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Dec 07, 2024
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2023-2024 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Mechanical Engineering, 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. Additionally, highly-qualified and current undergraduate students may apply to the joint BS/MS Pathway to begin taking graduate classes during their junior and senior year.
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 (https://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/me).
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 Mechanical Engineering
I. Thesis Option
Mechanical Engineering students must take the following minimum distribution of courses for a total of thirty credit hours:
Core courses in Dynamics and Controls:
Core courses in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer:
Core courses in Solid Mechanics and Materials Science:
Mechanical Engineering Courses
Six credit hours:
- Two courses in Mechanical Engineering.
II. Non-Thesis Option
The non-thesis option requires thirty-three credit hours, of which at least twenty-seven credit hours must be letter-graded courses. Students must complete twenty-one credit hours of coursework within mechanical engineering. Nine credit hours may be taken outside the department in any of the following areas: engineering, mathematics, or any science discipline (computer science, physics, etc.).
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