The Integrated Product Development (IPD) degree is an integrated Master of Engineering degree program focusing on the integrated and multidisciplinary aspects of product development. The IPD degree is offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and supported by the SEEM Department. The core courses emphasize the design, manufacturing, implementation, and life-cycle issues of engineering systems. The remaining courses provide a disciplinary focus. The program embraces and balances qualitative as well as quantitative aspects and utilizes state-of-the-art tools and methodologies. It aims to educate students in problem-solving methodologies, modeling, analysis, simulation, and technical management. The program trains engineers in relevant software applications and their productive deployment and integration in the workplace.

All students in this program must complete ten courses (30 credits) comprised of four core courses and up to six elective courses selected from one of the four engineering tracks listed below. The student, with the approval of the program director, may design customized tracks. Up to six special problem or thesis credits may be taken in lieu of the course credits toward a project relevant to the selected track.

Core Courses - Integrated Product Development

        IPD 601 Integrated Product Development I
        IPD 602 Integrated Product Development II
        IPD 611 Simulation and Modeling
        IPD 612 Project Management and Organizational Design
        (Full course descriptions can be found in the Interdisciplinary Programs section.)

Students then choose from one of the four following engineering tracks:

• Armament Engineering Track
• Electrical and Computer Engineering Track
• Manufacturing Technologies Track
• Systems Reliability and Design Track

The complete description of the IPD program can be found in the Interdisciplinary Programs section.

Systems Reliability and Design Track:

This program focuses on issues that arise in the design and implementation of specific components or sub-assemblies of a complex system, rather than on the engineering of the overall system itself. Included is the diverse set of engineering skills that must be applied in the design and development of a complex system.

        SYS 595 Design of Experiments and Optimization
        SYS 605 Systems Integration
        SYS 620 Simulation-Based Costing and Acquisition
        SYS 625 Systems Operational Effectiveness and Life Cycle Analysis
        SYS 650 System Architecture and Design
        SYS 660 Decision and Risk Analysis