The DFM option for the Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Technology will prepare you for a manufacturing career. In this option, you’ll take courses that are more centered around design processes and cover topics such as materials, electricity and the processing of raw materials.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Manufacturing Technology Major, DFM Option, Bachelor of Science (BS)
The design for manufacturability option prepares the graduate for placement in the world of manufacturing. A student graduating with this option should have mastered the basic skills appropriate for the design, development, manufacturing, and sale of consumer products. Students should enter the labor force at the middle-management level. The breadth of preparation in the design option provides a broad foundation from which to build and progress.
Note: Including university requirements, the above program requires a minimum of 180 credits, an average of 15 credits per quarter for a 12 quarter, four-year program. The 180 credits are based upon the following assumptions:
Grade Requirements: In order to graduate, students majoring in the department must earn an average GPA ≥2.5 in all courses required for this major (all courses in the list below).
| Required Supporting Outside Department Courses | ||
| CHEM 121 | CHEMISTRY AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY | 5 |
| or CHEM 171 & 171L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | |
| MATH 142 | PRECALCULUS MATH II | 5 |
| or MATH 161 | CALCULUS I | |
| or HONS 161 | CALCULUS I | |
| PHYS 131 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I | 4 |
| or PHYS 151 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | |
| PHYS 132 | INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II | 4 |
| or PHYS 152 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS 161 | MECHANICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHYS 162 | HEAT AND OPTICS LABORATORY | 1 |
| Required Departmental Courses | ||
| METC 110 | ENGINEERING GRAPHICS | 5 |
| MENG 217 | 3D PARAMETRIC COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN | 4 |
| TECH 330 | TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN I | 4 |
| TECH 331 | TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN II | 4 |
| TECH/HONS 393 | TECHNOLOGY WORLD CIVILIZATION | 4 |
| TECH 403 | COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| TECH 452 | ENGINEERING ECONOMICS | 4 |
| TECH 454 | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | 4 |
| TECH 456 | ENGINEERING ETHICS, CONTRACTS AND PATENTS | 4 |
| TECH 458 | QUALITY ASSURANCE | 4 |
| TECH 462 | INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ENGINEERING | 4 |
| Required Design Technology Courses | ||
| MENG 353 | INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS | 5 |
| METC 340 | STATICS | 5 |
| METC 341 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 4 |
| MNTC 208 | SURVEY OF ELECTRICITY | 4 |
| MNTC 301 | METALLIC PROCESSES | 5 |
| MNTC 320 | NON-METALLIC PROCESSES | 5 |
| MNTC 402 | MACHINE TOOL I | 5 |
| Required Senior Capstone Series | ||
| DNTC/APTC/CMTC/TECH/MNTC 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE: PRODUCTION LAB | 4 |
| DNTC/APTC/CMTC/TECH/MNTC 491 | SENIOR PROJECT | 4-6 |
| DNTC/MNTC/TECH 495 | INTERNSHIP | 1-15 |
| or MNTC 439 | TOPICS IN MANUFACTURING | |
| Total Credits | 107-123 | |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | MENG 217 | 4 |
| MATH 142 | 5 | METC 110 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | 17 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MNTC 301 | 5 | CHEM 121 or 171 and 171L | 5 | Social Science BACR 11 | 5 |
| PHYS 131 & PHYS 161 (Natural Science BACR 1) | 5 | PHYS 132 & PHYS 162 (Natural Science BACR 2) | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 | Elective - certificate, minor, or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| MNTC 208 | 4 | MNTC 402 | 5 | MENG 353 | 5 |
| TECH 330 | 4 | TECH 331 | 4 | TECH 458 | 4 |
| TECH 403 | 4 | TECH 393 (Global Studies - graduation requirement) | 4 | Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 |
| Social Science BACR 21 | 5 | TECH 454 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 17 | 14 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
| METC 340 | 5 | DNTC 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 4 | DNTC 491 | 4 |
| MNTC 320 | 5 | METC 341 | 4 | DNTC 495 | 6 |
| TECH 452 | 4 | TECH 462 | 4 | TECH 456 | 4 |
| 14 | 12 | 14 | |||
| Total Credits 180 | |||||
University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.