Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Richardson, USA
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
USD 18,276 / per semester
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
Traditionally many mechanical engineers headed for automotive and aerospace, but today’s big growth areas are energy, robotics, bioengineering, and nanotechnology. The MS in Mechanical Engineering degree program prepares both recent baccalaureate graduates and experienced mechanical engineers for advanced micro-scale and nanoscale mechanical and thermal design and development. Designed to accommodate the needs of working engineers who wish to continue their education, the program offers courses at times convenient for students employed on a full-time basis.
Admissions
Curriculum
Degree Requirements
The MS degree in Mechanical Engineering requires a minimum of 33 semester credit hours of graduate-level coursework. A student must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 to remain in good standing and satisfy the degree requirements.
All students must have a faculty advisor and an approved plan of study within the first two consecutive long semesters in the program. The plan of study is based upon the student's choice of concentration area.
Courses taken without the advisor's approval will not be counted towards the 33 semester credit hour requirement. Successful completion of an approved plan of study leads to the MS M.E. degree.
The MS M.E. program has both a thesis and a non-thesis option. All part-time MS M.E. students will be assigned initially to the non-thesis option. Those wishing to elect the thesis option may do so by obtaining the approval of a faculty thesis supervisor.
All full-time, supported students are required to participate in the thesis option. The thesis option requires three semester credit hours of research and three semester credit hours of thesis. The thesis is required to be submitted to the graduate school and presented in a formal public defence. The supervising committee administers this defence and is chosen in consultation with the student's thesis advisor prior to enrolling for thesis credit. Research and thesis semester credit hours cannot be counted in an MS M.E. degree plan unless a thesis is written and successfully defended.
Course Requirements
Required Major Courses: 12 semester credit hours
An MS student in M.E. must take a total of four core courses, selected from two or more concentration areas from the list of the four concentration areas below, and must receive a grade of B- or better in the four core courses. A student must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 to remain in good standing and satisfy the degree requirements.
Dynamic Systems and Control
- MECH 6300 (EECS 6331, SYSM 6307) Linear Systems
- MECH 6309 Intermediate Dynamics
- MECH 6325 Optimal Estimation and Kalman Filter
- MECH 6326 Optimal Control and Dynamic Programming
Manufacturing and Design Innovation
- MECH 6303 Computer-Aided Design
- MECH 6318 Engineering Optimization
- MECH 6333 Materials Design and Manufacturing
Mechanics and Materials
- MECH 6306 Continuum Mechanics
- MECH 6350 Advanced Solid Mechanics
Thermal and Fluid Sciences
- MECH 6370 Incompressible Fluid Mechanics
- MECH 6373 Convective Heat Transfer
- MECH 6374 Conductive and Radiative Heat Transfer
Prescribed Electives within Concentration Areas: 9 semester credit hours
The following is a list of prescribed elective courses. Students must take at least 3 prescribed graduate-level elective courses from one concentration area. Courses counted towards satisfying requirements on Required Major Courses cannot be counted towards satisfying requirements on Prescribed Electives. All electives must be approved by the faculty advisor.
Note: the presence of a course number in parentheses indicates that this course is cross-listed in another department.
Dynamic Systems and Controls (D.S.C.)
MS students must take at least 3 courses from one concentration area.
- MECH 6300 (EECS 6331, SYSM 6307) Linear Systems
- MECH 6308 Haptics and Teleoperated Systems
- MECH 6309 Intermediate Dynamics
- MECH 6311 Advanced Mechanical Vibrations
- MECH 6312 (EESC 6349) Probability, Random Variables, and Statistics
- MECH 6313 (EECS 6336, BMEN 6388, SYSE 6324) Nonlinear Systems
- MECH 6314 (SYSM 6306, BMEN 6372) Engineering Systems: Modeling and Simulation
- MECH 6316 (SYSE 6322) Digital Control of Automotive Powertrain Systems
- MECH 6317 (EECS 6302, SYSM 6302) Dynamics of Complex Networks and Systems
- MECH 6318 Engineering Optimization
- MECH 6319 Dynamics and Control of MEMS
- MECH 6323 (SYSE 6323, EECS 6323) Robust Control Systems
- MECH 6324 (BMEN 6324, EECS 6324) Robot Control
- MECH 6325 Optimal Estimation and Kalman Filter
- MECH 6326 Optimal Control and Dynamic Programming
- MECH 6327 Convex Optimization in Systems and Controls
- MECH 6328 Frequency-Domain Analysis and Design of Control Systems
- MECH 6V29 Special Topics in Dynamic Systems and Control
Manufacturing and Design Innovation (M.D.I.)
MS students must take at least 3 courses from one concentration area.
- MECH 6303 Computer-Aided Design
- MECH 6311 Advanced Mechanical Vibrations
- MECH 6314 (BMEN 6372, SYSM 6306) Engineering Systems: Modeling and Simulation
- MECH 6317 (EECS 6302, SYSM 6302) Dynamics of Complex Networks and Systems
- MECH 6318 Engineering Optimization
- MECH 6319 Dynamics and Control of MEMS
- MECH 6330 Multiscale Design and Optimization
- MECH 6333 Materials Design and Manufacturing
- MECH 6334 Smart Materials and Structures
- MECH 6335 (OPRE 6340) Flexible Manufacturing Strategies
- MECH 6337 (SYSM 6301) Systems Engineering, Architecture and Design
- MECH 6338 Reliability-Based Design
- MECH 6339 Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
- MECH 6341 (EEMF 6348, MSEN 6348) Lithography and Nanofabrication
- MECH 6342 Renewable Energy and Grid Integration
- MECH 6347 (EEMF 6382, MSEN 6382) Introduction to MEMS
- MECH 6348 (EEMF 6322, MSEN 6322) Semiconductor Processing Technology
- MECH 6351 Finite Element Techniques I
- MECH 6353 Computational Mechanics
- MECH 6354 Experimental Mechanics
- MECH 6V49 Special Topics in Manufacturing and Design Innovation
Mechanics and Materials (M.M.)
MS students must take at least 3 courses from one concentration area.
- MECH 5300 (MSEN 5300 and PHYS 5376) Introduction to Materials Science
- MECH 6306 Continuum Mechanics
- MECH 6350 Advanced Solid Mechanics
- MECH 6351 Finite Element Techniques I
- MECH 6353 Computational Mechanics
- MECH 6354 Experimental Mechanics
- MECH 6355 Viscoelasticity
- MECH 6356 Fracture Mechanics
- MECH 6357 (MSEN 6380) Phase Transformations and Kinetic Processes in Materials
- MECH 6358 (MSEN 6381) Advanced Ceramic Materials
- MECH 6359 (MSEN 6383) Modern Physical Metallurgy
- MECH 6367 (MSEN 6310) Mechanical Properties of Materials
- MECH 6368 Imperfections in Crystalline Solids
- MECH 6V69 Special Topics in Mechanics and Materials
Thermal and Fluid Sciences (T.F.S.)
MS students must take at least 3 courses from one concentration area.
- MECH 5370 Wind Energy Fluid Mechanics
- MECH 5371 Extreme Fluid Mechanics
- MECH 5373 Thermal Management of Microelectronics
- MECH 6370 Incompressible Fluid Mechanics
- MECH 6371 Computational Thermal Fluid Science
- MECH 6372 Turbulent Flows
- MECH 6373 Convective Heat Transfer
- MECH 6374 Conductive and Radiative Heat Transfer
- MECH 6375 Phase Change Heat Transfer
- MECH 6376 Experimental Thermal and Fluid Dynamics
- MECH 6377 Advanced Thermodynamics
- MECH 6378 Introduction to Compressible Fluid Mechanics
- MECH 6383 (EEMF 6383, PHYS 6383) Plasma Science
- MECH 6V89 Special Topics in Thermal and Fluid Sciences
Students participating in the non-thesis option must also take 4 graduate-level electives. For MSME students in the non-thesis option, they can take up to three semester credit hours of research as a free elective class.
Students participating in the thesis option must take 2 graduate-level electives and the following courses to fulfil the research and thesis requirements of the MS M.E. degree program:
- MECH 6V97 Research in Mechanical Engineering (1-9 semester credit hours)
- MECH 6V98 Thesis (3 semester credit hours minimum)
All electives must be approved by the faculty advisor.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the program seek positions such as Mechanical Engineer; Design Engineer; Manufacturing Engineer; Systems Engineer; R&D specialist; Product/Process Engineer; Project Engineer, Consulting Engineer, and Application/Sales Engineer.