Program Overview

Overview

The Mechanical Design and Product Development Graduate Certificate provides training in mechanical design and product development, preparing students for a broad range of industrial sectors that involve product design and development.

Requirements

Admission Requirements

• Eligible candidates must hold an undergraduate degree in engineering, sciences, or mathematics from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• The preferred minimum GPA is 3.0.
• Internal applicants who are enrolled in bachelor's–accelerated master's (BAM) programs or are graduate students at CU Boulder in engineering, sciences, or mathematics with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher are eligible to apply.

Additional Information

• To earn this certificate, students must complete 12 graduate-level credits.
• These credits can be chosen by the student, in consultation with certificate program faculty and the graduate advisors, based on the available courses and description of the curriculum.
• Courses offered each semester will depend on the availability of faculty.
• At least one relevant course will be offered each fall and spring semester to ensure that students are able to make progress toward completion of the certificate.

Required Courses and Credits

• Required Courses:
  • MCEN 5055: Advanced Product Design (3 credit hours)
  • MCEN 5045: Design for Manufacturability (3 credit hours)
• Electives:
  • Elective Option 1:
    • Choose any two:
      • MCEN 5279: Aesthetics in Design
      • MCEN 5155: Automated Mechanical Design Synthesis
      • MCEN 5215: Design for Inclusion
      • MCEN 5228: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (Design Research Theory and Methods)
      • EMEN 5400: Technical Product Development
      • COEN 5550
  • Elective Option 2:
    • MCEN 5065: Graduate Design I
    • MCEN 5075: Graduate Design II
    • Note: Nondegree students are ineligible to complete Elective Option 2; degree-seeking students must apply separately to complete Elective Option 2.

Learning Outcomes

The educational and scholarly goals of the certificate include:

• Introducing students to potential career opportunities in the mechanical design and product development industry.
• Introducing students to industry tools and expectations for product development.
• Teaching students the key concepts and engineering principles of mechanical design and product development.
• Understanding the role of engineering design at the intersection of science, engineering, and culture.