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
4
Precalculus Mathematics
Analytic Geometry and Calculus
4
General Physics I
Physics for Students of Science and Engineering: Mechanics
20-22
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
6
Industrial Management (W)
Quality Management
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
4
General Chemistry for Applied Sciences
General Chemistry I
6
Introduction to Plastics
Advanced Plastics & Composites
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
3-4
Robotic Manufacturing Systems
Robotics and Machine Intelligence
4
Linear Circuits Iand Linear Circuits I Activity
Practical Circuits and Electronics
3-4
Bioinstrumentation
Digital Systems Design
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
3
Introduction to Statistics
Statistics of Business and Economics
6
Industrial Management (W)
Project Management
Employment Law
Decision Analysis for Business
The Economics of Government Regulations
Survey of Management
Corporate Technology Integration
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Purchasing and Global Sourcing
Production Planning and Inventory Control
Total Units 21