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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Advanced Manufacturing Graduate Certificate


The Advanced Manufacturing Graduate Certificate is offered by the Mechanical Engineering program. The applicants are expected to have a baccalaureate degree in an engineering discipline with a GPA of 3.00. Students from other disciplines may be admitted, but they may potentially be required to take prerequisite courses as described in the Graduate Catalog. Recommended background knowledge includes mathematics (up through calculus and differential equations), mechanics of materials, heat transfer, and materials science. Applicants may be admitted to the certificate or complete the certificate as part of an MS or PhD.

The certificate will enable students to accomplish the following:

  • Students will apply knowledge of conventional manufacturing techniques, their particular benefits, and their shortcomings to guide the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies.
  • Students will apply knowledge of how the mechanics of materials affect product properties and manufacturability, including in advanced manufacturing technologies.
  • Certificate holders will have accomplished coursework in electives focused on particular segments of the broader field of advanced manufacturing.

Home department: Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering .

Campus Code


Knoxville Campus

Distance Education

Credit Hours Required


12 graduate credit hours

Graduate Certificate Type


Add-On

Stand-Alone

Required Courses


Complete the two courses below (6 credit hours):

Additional Course Requirements


Select two courses (6 credit hours):

Non-Course Requirements


To receive the certificate, students must:
1) complete the Graduate Certificate Course Verification Form (located on the Graduate School webpage under the Forms Central tab) and
2) through MyUTK, apply to graduate from the certificate program.