Fall 2022 MS Curriculum Update
Revised requirements outlined below will apply only to students entering the MS in Mechanical Engineering program in Fall of 2022 and later. Students who entered the program earlier should see pre-2022 requirements.
For course descriptions, please refer to the Course Catalog unless otherwise indicated.
Core Courses
12 credits (4 courses) from any of the following three Selected Cores. At minimum, one two-course sequence, as grouped by A, B, C, D (or two of three in the case of 2B) must be taken from any of these Selected Cores.
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(1) Mechanics
- MEM 660 Elasticity & MEM 663 Continuum Mechanics
- MEM 666 Advanced Dynamics I & MEM 667 Advanced Dynamics II
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(2) Thermal and Fluid Sciences
- MEM 621 Foundations of Fluid Mechanics & MEM 622 Boundary Layer/Laminar Turbulent Flow
- MEM 611 Conduction Heat Transfer & MEM 612 Convective Heat Transfer & MEM 613 Radiation Heat Transfer
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(3) Systems and Control
- MEM 633 Robust Control Systems I & 634 Robust Control Systems II
- MEM 636 Theory of Nonlinear Control I & MEM 637 Theory of Nonlinear Control II
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(4) Design and Manufacturing
- MEM 619 Lab-on-a-Chip
- MEM 678 Nondestructive Evaluation Methods
- MEM T680 Data Analysis and Machine Learning for Science and Manufacturing
Description: Scientific and manufacturing systems are generating troves of data, imposing pressure on data and computational infrastructure. In this course, students will learn modern computational and data analysis tools to handle data’s four V’s (volume, veracity, velocity, and variety). This course will cover data management systems, efficient computing, data visualization, and current topics in machine and deep learning. Students will learn to analyze various data types, including time series, images, hyperspectral images, natural language, and more.
- MEM 687 Manufacturing Processes I
Applied Analytical Methods courses (6 credits)
- MEM 591 Applied Engineering Analysis Methods I (3 Credits)
- MEM 592 Applied Engineering Analysis Methods II or
- MEM 593 Applied Engineering Analysis Methods III
- (3 Credits) Selection Depends On The Student's Interests Or Needs In Research
Technical elective courses (27 credits)
- 6 credits (2 courses) must be from MEM (5xx or higher)
- 21 credits (7 courses) can include up to 9 credits of independent study/research
NON-THESIS OPTION
27 Elective Credits
- 6 Credits (2 courses) must be from MEM (5xx or higher).
- 21 credits (7 courses) can include up to 9 credits of independent study/research.
THESIS OPTION
MEM 898 + Elective Credits
- A minimum of 9 and up to 15 credits of Master's Thesis (MEM 898) taken with a Faculty Advisor.
- At least 12 and up to 18 credits (two of which must be from MEM 5xx or higher).
Your graduate advisor and faculty will guide your course selection and scheduling of core and elective courses.