Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Energy Specialization, MS

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Master’s Program

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers several options for the Master of Science degree. Students may pursue a traditional Mechanical Engineering degree (with a thesis or non-thesis option) or specialize in Sustainable Energy. The department is also a member of the Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program through which students can earn a master’s degree in Material Science.

Admissions

Prospective students must have a BS degree (or a recognized equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or any one of the following related fields: Any Engineering Major, Chemistry, Computer Science, Material Science, Mathematics/Applied Mathematics or Physics/Applied Physics. Non-majors, students without a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, may be required to take up to twelve credit hours of remedial coursework in Mechanical Engineering as a condition of admission.

Applicants must have at least a 3.0 upper-division GPA, a GRE Verbal score of at least 150, and a GRE Quantitative score of at least 155 (or a minimum combined GRE General Test score of 1150). International students must take the TOEFL exam and score at least 550 on the paper-based exam, 213 on the computer-based exam, or 80 on the Internet-based exam. Applicants must also submit a personal statement, resume, and three letters of recommendation. Please visit the department Web site for additional details.

Note: Effective August 2011, the GRE Revised General Test replaced the GRE General Test. To learn more about this test, go to http://www.ets.org/gre.

Major in Sustainable Energy

Sustainable Energy students must take the following minimum distribution of courses for a total of thirty credit hours:

Core Courses

Fifteen credit hours:

EML 5060 Analysis In Mechanical Engineering (3)
CHM 5153 Engineering Electrochemistry (3)
EML 5451 Energy Conversion Systems (3)
EML 5452 Sustainable Power Generation (3)
EML 5930 Special Topics In Mechanical Engineering (1-6)

Electives

Nine credit hours:

Select three graduate-level courses in engineering, mathematics, or any science discipline (computer science, physics, etc.). Courses must be selected in consultation with the student’s major professor. One of the three electives may include EML 5905 Directed Individual Study or EML 5910 Supervised Research .

Thesis

Six credit hours: