Mechanical Engineering, MSE

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Curriculum

The mechanical engineering program offers post-graduate study in traditional and modern specialties. The curriculum is designed to provide maximum flexibility according to each student’s specific interests. The objective is to enhance professional skills through advanced technical courses that build upon a foundation of mathematical, experimental, and modern computational methods.

The MSE degree can be completed with a thesis or non-thesis option. Students pursuing thesis must enroll in ENGR 691 or ENGR 692 in lieu of two technical electives.

Curriculum

Required Courses (9 Credits)

ENGR 600 Engineering Project Management or ENGR 611 Operations Research or ENGR 619 Technical Communications 3 Credit(s)
ENGR 616 Engineering Mathematics I or ENGR 618 Engineering Probability and Statistics 3 Credit(s)
ENGR 636 - Finite Element Analysis 3 Credit(s)

Mechanical Engineering Technical Electives (6 Credits)

Select Courses from Group I OR Group II

Group I: Solid Mechanics

ME 671 - Applied Stress Analysis I 3 Credit(s) **
ME 672 - Applied Stress Analysis II 3 Credit(s)
ME 673 - Experimental Mechanics 3 Credit(s)
ME 674 - Vibrations 3 Credit(s)
ME 675 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials 3 Credit(s)
ME 676 - Advanced Mechanical Design 3 Credit(s)

Group II: Fluid Thermal

ME 681 - Fluid Mechanics 3 Credit(s)
ME 682 - Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer 3 Credit(s)
ME 683 - Heat Transfer 3 Credit(s)
ME 684 - Heat Transfer Processes 3 Credit(s)
ME 685 - Aerodynamics 3 Credit(s)
ME 686 - Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning 3 Credit(s)

Technical Electives (15 Credits)

Select five courses

ENGR 600 - Engineering Project Management 3 Credit(s)
ENGR 611 - Operations Research 3 Credit(s)
ENGR 614 - Engineering Management 3 Credit(s)
ENGR 617 - Engineering Mathematics II 3 Credit(s)
ENGR 618 - Engineering Probability and Statistics 3 Credit(s)
ENGR 691 - Thesis I 3 Credit(s) *
ENGR 692 - Thesis II 3 Credit(s) *
ENGR 695 - Independent Research 3 Credit(s)
CHE 621 - Transport Phenomena 3 Credit(s)
CE 633 - Structural Mechanics 3 Credit(s)
CE 634 - Structural Dynamics 3 Credit(s)
CE 639 - Structural Stability 3 Credit(s)
CE 640 - Theory of Plates & Shells 3 Credit(s)
ME 671 - Applied Stress Analysis I 3 Credit(s)
ME 672 - Applied Stress Analysis II 3 Credit(s)
ME 673 - Experimental Mechanics 3 Credit(s)
ME 674 - Vibrations 3 Credit(s)
ME 675 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials 3 Credit(s)
ME 676 - Advanced Mechanical Design 3 Credit(s)
ME 677 - Acoustics and Noise Control 3 Credit(s)
ME 680 - Advanced Computational Methods 3 Credit(s)
ME 681 - Fluid Mechanics 3 Credit(s)
ME 682 - Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer 3 Credit(s)
ME 683 - Heat Transfer 3 Credit(s)
ME 684 - Heat Transfer Processes 3 Credit(s)
ME 685 - Aerodynamics 3 Credit(s)
ME 686 - Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning 3 Credit(s)
ME 694 - Special Graduate Engineering Topics

Total Credits: 30

* Required for thesis option

** Required for Group I.