Core Requirements Credit Hours: 9

• MENG 7136 - Mechatronics I (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 7137 - Principles of Modeling and Simulation (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 7530 - Research in Mechanical Engineering (3 Credit Hours)

Elective Requirements Credit Hours: 15

• EENG 5341G - Robotic Systems Design w/Lab (4 Credit Hours)
• EENG 5342G - Computer Systems Design w/Lab (4 Credit Hours)
• EENG 5431G - Control Systems with Lab (3 Credit Hours)
• EENG 5532G - Wireless Communications (3 Credit Hours)
• EENG 5540G - Communication Systems with Lab (4 Credit Hours)
• MATH 5335G - Intermediate Linear Algebra (3 Credit Hours)
• MATH 5530G - Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5134G - Vehicle Dynamics (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5090G - Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1-3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5135G - Vibration and Preventive Maintenance (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5136G - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5137G - Mechanical System Design (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5138G - Composite Materials: Manufacturing, Analysis, and Design (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5139G - Renewable Energy (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5231G - Tribology and Reliability (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5233G - Wind Energy (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5234G - Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5237G - Applied Combustion (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5238G - Engine Development and Performance (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5239G - Biofuels Development and Testing (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5331G - Automation and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5333G - Robot Dynamics, Design and Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5335G - Applied Programmable Logic Controllers (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5431G - Compressible Flow (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5432G - Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5433G - Analysis of Energy Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5434G - Heat Transfer Principles and Applications (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5531G - Metalcasting (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5532G - Nanomaterials, Nanocomposites & Nanotechnology (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5533G - Applied Welding and Joining (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5536G - Mechanical Controls (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5890G - Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1-3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 5891G - Special Problems in Mechanical Engineering (1-3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 7138 - Mechatronics II (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 7239 - Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 7431 - Mechanics of Deformable Solids (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 7432 - Fracture Mechanics (3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 7890 - Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1-3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 7891 - Special Problems in Mechanical Engineering (1-3 Credit Hours)
• MENG 7895 - Independent Study (1-3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5135G - Lean World Class Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5230G - International Manufacturing (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5331G - Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5333G - Additive Manufacturing Studio (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5339G - Manufacturing Standards and Standardization (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5531G - Advanced CNC Machining and Programming (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5533G - Heat Treatment and Microstructure of Metal (3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5535G - NanoManufacturing (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5538G - Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation Techniques (3 Credit Hours)
• TMAE 7431 - Advanced Quality Control (3 Credit Hours)
• TMAE 7432 - Advanced Engineering Economy (3 Credit Hours)
• TMAE 7531 - Technical Management and Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
• TMFG 5133G - Automated Manufacturing Systems (3 Credit Hours)
• TMFG 5233G - Manufacturing Applications in Information Technology (3 Credit Hours)
• Additional restricted electives as approved by the graduate program coordinator and/or department chair

Capstone Activity (Thesis) Credit Hours: 6

• MENG 7999 - Thesis (1-6 Credit Hours)

Other Thesis Track Requirements: Comprehensive Exam

• Comprehensive Exam

Total Credit Hours: 30

Thesis

Each candidate for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Thesis Track degree must complete a thesis on a subject approved by the adviser. The major professor supervises the research, directs the writing of the thesis, and approves the thesis in its final form. Prior to the final approval, the thesis is read by thesis committee. The thesis must be presented and defended in an oral examination before committee of at least three members prior to final approval and sign-off.

The style and format for the completed thesis shall follow that prescribed by the Director for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree. Procedural steps in the preparation of the thesis are as follows:

• The prospectus for the thesis shall be submitted to the major professor and thesis committee for approval.
• The student must prepare the thesis for electronic submission following the latest version of the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD): Student Guide to Preparation and Processing manual.
• The thesis must be electronically submitted to the ETD site for format check by the ETD format check submission deadline as stated in the University Calendar.
• The final corrected thesis must be electronically submitted to the ETD site by the ETD format check submission deadline as stated in the University Calendar. The final document must be electronically approved by the Thesis Committee.
• Thesis will be announced and defended by calendar.

See the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD): Student Guide to Preparation and Processing (latest version at the COGS Electronic Theses and Dissertation website).

Other Program Requirements (Thesis)

1. Each candidate in the Thesis Track of MSME Program must have accomplished the following by the end of their second academic semester in the MSME program to maintain program eligibility:
   • Identify a research adviser (thesis committee chair) and form a thesis committee.
   • Determine a research topic for their thesis, and present a research proposal to their thesis committee for topic approval.
2. Each candidate must receive approval from the Graduate Director or Department Chair of the Mechanical Engineering to take courses that are taught outside of the Mechanical Engineering Program and/ or specifically identified in M.S. in Mechanical Engineering degree program .
3. Each candidate of the MSME must complete a thesis on a subject approved by their thesis committee.
   • The thesis defense must be announced to the public one week prior to the defense. The thesis must be submitted to Thesis Committee, and presented at a public seminar.
   • The thesis must be defended before the thesis committee.
   • The thesis defense is a comprehensive oral examination that may include questions on the thesis, and subject matter related to the thesis, and course work.
   • In addition to the thesis, the student must provide the faculty research adviser with all forms data that was collected, including: electronic files, and a written document detailing the contents of the data.
   • The degree is conferred at the end of the semester, after the student has passed the thesis defense and the final written version of the thesis has been approved by the College of Graduate Studies.

Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s (ABM) Degree

This Accelerated Bachelor’s to Masters Degree Program is intended for current undergraduate students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Southern University. It will produce a pathway to earn both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree within five years.

In accordance with SACSCOC requirements, 120 unique credit hours are required in a Bachelors degree program, and at least 30 unique credit hours are required for a Masters degree program. The MSME-ABM program combines 130 hours from the BSME program and 30 hours from the MSME program, exceeding the required 150 unique hours between undergraduate and graduate degree programs by 10 hours. The Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies Handbook for Program Directors and Graduate Advisors permits a maximum of 9 shared credit hours between the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Therefore, MSME-ABM students may share a maximum of 9 credit hours of graduate level courses (5000G) in satisfying the requirements of both degree programs.

Admission Requirements

Regular Admission

For regular admission to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Masters Degree of Science in Mechanical Engineering (ABM-MSME) degree program, the applicant must:

1. Be enrolled in the undergraduate mechanical engineering program (B.S.M.E) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Southern University.
2. Have completed no less than 25 and no more than 50 credits of ENGR and MENG courses, or permission of Department Chair.
3. Must have 3.0 or better Georgia Southern Institutional GPA. ABM programs do not allow provisional admission.

ABM programs are designed for students who have demonstrated a high level of undergraduate academic performance that validates their ability to be successful graduate students. Students who do not meet the minimum requirements for regular admission may be granted admission to the program upon approval of an admissions committee consisting of at least the Department Chair and the Graduate Program director.

Degree Requirements: 30 Credit Hours (Thesis)

1. Student in the ABM program will be allowed to use up to 9 credits MENG 5000G level courses offered within the Mechanical Engineering program in meeting the requirements of both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree.
2. The 9 credit hours that will be applied to both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees include: MENG 5811G , MENG 5822G , and two MENG 5000G level courses approved by each student’s research advisor and the the Mechanical Engineering Department’s graduate program coordinator.
3. Maintain a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 (grade of “B” or better) in their graduate degree course work (including the 9 credits of graduate course work shared with the undergraduate degree).
4. Meet all requirements for both B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E. degrees.
5. A minimum of 50% of courses for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree must be taken at or above the 6000 level.