Revised M.S. Program

Revised M.S. Program

Rationale

To provide greater flexibility in course selection.

Similarities with the Current Program

1.	All core courses remain core courses.
2.	Each student in the regular M.S. program must take at least 5 core courses.
3.	There is a depth requirement.
4.	There is a breadth requirement.

Differences with the Current Program

1.	There are 8 core courses for students to choose from.
2.	Each student is not required to take each of the core courses.
3.	There is more flexibility in the choice of courses

	Dynamics & Controls	Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer	Solid Mechanics & Materials
Core Course 1	EGM 5444 Advanced Dynamics	EML 5709 Fluid Mechanics	EGM 5611 Continuum Mechanics*
Core Course 2	EML 5317 Advanced Controls	EML 5152 Heat Transfer	EGM 5653 Mechanics of Solids
Core Course 3	EML 5311 Control Systems Sys.	EGM 5810 Viscous Fluid Flows	EMA Advanced Materials
	EML 5802 Robotics & Mechatronics	EGM 6845 Turbulent Flows	EGM 5671 Plasticity and Viscoelasticity
	EML 5835 Adv. Robotics & Mechatronics	EML 5155 Convective Heat & Mass Transfer	EMA 5185 Composite Mat’ls & Structures
	EML 5361 Multivariable Control	EML 5162 Cryogenics	EMA 5226 Adv. Mechanical Metallurgy
	EML 6365 Robust Control	EML 5451 Energy Conversion Systems	EMA 5514 Optical and Electron Microscopy
	EGM 6290 Adv. Mechanical Vibrations	EML 5710 Introduction to Gas Dynamics	EML 5072 Applied Superconductivity
		EML 5725 Computational Fluid Dynamics	EML 5537 Finite Element Methods
		EML 6726 Adv. Comp. Fluid Dynamics	EML 5543 Materials Selection in Design
		EML 6157 Radiative Heat Transfer	EML 5930 Superconducting Magnet Design
		EML 6716r Adv. Topics in Fluid Dynamics	EML 5930 Lab in Applied Superconductivity
			*This course is recommended as preparation for the qualifying exam.

Table 1. Classes in 3 Fundamental Areas

Requirements for M.S. Program

1	Core Math Requirement: EML 5060 Analysis in Mechanical Engineering
2.	Major Area: the 2 core courses* + 2 additional courses
3.	Breadth Requirement: 1 core course in each of the 2 remaining fundamental areas (2 courses total)
4.	2 additional courses which may be Directed Individual Study courses
5.	6 credit hours of thesis

*Students in Mechanics & Materials need to take 2 of the 3 core courses.

Illustration – A Student in Dynamics & Controls

1.	EML 5060
2.	EGM 5444 Advanced Dynamics EML 5317 Advanced Controls EML 5802 Robotics & Mechatronics EML 5317 Multivariable Control
3.	EGM 5611 Continuum Mechanics EML 5709 Fluid Mechanics
4.	2 DIS courses
5.	6 thesis hours

The only difference with the current program is that the student will not be required to take EGM 5653 Mechanics of Solids (the class formerly known as Theory of Elasticity).

The student could also opt to take EML 5152 Heat Transfer instead of EML 5709 Fluid Mechanics.