Graduate Courses

Graduate course offerings in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) are divided into five broad areas as follows: Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Design and Manufacturing, Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics, Solid Mechanics and Dynamics, and System Dynamics and Control. A list of current course offerings is bellow. Students must also satisfy a mathematics requirement. Courses that may be used to satisfy this requirement are listed on page 3.

Normally, a maximum of one 400 level class from Mathematics will count toward the course requirements of either the M.S., M.S.E. or the Ph.D. degrees. Normally, a maximum of one 400 level class from the School of Engineering or from the Physical Sciences will count toward the course requirements of either the M.S., M.S.E. or the Ph.D. degrees. Classes required for either the Mechanical Engineering or the Aerospace Engineering B.S. degree are excluded.

Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Courses:

• MAE 561 Computational Fluid Dynamics
• MAE 564 Advanced Aerodynamics
• MAE 566 Rotary-Wing Aerodynamics
• MAE 571 Fluid Mechanics
• MAE 572 Advanced High Speed Flows
• MAE 573 Viscous Flow
• MAE 575 Turbulence

Design and Manufacturing Courses:

• MAE 540 Advances in Engineering Design Theory
• MAE 541 CAD Tools for Engineers
• MAE 544 Mechanical Design and Failure Prevention
• MAE 546 CAD/CAM Applications in MAE
• MAE 547 Mechanical Design and Control of Robots

Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics Courses:

• MAE 504 Laser Diagnostics
• MAE 536 Combustion
• MAE 581 Advanced Thermodynamics
• MAE 585 Conduction Heat Transfer
• MAE 586 Convection Heat Transfer
• MAE 587 Radiation Heat Transfer
• MAE 589 Heat and Mass Transfer

Solid Mechanics and Dynamics Courses:

• MAE 510 Dynamics and Vibrations
• MAE 512 Random Vibrations
• MAE 515 Structural Dynamics
• MAE 520 Solid Mechanics
• MAE 521 Structural Optimization
• MAE 523 Theory of Plates and Shells
• MAE 524 Theory of Elasticity
• MAE 527 Finite Element Methods in Engineering Science
• MAE 557 Mechanics of Composite Materials

System Dynamics and Control Courses:

• MAE 506 Advanced System Modeling, Dynamics and Control
• MAE 507 Modern Control Theory and Applications
• EEE 581 Filtering of Stochastic Processes
• EEE 582 Linear System Theory
• EEE 585 Digital Control Systems
• EEE 586 Nonlinear Control Systems
• EEE 587 Optimal Control Systems
• MAT 561 Numerical Optimization

Mathematics Electives:

• MAT 400 or 500 Level Courses
• MAE 501 Linear Algebra in Engineering
• MAE 502 Partial Differential Equations in Engineering
• MAE 505 Perturbation Methods in Mechanics
• PHY 501, 502 Methods of Theoretical Physics
• EEE 554 Random Signal Theory
• EEE 550 Transform Theory and Application.
• STP 421 Probability
• STP 425 Stochastic Processes