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Graduates of the Master of Science in Product Development program will have the ability to:

1. apply systems thinking/engineering with customer focus and total enterprise perspective.
2. understand and apply current and advanced tools and techniques for design, analysis and management in product development and manufacturing.
3. develop innovative and robust solutions to system design problems.
4. develop and execute complex system architectures.
5. function in a high-performing, multidisciplinary team.
6. transform customer/market requirements into competitive product portfolios and product functions and features.

Applicants will be considered if they have excellent academic records with a minimum GPA of 3.0, a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or a closely related field, and five or more years of work experience in industry, government or academia. Alternate qualifications include an MS in engineering with three or more years of work experience in industry, government or academia.

Transfer credit is governed by the office of the Registrar.  Students may transfer up to 12 credits for a master's degree program greater than or equal to 36 credit hours, such as MPD.  Courses only transfer if taken for graduate credit with a grade earned of B (3.0) or higher. The approval of the program chairperson/director is also required. Other restrictions may apply.

The Master of Science in Product Development requires 36 credit hours consisting of 33 credit hours of course work and a 3-credit hour capstone project/thesis. An employer may wish to create a cohort of employees to complete in two calendar-years (six semesters).  Students may also enroll on a non-cohort basis, and typically complete the program in three years.  

The program requires on-site participation in an intensive full-time, two week boot-camp style experience as part of the course MPD 5350 Organizational Processes.  The boot-camp takes place during the first two weeks of the Winter semester.  Students must plan to be full-time participants during those two weeks. The program is a two calendar-year (six semester) experience beginning with an intensive full-time two week launch experience, followed by two courses per semester for six semesters.

Nine Required Courses (27 credit hours)

• MPD 5050 (or AEV 5060) Systems Architecture (3 credits)
• MPD 5100 (or AEV 5070) Systems Engineering (3 credits)
• MPD 5200 System and Project Management (3 credits)
• MPD 5350 Organizational Processes (3 credits)
• MPD 5400 Finance and Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
• MPD 5450 Marketing Management (3 credits)
• MPD 5600 Product Planning & Development (3 credits)
• MPD 5990 Capstone Thesis and Project (3 credits)
• MENG 5925 Modeling of Complex Systems via SysML Programming (3 credits)

Three Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

• EMGT 5040 Administration of Technical Businesses (3 credits)
• EMGT 5450 Total Quality Management (3 credits)
• ENGR 5790 Mechatronics: Modeling and Simulation (3 credits)
• MPD 5300 System Optimization (3 credits)
• MPD 5460 or EMGT 5460 Product and Process Improvement: Lean Six Sigma I (3 credits)
• MPD 5470 or EMGT 5470 Product and Process Improvement: Lean Six Sigma II (3 credits)
• MPD 5500 Operations Management (3 credits)
• MPD 5750 Design for X (3 credits)
• MPD 5960 Advanced Topics in Product Development (3 credits)