Master Degree Requirements
Basic Admissions Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering or closely related majors.
- Undergraduate GPA of no lower than 2.6.
- No more than two repeated undergraduate courses.
- GRE Score of 295 or above.
- TOEFL score of no lower than 550 (paper-based) or 79 (IBT).
- Convincing purpose of the statement.
- Strong letters of recommendation.
- For further details see the Graduate Studies
- For other department requirements see the Department Handbook
The program requires the completion of 30 or 36 credit hours depending on the plan.
Plan Options
Plan-1Thesis |
Plan-2Project |
Plan-3Course only (Currently not available) |
4 Core Courses (12 Hrs) 4 Elective Courses (12 Hrs) + Thesis (6 Hrs) |
4 Core Courses (12 Hrs) 7 Elective Courses (21 Hrs) + Project (3 Hrs) |
4 Core Courses (12 Hrs) 8 Elective Courses (24 Hrs) + Comprehensive exam (0 Hrs) |
Total for Program: 30 Hours |
Total for Program: 36 Hours Note: Only allowed for those with Internship or Full-time job |
Total for Program: 36 Hours |
Core Courses:
- MEEN 5330 - Continuum Mechanics (3)
- MEEN 5321 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics (3)
- MEEN 5318 - Advanced Dynamics (3)
- MEEN 5337 - Engineering Analysis in Applied Mechanics (3)
Elective Courses:
- MEEN 5301 - Advanced Problems in Mechanical Engineering (3)
- MEEN 5303 - Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3)
- MEEN 5313 - Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering (3)
- MEEN 5314 - Finite Element Methods in Engineering (3)
- MEEN 5315 - Advanced Mechanism Design (3)
- MEEN 5316 - Mechanics of Composite Materials (3)
- MEEN 5320 - Theory of Elasticity (3)
- MEEN 5322 - Turbulent Flow (3)
- MEEN 5325 - Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems (3)
- MEEN 5326 - Advanced Control Systems Engineering (3)
- MEEN 5328 - Dynamic Systems Engineering (3)
- MEEN 5331 - Advanced Materials Science (3)
- MEEN 5333 - Polymer Science (3)
- MEEN 5335 - Advanced Robotics and Automation (3)
- MEEN 5339 - Computer Aided Geometric Design (3)
- MEEN 5341 - Tribology: Friction Wear & Lub (3)
- MEEN 5345 - Conduction and Convection Heat Transfer (3)
- MEEN 5347 - Advanced Thermodynamics (3)
- MEEN 5348 - Auto. Sys. and Ind. Controls (3)
- MEEN 5349 – Mechanical Vibrations (3)
- MHEN 5372 – Sensors and Actuators (3)