The graduate program provides opportunities for professional development in such forms as: instructional courses to enhance technical competence in areas of mechanical engineering practice, training through a variety of experiences in design, development, research, experimentation, and/or analysis in joint efforts with faculty and peers, specialized courses of study required for entry into career fields allied to the mechanical engineering discipline, guided individual study under faculty supervision, and supportive coursework for programs leading to careers that require interdisciplinary competence. A student with aid from a faculty advisor plans a program that will be consistent with his or her technical interests and the available facilities and course offerings. Students desiring a program in manufacturing engineering may achieve this goal while meeting the requirements for a graduate degree in mechanical engineering. This is accomplished by selecting a specific program of courses.