The microelectronics manufacturing engineering program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The authors describe a series of curricula at the Master´s level that have been developed at Rensselaer over the last three years. The curricula are aimed at producing graduates who have both a working knowledge of microelectronics manufacturing, and the general background necessary to conceive and implement process or product improvements. The description includes both the content of the curricula developed in terms of course work and laboratory experiences, and the means of delivery and delivery options developed to maximize access to the program by students from a wide variety of backgrounds and circumstances. The authors assess the results of this program, both in terms of the program output and in terms of the relation of this program to the graduate program at Rensselaer in general