Mechanical Engineering, M.S.

Program Overview

The M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a Research option at UW-Madison is a two-year program that emphasizes hands-on research experience under faculty mentorship. Students complete a written thesis and defense. The program also offers three one-year options in Accelerated Program, Automotive Engineering, and Modeling and Simulation in Mechanical Engineering, which focus solely on coursework. All students are mentored by renowned faculty in the mechanical engineering department.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The M.S.
Mechanical Engineering degree with a named option in Research takes approximately two years to complete.
• This program has a significant research component giving students valuable hands-on research experience with mentoring by faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
• The M.S.
Mechanical Engineering: Research program requires a written thesis and defense.
• The M.S.
Mechanical Engineering degree with named options in Accelerated Program; Automotive Engineering; and Modeling and Simulation in Mechanical Engineering; each take approximately 3 terms (1 calendar year) to complete.
• These three programs include only coursework.

Teaching:

• All students are mentored by the world-class faculty in the mechanical engineering department at UW–Madison.