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
Required Course
| MEGN 451 | AERODYNAMICS | 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 – BS+MSNT program only | 3.0 |
| FEGN525 | ADVANCED FEA THEORY & PRACTICE – BS+MSNT program only | 3.0 |
Automotive
Required Course (must take both)
| MEGN391 | INTRODUCTION TO AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN | 3.0 |
| MEGN417/527 | VEHICLE DYNAMICS AND POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
Advanced Engineering Science Elective (choose one of the following)
| MEGN451 | AERODYNAMICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN461 | THERMODYNAMICS II | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (choose one of the following)
| 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 – BS+MSNT program only | 3.0 |
| EENG307 | INTRODUCTION TO FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| FEGN525 | ADVANCED FEA THEORY & PRACTICE – BS+MSNT program only | 3.0 |
Automation & Controls
Required Courses
| MEGN416 | ENGINEERING VIBRATION | 3.0 |
| EENG307 | INTRODUCTION TO FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 2 of the following)
| EENG383 | EMBEDDED SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| EENG389 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC MACHINERY | 3.0 |
| EENG411 | DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING | 3.0 |
| EENG417 | MODERN CONTROL DESIGN | 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 – BS+MSNT ONLY | 3.0 |
Biomechanics
Required Course
| MEGN330 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
Advanced Engineering Science Elective (Choose 1 of the following)
| MEGN412 | ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MEGN416 | ENGINEERING VIBRATION | 3.0 |
Advanced Engineering Science Elective (Choose 2 of the following)
| 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 |
| MTGN472 | BIOMATERIALS I | 3.0 |
| FEGN525 | ADVANCED FEA THEORY AND PRACTICE – BS+MSNT program only | 3.0 |
| MATH324 | STATISTICAL MODELING | 3.0 |
| MATH334 | INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY | 3.0 |
Energy
Required Course
| MEGN461 | THERMODYNAMICS II | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 1 of the following)
| 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 |
| MEGN560 | DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF THERMAL SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| ENGY 419 | THE PRINCIPLES OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| MEGN475/ENGY475 | INTRO TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
Materials and Manufacturing
Required Courses
| MEGN412 | ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 3 of the following)
| MEGN414 | MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MEGN511 | FATIGUE AND FRACTURE | 3.0 |
| MEGN479/579 | OPTIMIZATION MODELS IN MANUFACTURING | 3.0 |
| AMFG501 |
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | 3.0 |
| AMFG522 |
LEAN MANUFACTURING | 3.0 |
| MTGN211 | STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MTGN350 | STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL AND DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS | 3.0 |
| MTGN445 | MECH PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MTGN464 | FORGING AND FORMING | 3.0 |
| MTGN475 | METALLURGY OF WELDING | 3.0 |
Nuclear Energy
Required Course
| MEGN461 | THERMODYNAMICS II | 3.0 |
| MEGN475 | INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 2 of the following)
| MEGN487 | NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION | 3.0 |
| MEGN488 | INTEGER OPTIMIZATION | 3.0 |
| MEGN592 | RISK AND RELIABILITY ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN | 3.0 |
| MTGN593 | NUCLEAR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
| MTGN598 | NUCLEAR MATERIALS POLITICS AND POLICY | 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 |
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