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Curriculum

The Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering is a 30-credit hour program. Table 1 summarizes the degree requirements of
students taking the thesis option. Students have to complete 8 graduate level courses (24 credit hours) in addition to a master’s
thesis (6 credit hours).

Thesis Option
Program Component Courses Credit Hours
Program Core 8 24
Thesis 2 6
Total 10 30

Table 1: Summary of Course Requirements
Core Courses

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
MEC 511 Advanced Mathematics and Applied Statistics 3 Graduate Status
MEC 513 Advanced Fluid Mechanics 3 Graduate Status
MEC 515 Linear Elasticity 3 Graduate Status
MEC 522 Advanced Heat Transfer 3 Graduate Status
Finite Element Applications in Solid Mechanics &
MEC 524 Heat Transfer 3 MEC 465 or Equivalent
MEC 526 Renewable Energy 3 Graduate Status
Elective 1 Technical Elective 1 3 Graduate Status
Elective 2 Technical Elective 2 3 Graduate Status
MEC 589 Thesis 1 3 Graduate Status
MEC 599 Thesis 2 3 MEC 589
Students who lack the expected knowledge for unconditional admission must complete the required prerequisite undergraduate
courses as recommended by the graduate advisor. Table 2 shows the expected prerequisite knowledge for the MSME:

Table 2: Expected Pre-core Requirement

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisite(s)
MEC 465 or Introduction to the Finite Element Method 3 -
equivalent

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