MECHANICAL AND AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Master of Science in Engineering (Mechanical)

Advisor: Koorosh Naghshineh Room G-226 Parkview Campus

 

Graduates with the Master of Science in Engineering (Mechanical) look forward to career opportunities at higher levels of responsibility. The areas of opportunities include, but are not limited to, mechanical system and structural dynamics, system design and controls, materials, experimental stress analysis, tribology, vehicle dynamics, experimental and computational fluid dynamics, thermal and power systems, noise and vibrations, and finite element analysis. Opportunities for mechanical engineers continue to develop with the rapid expansion of the knowledge base.

 

Class sequencing and scheduling (in the evening hours) are arranged so that a working engineer can complete the program in three years while maintaining full-time employment.

 

Admission Requirements

  1. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an institution with a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-40. 12 - telephone: (410)347-7700.
  2. Submit results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Grade point average of 3.0 (A=4.0) or better in the last two years of undergraduate work.

 

Applicants with degrees in other engineering fields or related disciplines may be considered for admission after they have satisfactorily completed the necessary undergraduate prerequisite courses prescribed by the department’s graduate advisor. Based on Graduate Advisor’s discretion, these courses can be all or a subset of ME 232, 250, 256, 257, 258, 356, 365, 431, 432, MATH 272, 374.

 

Probationary admission may be granted to a student with a baccalaureate degree and less than the required academic record or anyone having a baccalaureate degree from a non-accredited college or anyone needing more than three prerequisite courses. A student admitted on non-degree probationary status may establish eligibility for regular admission by completing the specified prerequisite courses, and securing grades of “B” or better in each course in the first nine hours of graduate work.

 

A student with a baccalaureate degree who wishes to enroll in courses but does not plan to pursue a program leading to master’s degree, or is not eligible for regular admission may enroll in courses for which prerequisite requirements are satisfied with Permission to Take Graduate Classes (PTG) status. If the student later decides to apply for regular admission, no more than nine hours of work taken under PTG status will be considered part of a degree program.

 

 

Program Options and Requirements

Students may choose the Thesis Option or the Non-Thesis Option as described below. A specific program of study for each student is determined in conjunction with and subject to approval of the student’s advisor.

 

THESIS OPTION

This option of the Master of Science in Engineering (Mechanical) consists of thirty hours, of which six must be taken as thesis.

 

Program Requirements:

  1. A minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of credit, including eighteen (18) hours of approved courses in the area of mechanical engineering, six (6) hours of electives, and six (6) hours of ME 700 Master’s Thesis.
  2. A minimum of six (6) hours must be mathematics oriented. The mathematics-oriented courses may include mechanical engineering courses (e.g., ME 560, 561, 562, 637, and 661) or electives selected from any engineering department in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, or in mathematics, computer science, and the physical sciences. Students who choose to take a class outside the ME approved list of graduate courses must obtain the approval of the ME graduate advisor prior to registering for such classes.
  3. Satisfactory completion of six (6) hours of ME 700, Master’s Thesis under the guidance of the thesis advisor and committee.

 

­NON-THESIS OPTION

This option of the Master of Science in Engineering (Mechanical) consists of thirty-six (36) hours, of which up to six may be taken as project.

 

Program Requirements:

  1. A minimum of thirty-six (36) semester hours of credit, including thirty (30) hours of approved courses in the area of mechanical engineering plus six (6) hours of electives.
  2. A minimum of six (6) hours must be mathematics oriented. The mathematics-oriented courses may include mechanical engineering courses (e.g., ME 560, 561, 562, 637, and 661) or electives selected from any engineering department in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, or in mathematics, computer science, and the physical sciences. Students who choose to take a class outside the ME approved list of graduate courses must obtain the approval of the ME graduate advisor prior to registering for such classes.
  3. Up to six (6) hours of project (ME 697) may be taken as part of the thirty (30) hours of approved courses in the area of mechanical engineering for research conducted under the supervision of a department faculty member.