At the Master's level, the program is broad based, allowing students to develop expertise in a number of areas including metrology, manufacturing, bioengineering, motorsports and automotive engineering, energy engineering, thermal and fluid sciences, solid mechanics, materials engineering and science, and mechanical control and instrumentation. The MSME program requires successful completion of 30 credits at the graduate level. Both thesis and non-thesis options are available:Thesis: The thesis option provides the students the opportunity to work on a research project that culminates in a published thesis.
Non-Thesis/Project: This option exposes students to the nature of true engineering work in the form of a single project-based course, and introduces the fundamental tools for project execution that will be expected in the workplace.
Further details on Master's program options are available on the Degree Requirements page. Students must decide on their MSME option by the end of the second semester, through submission of their Plan of Study.
Students have the flexibility of selecting their own courses with the approval of the graduate advisor. The faculty contact assigned at the time of admission serves as the advisor for the first two semesters or until a permanent advisor is formally selected by the student at the time the Plan of study is submitted.
Research within the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science is focused in six primary areas manufacturing and metrology, computational mechanics and materials, motorsports engineering, bioengineering, thermal fluids science, and dynamics and controls. Within these areas, students pursue a variety of research topics that address design, manufacturing, metrology, thermal sciences and fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, biomedical engineering, materials engineering and science, and mechanical control and instrumentation. Students are encouraged to consider the variety of research and their interests as they progress in their degree program, choose an advisor, and develop their program of study. Lists of faculty, active research areas, and courses typically offered within each area are available by following the corresponding links.
