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The computer-integrated design certificate program has been created to provide working engineers with a coordinated four-course sequence that emphasizes hands-on experience with current professional design methodologies, and software.
Analysis and design techniques utilizing industry-standard computer codes are beginning to be addressed in some of today’s undergraduate engineering programs, but many working engineers lack sufficient training in this area and are required to gain their expertise while on the job. The computer-integrated design certificate program has been created to provide such engineers with a coordinated four-course sequence that emphasizes hands-on experience with current professional design methodologies, and software.
This certificate program offers an alternative to a Master of Science degree (M.S.) program for professionals who wish to expand their education beyond the bachelor’s degree but might not have the time to commit to a full graduate degree program. The graduate certificate in computer-integrated design serves as a path towards the M.S. degree (since the M.S. program accepts all certificate courses) in mechanical and aerospace engineering at The George Washington University.
The program comprises four courses (12 credit hours) – three courses focus on numerical design and analysis tools, and the fourth course is the capstone course in which students apply these tools to individual projects in aircraft, mechanical, or spacecraft design. Each of the classes meets in the evening once per week. The twelve credits earned in the graduate certificate program are fully transferable to the MS program of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Students who wish to become M.S. candidates must complete another application and will be subject to the standard requirements then in effect for admission for graduate study in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2025
George Washington University
1918 F Street, NW,
WASHINGTON,
District Of Columbia,
20052, United States
Applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the US must hold degrees from institutions in compliance with their national standards.
English Language Requirements:
TOEFL: 80 on the internet-based test (iBT), 550 on the paper-based test (PBT)
IELTS: Overall band score no less than 6.0, no individual band score less than 5.0
PTE Academic: 53
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
With a history dating back to 1821, the university is internationally-recognized and ranks among the world’s top 200 universities.
