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Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Gulf countries (GC) have a huge opportunity for graduates in Mechanical Engineering due to the active infrastructure development and remarkable economic growth. An important role in the economy of the UAE/GC is played by the energy sector, construction sector, production of construction materials and metals, water treatment and desalination, as well as textile and food processing industries.

Degree Structure

• College: Engineering
• Department: Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
• Level: Graduate Masters
• Study System: Courses and Theses
• Total Credit Hours: 33 Cr. Hrs.
• Duration: 2-4 Years
• Intake: Fall and Spring
• Language: English
• Study Mode: Full Time and Part Time

Degree Overview

The Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the University of Sharjah has developed a Master of Science program in Mechanical Engineering that would contribute to confronting the challenges in these industries. The program will be able to generate new ideas and findings in the Mechanical Engineering field to support the country's development.

Study Plan

The MSc in Mechanical Engineering will provide its graduates with in-depth knowledge on the three tracks, including Thermo-fluids and Water Desalination, Solid Mechanics, and Materials and Manufacturing. The addition of Water Desalination to the thermo-fluid track constitutes a unique aspect of this MSc program.

University Requirements

In accordance with the university requirements for graduate degrees, the MSc Committee grants regular enrollment for applicants to the MSc program who satisfy the following academic qualifications and criteria:

• The applicant must have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or a closely-related field) from a recognized college or university with an overall Bachelor's grade point average of 3.00 (out of 4.0) or higher.
• Students with a CGPA between 2.5 and 2.99 may be admitted conditionally.
• Students in programs taught in English: a score of 1400 in an EmSAT English exam, 550 in TOEFL (ITP) (or its equivalence), or 6 in IELTS must be obtained.

College Requirements

No specific college requirements are mentioned for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering program.

Degree Requirements

The requirements for graduation from the MSc in ME Program are:

• Completing successfully all courses of the program.
• Accumulating a GPA with a minimum of 3.0 on a 4-point scale.
• Completing all the other requirements of the study plan.
• Spending the minimum period stipulated for the award of the MSc degree and not exceeding the maximum.
• Full-time candidates for the Master's degree must complete their requirements within a minimum of 3 semesters and a maximum of 8 semesters from the date they are admitted into the program.

Program Structure

The program requirements for the MSc in ME Program comprise 33 credits and are classified into the following categories:

1. Compulsory Courses
2. Elective Courses
3. Thesis

Requirements | Credits Hours
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Compulsory Courses | 9
Elective Courses | 15
MSc Thesis | 9
Total | 33

Course Description

Compulsory Courses

Course Code | Course Title | Credits Hours
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| Engineering Analysis | 3
| Computational Methods in Engineering | 3
| Data Collection and Analysis | 3

• Engineering Analysis: This course covers mainly three topics: Matrix Analysis; Solution Methods for Systems of Linear Equations, Rectangular Systems and Echelon Forms, Norms, Inner Products, Orthogonality, Determinants, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. Integral Transforms: Fourier Integrals, Fourier Transform, Applications To Boundary Value Problems. Laplace Transform and Applications to Initial Value Problems. Calculus of Variations; Functions & Functionals, The Euler – Lagrange Equation, Functionals With Higher Derivatives, Functionals in Two Dimensions, Constrained Extremization, The Sturm-Liouville Problem, Rayleigh-Ritz Method, Approximate Solutions of Differential Equations, Finite Element and Galerkin Methods, Hamilton Principle, Conservative Forces. Other topics include Tensor and Special Functions.
• Computational Methods in Engineering: This course is intended to be a core course in computational methods for mechanical engineering graduate students, to gain a sound knowledge of the fundamental principles that provide the foundation for the software used in mechanical engineering. Topics include finite difference, finite volume and finite element techniques, discretization methods and applications to model equations, application of numerical methods to elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic equations.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Introduction to research methodologies; formulating a research proposal: formulate a research question, conduct literature review, choose appropriate research methodology; data collection: interview, questionnaire, observation, etc.; data analysis, quantitative and qualitative; writing research proposal/reports and research papers; ethics in research, research case studies.

Elective Courses

Course Code | Course Title | Credits Hours
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| Viscous Fluid Flow | 3
| Advanced Thermodynamics Engineering | 3
| Convective Heat Transfer | 3
| Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer | 3
| Advanced Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning Systems | 3
| Advanced Refrigeration Systems | 3
| Advanced Internal combustion Engines | 3
| Theory of Elasticity | 3
| Vibration Analysis | 3
| Computer Aided Analysis of Multi-Body systems | 3
| Modeling and Simulation | 3
| Advanced Robotics | 3
| Engineering Nanomaterials | 3
| Materials Failure Analysis | 3
| Advanced Engineering Materials | 3
| Materials Characterization | 3
| Advanced Manufacturing Processes | 3
| Membrane Technology and Application | 3
| Thermal Desalination | 3

• Viscous Fluid Flow: Equation of motion for viscous flow, exact solutions of Navier-Stokes equations. Creeping flow: Stokes and Oseen solutions, lubrication theory. Boundary layer theory: similarity solutions, approximate methods of solution, numerical methods of solution, stability, turbulent boundary layers. Introduction to compressible boundary layer flows.
• Advanced Thermodynamics Engineering: Review of the laws of thermodynamics, entropy generation, entropy generation minimization, single-phase systems, exergy analysis, multiphase systems, chemically reactive systems, classical thermodynamics of a general reactive system; conservation of energy and principles of increase of entropy; fundamental relation of thermodynamics; Legendre transformations; phase transitions and critical phenomena; equilibrium and stability criteria in different representation; multicomponent systems; multiphase systems including phase equilibrium; chemical reactions.

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