Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D.

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Curriculum

The courses in the MAE department are categorized into the following three areas: analytical math, numerical, and topical. With the approval of their advisor and the Department, graduate students must take a minimum number of classes from each area that form the graduate student’s “Core Courses”.

The Core Courses are:

Analytical Math

MAE 6410 - Engineering Mathematics I Credits: 3
MAE 6420 - Engineering Mathematics II Credits: 3
MAE 6430 - Statistics for Engineers and Scientists Credits: 3

Numerical

MAE 6250 - Multibody Mechanical Systems Credits: 3
MAE 6710 - Finite Element Analysis Credits: 3
MAE 6720 - Computational Fluid Dynamics I Credits: 3

Topical

Any 6000-level MAE course, including Special Topics courses. This does not include Independent Study courses. All topical courses that fulfill the core requirements must be approved by both the advisor and the advisory committee.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree Requirements

PhD students must obtain the agreement of an Advisor to supervise a PhD dissertation.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

36 credits of graduate coursework (21 hours of graduate course work beyond the core)
24 hours of MAE 9999 Dissertation Research
Completion of core courses described above
- At least 1 course from the “analytical math” category
- At least 1 course from the “numerical” category
- At least 3 courses from the “topical” category
No more than 9 credits from 5000 level classes
No more than 6 credits from 5000 level MAE classes
Six semesters of the MAE Department Research Seminar (MAE 8591 or MAE 7510)