Applied Engineering - Concentration in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, M.S.A.E. (Thesis)

Core Requirements: 15 Credit Hours

• MFGE 7331 - Manufacturing System Design and Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 7332 - Advanced Additive Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 7530 - Research in Applied Engineering (3 Credit Hours)
• TMAE 7999 - Thesis (1-6 Credit Hours)

Elective Requirements: 15 Credit Hours

Restricted Elective courses at or above the 5000G level as contracted with the faculty advisor and degree coordinator. A list of the qualified MFGE 5000G level courses is shown below:

• MFGE 5131G - Lean and Six Sigma Green Belt-1 (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5331G - Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5332G - Manufacturing Floor Control (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5333G - Additive Manufacturing Studio (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5334G - Additive Manufacturing of Lightweight Structures (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5335G - Machine Vision (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5336G - Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5337G - Advanced PLC Hardware & Programming (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5531G - Advanced CNC Machining and Programming (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5532G - Introduction to MEMS (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5533G - Heat Treatment and Microstructure of Metal (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5535G - Nanomanufacturing (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5536G - Characterization of Advanced Manufacturing Materials (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5537G - Design for Environment and Green Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5538G - Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation Techniques (3 Credit Hours)

Total Credit Hours: 30

Thesis

Each candidate for the Master of Science in Applied Engineering Thesis Track degree must complete a thesis on a subject approved by the graduate thesis committee. The major professor supervises the research, directs the writing of the thesis, and approves the thesis in its final form. Prior to the final approval, the thesis is read by the thesis committee. One member, termed the second reader, has responsibility for an intensive and rigorous criticism of the thesis and a third member of the thesis committee has the responsibility of an “editorial reader.” Both second and third readers must report all comments to the major professor. The thesis must be defended in an oral examination before the graduate committee prior to final approval and sign-off.

The style and format for the completed thesis shall follow that prescribed by the Director for the Master of Science in Applied Engineering degree. Procedural steps in the preparation of the thesis are as follows:

• The prospectus for the thesis shall be submitted to the major professor and thesis committee for approval.
• The student must prepare the thesis for electronic submission following the latest version of the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD): Student Guide to Preparation and Processing manual.
• The thesis must be electronically submitted to the ETD site for format check by the final thesis submission deadline as stated in the University Calendar.
• The final corrected thesis must be electronically submitted to the ETD site by the ETD format check submission deadline as stated in the University Calendar. The final document must be electronically approved by the Thesis Committee.

See the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD): Student Guide to Preparation and Processing (latest version at the COGS Electronic Theses and Dissertation website).

Advisement

Graduate students are advised by their program. Graduate students should reach out to their graduate program director for information regarding the structures in place to facilitate advisement. For more information visit Graduate Academic Advisement .

Graduate students can also contact the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies for more information about their program director.
Phone: 912-478-COGS (2647)
Email: gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu