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

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


M.S. IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
(PACKAGING CONCENTRATION)

CBU offers a M.S. in Engineering Management with a Packaging Concentration in collaboration with the School of Packaging at Michigan State University.  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. 

The program consists of 24 credits of core engineering management courses from CBU and 9-11 credits of packaging courses from Michigan State:

     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 Certificate of Technical Accomplishment in Packaging is designed for those who do not have an undergraduate degree in packaging.  We highly recommend that you had basic undergraduate courses in calculus, chemistry, and physics even though they are not required for a Lifelong Education student at Michigan State University.

  • PKG 801       Packaging Materials (4 crs.)
  • PKG 803       Packaging Distribution and Dynamics (2 crs.)
  • PKG 804       Packaging Processes (2 crs.)
  • One additional course from List A below (3 crs.)

The Certificate of Professional Accomplishment in Packaging is designed for those who earned an undergraduate degree in packaging

  • Three courses from List A below (9 crs.)

List A

  • PKG 805       Advanced Packaging Dynamics (3 crs.)
  • PKG 815       Permeability and Shelf Life (3 crs.)
  • PKG 827       Polymeric Packaging Materials (3 crs.)
  • PKG 828       Processing and Applications of Packaging Plastics (3 crs.)
  • PKG 875       Stability & Recycability of Packaging Materials (3 crs.)
  • PKG 891       Special Topics: Value Relationships in Packaging (3 crs.)