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
| MEGN451 | FLUID MECHANICS II – AERODYNAMICS | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 3 of the following)
| MEGN453 | AEROSPACE STRUCTURES | 3.0 |
| MEGN414 | MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MEGN 454 | ORBITAL MECHANICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN455 | AEROSPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
| MEGN456 | SPACE OPERATIONS | 3.0 |
| MEGN408 | INTRODUCTION TO SPACE EXPLORATION & RESOURCES | 3.0 |
Automotive
Required Course
| MEGN391 | AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN – Spring ONLY | 3.0 |
| MEGN417 | VEHICLE DYNAMICS AND POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS – Fall ONLY | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 1 of the following)
| MEGN461 | THERMO II – Spring/Fall | 3.0 |
| MEGN451 | FLUIDS II – Spring/Fall | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 1 of the following)
| MEGN466 | IC ENGINES – Spring ONLY | 3.0 |
| MEGN498E | ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS – Spring ONLY | 3.0 |
| MEGN469 | FUEL CELLS – Fall ONLY | 3.0 |
| EENG307 | FEEDBACK CONTROLS – Spring/Fall | 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 | MICROCOMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND INTERFACING | 3.0 |
| EENG389 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC MACHINERY | 3.0 |
| EENG411 | DIGITAL SIGNAGE 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 |
Biomechanics
Required Course
| MEGN330 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 1 of the following)
| MEGN412 | ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MEGN416 | ENGINEERING VIBRATION | 3.0 |
Elective Courses (Choose 2 of the following)
| MEGN430 | MUSCULOSKELETAL BIOMECHANICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN435 | MODELING AND SIMULATION OF HUMAN MOVEMENT | 3.0 |
| MEGN436 | COMPUTATIONAL BIOMECHANICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN441 | INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN531 | PROSTHETIC AND IMPLANT ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
| MTGN472 | BIOMATERIALS I | 3.0 |
| FEGN525 | ADVANCED FEA THEORY AND PRACTICE | 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 | PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING SCIENCE | 3.0 |
| MEGN469 | 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 |
| EENG390 | ENERGY, ELECTRICITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND ELECTRIC POWER GRID | 3.0 |
| MEGN560 | DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF THERMAL SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| NEPHGN419 | INTRODUCTION TO SOLAR ENERGY | 3.0 |
Materials
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 |
| MTGN211 | STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MTGN350 | STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL AND DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS | 3.0 |
| MTGN464 | FORGING AND FORMING | 3.0 |
| MTGN475 | METALLURGY OF WELDING | 2.0 |
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 |
| NUGN598 | MACHINE LEARNING IN NUCLEAR | 3.0 |
| SPRS598A | SPACE NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
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