This EIT-Manufacturing Masters programme (UCD ME Manufacturing) aspires to be Europe’s pre-eminent taught programme for graduates seeking to pursue careers in the manufacturing industry.  The unique factors that this programme offers to all students include (i) direct involvement of industry, (ii) hands-on experiential learning through Teaching & Learning Factories, (iii) Fully immersive and transnational experience involving at least two institutions from different countries, (iv) core technology areas combined with structured training in innovation and entrepreneurship, and (v) cross-sectoral involvement from both academia and industry.

1 - Have broad knowledge of theories and concepts in production planning, logistics and sustainability, and its disciplinary foundations.
2 - Prove experience in working with methodological knowledge in the area of manufacturing challenges, and a considerable degree of specialised knowledge of multidisciplinary decision support systems for manufacturing.
3 - Be able to critically, independently and creatively participate in strategic work to meet manufacturing-related problems and to be able to relate these measures to sustainable social development.
4 - Be able to implement the gained engineering expertise in additive manufacturing to create new or improved methods, techniques, products, and services in the field.
5 - Be able to think beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries to find innovative solutions to real-world problems and to come up with new ideas
6 - Be able to draw up plans and to make decisions foreseeing future consequences from a scientific, ethical, and societal perspective
7 - Be able to turn innovations in the area into feasible and successful business solutions.
8 - Be able to profitably work in small size teams and contexts by taking into account all relevant elements and showing effective decision-making and leadership abilities

The ME (Manufacturing Engineering) Degree Programme w Additive Manufacturing for Full Flexibility minor is a Two-Year 2-Stage 120-Credit Masters Programme, part of the EIT Manufacturing Master School collaborative programme. Students are required to take 60 credits in Stage 1 (Year 1) at UCD as the Entry university with a balanced workload of 30 credits per Trimester. The second year of the Programme will be done in an Exit university, in another country, based on the students preferred choice, made at the registration stage for the EIT Manufacturing Master School.




Students will be automatically registered to their Core Modules.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
MEEN40030	Manufacturing Engineering II	Autumn	5
MEEN40050	Computational Continuum Mechanics I	Autumn	5
MEEN40150	Computational Continuum Mechanics II	Autumn	5
MEEN41330	Data Analytics for Engineers	Autumn	5
CHEN40660	CBE Business Plan	Spring	5
MEEN30140	Professional Engineering (Finance)	Spring	5
MEEN40110	Advanced Polymer Engineering	Spring	5
MEEN40430	Professional Engineering (Management)	Spring	5
MEEN41100	Operations Management	Spring	5
MEEN41150	Advanced Metals Processing	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN1OF: Students MUST register for a maximum of ONE Option Module in the Autumn Trimester from the OPTIONS list below. Students MUST consult their UCD Programme Director before registering for any of the modules.
MEEN40560	Research Skills and Techniques	Autumn	5
MEEN40820	Technical Comms (Online)	Autumn	5
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN1OF: Students MUST register for a maximum of ONE Option Module in the Autumn Trimester from the OPTIONS list below. Students MUST consult their UCD Programme Director before registering for any of the modules.
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN1OF: Students MUST register for a maximum of ONE Option Module in the Autumn Trimester from the OPTIONS list below. Students MUST consult their UCD Programme Director before registering for any of the modules.
MEEN40160	Materials Thermodynamics and Kinetics	Autumn	5
MEEN41190	Sys. Anal. & Improv. (EITM)	Autumn	5
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN1OF: Students MUST register for a maximum of ONE Option Module in the Autumn Trimester from the OPTIONS list below. Students MUST consult their UCD Programme Director before registering for any of the modules.
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: STUDENTS -DO NOT SELECT ANY MODULE FROM THIS OPTION!! ****This is a composite module to recognise the credits from other university partners. Students will be registered to the relevant module by the College Office on the advice of the Programme Director.
MEEN41250	SUPSI-UCD Credit Recognition	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	60
MEEN41270	UCD-Aalto Credit Recognition	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	60
MEEN41290	UCD-TUW Credit Recognition	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	60
MEEN41300	UCD-SUPSI Credit Recognition	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	60
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF: STUDENTS -DO NOT SELECT ANY MODULE FROM THIS OPTION!! ****This is a composite module to recognise the credits from other university partners. Students will be registered to the relevant module by the College Office on the advice of the Programme Director.

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
MTEMP010	Stage 2 - 50.00% Stage 1 - 50.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47