Saint Martin’s to offer new Master of Mechanical Engineering degree
July 12, 2012
LACEY, WASHINGTON -- Saint Martin’s University will begin the 2012-2013 academic
year with the launch of its new Master of Mechanical Engineering degree program.
The graduate program, approved by the University’s Board of Trustees in February
and by the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities in May, is a
comprehensive program designed to provide mechanical engineering graduates with
specialized technical knowledge in the thermal/fluids area, the mechanics area and
controls area.
"The Master of Mechanical Engineering program equips students with information
and methods to address the challenges engineers face in a wide variety of
industries or as researchers pursuing higher degrees in engineering,” says Jim
Witsmeer, Ph.D., interim MME program director. “Coursework will include emphases
on thermal/fluids, mechanics and controls, empowering students to emerge with
enhanced engineering analysis and design skills tailored to his or her professional
objectives.”
The curriculum is adaptable to both recent graduates and engineers with
professional experience, and all courses are offered in the late afternoon or
evening to accommodate working students. Students can expect to complete the
program in two to three years, by taking two classes per semester.
Application to the program can be made at any time prior to the beginning
of a new semester; the initial semester begins August 29, 2012. Within the
first semester following admission, the student, in consultation with his/her
advisor, prepares a program of study to present to the program director for
approval. Annual priority deadlines for application to the program will be April
1 for summer and fall semesters, July 1 for fall semester alternate, and November
1 for spring semester.
Information sessions have yet to be scheduled, but those interested in obtaining
more information may visit http://www.stmartin.edu/gradstudies/mme/ or contact Marie
Boisvert, director of the Office of Graduate Studies, at gradstudies@stmartin.edu
or 360-438-6142.
The Master of Mechanical Engineering program raises the number of graduate
programs offered by Saint Martin’s to seven, joining the Master of Arts in
Professional Psychology, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education,
Master in Teaching, Master of Civil Engineering, and Master of Engineering Management
programs.
Saint Martin’s University is an independent four-year, coeducational university
located on a 380-acre wooded campus in Lacey, Washington. Established in 1895 by the
Catholic Order of Saint Benedict, the University is one of 14 Benedictine colleges
and universities in the United States and Canada, and the only one west of the Rocky
Mountains. Saint Martin’s University prepares students for successful lives through
its 23 majors and seven graduate programs spanning the liberal arts, business,
education, nursing and engineering. Saint Martin’s welcomes 1,250 students from many
ethnic and religious backgrounds to its main campus, and 650 more to its extension
campuses located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Centralia College. Visit the Saint
Martin’s University website at www.stmartin.edu.
For additional information:
Marie Boisvert
Director of Office of Graduate Studies
360-438-6142; gradstudies@stmartin.edu
Sarah Holdener
Director of Community Relations and Event Management
Office of Marketing and Communications
Saint Martin’s University
360-412-6140; sholdener@stmartin.edu