Degree Pathway for Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering - Energy Concentration | UMass Lowell

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 research 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.

Energy Concentration Courses
Course #	Course Name	Cr.
MECH.5040	Energy Engineering Workshop	3
MECH.5210	Solar Fundamentals	3
MECH.5220	Wind Energy Fundamentals	3
MECH.5250	Grid-Connected Solar Electric Systems	3
MECH.5260	Transport Processes in Energy Systems	3
MECH.5270	Solar Energy Engineering	3
MECH.5280	Photovoltaics Manufacturing	3
MECH.5290	Fuel Cell Fundamentals	3
MECH.5320	Off-Grid Electric Systems	3
MECH.5330	Nanomaterials for Energy	3
MECH.5340	Green Combustion and Biofuels	3
MECH.5350	Fundamentals of Sustainable Energy	3
MECH.5440	Combustion Modeling	3
CHEN.5280	Advanced Transport Phenomena	3
ENGY.5050	Reactor Physics	3
ENGY.5070	Reactor Engineering and Safety Analysis	3
ENGY.5090	Dynamic Systems	3

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