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Packaging Highlights
Contact Information
Dr. Siripong Malasri
Packaging Activities Coordinator
(901) 321-3419

Dr. Asit Ray
Packaging Certificate & Lab Coordinator
(901) 321-3418

Larry Rutledge
Packaging Lab Consultant
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(901) 827-6380


M.S. IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
(PACKAGING CONCENTRATION)

CBU offers a M.S. in Engineering Management with a Packaging Concentration.  The program is designed for those who have already had an undergraduate degree in a technical area (such as science, engineering, technology, or packaging) and are moving up to assume managerial responsibilities in their packaging-related company and those who would like to acquire packaging background for better product design. 

The program consists of 24 credits of core engineering management courses and 9 credits of packaging courses:

     Core Engineering Management

  • ENGM 600     Engineering Management Theory (3 crs.)
  • ENGM 602     Engineering Accounting (3 crs.)
  • ENGM 603     Engineering Finance (3 crs.)
  • ENGM 604     Social/Legal/Ethical Considerations for Engrg Managers (3 crs.)
  • ENGM 605     Quality Assurance (3 crs.)
  • ENGM 607     Operations Research (3 crs.)
  • ENGM 695     Research Methods in Engineering Management (3 crs.)
  • ENGM 696     Thesis (3 crs.)

     Packaging

The Packaging Graduate Certificate is designed for those who do not have an undergraduate degree in packaging. 

  • ENGM 640     Principles of Packaging (3 crs.)
  • ENGM 641     Distribution & Medical Device Packaging (3 crs.)
  • ENGM 642     Sustainability (3 crs.)

 

ENGM 640 Principles of Packaging: Packaging materials, container types, processes, technology, and equipment. Packaging development process, testing and evaluation methods, standards, and equipment. Government regulations. Special projects. Three credits.

ENGM 641 Distribution & Medical Device Packaging: Physical distribution systems and distribution hazards. Rules and regulations governing distribution packaging and industry guidelines and practices. Basics of packaging materials, forms and sterilization methods used in biomedical industry.  Packaging design, development, and validation. Special projects. Three credits.

ENGM 642 Sustainability: Sustainability criteria and sustainable packaging. Steps to sustainable packaging. Design for optimizing materials and energy. Real-life design and material innovations.  Life cycle assessment, examples and carbon footprints. Current state of implementations of sustainable packaging. Special projects. Three credits.