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Degree Pathway for Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Concentration
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All MSE degree candidates must satisfy each of the following four requirements. No course can count towards more than one requirement:
Three (3) credit hours of advanced mathematics from the following list:
Course #
Course Name
Cr.
MECH.5200
Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
3
ENGY.5390
(
CHEN.5390
)
Mathematical Methods for Engineers
3
MATH.5450
Partial Differential Equations
3
MATH.5300
Applied Math I
3
Three (3) credit hours of solid mechanics courses from the following list:
Course #
Course Name
Cr.
MECH.5960
Mechanics of Composite Materials
3
MECH.5130
Theory of Finite Element Analysis
3
MECH.5620
Solid Mechanics I
3
MECH.5630
Dynamic Behavior of Materials
3
MECH.5910
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
3
Three (3) credit hours of thermofluid courses from the following list:
Course #
Course Name
Cr.
MECH.5410
Advanced Heat Transfer
3
MECH.5491
Advanced Thermodynamics
3
MECH.5590
Multi-Scale Computational Fluid Dynamics I
3
MECH.5810
Advanced Fluids Mechanics
3
MECH.5260
Transport Processes in Energy Systems
3
Either 1 or 2 below:
Tracks
Details
Total Credit Hours
1.Thesis Track
M.S Students on the thesis track will design a student specific curriculum sequence of 12 credit hours of coursework with the first semester of graduate study.
9 Credit hours of thesis research, 12 Hours coursework,at least one semester of the 0 credit reearch seminar (
MECH.5010
)
2.Non-Thesis Track
In their first year students on a non-thesis track must submit a plan of study to the graduate coordinator and obtain his/her approval
9 credit hours of coursework in a Mechanical Engineering concentration and 12 credit hours of coursework approved by the graduate coordinator.
Design and Manufacturing Concentration Courses
Course #
Course Name
Cr.
MECH.5120
Applied Finite Elements
3
MECH.5490
Cooling of Electronic
3
MECH.5530
MEMS & Microsystems
3
MECH.5710
Quality Engineering
3
MECH.5740
Design for Reliability Engineering
3
MECH.5750
Industrial Design of Experiments
3
MECH.5760
Engineering Project Management
3
MECH.5790
Robotics
3
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