- Fall 2015 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 98
- Male: 72
- Female: 26
- U.S. Minority: 28
- International: 5
- Fall 2014 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 82
- Male: 56
- Female: 26
- U.S. Minority: 20
- International: 4
- Fall 2013 Enrollment:
- Headcount: 50
- Male: 37
- Female: 13
- U.S. Minority: 10
- International: 2
Degrees Awarded
The following degrees were awarded in the Management and Engineering for Manufacturing program:
- AY23-24: 45 B.S. degrees
- AY22-23: 42 B.S. degrees
- AY21-22: 47 B.S. degrees
- AY20-21: 43 B.S. degrees
- AY19-20: 42 B.S. degrees
- AY18-19: 35 B.S. degrees
- AY17-18: 33 B.S. degrees
- AY16-17: 24 B.S. degrees
- AY15-16: 19 B.S. degrees
- AY14-15: 10 B.S. degrees
- AY13-14: 5 B.S. degrees
- AY12-13: 17 B.S. degrees
Departments & Schools
The UConn College of Engineering consists of the following departments and schools:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- School of Computing
- School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering
Research
The UConn College of Engineering is involved in various research areas, including innovation and entrepreneurship, and has several centers and institutes. The college also provides opportunities for faculty expertise search and research activity.