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Ph.D. Qualifying Criteria

A graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. program of study in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, must complete within the first year of his/ her graduate studies at ASU, three (3) 500-level (preferably core) courses in the major area and one (1) 500-level mathematics course with an average GPA of 3.25 or above. Specific qualifying course requirements for each major area are identified below.

Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

Major: 

  1. MAE 571 Fluid Mechanics
  2. MAE 561 Computational Fluid Dynamics
  3. A choice of one of the following:
    • MAE 572 Inviscid Fluid Flow
    • MAE 573 Viscous Fluid Flow
    • MAE 511 Acoustics
    • MAE 564 Advanced Aerodynamics
    • MAE 575 Turbulent Shear Flow
    • MAE 577 Turbulent Flow Modeling

Mathematics:

ASE 586 Partial Differential Equations in Engineering or the equivalent 500-level PDE course offered in the Mathematics Department.

Design and Manufacturing

Major:

  1. MAE 540 Design Theory
  2. MAE 544 Mechanical Design and Failure Prevention
  3. A choice of one of the following:
    • MAE 541 CAD Tools for Engineers
    • MAE 542 Geometric Modeling in CAD/CAM
    • MAE 591 Polymers and Composites (co-listed as MAE 455)
    • MAE 547 Mechanical Design and Control of Robots
    • MAE 548 Mechanism Synthesis and Analysis

Mathematics:

ASE 582 Linear Algebra in Engineering

Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics

Major: 

  1. A choice of three of the following:
    • MAE 581 Thermodynamics or MAE 582 Statistical Thermodynamics
    • MAE 585 Conduction Heat Transfer
    • MAE 586 Convection Heat Transfer
    • MAE 587 Radiation Heat Transfer

Mathematics:

ASE 586 Partial Differential Equations in Engineering or the equivalent 500-level PDE course offered in the Mathematics Department

Solid Mechanics and Dynamics

Major: 

  1. MAE 510 Dynamics and Vibrations
  2. MAE 520 Solid Mechanics
  3. A choice of one of the following:
    • MAE 515 Structural Dynamics
    • MAE 522 Variational Principles of Mechanics
    • MAE 524 Theory of Elasticity
    • MAE 529 Theory of Elastic Stability

Mathematics:

A choice of one of the following:

  • ASE 582 Linear Algebra in Engineering
  • ASE 586 Partial Differential Equations in Engineering
  • PHY 501 or PHY 502 Methods of Theoretical Physics or any 500-level course offered in the Mathematics Department



System Dynamics and Control

Major: 

  1. MAE 506 Advanced System Modeling, Dynamics and Control
  2. MAE 507 Optimal Control Theory and Applications
  3. MAE 508 Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles (required for Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering), or MAE 510 Dynamics and Vibrations (required for Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering)

Mathematics:

ASE 582 Linear Algebra in Engineering

Course substitutions are allowed only under unusual circumstances and require the approval of the GAC and Department Chair.


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