Graduate curriculum

Thrust I: Noise and vibration control

Core program requirement: 4 cr.

  • ME 5000 Engineering Analysis

Course offerings

  • ME 5400 Dynamics II
  • ME 5410 Vibrations II
  • ME 5425 Analysis of Vibration Measurements and Instrumentation
  • ME 5440 Industrial Noise Control
  • ME 5460 Fundamentals in Acoustics and Noise Control
  • ME 5995 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 6550 Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems
  • ME 7400 Advanced Dynamics (Prereq: ME 5400)
  • ME 7410 Vibrations of Continuous Systems (Prereq: ME 5400 or ME 5410)
  • ME 7420 Random Vibrations (Prereq: ME 5400 or ME 5410)
  • ME 7440 Signal Processing Technologies and Their Applications
  • ME 7460 Advanced Acoustics and Noise Control (Prereq: ME 5460)
  • ME 7480 Nonlinear Vibration (Prereq: ME 5400 or ME 5410)
  • ME 7550 Control of Dynamic Systems (Prereq: ME 6550 or ECE 5470)
  • ME 7590 (ECE 7420) Nonlinear Control Systems (Prereq: ME 6550 or ECE 5470)

Directed study courses: 1-4 cr.

  • ME 5990 Directed Study (Prereqwritten consent of director of Graduate student's coordinator and chairperson)

Thesis: 8 Cr.

  • ME 8999 Master's Thesis Research and Direction (PrereqConsent of advisor)

MS thesis timeline

Internship in industry: 3 cr. max

  • ME 6991 Internship in Industry

1 cr. per semester, for a max of 3 semesters per OISS/CPT rule. Does not count towards the 32 credit requirement.Students are eligible to enroll in ME 6991 after successfully completing 16 credits in their Graduate program.


Thrust II: Advanced materials and manufacturing

Core program requirement: 4 cr.

  • ME 5000 Engineering Analysis

Course offerings

  • ME 5040 Finite Element Methods I.
  • ME 5453 Automotive Manufacturing System and Processes
  • ME 5580 Computer-Aided Mechanical Design
  • ME 5620 Fracture Mechanics in Engineering Design
  • ME 5700 Fundamentals of Mechanics
  • ME 5720 Mechanics of Composite Materials
  • ME 5995 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 7020 Finite Element Methods II (Prereq: ME 5040)
  • ME 7451 Advanced Manufacturing II: Material Forming
  • ME 7610 Theory of Elasticity
  • ME 7680 Manufacturing Processing Mechanics (Prereq: ME 5040)
  • ME 7720 Advanced Mechanics of Composite Materials (Prereq: ME 5720)
  • ME 7820 Engineering Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) Methods and Industrial Applications
  • ME 8020 Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection in Transportation Systems I (Prereq: ME 5040)
  • ME 8030 Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection in Transportation Systems II (Prereq: ME 8020)

Directed study courses: 1-4 cr.

  • ME 5900 National Design Competition Projects (Prereq: Written consent of director of Graduate student's coordinator)

Thesis: 8 cr.

  • ME 8999 Master's Thesis Research and Direction (PrereqConsent of advisor)

MS thesis timeline

Internship in industry: 3 cr. max

  • ME 6991 Internship in Industry

1 cr. per semester, for a max of 3 semesters per OISS/CPT rule. Does not count towards the 32 credit requirement.Students are eligible to enroll in ME 6991 after successfully completing 16 credits in their Graduate program.


Thrust III: Advanced propulsion and energy systems

Core program requirement: 4 cr.

  • ME 5000 Engineering Analysis

Course offerings

  • ME 5110 (EVE 5130) Fundamental Fuel Cell Systems
  • ME 5210 Convective and Radiative Heat Transfer
  • ME 5215 (EVE 5120) Fundamentals of Battery Systems for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
  • ME 5300 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
  • ME 5700 Fundamentals of Mechanics
  • ME 5800 Combustion Engines
  • ME 5810 Combustion and Emissions (Prereq: ME 5800)
  • ME 5820 Thermal Environmental Engineering
  • ME 5995 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
  • ME 7260 Heat and Mass Transfer
  • ME 7290 Advanced Combustion and Emissions
  • ME 7300 Advanced Fluid Mechanics (Prereq: ME 5300)
  • ME 7310 Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (Prereq: ME 5300)
  • ME 7850 Dynamics and Vibration of Automotive Engines (Prereq: ME 5800)
  • ME 8290 Advanced Combustion and Emissions II (Prereq: ME 7260)

Directed study courses: 1-4 cr.

  • ME 5990 Directed Study (Prereqwritten consent of director of Graduate student's coordinator and chairperson)

Thesis: 8 cr.

  • ME 8999 Master's Thesis Research and Direction (PrereqConsent of advisor)

MS thesis timeline

Internship in industry: 3 cr. max

  • ME 6991 Internship in Industry

1 cr. per semester, for a max of 3 semesters per OISS/CPT rule. Does not count towards the 32 credit requirement.Students are eligible to enroll in ME 6991 after successfully completing 16 credits in their Graduate program.


Biomedical engineering concentration

Core program requirement: 4 cr.

  • ME 5000 Engineering Analysis

Cross-listed courses with biomedical engineering

  • ME 5100 (BME 5010) Engineering Physiology
  • ME 5160 (BME 5210) Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (Prereq: BME 5010 or BMS 6550)
  • ME 5170 (BME 5570) Design of Human Rehabilitation Systems
  • ME 5180 (BME 5370) Introduction to Biomaterials (Prereq: BE 1300 and BME 5010 or BMS 6550)
  • ME 6180 (BME 6480) Biomedical Instrumentation
  • ME 7100 (BME 7100) Mathematical Modeling in Impact Biomechanics (Prereq: ME 3400 and BME 5010 or BMS 6550)
  • ME 7160 (BME 7160) Impact Biomechanics (Prereq: BME 5010 or BMS 6550)
  • ME 7180 (BME 7300) Advanced Topics in Biomaterials and Tissue Biomechanics (Prereq: BME 5210 or BME 5370)
  • ME 7195 (BME 7210) Tissue Biomechanics (Prereq: BME 5010 or BMS 6550; BME 5020, BME 5210)

Directed study courses: 1-4 cr.

  • ME 5990 Directed Study (Prereqwritten consent of director of Graduate student's coordinator and chairperson)

Thesis: 8 cr.

  • ME 8999 Master's Thesis Research and Direction (PrereqConsent of advisor)

MS thesis timeline

Internship in industry: 3 cr. max

  • ME 6991 Internship in Industry

1 cr. per semester, for a max of 3 semesters per OISS/CPT rule. Does not count towards the 32 credit requirement.Students are eligible to enroll in ME 6991 after successfully completing 16 credits in their Graduate program.