Graduate Certificates in Plastics Engineering
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The UMass Lowell Department of Plastics Engineering offers eight graduate certificates in a wide variety of topics.
- Commercial Development for Plastics Engineers
- Elastomeric Materials
- Medical Plastics Design and Manufacturing
- Plastics Design
- Plastics Engineering Fundamentals
- Plastics Materials
- Plastics Processing
- Sustainable Polymeric Materials and Additives
About Graduate Certificates
All Plastics Engineering graduate certificates are comprised of four courses (12 graduate credits) designed to provide specific knowledge and expertise vital to today's changing and complex neds in the workplace. In all cases courses may be applied toward a degree program.
Requirements to Complete a Graduate Certificate
The four courses must be completed within a five year period with a minimum 3.0 grade point average, and with no more than 3 credits below a B. Courses completed for one certificate may not be used for another certificate, but can be used for the graduate degrees.
Certificate Application Process
Individuals must complete a simplified application, provide an official undergraduat transcript indicating that a bacca;aureate degree has been awarded, and submit a nominal application fee. GRE's are not required.
Download Graduate Certificate Application Form (pdf)
For more information visit the Plastics Engineering Department website.
Commercial Development for Plastics Engineers
Department of Plastics Engineering
Contact:
Dr. Stephen McCarthy
978-934-3417
stephen_mccarthy@uml.edu
Admission to this 12 credit program is open to candidates with a B.S. in Engineering or a related field.
Courses previously used for another Plastics Engineering Certificate may not be used for a second Plastics Engineering certificate. Students who wish to continue with their education may apply all of these courses to any one of the Plastics Engineering Graduate M.S. Degree Programs or our D.Eng. Degree Program.
Required Courses:
26.514 Statistics for Six Sigma
26.537 Business Law for Engineers
Elective Courses (any two of the following courses):
26.507 Plastics Industry Organization
26.515 Lean Plastics Manufacturing
26.540 Commercial Development of Polymeric Systems
26.590 Survey of Intellectual Property
22.576 Engineering Project Management
66.516 New Product Development Processes
66.615 Foundations of New Venture Creation
Elastomeric Materials
Plastics Engineering Department
Contact:
Dr. Stephen McCarthy
978-934-3417
stephen_mccarthy@uml.edu
This 12 credit certificate program is designed for students who have attained a bachelor's degree and need additional knowledge in elastomeric materials. Admission to the program is open to candidates with a B.S. in Engineering or a related field.
Courses previously used for another Plastics Certificate may not be used for a second Plastics Certificate. The Plastics Engineering Department makes every attempt to offer many of these courses during the evening to accommodate the schedules of working adults.
Required Courses:
26.535 Rubber Technology
26.595 Thermoplastic Elastomers
Elective Courses (choose two):
26.549 Design with Elastomers
26.550 Processing with Elastomers
26.596 Plastics, Elastomers and Additives from Renewable Resources
26.506 Polymer Structure, Properties, and Applications
Medical Plastics Design and Manufacturing
Department of Plastics Engineering
Contact:
Dr. Stephen McCarthy
978-934-3417
stephen_mccarthy@uml.edu
The use of plastics in medical products and medical devices is rapidly increasing. The Plastics Engineering Department at UMass Lowell is continuing its leadership role in Plastics Engineering Education by responding to industry's need for Medical Plastics training. This 12 credit program will provide knowledge needed for the development of new "engineering intensive" medical products which combine complex material compositions, designs, and manufacturing processes. The certificate program is intended for medical professionals, engineers and technologists working in the medical products industry.
Required Courses:
26.553 Polymers in Medicine I
26.575 Biomaterials
Elective Courses (choose two):
10.555 Biopharmaceutical GMP and Licensing
26.554 Polymers in Medicine II
26.675 Biomaterials II
26.579 Problems in Biomaterials Director Studies
IB.500 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology
Plastics Design
Plastics Engineering Department
Contact:
Dr. Stephen McCarthy
978-934-3417
stephen_mccarthy@uml.edu
The certificate program is designed for students who have attained a bachelor’s degree and need more plastics design background. The Plastics Engineering Department makes every attempt to offer many of these courses during the evening to accommodate the schedules of working professionals. Graduates who have already completed these course requirements can receive a retroactive certificate.
Required Courses:
26.503 Mechanical Behavior of Polymers
26.518 Plastics Product Design
Elective Courses (choose two):
26.506 Polymer Structure, Properties, and Applications
26.523 Plastics Process Analysis
26.541 Computer Applications in Plastics
26.549 Design with Elastomers
26.551 Computer Aided Extrusion Die Design
26.552 Design of Polymer Processing Machinery
26.576 Advanced Mold Design
26.585 Computer Aided Engineering and Design I
26.586 Computer Aided Engineering and Design II
Plastics Engineering Fundamentals
Plastics Engineering Department
Contact:
Dr. Stephen McCarthy
978-934-3417
stephen_mccarthy@uml.edu
This 12-credit certificate program is designed for students who have attained a Bachelor's degree and want more plastics materials, processing and design background. Admission to the program is open to candidates with a B.S. in Engineering or a related field. There is no application fee and the graduate record exam (GRE) is not required for admission. Courses previously used for another Plastics Certificate may not be used for a second Plastics Certificate. However, certificate courses may be applied to appropriate graduate degrees if students want to continue their education. The Plastics Engineering Department makes every attempt to offer many of these courses during the evening so that students having full time jobs can complete the certificate program. Many of these courses are also available on-line.
Required Courses:
26.544 Advanced Plastics Materials
26.578 Advanced Plastics Processing
Elective Courses (choose two of the following):
26.503 Mechanical Behavior of Polymers
26.506 Polymer Structure, Properties, and Application
26.518 Product Design
26.576 Advanced Mold Design
Plastics Materials
Plastics Engineering Department
Contact:
Dr. Stephen McCarthy
978-934-3417
stephen_mccarthy@uml.edu
This 12 credit certificate program is designed for students who have attained a Bachelor's degree and need more plastics materials background. The Plastics Engineering Department makes every attempt to offer many of these courses during the evening to accommodate the schedules of working professionals. Graduates who have already completed these course requirements can receive a retroactive certificate.
Required Courses:
26.544 Advanced Plastics Materials
26.506 Polymer Structure, Properties, and Applications
Elective Courses (choose two):
26.505 Polymer Structure II ( Continuation of 26.506)
26.511 Polymer Blends and Multiphase Systems
26.512 Porous Polymers
26.513 New Plastics Materials
26.532 Adhesives and Adhesion
26.533 Coatings Science and Technology
26.540 Commercial Development of Polymeric Systems
26.542 Colloidal Nanoscience and Nanoscale Engineering
26.553 Polymers in Medicine I
26.559 Elements of Packaging
26.565 Engineering Thermosetting Resins
26.566 Polymeric Material Systems Selection
26.580 Polymer Science I
26.589 Polymer Nanocomposites
26.596 Plastics, Elastomers and Additives from Renewable Resources
Plastics Processing
Plastics Engineering Department
Contact:
Dr. Stephen McCarthy
978-934-3417
stephen_mccarthy@uml.edu
This 12-credit certificate program is designed for students who have attained a bachelor's degree and need more plastics processing background. The Plastics Engineering Department makes every attempt to offer many of these courses during the evening to accommodate the schedules of working professionals. Graduates who have already completed these course requirements can receive a retroactive certificate.
Required Courses:
26.578 Advanced Plastics Process Engineering
26.509 Plastics Processing Theory I
Elective Courses (choose two):
26.506 Polymer Structure, Properties, and Applications
25.510 Plastics Processing Theory II
26.518 Plastics Product Design
26.521 Lean Plastics Manufacturing
26.523 Screw Design Principles
26.524 Process Analysis, Instrumentation, and Control
26.526 Nanoscale Plastics Processing
26.550 Processing with Elastomers
26.551 Computer Aided Extrusion Die Design
26.552 Design of Polymer Processing Machinery
26.585 Computer Aided Engineering and Design I
26.588 Injection Molding
Sustainable Polymeric Materials and Additives
Plastics Engineering Department
Contact:
Dr. Stephen McCarthy
978-934-3417
stephen_mccarthy@uml.edu
The Department of Plastics Engineering offers this program as a stand alone, four course graduate certificate in "Sustainable Polymeric Materials and Additives. This certificate program is designed for students who have attianed a Bachelor's degree in science or engineering and want to enhance their knowledge of renewable materials and additives, but are not ready to commit to completion of a Plastics Engineering Master's degree. Admission to the program is open to candidates with a B.S in Engineering or a related field. The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is not required for admission. Courses previously used for another Plastics Engineering Certificate may not be used for a second Plastics Engineering certificate. However, these certificate courses may be applied to appropriate graduate degrees with the permission of the appropriate academic department if studnets want to continue their education.
Required Courses (6 credits):
26.596 Plastics, Elastomers and additives from Renewable Resources
26.533 Coatings Science and Technology
Elective Courses (any two of the following 3 credit courses - total of 6 credits):
26.575 Biomaterials
10.535 Cell and Microbe Cultivation
84.563 The Chemistry of Natural Products
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