Successful completion of 24 credit hours of graduate-level coursework and 6 credit hours of thesis research.

Coursework (24 credit hours)

• Mathematics Courses (6 credit hours)
  Select two Mathematics Courses.
• Concentration Courses (12 credit hours)
  Students complete 12 credit hours from one of five concentrations or the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Engineering Concentration.
• Elective Courses (6 credit hours)
  Select two courses from the Concentration Core Courses or Elective Courses lists below. If more than 6 credit hours of elective courses are proposed to be taken from outside the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, Director of Graduate Programs approval is required. No more than 6 credit hours may be in Individual Study (MEGR 7892).

Thesis (6 credit hours)

6 credit hours of thesis research is required

• MEGR 7991 – Graduate Master Thesis Research (1 to 6)

Successful completion of 30 credit hours of graduate-level coursework.

Coursework (30 credit hours)

• Mathematics Courses (6 credit hours)
  Select two Mathematics Courses.
• Concentration Courses (12 credit hours)
  Students must declare a concentration and take 12 credit hours of courses listed in that concentration.
• Elective Courses (9 credit hours)
  Select three courses from the Concentration Core Courses or Elective Courses. No more than 6 credit hours may be taken from outside the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science.​ No more than 6 credit hours may be in Individual Study (MEGR 7892).
• Capstone Course (3 credit hours)
  Select one course from the Capstone Courses.

Select two of the following:

• MEGR 7175 – Engineering Analysis II (3)
• MEGR 7172 – Computational Methods in Engineering (3)
• MEGR 7174 – Engineering Analysis I (3)

Declare a concentration and take 12 credit hours of courses listed in that concentration:

Dynamics and Control

Select four of the following:

• MEGR 5143 – Mechanical Vibrating Systems (3)
• MEGR 5237- Introduction to Control Systems (3)
• MEGR 7145 – Advanced Topics in Dynamics (3)
• MEGR 7148 – Stability and Control of Nonlinear Systems (3)
• MEGR 7222 – Mechatronics (3)
• MEGR 7223 – Mathematical Concepts for Dynamics and Control (3)
• MEGR 7224 – Analytical Mechanics (3)

Machine Learning in Mechanical Engineering 

Select four of the following:

• MEGR 7090- Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3)
• MEGR 7090- Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3)
• EMGT 6113 – Cluster Analysis and Application (3)
• EMGT 6912- Computational Intelligence (3)
• EMGT 6952- Engineering Systems Optimization (3)
• ITCS 5111- Introduction to Natural Language Processing (3)
• ITCS 6156- Machine Learning (3)

Metrology and Manufacturing

Select four of the following:

• MEGR 5280 – Advanced Manufacturing Processes (3)
• MEGR 6181 – Engineering Metrology (3)
• MEGR 7182 – Machine Tool Metrology (3)
• MEGR 7191 – Introduction to Optical Fabrication and Testing (3)
• MEGR 7283 – Advanced Coordinate Metrology (3)
• MEGR 7284 – Advanced Surface Metrology (3)

Motorsports Engineering

Select four of the following:

• MEGR 5210 – Automotive Power Plants (3)
• MEGR 5211- Road Vehicle Dynamics (3)
• MEGR 5240 – Advanced Automotive Power Plants (3)
• MEGR 5242- Applied Vehicle Aerodynamics (3)
• MEGR 5244 – Tire Mechanics (3)
• MEGR 7136 – Automotive Materials (3)
• MEGR 7214 – Turbulent Shear Flows (3)
• MEGR 7215 – Turbulence Modeling and Simulations (3)

Solid Mechanics and Materials Science

Select four of the following:

• MEGR 6141 – Theory of Elasticity I (3)
• MEGR 6166 – Mechanical Behavior of Materials I (3)
• MEGR 7108 – Finite Element Analysis and Applications (3)
• MEGR 7163 – Materials Characterization and Analysis (3)
• MEGR 7172 – Computational Methods in Engineering (3)
• MEGR 7173 – Engineering Design Optimization (3)

Thermal Science and Fluid Mechanics

Select four of the following:

• MEGR 7113 – Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Flow (3)
• MEGR 7114 – Advanced Fluid Mechanics (3)
• MEGR 7117 – Statistical Thermodynamics (3)
• MEGR 7213 – Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (3)
• MEGR 7214 – Turbulent Shear Flows (3)
• MEGR 7215 – Turbulence Modeling and Simulations (3)

Interdisciplinary Biomedical Engineering

In consultation with the faculty advisor or the Graduate Program Director, students select four courses from different concentrations and courses listed.

• MEGR 5271 – Orthopedic Biomechanics (3)
• MEGR 5272 – Mechanics of the Human Locomotor System (3)
• MEGR 5273 – Regenerative Neural Engineering (3)
• MEGR 5274 – Bioelectronic Medicine (3)
• MEGR 7119 – Thermal Applications in Biomedical Engineering (3)

Dual Concentration

Students may request to complete two concentrations. However, an additional 12 credit hours are required with no course double-counting towards two concentrations.

Select three of the following. No more than 6 credit hours may be taken from outside the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science. No more than 6 credit hours may be Individual Study.

• Any MEGR 5000, 6000, 0r 7000-level curse
• ECGR 6115 – Optimal Control Theory I (3)
• EMGT 6924 – Lean Six Sigma Practice and Management (3)
• ENER 6120 – Energy Generation and Conversion (3)
• NANO 8102 – Nanoscale Phenomena (3)
• NANO 8104 – Fabrication of Nanomaterials (3)
• NANO 8301 – Nanomedicine (3)
• NANO 8351 – Nanoscale Materials for Energy Applications (3)
• NANO 8354 – Solar Applications of Nanomaterials (3)
• OPTI 5371 – Waves and Optics (3)
• OPTI 6206 – Physical Optics Design and Simulation (3)
• OPTI 6241 – Optical System Function and Design (3)

A capstone course has a class project component. No capstone course can be double-counted to also satisfy a Concentration or Elective course requirement. With prior approval from the Graduate Program Director, an offering of MEGR 7892 that includes a project may be approved to count as the required capstone course.

Select one of the following:

• MEGR 7108 – Finite Element Analysis and Applications (3)
• MEGR 7172 – Computational Methods in Engineering (3)
• MEGR 7173 – Engineering Design Optimization (3)
• MEGR 7186 – Data Analysis and Uncertainty (3)
• MEGR 7213 – Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (3)
• MEGR 7214 – Turbulent Shear Flows (3)
• MEGR 7215 – Turbulence Modeling and Simulations (3)
• MEGR 7222 – Mechatronics (3)
• MEGR 7284 – Advanced Surface Metrology (3)