The MIMSE degree provides the academic background to understand and implement modern manufacturing technology. The academic program is multidisciplinary, consisting of courses from many participating departments. Our flexible program format permits you to design a plan of study to meet specific needs and interests.<br><br>The two most notable features of our program are that, first, you are required to do an internship experience, which is usually at an industrial company, and, second, you have wide flexibility concerning the courses you take as part of your degree. This flexibility allows you to customize your degree to prepare you for various internship experiences. Most on-campus students take 3 or 4 courses each of their first two semesters in the program, followed by a 7-8 month full-time internship, and then return to campus for their last semester and take six credits of project work to prepare and present a report of your internship experience along with taking 1-3 lecture courses.<br><br>A typical program of study for a student starting our program in August is the take two semesters of coursework, followed by a full-time co-op from May through December, and then return to campus for a final semester.