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Graduate Professional MS Track

A 30-credit, non-thesis, professional MS degree program is available for qualified students who are employed in industry. Upon entering the program, students plan a program of study with the aid of their faculty advisor.

Professional MS Track Requirements

A student must take at least one of the following mathematics courses:

  • ME 2001: Differential Equations (3 credits)
  • ME 2002: Linear and Complex Analysis (3 credits)

Students must take mechanical engineering courses from at least two of the following subject course lists.

Dynamic Systems

  • ME 2020: Mechanical Vibrations (3 credits)
  • ME 2027: Advanced Dynamics (3 credits)
  • ME 2045: Linear Control Systems (3 credits)
  • ME 2046: Digital Control Systems (3 credits)
  • ME 2080: Intro. to Microelectromechanical Systems (3 credits)
  • ME 2082: Principles of Electromechanical Sensors & Actuators (3 credits)

Fluid Mechanics

  • ME 2003: Introduction to Continuum Mechanics (3 credits)
  • ME 2055: Computer Aided Analysis in Transport Phenomena (3 credits)
  • ME 2074: Advanced Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)

Solid Mechanics

  • ME 2003: Introduction to Continuum Mechanics (3 credits)
  • ME 2004: Elasticity (3 credits)
  • ME 2022: Applied Solid Mechanics (3 credits)
  • ME 2033: Fracture Mechanics (3 credits)
  • ME 2047: Finite Element Analysis (3 credits)

Thermal Systems

  • ME 2050: Thermodynamics (3 credits)
  • ME 2053: Heat and Mass Transfer (3 credits)
  • ME 2074: Advanced Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)

A student may take up to 9 credits from other engineering, mathematics, or physics departments.

Admissions

Graduate Admissions information, including requirements, tuition & fees, and finanical assistance are located on the School of Engineering Graduate Admissions section.

Handbook

Graduate Handbook

How to Apply

Apply to the Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate program.

STUDENTS

Over 300 undergraduates, 70 MS, and 40 Ph.D. students make up the ME student body.