Course Delivery Schedule

The following two-year course delivery schedule is provided to assist with planning. Information is subject to change, and students are advised to check the confirmed list of courses available in Banner for each semester, prior to registration. Refer to the Graduate Catalog for descriptions of all graduate courses in Mechanical Engineering.

Course syllabi are available here.

Doctoral students are advised to enroll in 8000-level courses, where available. and may select courses from any area as part of their Plan of Study.

Master's students may enroll in 6000 and 7000-level courses and may select courses as applicable to their Plan of Study, Capstone option, and associated Degree Requirements.

Mathematics Courses

Course

Course Name

Spring 2022

Fall 2022

Spring 2023

Fall 2023

MEGR 7174/8174 Engineering Analysis I   X   X
MEGR 7175/8175 Engineering Analysis II X   X  
MEGR 7172/8172 Computational Methods in Engineering   X   X

Metrology and Manufacturing Concentration

Course Course Name Concentration Core Capstone Project Spring 2022 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Fall 2023
MEGR 6181/8181 Engineering Metrology X     X   X
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Optical Metrology with Matlab     X      
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Additive Manufacturing Technology       X    
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Digital Manufacturing           X
MEGR 7129/8129 Structural Dynamics of Production Machinery            
MEGR 7182/8182 Machine Tool Metrology X   X   X  
MEGR 7183/8183 Design of Precision Machines and Instruments I     X      
MEGR 7185/8185 Gear Manufacturing and Metrology            
MEGR 7186/8186 Data Analysis and Uncertainty   X X      
MEGR 7187/8187 Flexures            
MEGR 7191/8191 Introduction to Optical Fabrication and Testing X          
MEGR 7283/8283 Advanced Coordinate Metrology X       X  
MEGR 7284/8284 Advanced Surface Metrology X X   X    
MEGR 7480/8480 Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Equipment X          
MEGR 7380/8380 Tribology            

Thermal Science and Fluid Mechanics Concentration

Course Course Name Concentration Core Capstone Project Spring 2022 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Fall 2023
MEGR 7113/8113 Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Flow X   X      
MEGR 7114/8114 Advanced Fluid Mechanics X     X   X
MEGR 7117/8117 Statistical Thermodynamics X       X  
MEGR 7213/8213 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics X X X   X  
MEGR 7214/8214 Turbulent Shear Flows X X   X   X
MEGR 7215/8215 Turbulence Modeling and Simulations X X        

Solid Mechanics and Materials Science Concentration

Course Course Name Concentration Core Capstone Project Spring 2022 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Fall 2023
MEGR 6141/8141 Theory of Elasticity I X     X   X
MEGR 6166/8166 Mechanical Behavior of Materials I X       X  
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Computational Plasticity            
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Dynamic Behavior of Materials       X    
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Failure of Materials     X      
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Fracture Mechanics           X
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Machine Learning in Manufacturing and Materials Science         X  
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Mechanical Properties of Ceramic Materials            
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Numerical Simulation in Mechanical Engineering            
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Phase Transformations in Solids            
MEGR 7108/8108 Finite Element Analysis and Applications X X X   X  
MEGR 7163/8163 Materials Characterization and Analysis X   X      
MEGR 7169/8169 Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy            
MEGR 7172/8172 Computational Methods in Engineering X X   X    
MEGR 7173/8173 Engineering Design Optimization X X X      

 

Motorsports Engineering Concentration

Course Course Name Concentration Core Capstone Project Spring 2022 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Fall 2023
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Automotive Materials     X      
MEGR 4210/5210 Automotive Power Plants X     X   X
MEGR 4240/5240

Advanced Automotive Power Plants
MEGR 6090-090 in SP22

X   X   X  
MEGR 4242/5242 Applied Vehicle Aerodynamics
MEGR 6090-001/8892-003 in SP22
X   X   X  
MEGR 4211/5211 Advanced Road Vehicle Dynamics X     X   X
MEGR 4244/5244 Advanced Tire Mechanics X   X   X  

Dynamics And Control Concentration 

Course Course Name Concentration Core Capstone Project Spring 2022 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Fall 2023
MEGR 5237 Introduction to Control Systems           X
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: The Art of Controlling Machines            
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Modern Control Systems            
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Nonlinear Control     X      
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Optimal Control Systems            
MEGR 7130/8130 Introduction to Control Systems X     X    
MEGR 7145/8145 Advanced Topics in Dynamics X         X
MEGR 7221/8221 Vibration of Discrete and Continuous Systems X          
MEGR 7222/8222 Mechatronics X X     X  
MEGR 7223/8223 Mathematical Concepts for Dynamics and Control X          
MEGR 7224/8224 Analytical Mechanics X       X  
ECGR 6115 Optimal Control Theory I            

 

Interdisciplinary Biomedical Engineering Concentration

Course

Course Name

Concentration Core Capstone Project

Spring 2022

Fall 2022

Spring 2023

Fall 2023

MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Biological Thermodynamics            
MEGR 5274 Bioelectronic Medicine     X   X  
MEGR 5273 Regenerative Neural Engineering       X   X
MEGR 7119/8119 Thermal Applications in Biomedical Engineering X          
MEGR 5271 Orthopedic Biomechanics X     X   X
MEGR 5272 Mechanics of the Human Locomotor System X   X   X  

 

Elective Course Options

Course

Course Name

Concentration Core Capstone Project

Spring 2022

Fall 2022

Spring 2023

Fall 2023

EMGT 6924 Lean Six Sigma Practice and Management            
ENER 6120 Energy Generation and Conversion     X     X
MEGR 5092 Topics in Motorsports Engineer: Materials Science in Battery Technology           X
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: Fundamentals of Wind Energy Systems            
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: CAE in Defense Applications I: CFD            
MEGR 7090/8090 Special Topics: CAE in Defense Applications II: FEA     X      

MEGR 7090/8090

Special Topics: Computational Methods in Battery Failure Analysis

        X  
MEGR 7090/8090 Topics in Mechanical Engineer: Data-Driven Modeling & Scientific Computation           X
NANO 8102 Nanoscale Phenomena           X
NANO 8104 Fabrication of Nanomaterials            
NANO 8301 Nanomedicine           X
NANO 8351 Nanoscale Materials for Energy Applications            
NANO 8354 Solar Applications of Nanomaterials            
OPTI 6206/8206 Physical Optics Design and Simulation     X      
OPTI 6241/8241 Optical Systems Function & Design           X
PHYS 6202/OPTI 8202 Fundamentals of Biomedical Optics     X      
PHYS 5271/OPTI 5371 Waves and Optics     X