The Mechanical Engineering Department administers the Master of Science in Mechanical
Engineering degree for those students wanting to pursue an advanced degree in mechanical
engineering.
There are currently four areas of specialization for this degree:
Specialization in Explosives Engineering
Specialization in Fluid and Thermal Sciences
Specialization in Mechatronics Systems Engineering
Specialization in Solid Mechanics
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 30 credit hours is required for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Core
Specialization Courses - 12 credit hours from the listed core courses of the selected
specialization listed below:
Specialization in Explosives Engineering core classes
MENG 545, Introduction to Explosives Engineering
MENG 546, Detonation Theory
MENG 549, Wave Propagation
MENG 550, Advanced Explosives Engineering
MENG 575, Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Specialization in Fluid and Thermal Sciences core classes
MENG 556 Compressible Fluid Flow
MENG 575, Advanced Engineering Mathematics
MENG 577, Advanced Fluid Mechanics
MENG 578, Advanced Thermodynamics
MENG 579, Advanced Heat Transfer
MENG 580, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Reactive Flow
Specialization in Mechatronics Systems and Robotics core classes
MENG 541, Vibrations in Elastic Continuum
MENG 544/EE 544, Modern Control Theory
MENG 548/EE 548, Manipulator Based Robotics
MENG 551, Sensor Technology
MENG 575, Advanced Engineering Mathematics
MENG 576, Biomedical Mechatronics
Specialization in Solid Mechanics core classes
MENG 504, Advanced Mechanics of Materials
MENG 515, Theory of Elasticity
MENG 516, Plates and Shells
MENG 517, Advanced Finite Element Method
MENG 520, Fracture Mechanics
MENG 524, Continuum Mechanics
MENG 541, Vibration in an Elastic Continuum
MENG 583, Engineering Mechanics of Composite Structures
Elective Courses
6 credit hours of graduate-level MENG courses. The advisory committee may allow for
a maximum of 3 credits of out-of-department graduate-level coursework hours to apply
to the elective course requirement.
Out of Department courses
6 credit hours of approved upper-division or graduate course work from another department.
The advisory committee may determine that a student's previous academic experience
has provided breadth and may recommend modification of this requirement.
MENG 591, Thesis (6 credit hours) or MENG 590, Independent Study (3 credit hours)
A student must prepare and submit a thesis to his/her advisory committee for approval
in accordance with the general requirements of the graduate school, or complete an
independent study with accompanying report.
Students must take MENG 585, Graduate Seminar, each semester offered if the student is in residence. Distance education and part-time students are required to take two semesters of MENG 585. Only one credit of MENG 585 may be used to fulfill degree requirements. MENG 585 must be taken for a letter grade if used to fulfill degree requirements.
Applications are currently being accepted for admission to the MS program. Applicants
are encouraged to apply by January 15 for Fall admission and by September 15 for Spring
admission, to be considered fully for graduate assistantships.
