In the Manufacturing minor, you’ll get an understanding of the process of refining raw materials and computer-aided design. You’ll study quality assurance and choose from electives that cover a variety of topics including robotics, automation, machining and more.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Manufacturing Minor
Grade Requirements: Students getting a minor in the department must earn an average GPA ≥2.5 in all courses required for the minor (all courses in the list below).
| Required Courses | ||
| MENG 217 | 3D PARAMETRIC COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN | 4 |
| MNTC 301 & 301L | METALLIC PROCESSES and METALLIC PROCESSES LAB | 5 |
| MNTC 320 & 320L | NON-METALLIC PROCESSES and NON-METALLIC PROCESSES LAB | 5 |
| TECH 458 | QUALITY ASSURANCE | 4 |
| Choose two from the following | 10 | |
| INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS and INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS LAB | ||
| ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION and ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LAB | ||
| MACHINE TOOL I and MACHINE TOOL I LAB | ||
| COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL and COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL LAB | ||
| Total Credits | 28 | |