Undergraduate

The Department of Manufacturing Engineering offers students an applied laboratory-focused education in cutting-edge, modern manufacturing engineering. Georgia Southern’s B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering (MfgE) program is the only one in Georgia and one of approximately twenty in the United States. The curriculum is theoretical, yet hands-on and career oriented. Students gain expertise and practical knowledge in the areas of manufacturing processes, materials processing (metals, polymers, composites, etc.), additive manufacturing, design for manufacturability, lean manufacturing, quality and statistical process control, plant software and operations, and automation and robotics.

Students have a wide range of co-op and internship opportunities that provide real-world, practical, and hands-on industrial experience with regional manufacturing enterprises. They also assist faculty in research projects, providing personalized opportunities for professional development. Areas of research include materials processing, composites, nano-materials, productivity and quality, additive manufacturing, automation and robotics, sustainability in manufacturing, and other areas of applied research and development.

The B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering program is accredited by Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Graduate

The Department of Manufacturing Engineering offers the Master of Science in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (MSMfgE) degree program and a Ph.D. in Engineering with an Advanced Manufacturing concentration. The MSMfgE degree program integrates state-of-the-art technology and interdisciplinary and conceptual science with hands-on, operational skills preparation. Graduates gain valuable knowledge and are uniquely positioned to make immediate impacts in their careers. This Manufacturing Engineering program works closely with area industry, helping them solve a wide range of engineering problems, and giving students a real-world opportunities in which to learn their skills. In addition, students regularly join world-class professors in leading-edge research in the College’s state-of-the-art laboratories.

Students in the MSMfgE degree program have many applied research topic options to choose from wthin two concentrations: Advanced Manufacturing Engineering concentration; and Engineering Management concentration.

The Advanced Manufacturing Engineering concentration includes courses in the areas of lean manufacturing, non-destructive testing, additive manufacturing, machine vision and inspection, nano-manufacturing, materials and processes, and robotics and automation. Thesis or non-thesis tracks for both concentrations are available within the program. Management concentration offers on-line courses for flexibility in degree progression for full-time employees in industry. Research conducted through the thesis or independent study project provides opportunity for individualized in-depth study with a faculty mentor.

Graduate students are advised by their graduate program director: 
Dr. Kamran Kardel
912-478-8566
kkardel@georgiasouthern.edu

Programs

• Manufacturing Engineering, B.S.Mfg.E.

• Manufacturing Engineering, M.S.