Certificates and Specializations
The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers certificates and specializations that can be used to concentrate in a specific area of interest.
Motion and Control Specialization
All manufacturing processes involve motion and control, which may range from simple use of pneumatic cylinders in robotics to coordinated motion and sequence control in assembly lines. The technology in motion and control grows and changes at a pace that makes systems of over five years old almost obsolete. The primary purpose of the motion and control certificate program is to provide the graduating engineers with a focused expertise in motion and control and to furnish the necessary tools in order to enable them to follow the changes in technology after graduation.
In addition, the program will also serve the practicing engineers and life-long learners to come back to school and refresh their skills using the certificate program proposed here. Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students, who may choose this certificate program with special emphasis in motion and control, will take all their mechanical engineering elective courses in motion and control.
Requirements
To participate in the program, the student should be formally admitted to The University of Akron as a post-baccalaureate, undergraduate, graduate, or non-degree graduate student, and satisfy the following requirements:
| Completion of one of the following three courses | |
|---|---|
| 4600:442/542 | Industrial Automatic Control |
| 4600:444/544 | Robot Design, Control and Application |
| 4600:670 | Integrated Flexible Manufacturing Systems* |
* Undergraduate students require permission to take this course
Polymer Engineering Specialization
The College of Engineering and the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering allow for a specialization for the mechanical engineering undergraduate student.
Requirements
Students may earn a Polymer Engineering Specialization Certificate by satisfying the following requirements:
| Completion of one of the following three courses | |
|---|---|
| 9871:401 | Introduction to Elastomers |
| 9871:402 | Introduction to Plastics |
| 9871:407 | Polymer Science |
| Completion of one of the following two courses | |
|---|---|
| 4700:425 | Introduction to Blending and Compounding of Polymers |
| 4700:427 | Introduction to Molding Technology |
A mechanical engineering student may choose a Design of Energy Systems or Design of Mechanical Systems polymer-related project in lieu of one of the above 4700 polymer engineering courses with approvals from the chairs of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Polymer Engineering.
For more information:
Dr. Joan Carletta
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
ph: 330-972-6487
carlett@uakron.edu