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ME Tech Electives

ME Tech Elective List For Fall 2008 [doc]

All B.S.E. Candidates in Mechanical Engineering are required to take 12 credits of advanced technical electives (a grade of at least "D" must be obtained in each course). It is the intent of the advanced technical elective requirement that students take a number of "core technical electives" to develop a deeper technical knowledge in specific areas of mechanical engineering.

The following guidelines for selecting advanced technical electives show how to take a set of technical electives that are routinely approved. These guidelines allow students flexibility to specialize in areas of interest or to develop a broad base of technical knowledge.

Guidelines for Selecting Advanced Technical Electives

The 12 credits of advanced technical electives that you must take are broken down into 3 categories. 9 of the 12 credits must be taken in the ME Department. The categories are:

  1. Two classes (totaling at least 6 credit hours) must come from the following list:


    Area

    Core Technical Electives

    Design & Manufacturing

    ME452, ME481, ME 483, ME487

    Dynamics, Systems, & Controls

    ME424, ME440, ME461

    Materials & Solid Mechanics

    ME305, ME311, ME406, ME412, ME451

    Thermal & Fluid Sciences

    ME336, ME420, ME432, ME433

    General

    ENG350*
    *For ENG350 to be counted as an ME Technical Elective, the required sophomore-level ME courses (ME211, ME235, ME 240, ME250) must be taken before ENG350. Otherwise, ENG350 counts toward the student's degree as a general elective.


  2. Another class (at least 3 credit hours) must be a 400-level or higher class in ME. This may include courses listed above, but does not include ME490.

  3. The balance of the advanced technical elective requirement can be made by taking 1, 2, or 3 below:

    1. Any other ME technical elective (including letter-graded 500-level ME courses)
    2. Any Non-ME class within the College of Engineering. If this course does not have a 300-level or higher prerequisite, then approval has to be granted by the ME Undergraduate Program Committee.
    3. ME 490 or an equivalent, senior-level independent study/research course in another engineering department that is approved by the ME Undergraduate Program Committee.