Mechanical and Smart Manufacturing Engineering - Master of Engineering
The Master of Engineering in Mechanical and Smart Manufacturing Engineering (MSME) prepares students for future engineering practice that requires a higher level of mastery in mechanical and manufacturing engineering. It is best suited for individuals with backgrounds in mechanical engineering or related areas such as materials science, manufacturing, biomedical engineering or physics. The degree includes core courses in mathematical modeling, dynamical systems and control, thermal-fluid systems, mechanics and mechanical behavior of materials, and advanced manufacturing as well as diverse options for courses in science, engineering, and mathematics.
All students are required to complete graduate coursework as defined below:
- Students must earn a minimum of 30 credit hours (with a minimum of 18 credit hours of concentration courses), with an option for 3-6 credit hours of non-thesis project or internship.
Program Requirements
The program requires completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours, with a minimum of 18 credit hours of concentration courses (including the culminating experience credit hours). The distribution of hours is summarized as follows:
Culminating Experience
3-6 credit hours of MME 640 (Internship)/MME 704 (Non-thesis project), or equivalently 3-6 credit hours of graduate level Elective courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MME 640 | Internship | 3-6 |
| MME 704 | Non-Thesis Project | 3-6 |
Concentration Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MME 503 | Heat Transfer 1 | 3 |
| MME 512 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials 1 | 3 |
| MME 513 | Introduction to Compressible Flow 1 | 3 |
| MME 532 | Digital Manufacturing | 3 |
| MME 533 | Smart Factory | 3 |
| MME 535 | Process Engineering | 3 |
| MME 536 | Control of Dynamic Systems 1 | 3 |
| MME 538 | Mechanics, Analysis, and Control of Robots | 3 |
| MME 570 | Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering 2 | 1-4 |
| MME 595 | Introduction to Applied Nonlinear Dynamics 1 | 3 |
| CPB/MME 612 | Engineering Analysis | 3 |
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Students who have taken the 400-level version of this course or its equivalent must select from among other concentration/elective courses.
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Student can take special topics which are pre-approved by the department for graduate level courses
Elective Courses
Students select elective courses in consultation with their faculty advisor. If a course does not appear on this list, it can be approved through a petition to the MME department.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MME 613 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| MME 615 | Advanced Vibration | 3 |
| MME 621 | Finite Element Analysis | 3 |
| MME 623 | Mechanical Behavior of Materials | 3 |
| CPB 512 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 1 | 3 |
| CPB 514 | Mass Transfer and Unit Operations 1 | 4 |
| CPB 518 | Biological Transport Phenomena 1 | 4 |
| CPB 519 | Biomaterials 1 | 3 |
| CPB 524 | Musculoskeletal Biomechanics | 3 |
| CPB 611 | Transport Phenomena in Engineering | 3 |
| CSE 543 | High Performance Computing & Parallel Programming 1 | 3 |
| CSE 616 | Simulation of Physical Systems | 3 |
| ECE 525 | Digital Signal Processing 1 | 3 |
| ECE 601 | State Variables for Engineers | 3 |
| MTH 532 | Optimization 1 | 3 |
| MTH 535 | Mathematical Modeling Seminar 1 | 3 |
| MTH 632 | Advanced Optimization | 3 |
| PHY 537 | Intermediate Thermodynamics and Introduction to Statistical Physics 1 | 4 |
| PHY 551 | Classical Mechanics 1 | 4 |
| PHY 583 | Mathematical Methods in Physics 1 | 4 |
| STA 501 | Probability 1 | 3 |
| STA 504 | Advanced Data Visualization 1 | 3 |
| STA 563 | Regression Analysis 1 | 4 |
| STA 566 | Experimental Design Methods 1 | 4 |
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Students who have taken the 400-level version of this course or its equivalent must select from among other concentration/elective courses.