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Announcing the NEW 

               UCSD MS PROGRAM IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

                   Instruction Begins January, 1995

                        Fellowships Available

		Preferential Selection Given to Displaced
		      Defense Industry Professionals
			   (Title 3 Qualified)

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

* School of Engineering
* School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
* Center for Information Engineering
* San Diego Super Computer Center
* Center for Magnetic Recording Research



         WORLD CLASS MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT UCSD


MANUFACTURING:  AN INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE

The new Program in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering at the University of
California, San Diego (UCSD) is a selective two year Master of Science
degree program designed to produce manufacturing engineers who are
knowledgeable about manufacturing technology, management, and international
issues.

Manufacturing has become an international operation;  U.S. corporations 
are now increasingly involved with manufacturing throughout the Pacific Rim 
and Latin America.  Engineers are needed who not only know manufacturing 
technology, but who are also knowledgeable about business, cultures, 
socioeconomic issues, national policies, and foreign languages.

*  UCSD's program combines modern engineering product design and
   production, with  experience and training in cross-cultural management.

The program is designed to produce manufacturing project leaders
knowledgeable in the latest production management techniques used both in
the U.S.A. and throughout the Pacific Rim.  It is  unique in its breadth
and its strong emphasis on practical experience gained from: (1) a
combination of technical and management courses; (2) case study-based
laboratory courses and seminars; (3) courses in foreign languages, cultures,
and management styles; (4) on-site internships at U.S. factories located in
the U.S.A., East Asia, and Latin America; and (5) the use of retrospective
analyses and teaching provided by returning interns.


INFORMATION ENGINEERING IN MANUFACTURING

A second distinctive feature of the program is the strong emphasis placed
on the new field of information engineering as a critical component of
manufacturing methodologies (e.g., rapid prototyping,
design-for-manufacturing, 
and simultaneous/concurrent manufacturing) which support agile manufacturing 
and the development of globally competitive "virtual corporations."  The 
complete manufacturing process, defined in terms of all components -
suppliers, 
product designers, corporate managers, process control engineers, market 
strategists/analysts, distributors, retailers, consumers, etc.- is 
geographically  decentralized.  Information flow within the manufacturing 
process through to the consumer and back into the process is crucial to 
many aspects of modern manufacturing principles, such as just-in-time 
manufacturing, design-for-manufacturing, and total quality management.

Students in the program will be exposed to these and related information 
engineering issues such as the use of advanced visualization and multimedia 
tools to enable products and manufacturing processes to be quickly developed, 
tested, and debugged before committing to actual physical production.  


PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONAL ELEMENTS

UCSD's new program addresses manufacturing issues in
cross-cultural management, information engineering, design, and production
in an integrated manner.  This multidisciplinary approach utilizes the
resources and expertise provided by world-renowned participating UCSD
educational and research units:

* The School of Engineering has internationally renowned engineering
  expertise with outstanding faculty in the Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  Sciences (AMES), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and Computer
  Science and Engineering (CSE) departments. Faculty members provide student
  access to emerging practical and theoretical developments in engineering
  science impacting manufacturing technologies and products.

* The School for International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) is a
  new and unique graduate school with a world-class faculty focusing on
  economic, business, management, political, and cultural issues of Pacific
  Rim countries. The IR/PS provides extensive classroom training and
  case-study analyses of international management, languages for
  professionals (Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish), and the latest
  Asian manufacturing management concepts.

* The Center for Information Engineering (CIE) is a  cross-departmental
  center which focuses on specific issues in the application of information
  technology (CAD, multimedia, virtual reality, communication, etc.) to
  integrate all aspects of manufacturing extending from initial design to
  post-production quality control.

* The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), one of only four NSF sponsored
  supercomputer centers nationwide, provides access to leading-edge
  computational capabilities and hosts the State of California Advanced
  Scientific Visualization Lab (Vis Lab).  SDSC is concerned with the latest
  developments in high speed networking and mass storage - technologies
  critical for the advanced manufacturing processes of the future.

* The Center For Magnetic Recording Research (CMRR) is supported by a
  consortium of 14 U.S. manufacturing companies representing over
  $18,000,000,000 of annual sales of disk and tape storage products. This
  group represents a significant percentage of U.S.-owned East Asian
  manufacturing capability.  Students of the UCSD Advanced Manufacturing
  Engineering Program will be able to receive on-site training at  U.S. and
  Asian manufacturing plants owned by CMRR member companies.


THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

The two-year program includes a six-to-nine month internship at a
manufacturing company and four quarters of courses and seminars.  The
internship is a key part of the program.  During the internship students
undertake a manufacturing engineering research project, which becomes the
basis for their Master of Science degree thesis.

Coursework  consists of a core program, and a five-course elective
concentration.  The core program includes four technical  engineering
courses, three management  courses, and several seminars. The core courses
set the overall purpose and themes of the program and prepare students for
their internships.  The engineering core courses focus on issues relating
to  manufacturing systems, information systems, sensors and measurement,
and intelligent systems.  The management core courses are concerned with
production management; financial analysis of manufacturing systems; and
management of technology.

The elective concentrations are chosen by students and their advisors.
Options include International Manufacturing Management; CAD in Mechanical
and Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering; CAD for Rapid Prototyping and
Generation of Electronic Devices; Expert Systems and Artificial
Intelligence; Magnetic Recording Technology; Electronic and Optoelectronic
Packaging; Multimedia and Virtual Reality; and Intelligent Machines.  
Some of these concentrations are applications oriented, while others 
are more theoretical.

Several seminars provide coverage of practical topics. A weekly seminar
held continuously throughout the two year program  features  presentations
by corporate senior engineers and managers discussing real-world critical
manufacturing issues. Students visit manufacturing and concurrent
engineering facilities in the U.S. and Mexico. Teams of students are then
assigned to analyze and help solve real-time manufacturing problems.  There
is also be a one-quarter seminar to train students in retrieving product,
process, and patent  data from international technology databases.   A
quarter-long seminar prepares students for the first-year internship.


APPLYING TO THE PROGRAM

Instruction for the first incoming class will begin January, 1995.  The
program is highly selective and competitive, with only eleven students to
be admitted the first year.  A bachelors degree in science or engineering
is required.  Individuals who already have a masters degree are welcome to
apply.

* Preferential selection will be given to displaced defense industry
  professionals.

* Financial support is available for all qualified individuals admitted to
  the program.

To apply to the program:

1) Provide an up-to-date resume detailing your employment and academic 
   history.

2) Provide a brief statement of purpose describing your objective in
   pursuing a Master of Science degree in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
   and your background in fields relevant to your objective.

3) Submit transcripts of education from all undergraduate and graduate
   institutions that you have attended.

4) Submit, or have  sent under separate cover,  three sealed confidential
   letters of  recommendation.

5) If available, send your most recent GRE scores.

Based on these materials, leading applicants will be contacted for an
interview and additional information.  

Mail all materials before September 15, 1994 to: 

UCSD MS Program in Advanced Manufacturing
Mail Code 0407
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0407

Students requesting financial support are encouraged to submit their
materials Immediately.  Displaced defense industry professionals
can obtain additional information regarding Title 3 eligibility and
free retraining and placement assistance from the San Diego Career Center, 
(619) 974-7620.

For additional program information, call or email:

(619) 534-2221
PAM@ece.ucsd.edu