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Program overview

The master of science program in manufacturing and mechanical systems integration is a multidisciplinary degree offered by the department of manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology and packaging science, in collaboration with the E. Philip Saunders College of Business, the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, and the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. This program is designed for individuals who wish to achieve competence in the effective integration of the computing, manufacturing, design, quality, and management functions found in many manufacturing enterprises. Students take a set of common core courses and then elect a concentration in automated manufacturing, electronics packaging, management, product design, quality improvement, or software development.

Curriculum

The program consists of 52 quarter credit hours and is comprised of core courses, a concentration, electives, and a capstone project or thesis. Students may be required to take additional prerequisite courses depending on their background and elected concentration. The program adviser may approve the waiver of courses in the prerequisite group from graduation requirements, depending on students’ academic and employment backgrounds. Full-time students are eligible for two co-op blocks (three months for each block) after completing three quarters (nine months) of study at RIT.

Electives

Each student must take two graduate-level elective courses according to his or her concentration. Courses selected must be: any course from another concentration, any course from another graduate program (if approved by the program adviser and faculty member teaching the course), and any independent study course if approved by the student’s academic adviser.

Admission requirements

To be considered for admission to the MS program in manufacturing and mechanical systems integration, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

• Hold a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent) from an accredited academic institution in the field of engineering, engineering technology, computing, or business. Students with degrees in other disciplines will be considered on an individual basis.
• Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Students with a grade point average below 3.0 will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and may be admitted on a probationary basis. These students will have to secure a B or better average in the first three graduate courses to be considered for full admission.
• Have completed college-level course work in computer programming, and probability and statistics,
• Submit two professional recommendations,
• Submit official transcripts (in English) of all previously completed undergraduate and graduate course work,
• Submit a clearly written, one-page statement of purpose, and
• Complete a graduate application.
• International applicants, whose native language is not English, must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). A minimum score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), or 79-80 (Internet-based) on the TOEFL is required. A score of 1,200 (V&Q) and an analytical writing score of 3.5 or higher are required on the GRE. Applicants with low GRE scores may be admitted conditionally; they may be required to take additional English language tests and, if required, English language courses along with a reduced MS program course load.