Mechanical Engineering MS
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
Master's
Total Units Required: 12
(At least five courses excluding MECH_ENG 499-0 Projects/MECH_ENG 512-0 Seminar/MECH_ENG 590-0 Research must be 400-level)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Unless doing MS with a Specialization, at least one course each from four of the eight subareas: Solids, Fluids/Thermodynamics/Energy, Dynamics/Controls, Design/Manufacturing/Tribology, MEMS/Nanotechnology, Biomedical/Biology, Mathematics/Sciences, Engineering Management | |
| MS with Thesis | |
| MECH_ENG 590-0 | Research (3 units) |
| MECH_ENG 512-0 | Seminar (must be taken in all quarters of full-time registration) |
| 400-level courses (5 units) | |
| Departmental, MECH_ENG courses listed in graduate handbook (5 units) | |
| MS Non-Thesis | |
| MECH_ENG 499-0 | Projects (independent research) |
| 400-level courses (5 units) | |
| Departmental, MECH_ENG courses listed in graduate handbook (7 units) | |
Other MS Degree Requirements
- Examinations: addresses research project
- Research/Projects: research report on topic of interest to both student and advisor