Brief descriptions are provided below. For more information about the programs and how to apply please visit the ME Department's web site at http://me.stanford.edu.

ME Degrees affiliated with the Design Group

Stanford's Product Design Program dates from 1958 when it was started by Professor Robert McKim. It is a program offered jointly with the Art Department and has graduated over 250 graduate students and many more undergraduates. Product Design concerns itself with conceiving and designing products for the benefit of society. This process requires resolution of constraints arising from technical, aesthetic, human and business concerns. A product designer uses his or her creativity, imagination and technical knowledge to satisfy these requirements and create products to satisfy human needs. This program offers both a BS and an MS degree. Applicants to this program are required to provide a strong art and design portfolio in addition to their technical qualifications.

The Mechanical Engineering Masters Degree Program requires only the choice of a mechanical engineering depth area and the satisfaction of the broad requirements of the Mechanical Engineering Department. Frequently selected by students from among the many depth areas the Design Group offers are: design methodology, smart product design, robotics, structural strength or control systems. A PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering is offered.