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- Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2009.
- Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
- Required credits within the major: 120.
- Degree: Bachelor of Manufacturing Management.
The bachelor of manufacturing management (B.M.M.) is a career-oriented program that prepares students to manage people and machines in a manufacturing environment. Graduates will be able to supervise a manufacturing process, manage human and mechanical resources within budgetary constraints, and assure product quality.
The program is designed to meet the needs of people already in the workplace and two-year graduates who want to continue their education to the bachelor's degree level with seamless integration of prior credits earned. The program is available for in-class instruction on campus and through online education. The online education components of the program are delivered through asynchronous electronic communication technologies and self-directed learning.
Program outcomes: graduates will
- play a growing role in their workplace especially in supervision and management
- contribute to manufacturing system technology and quality control
- establish a quality control department and train staff to meet quality audits
- develop grades and standards of quality
- set up acceptance sampling and inspection procedures
- prepare quality control charts and reports
- control the movement of materials in the most efficient manner at the right time, to and from the correct place in the required quantity
- do a safety audit through a comprehensive approach to problems of safety in the workplace, including meeting the OSHA standards
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the Office of Admissions Web site.
All students are required to complete general University and college requirements. For more information, see the graduation requirements.
Students must complete 40 upper division credits.
Liberal Education Requirements
COMP 1011 - Composition I, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)
COMP 1013 - Composition II, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)
ECON 2101 - Microeconomics, HI/BEH/SSC (3.0 cr)
MATH 1031 - College Algebra, MATH THINK (3.0 cr)
MATH 1150 - Elementary Statistics, MATH THINK (3.0 cr)
SPCH 1101 - Public Speaking, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)
Manufacturing Management Core
ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I (3.0 cr)
BM 3012 - Applied Engineering Principles (3.0 cr)
BM 3034 - Quality Management Systems (3.0 cr)
MGMT 3200 - Principles of Management (3.0 cr)
MGMT 3210 - Supervision and Leadership (3.0 cr)
MKTG 3300 - Principles of Marketing (3.0 cr)
Manufacturing Management Options
Students either continue with requirements for the manufacturing management program or complete requirements for the quality management emphasis.
Students are required to complete one of the following course groups.
Manufacturing Management Courses
In addition to the courses listed below, students must complete the following:
13 credits of upper division business/technology credits (ACCT, BM, CS, ENTR, GBUS, ITM, MGMT MKTG) and 61 transfer credits or open electives.
GBUS 1005 - Orientation to Online Programs (1.0 cr)
MGMT 3100 - Managerial Finance (3.0 cr)
MGMT 3250 - Operations Management (3.0 cr)
COMM 3008 - Business Writing, LIB ED ELC (3.0 cr)
or COMM 3303 - Writing in Your Profession, LIB ED ELC (3.0 cr)
-OR-
Quality Management Emphasis
Complete the requirements in the quality management emphasis.
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
The quality management emphasis prepares graduates for employment in industry and public regulatory agencies. UMC graduates have the knowledge and skills to contribute to the quality functions at their prospective employers.
Quality management graduates will leave UMC with
- statistical preparation
- foundations in the principles of engineering
- effective business management training
- technology skills that meet or exceed industry demands
These skills are essential not only to help secure an entry level position, but also to increase the frequency and likelihood of promotion.
Quality Management Courses
In addition to the courses listed below, students must complete the following: 10 credits of upper division electives (suggested electives include BM 3011, BM 3804, GBUS 3107, MGMT 3100, MGMT 3250) and 58 transfer credits or open electives.
BM 3006 - Maintenance and Safety Management (3.0 cr)
BM 3007 - Metrology (3.0 cr)
BM 3008 - Regulations and Compliance (3.0 cr)
BM 3009 - Quality Auditing Certification (1.0 cr)
BM 3053 - Product Development Management (3.0 cr)
COMM 4800 - Crisis Communication, LIB ED ELC (3.0 cr)
or COMM 3431 - Persuasion, COMMUNICAT (3.0 cr)
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- Required credits for certificate: 18.
The Manufacturing Management Certificate is a workplace centered continuing education program designed to meet the increasing demand for management skills in a production based industrial environment. The program content provides an educational base that enables employees to meet the demands of modern management within a technological work setting.
This flexible program, fits the schedules of part-time students and students already in the workplace and is offered for credit or noncredit based on the students' background. The courses taken for the certificate program will transfer into the bachelor of manufacturing program.
A minimum of 18 credits is required for completion.
BM 3011 - Manufacturing Operations and Logistics (3 cr)
BM 4034 - Quality Management Systems (3 cr)
MGMT 3210 - Supervision and Leadership (3 cr)
MGMT 4200 - Project Management (3 cr)
Electives (6 cr)
Courses from two areas are strongly recommended.
BM 3005 - Facilities Planning and Selection (3 cr)
BM 3012 - Applied Engineering Principles (3 cr)
BM 3020 - Industrial Safety (3 cr)
MGMT 3100 - Managerial Finance (3 cr)
MGMT 3200 - Principles of Management (3 cr)
MGMT 3250 - Operations Management (3 cr)
MKTG 3300 - Principles of Marketing (3 cr)
