Program Overview

Graduate Programs

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

This graduate program covers various Mechanical Engineering disciplines, including Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Manufacturing, Dynamics and Control, Materials Science, and Design. The necessity of maintaining national development is placing increasing demands upon the government and private sectors to secure proper infrastructures, transportation networks, residential and industrial complexes. To help meet those demands, the program is designed to provide the community and industry with distinguished national manpower and highly qualified mechanical engineers for the sustainable development of the country. The program will train students intending to pursue their Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. Graduates of the program would provide the link between the advancements in Mechanical Engineering sciences and corresponding applications. (Total credit hours is 30).

Program Objectives

• Foster high-quality graduate-level mechanical engineering education and research and generate graduates with high levels of competence in fundamental and applied concepts of mechanical engineering.
• Prepare graduates for successful careers in industry and/or academia and to promote and instil ethical practice and life-long learning.
• Enrich the research collaboration between the university and the industrial sectors in the country and worldwide.
• Graduate professionals and leaders in the global industries.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge and skills ethically for solving mechanical engineering problems and drawing conclusions.
• Conduct mechanical engineering studies utilizing experimental, computer software, and other modern tools.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to present technical and research work.
• Conduct independently and with a team quality scientific and applied research.

Degree Requirements

Required Credit Hours: minimum 30 hours

Mechanical Engineering

• Required Courses (12 hours)
  • ELEC620: Analytical Techniques in Engineering (3 credits)
  • MECH615: Advanced Dynamics (3 credits)
  • MECH630: Advanced Solid Mechanics (3 credits)
  • MECH650: Advanced Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
  • MECH660: Mechanical Engineering Seminar (0 credits)

Elective Courses

• Students should select only 3 courses for the thesis option or 4 courses for the non-thesis option from the list below (12 hours)
  • MECH612: Advanced Mechanical Vibrations (3 credits)
  • MECH614: Linear Systems Theory (3 credits)
  • MECH633: Finite Element Methods (3 credits)
  • MECH626: Fatigue & Fracture Mechanics (3 credits)
  • MECH632: Advanced CAD/CAM (3 credits)
  • MECH645: Advanced Heat Transfer (3 credits)
  • MECH654: Advanced Thermodynamics (3 credits)
  • MECH640: Directed Studies in Mechanical Engineering (3 credits)

Non-Thesis Option

• Required course for students opting for the non-thesis option (6 hours)
  • MECH695: Technical Project (6 credits)

Thesis Option

• Required course for students opting for the thesis option (9 hours)
  • MECH690: Thesis (9 credits)