MS Mechanical Engineering

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completing the requirements of the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, students should be able to:

1. Devise a plan to research issues relevant to the problem at hand and to conduct experiments or develop a computer model.
2. Formulate solutions to advanced engineering problems.
3. Analyze the collected or generated data and draw conclusions from the results.
4. Analyze and synthesize advanced engineering solutions.

Required Courses
ME 599	Design Project (Thesis)	9
Or 9 units of approved Technical Electives and a Comprehensive Examination 1
Approved MATH/STAT/CSC Courses 2		8
Select from the following:		12
ME 501	Continuum Mechanics and Elasticity
ME 503	Inelastic Stress Analysis
ME 504	Finite Element Analysis
ME 506	System Dynamics
ME 507	Mechanical Control System Design
ME 517	Advanced Vibrations
ME 518	Machinery Vibration and Rotor Dynamics
ME 540	Viscous Flow
ME 541	Advanced Thermodynamics
ME 542	Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Flow
ME 552	Advanced Heat Transfer I
ME 553	Advanced Heat Transfer II
ME 554	Computational Heat Transfer
ME 579	Fluid Power Control
Approved Technical Electives
400 or 500-level ME or non-ME courses; maximum of 12 units of 400-level courses allowed		16
Total units		45

1	Must be at 500 level.
2	4 units required at 500 level.