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ME 219

The Magic of Materials and Manufacturing

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

ME 219 is intended for graduate students who anticipate imagining and creating new products and who are interested in how to make the leap from making one to making many. Through a combination of lectures, weekly factory field trips, and multimedia presentations the class will help students acquire foundational professional experience with materials and materiality, manufacturing processes, and the business systems inside factories. We hope to instill in students a deep and life-long love of materials and manufacturing in order to make great products and tell a good story about each one. This class assumes basic knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes which result from taking ENGR 50, ME 203, or equivalent course or life experience. This course is intended for graduate students only. By application only, see notes below.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

1 Term
Lecture 1Closed
ID: 1884
DAYS:Monday
TIME:5:30 PM – 7:20 PM
LOCATION:Departmental Room
INSTRUCTOR:
Switky, Andrew
3units
Lab Section 1Open
ID: 6173
0 / 100 enrolled
DAYS:Friday
TIME:8:30 AM – 12:20 PM
LOCATION:Departmental Room
INSTRUCTOR:
Switky, Andrew
3units

ME 219: The Magic of Materials and Manufacturing

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

ME219 is intended for graduate students who anticipate imagining and creating new products and who are interested in how to make the leap from making one to making many. Through a combination of lectures, weekly factory field trips, and multimedia presentations the class will help students acquire foundational professional experience with materials and materiality, manufacturing processes, and the business systems inside factories. We hope to instill in students a deep and life-long love of materials and manufacturing in order to make great products and tell a good story about each one. This class assumes basic knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes which result from taking ENGR 50, ME203, or equivalent course or life experience. This course is intended for graduate students only. By application only, see notes below.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Lecture — Monday 5:30 PM – 7:20 PM — Departmental Room — Switky, Andrew (Graduate)
  • Lab Section — Friday 8:30 AM – 12:20 PM — Departmental Room — Switky, Andrew (Graduate)

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