The master of science (M.S.) degree in
packaging engineering is a 30-credit graduate program designed to
provide engineering students from all disciplines with an interest in packaging
engineering including packaging materials, packaging design and development,
manufacturing, project management, and sustainable and innovative packaging.
Professionals working in packaging or a related field may enhance their
education and on-the-job experience by earning this degree.
The graduate-level certificate in
packaging engineering is an 18-credit program designed to provide
those students with an interest in the field of packaging engineering.
Professionals working in packaging or a related field who do not wish to pursue
a degree may enhance their education and on-the-job experience by earning this
certificate.
The interdisciplinary packaging
program will leverage existing graduate education to provide individuals with
diverse backgrounds with the tools to enter the field of packaging. Many who are in the packaging industry have
backgrounds in mechanical, materials science, industrial, and/or chemical
engineering. Based on the current understanding of packaging industry needs, both
graduate degrees will be useful for personnel who are in packaging industries;
however they do not have the formal packaging engineering background.
The packaging engineering graduate
program ensures students will have strong grounding in issues covering a broad
area of expertise from design conceptualization all the way to product
deployment. These broad areas of expertise can be applied in many different
industrial fields: the pharmaceutical industry, the food industry, the cosmetic
industry, and the consumer industry among many others.
Packaging job opportunities are
growing as the demand for a packaging engineering background continues to rise.
As a multibillion dollar business, packaging is the world's third-largest
industry on the basis of gross sales. With more people employed than any other
business, the growing need for packaging backgrounds will soon far exceed the
actual number of packaging engineers educated. This makes the packaging engineering program
very attractive to employers across the country as they seek to meet the
rapidly growing need for packaging backgrounds. The steady growth in demand for
packaging has ensured many of our students have jobs come their completion of
the master's degree.
Degree Requirements
The master of
science in packaging engineering degree program requires the completion of 27 course credits
and a 3-credit Master's Project totaling 30 credits. Of the required 30 credits, a minimum of six 3-credit
courses must be packaging engineering graduate courses (16:731:5xx), one of which must be the
3-credit course Masters Project (16:731:593).
For additional information, please go to http://packaging.rutgers.edu/graduate-curriculum.
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