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 5331G - Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (0,3 Credit Hours)
• MFGE 5333G - Additive Manufacturing Studio (0,3 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.