Option Courses

Option Courses

 

A. Dynamics and Control
Code Course Hours/Week Credit
ME 530 Advanced Dynamics [CORE] 3+0+0 3
ME 537 State Space Control Theory [CORE] 3+0+0 3
ME 622 Advanced Vibrations [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 634 Robotics [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 636 System Modeling and Identification [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3

 

B. Fluid Mechanics

Code Course Hours/Week Credit
ME 551 Advanced Fluid Mechanics [CORE] 3+0+0 3
ME 561 Conduction Heat Transfer [CORE] 3+0+0 3
ME 503 Mechanics of Continua I [ELECTIVE] 4+0+0 4
ME 602 Mechanics of Continua II [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 610 Finite Elements [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 632 Approximate Solution Techniques [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 652 Viscous Flow Theory [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 653 Turbulent Flow Theory [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 654 Gas Dynamics [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 656 Computational Fluid Dynamics [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 662 Convective Heat Transfer [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3

 

C. Materials and Manufacturing

Code Course Hours/Week Credit
ME 511 Principles of Material Science and Eng. [CORE] 3+0+0 3
ME 512 Principles of Manufacturing Processes [CORE] 3+0+0 3
ME 610 Finite Elements [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 613 Deformation of Engineering Materials [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 614 Materials Processing [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 618 Mechanical Behavior of Materials [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 620 Fracture [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3

 

D. Solid and Design

Code Course Hours/Week Credit
ME 521 Engineering Design [CORE] 3+0+0 3
ME 523 Elasticity [CORE] 3+0+0 3
ME 503 Mechanics of Continua I [ELECTIVE] 4+0+0 4
ME 530 Advanced Dynamics [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 602 Mechanics of Continua II [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 610 Finite Elements [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 613 Deformation of Engineering Materials [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 618 Mechanical Behavior of Materials [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 620 Fracture [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 622 Advanced Vibrations [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 625 Optimum Structural Design [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 632 Approximate Solution Techniques [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 641 Wave Propagation [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3

 

E. Thermal Sciences

Code Course Hours/Week Credit
ME 551 Advanced Fluid Mechanics [CORE] 3+0+0 3
ME 561 Conduction Heat Transfer [CORE] 3+0+0 3
ME 503 Mechanics of Continua I [ELECTIVE] 4+0+0 4
ME 560 Advanced Thermodynamics [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 602 Mechanics of Continua II [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 610 Finite Elements [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 632 Approximate Solution Techniques [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 662 Convective Heat Transfer [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 663 Radiation Heat Transfer [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
ME 664 Two-Phase Heat Transfer [ELECTIVE] 3+0+0 3
In addition to the option courses listed above,
  • ME 581-589 Special Topics, 591-596 Special Studies
  • ME 681-689 Special Topics, 691-696 Special Studies
  • ME 597,598-697, 698 Mechanical Engineering Seminars I, II
  • ME 699 Guided Research (Ph.D. only)

may be considered as being a part of one of the options, depending on the course content given in the particular semester. Thesis work is carried out using:

  • ME 690 M.S. Thesis
  • ME 790 Ph.D. Thesis