Description

The Minor in Furniture Manufacturing is open to all undergraduate degree students at NC State who are interested in gaining specialized knowledge of furniture product engineering and related manufacturing processes and design. A set of four cohesive courses provides for a concentrated study of this manufacturing industry as well as the application of industrial engineering fundamentals.

Requirements

• Completion of a minimum of 15 credit hours for ISE designated courses.
• Students must complete 12 hours of required courses and 3 hours of elective courses.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of 'C-' or higher.

Required Courses (12 credit hours)

ISE 330This link will open in a new window Furniture Product Engineering
ISE 331This link will open in a new window Furniture Manufacturing Processes I
ISE 430This link will open in a new window* Furniture Manufacturing Processes II
ISE 431This link will open in a new window* Furniture Manufacturing Facilities Design

*Substitute courses may be approved by the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering on an individual basis, based on interest area of student.

Elective Courses (3 credit hours minimum form the following ISE courses)

ISE 311This link will open in a new window Engineering Economic Analysis
ISE 352This link will open in a new window Work Analysis and Design
ISE 361This link will open in a new window Deterministic Models in Industrial Engineering
ISE 408 Control of Production and Service Systems
ISE 417 Manufacturing Engineering III - Computer Integrated Manufacturing
ISE 441This link will open in a new window Introduction to Simulation
ISE 443This link will open in a new window Quality Design and Control
ISE 452This link will open in a new window Ergonomics
ISE 498 Senior Design Project

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Students should contact Dr. Russell King (126A Daniels Hall, 919.515.5186, king@ncsu.edu) for admission to and certification of the minor in Furniture Manufacturing. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program. Paperworkshould be completed no later than during the registration period for the student's final semester at NC State.

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