Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Technology

Mechanical Engineering & Technology
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Manufacture Your Future

Want to turn your ideas into tangible products? EWU’s Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Technology gives you the skills and experience to do so.

You’ll take courses in machine tooling, welding, and advanced materials processing while gaining hands-on experience that goes beyond traditional classroom learning. Along the way, you’ll develop valuable professional skills, such as communication, problem-solving, and ethical decision-making.

As a result, you’ll you’ll graduate ready to tackle real-world challenges with confidence, creativity, and technical expertise.

Whether your goal is to run production lines, lead teams, or innovate the way products are made, the Manufacturing Technology program helps you launch a successful career in modern manufacturing.

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What You'll Learn

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 Technology Major, Bachelor of Science (BS)

The Manufacturing Technology focuses on select areas of technology, science, and methods of materials processing. This prepares students to enter and progress in various industries, including quality assurance, inventory control, production line supervision, or process management.

Note: Including university requirements, the above program requires a minimum of 180 credits, an average of 15 credits per quarter for a 12 quarter, four-year program. The 180 credits are based upon the following assumptions:

  • students will have satisfied university proficiencies. If this assumption is not true, then the student will have to complete up to six more courses. (review Undergraduate Degree Requirements.)

Grade Requirements: In order to graduate, students majoring in the department must earn an average GPA ≥2.5 in all courses required for this major (all courses in the list below).

Required Supporting Outside Department Courses
CHEM 121
& 121L		CHEMISTRY AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY
and CHEMISTRY AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY LAB		5
or CHEM 171
& 171L		 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
MATH 142PRECALCULUS MATH II5
or MATH 161 CALCULUS I
or HONS 161 CALCULUS I
PHYS 100PHYSICAL SCIENCE I5
or PHYS 110 ENERGY, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
or PHYS 121 DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
or PHYS 131 INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I
or PHYS 151 GENERAL PHYSICS I
Required Departmental Courses
MENG 2173D PARAMETRIC COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN4
MENG 384
& 384L		INDUSTRIAL ROBOT OPERATION
and INDUSTRIAL ROBOT OPERATION LAB		3
METC 110ENGINEERING GRAPHICS5
TECH 330TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN I4
TECH 331TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN II4
TECH/HONS 393TECHNOLOGY WORLD CIVILIZATION4
TECH 403COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT4
TECH 452ENGINEERING ECONOMICS4
TECH 454ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING4
TECH 456ENGINEERING ETHICS, CONTRACTS AND PATENTS4
TECH 458QUALITY ASSURANCE4
TECH 462INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ENGINEERING4
Required Manufacturing Technology Courses
MENG 353
& 353L		INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS
and INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS LAB		5
MNTC 208
& 208L		SURVEY OF ELECTRICITY
and SURVEY OF ELECTRICITY LAB		4
MNTC 301
& 301L		METALLIC PROCESSES
and METALLIC PROCESSES LAB		5
MNTC 320
& 320L		NON-METALLIC PROCESSES
and NON-METALLIC PROCESSES LAB		5
MNTC 402
& 402L		MACHINE TOOL I
and MACHINE TOOL I LAB		5
MNTC 404
& 404L		COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL
and COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL LAB		5
MNTC 406
& 406L		WELDING TECHNOLOGY
and WELDING TECHNOLOGY LAB		4
MNTC 430
& 430L		MACHINE TOOL II
and MACHINE TOOL II LAB		5
Required Senior Capstone Series
MNTC 490
& 490L		SENIOR CAPSTONE: PRODUCTION LAB
and SENIOR CAPSTONE: PRODUCTION LAB LAB		4
MNTC/APTC/CMTC/DNTC/TECH 491SENIOR PROJECT (variable credit)4-6
MNTC/DNTC/TECH 495INTERNSHIP1-15
or MNTC 439 TOPICS IN MANUFACTURING
Total Credits110-126

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015MENG 2174
MATH 1425METC 1105Humanities & Arts BACR 215
Humanities & Arts BACR 115Elective - minor or general elective5Elective - minor or general elective5
  Elective - minor or general elective3
 15 15 17
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
MNTC 301
& 301L		5CHEM 121
& 121L (Natural Science BACR 2)		5Social Science BACR 215
PHYS 100 or 110 (Natural Science BACR 1)5Diversity - graduation requirement15Elective - minor or general elective5
Elective - minor or general elective5Social Science BACR 115Elective - minor or general elective5
 15 15 15
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
MNTC 208
& 208L		4MNTC 402
& 402L		5MENG 353
& 353L		5
TECH 3304MNTC 406
& 406L		4MNTC 404
& 404L		5
TECH 4034TECH 3314TECH 4584
Elective - minor or general elective3TECH 4544 
 15 17 14
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
MNTC 320
& 320L		5MNTC 4955MENG 384
& 384L		3
MNTC 430
& 430L		5TECH 393 (Global Studies - graduation requirement)4MNTC 490
& 490L (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)		4
TECH 4524TECH 4624MNTC 4914
  TECH 4564
 14 13 15
Total Credits 180
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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