ME Tracks
Starting in AY22-23, our undergraduate students will be able to explore various topics in mechanical engineering in more depth without taking additional courses. The faculty voted to expand the ME Electives to four courses in the curriculum, allowing students to gain advanced knowledge in a subdiscipline area and have it included on their transcript. Our tracks include Aerospace, Automation & Controls, Automotive, Biomechanics, Energy, Manufacturing, Materials, and Nuclear Energy. Most courses already exist within mechanical engineering or other programs, but defined track offer an informed alignment of courses within these areas. We have new courses launching in Aerospace Engineering this year, since we have over 75 graduates heading into the Aerospace Industry every year.
Note that undergraduate students are not required to align with a track. Tracks are suggestions for students to gain advanced knowledge in a subdiscipline area and are “transcriptable.”
ME Tracks
Aerospace
A total of 4 courses is required from the two groups below.
Choose at least 1 of the following four Advanced Engineering Science Elective courses:
| MEGN412 |
ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS |
3.0 |
| MEGN416 |
ENGINEERING VIBRATION |
3.0 |
| MEGN451 |
AERODYNAMICS |
3.0 |
| MEGN461 |
THERMODYNAMICS II |
3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 3 of the following)
| MEGN414 | MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MEGN423/523 | APPLIED CFD | 3.0 |
| MEGN452 | INTRODUCTION TO SPACE EXPLORATION & RESOURCES | 3.0 |
| MEGN453 | AEROSPACE STRUCTURES | 3.0 |
| MEGN454/554 | ORBITAL MECHANICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN455 | AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
| MEGN456 | SPACE OPERATIONS AND MISSION DESIGN | 3.0 |
| MEGN553* | COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS | 3.0 |
| FEGN525* | ADVANCED FEA THEORY & PRACTICE | 3.0 |
* BSME + MSNT Program Only
Automotive
Choose 1 of the following four Advanced Engineering Science Electives:
| MEGN412 | ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MEGN416 | ENGINEERING VIBRATION | 3.0 |
| MEGN451 | AERODYNAMICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN461 | THERMODYNAMICS II | 3.0 |
Required Courses (ME Elective Courses)
| MEGN391 | INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN (Only offered in the Spring Semesters, Pre-requisite for MEGN417, Automotive Track Only.) | 3.0 |
| MEGN417/527 | VEHICLE DYNAMICS AND POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS (Only offered in the Fall Semesters) | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (choose one of the following)
| EENG307 | INTRODUCTION TO FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| MEGN423/523 | APPLIED CFD | 3.0 |
| MEGN465/565 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| MEGN466 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES | 3.0 |
| MEGN469/569 | FUEL CELL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 3.0 |
| MEGN566* | COMBUSTION | 3.0 |
| FEGN525* | ADVANCED FEA THEORY & PRACTICE – BS+MSNT program only | 3.0 |
*BSME+MSNT Program Only
Automation & Controls
Required Courses
| MEGN416 | ENGINEERING VIBRATION | 3.0 |
| EENG307 | INTRODUCTION TO FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 2 of the following)
| MATH332 | LINEAR ALGEBRA | 3.0 |
| CSCI404 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 3.0 |
| CSCI437 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER VISION | 3.0 |
| CSCI470 | INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING | 3.0 |
| CSCI473 | ROBOT PROGRAMMING AND PERCEPTION | 3.0 |
| EENG383 | EMBEDDED SYSTEMS | 4.0 |
| EENG389 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC MACHINERY | 4.0 |
| EENG411 | DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING | 3.0 |
| EENG417 | MODERN CONTROL DESIGN | 3.0 |
| EENG517 | THEORY AND DESIGN OF ADVANCED CONTROL SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| MEGN441 | INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN485 | MANUFACTURING OPTIMIZATION WITH NETWORK MODELS | 3.0 |
| MEGN540 | MECHATRONICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN544* | ROBOT MECHANICS: KINEMATICS, DYNAMICS, AND CONTROL | 3.0 |
| MEGN545 | ADVANCED ROBOT CONTROL |
* BSME + MSNT Program Only
Biomechanics
Choose 1 of the following Advanced Engineering Science Elective courses:
| MEGN412 | ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MEGN416 | ENGINEERING VIBRATION | 3.0 |
Required Course
| MEGN330 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
Choose 2 of the following ME Elective courses:
| MEGN430/533 | MUSCULOSKELETAL BIOMECHANICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN435/535 | MODELING AND SIMULATION OF HUMAN MOVEMENT | 3.0 |
| MEGN441 | INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN536 | COMPUTATIONAL BIOMECHANICS | 3.0 |
| MATH324 | STATISTICAL MODELING | |
| MATH334 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY | 3.0 |
| MTGN472 | BIOMATERIALS I | 3.0 |
| FEGN525* | ADVANCED FEA THEORY & PRACTICE | 3.0 |
*BSME + MSNT Program Only
Business Management
Business Management Track
A total of 4 courses are needed from the three groups below.
Choose 1 of the following four Advanced Engineering Science Elective Courses
| MEGN412 | ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MEGN416 | ENGINEERING VIBRATION | 3.0 |
| MEGN451 | AERODYNAMICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN461 | THERMODYNAMICS II | 3.0 |
Choose at least 1 of the following courses. These courses will be approved to serve as ME elective only for students in the track:
| EBGN305 | SURVEY OF ACCOUNTING | 3.0 |
| EBGN308 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3.0 |
| EBGN309 | FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT | 3.0 |
| EBGN345 | PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE FINANCE | 3.0 |
| EBGN346 | INTRODUCTION TO INVESTMENTS | 3.0 |
| EBGN351 | INTRODUCTION TO DECISION SCIENCE | 3.0 |
| EBGN360 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 3.0 |
Choose at least 1 of the following ME Elective courses:
| MEGN479/579 | OPTIMIZATION OF MODELS IN MANUFACTURING | 3.0 |
| MEGN485/585 | MAUNFACTURING OPTIMIZATION WITH NETWORK MODELS | 3.0 |
| MEGN486/586 | LINEAR OPTIMIZATION | 3.0 |
| MEGN487/587 | NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION | 3.0 |
| MEGN488/588 | INTEGER OPTIMIZATION | 3.0 |
| EBGN453 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 3.0 |
| EBGN525 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS* | 3.0 |
| EBGN553 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT* | 3.0 |
| EBGN563 | MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION* | 3.0 |
*ETM 4+1 students only
Energy
Advanced Engineering Science Elective
| MEGN461 | THERMODYNAMICS II | 3.0 |
Choose 1 of the following ME Elective Courses:
| MEGN466 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES | 3.0 |
| MEGN467/567 | PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING SCIENCE | 3.0 |
| MEGN469/569 | FUEL CELL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 2 of the following)
| CBEN472 | INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES | 3.0 |
| EENG389 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC MACHINERY | 4.0 |
| ENGY 419 | THE PRINCIPLES OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| MEGN475/ENGY475 | INTRO TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
| MEGN561 | ADVANCED ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS | 3.0 |
| CEEN493 | SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING DESIGN | 3.0 |
Materials and Manufacturing
Advanced Engineering Science Elective:
| MEGN412 | ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 3 of the following)
| MEGN414 | MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MEGN479/579 | OPTIMIZATION MODELS IN MANUFACTURING | 3.0 |
| MEGN511 | FATIGUE AND FRACTURE | 3.0 |
| AMFG501 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | 3.0 |
| AMFG522 | LEAN MANUFACTURING | 3.0 |
| MTGN211 | STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MTGN333 | INTRODUCTION TO BLADESMITHING | |
| MTGN350 | STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL AND DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS | 3.0 |
| MTGN445 | MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MTGN464 | FORGING AND FORMING | 3.0 |
| MTGN475 | METALLURGY OF WELDING | 3.0 |
Nuclear Energy
Advanced Engineering Science Elective:
| MEGN461 | THERMODYNAMICS II | 3.0 |
Required Coursse
| MEGN475/ENGY475 | INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 2 of the following)
| MEGN487/587 | NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION | 3.0 |
| MEGN488/588 | INTEGER OPTIMIZATION | 3.0 |
| MEGN592 | RISK AND RELIABILITY ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN | 3.0 |
| MTGN593 | NUCLEAR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
| NUGN506 | NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE | 3.0 |
| NUGN510 | INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR REACTOR PHYSICS | 3.0 |
| NUGN520 | INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR REACTOR THERMAL-HYDRAULICS | 3.0 |
| ENGY340 | NUCLEAR ENERGY | 3.0 |
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