Program Overview

MAE MS Degree Requirements

The GRE requirement has been waived for all engineering master's applicants applying through Fall 2026.

MS Thesis Option

All students must take the following minimum distribution of courses for a total of 30 credit hours:

• Core Courses: Nine semester hours
  • EML 5060: Analysis in Mechanical Engineering I
  • Two core courses in the student's major area
• Mechanical Engineering Courses: Six semester hours
  • Any two courses in Mechanical Engineering
• Elective Courses: Nine semester hours
  • Select three graduate-level, letter-graded courses in engineering, mathematics, and/or any science discipline
• Graduate Seminar: EML 5935 Mechanical Engineering Seminar (0)
• Thesis: Six semester hours
  • EML 5971: Thesis
• Thesis Defense: EML 8976 - Masters Thesis Defense

MS Sustainable Energy

All students must take the following minimum distribution of courses for a total of 30 credit hours:

• Core Courses: Fifteen semester hours
  • EML 5060: Analysis in Mechanical Engineering I
  • CHM 5153: Engineering Electrochemistry or an approved equivalent course
  • EML 5451: Energy Conversion Systems for Sustainability
  • EML 5452: Sustainable Power Generation
  • EML 5930: Sustainable Energy Utilization
• Electives: Nine semester hours
  • Select three graduate-level, letter-graded courses in engineering, mathematics, and/or any science discipline
• Graduate Seminar: EML 5935 Mechanical Engineering Seminar (0)
• Thesis: Six semester hours
  • EML 5971: Thesis
• Thesis Defense: EML 8976 - Masters Thesis Defense

MS Non-thesis Option

• Mechanical Engineering Courses: Twenty-one semester hours
  • Select seven graduate-level, letter-graded courses in Mechanical Engineering
• Electives: Nine semester hours
  • Select three graduate-level, letter-graded courses in engineering, mathematics, and/or any science discipline
• Graduate Seminar: EML 5935 Mechanical Engineering Seminar (0)

MS Materials Science & Engineering

All students must take the following minimum distribution of courses for a total of 30 credit hours:

• Core Courses: Twelve semester hours
  • ECH 5934: Materials Thermodynamics and Kinetics
  • EMA 5**: Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Materials
  • EML 5930: Advanced Materials
  • PHY 6937: Materials Characterization
• Research Methods: Three semester hours
  • ECH 5052: Research Methods
• Specialized Courses: Nine semester hours
  • Select three graduate-level, letter-graded courses from one of the following specialized areas
    • Nanoscale Materials, Composite Materials and Interfaces
    • Polymers and Bio-Inspired Materials
    • Functional Materials
    • Computational Materials and Mechanics
• Graduate Seminar: EML 5935 Mechanical Engineering Seminar (0)
• Thesis: Six semester hours
  • EML 5971: Thesis
• Thesis Defense: EML 8976 - Masters Thesis Defense