Today’s modern manufacturing environment is reliant on technology and requires a skilled and educated workforce. Students in the Minor in Advanced Manufacturing focus their study on one of four areas: manufacturing processes, manufacturing materials, applied robotics, or business management.

Course Requirements for the Minor

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.

Course List

Course	Title	Units
Foundation
Select one of the following:		4
MATH 119	Precalculus Mathematics
MATH 120	Analytic Geometry and Calculus
Select one of the following:		4
PHYS 202A	General Physics I
PHYS 204A	Physics for Students of Science and Engineering: Mechanics
Group Courses
Select one of the following groups:		20-22
Group 1-Manufacturing Processes Focus
Group 2-Manufacturing Materials Focus
Group 3-Applied Robotics Focus
Group 4-Business Management Focus
Total Units		28-30

Group Courses

Group 1- Manufacturing Processes Focus: 21 units

Course List

Course	Title	Units
AMAR 160	Manufacturing Processes	3
AMAR 260	Applied Advanced Manufacturing	4
AMAR 360	Computer Integrated Manufacturing	4
MECH 100	Graphics I	1
MECH 100L	Graphics I Laboratory	1
MECH 200	Graphics II	2
Select two of the following:		6
AMAR 352W	Industrial Management (W)
AMAR 451	Quality Management
AMAR 458	Project Management
Total Units		21

Group 2- Manufacturing Materials Focus: 22 units

Course List

Course	Title	Units
AMAR 160	Manufacturing Processes	3
AMAR 260	Applied Advanced Manufacturing	4
MECH 100	Graphics I	1
MECH 100L	Graphics I Laboratory	1
MECH 210	Materials Science and Engineering	3
Select one of the following:		4
CHEM 107	General Chemistry for Applied Sciences
CHEM 111	General Chemistry I
Select two of the following:		6
AMAR 316	Introduction to Plastics
AMAR 318	Advanced Plastics & Composites
AMAR 477	Nanoscale Device Manufacturing
Total Units		22

Group 3- Applied Robotics Focus: 20-22 units

Course List

Course	Title	Units
AMAR 420	Robotics for Advanced Manufacturing	4
MATH 121	Analytic Geometry and Calculus	4
MECH 208	Introduction to Technical Computing	2
Select one of the following:		3-4
AMAR 460	Robotic Manufacturing Systems
CSCI 585	Robotics and Machine Intelligence
Select one of the following:		4
EECE 211 & 211L	Linear Circuits I and Linear Circuits I Activity
EECE 215	Practical Circuits and Electronics
Select one of the following:		3-4
EECE 314	Bioinstrumentation
EECE 344	Digital Systems Design
MECA 380	Measurements and Instrumentation
Total Units		20-22

Group 4- Business Management Focus: 21 units

Course List

Course	Title	Units
AMAR 160	Manufacturing Processes	3
AMAR 260	Applied Advanced Manufacturing	4
AMAR/OSCM 451	Quality Management	3
MECH 100	Graphics I	1
MECH 100L	Graphics I Laboratory	1
Select one of the following:		3
MATH 105	Introduction to Statistics
MATH 108	Statistics of Business and Economics
Select two of the following:		6
AMAR 352W	Industrial Management (W)
AMAR 458	Project Management
BLAW 413	Employment Law
BSIS 308	Decision Analysis for Business
ECON 355	The Economics of Government Regulations
MGMT 303	Survey of Management
MINS 301	Corporate Technology Integration
OSCM 306	Operations Management
OSCM 440	Supply Chain Management
OSCM 441	Purchasing and Global Sourcing
OSCM 442	Production Planning and Inventory Control
Total Units		21