This 12-credit, non-laboratory graduate certificate aims to provide students with knowledge and skills in additive manufacturing and design that can open doors to new career paths and further education focused on additive manufacturing and design.
It can serve as an entry into fields that make use of 3D printing, including aerospace, consumer goods, energy, medical, and oil/gas. It's also an excellent way for already established engineers to add foundational knowledge of this emerging technology to their résumé and skill set
The three courses students will undertake in this program will provide them with fundamental principles and applications of additive manufacturing and design. Some of the specific objectives of the course work include learning how to:
- Apply foundational knowledge, critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity in the uses of additive manufacturing across multiple industries
- Become a competent additive manufacturing engineer, while maintaining the highest ethical standards in applying additive manufacturing to industry-relevant problems
- Identify the barriers to industry adoption faced by additive manufacturing technologies
- Articulate the value proposition for additive manufacturing in a given industry
All of the credits students earn by completing their Graduate Certificate in Additive Manufacturing and Design can be applied toward a Master of Engineering in Additive Manufacturing and Design, should they apply and gain acceptance into the program.
