Manufacturing Minor

The following courses will satisfy the manufacturing minor requirements. WMU policy prohibits the use of the same course in a major and in a minor:

Required Core Classes (9 hours)

IME 1420 - Engineering Graphics Credits: 3 hours
IME 1500 - Introduction to Manufacturing Credits: 3 hours
IME 3280 - Quality Assurance and Control Credits: 3 hours

Approved Electives (6 hours)

Select at least (2) courses.

ECE 2500 - Digital Logic Credits: 3 hours
IME 2001 - Applied Electricity/Electronics Credits: 3 hours
IME 2460 - Introduction to Computer-Aided Design Credits: 3 hours
IME 2500 - Plastics Properties and Processing Credits: 3 hours
IME 2540 - Machining Processes Credits: 3 hours
IME 3260 - Operations Planning and Control Credits: 3 hours
IME 3580 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing Credits: 3 hours

Additional Electives

Other IME course (3 hours) may be used as elective subject to pre-approval.

Notes:

Students may not count any class that is required in their major toward the required 15 hours for this minor.

General Education

It is recommended that students selecting the manufacturing minor fulfill their General Education Area VI requirements by taking CHEM 1100 and CHEM 1110 and/or PHYS 1130 and PHYS 1140 as well as Proficiency 3 by taking MATH 1220 or MATH 2000 or MATH 1700.