Graduate Catalog 1993-1994
College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Requirements for the Degrees

   The Master of Mechanical Engineering degree, M.M.E., requires 24
credit hours of course work and 6 credit hours of thesis. The course
work is distributed as follows:

   I. At least one graduate course in each of the following major
      areas (Total 12 credits):
         a) Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics
         b) Solid Mechanics and Materials
         c) Dynamics and Vibrations
         d) Fluid Mechanics and Gas Dynamics
   II. At least two graduate courses (6 credits) in Engineering
      Analysis and two elective courses (6 credits) selected with the
      approval of the student's adviser in the chosen area of
      specialization.

   The thesis must demonstrate the student's ability to integrate and
synthesize knowledge gained in the formal courses and to apply it to a
research problem. The student must defend the thesis orally to a
committee of at least three faculty members chaired by the thesis
adviser. The non-thesis Master's degree requires 6 credit hours in Ia
and Ib, 3 credit hours in Ic and Id, and section IIfor a total of 30
credit hours.
   Candidates for the Ph.D. degree must fulfill the course
requirements in Part I above. Eight additional graduate courses (24
credits) are required, four courses (12 credits) in mechanical
engineering or a related subject area and four courses (12 credits) in
engineering analysis, mathematics or computer science. MEEG 863-864,
or their equivalent used towards the M.M.E. degree, may be used to
meet part of the 12-credit mathematics requirement. Six credits of
dissertation and 3 credits of MEEG 868 research are also required.
   Candidates must pass a Qualifying Examination designed to
demonstrate knowledge in three basic areas of mechanical engineering
and the ability to synthesize that knowledge in the solution of
engineering problems. The three basic areas are Applied Mathematics,
Solid Mechanics and Dynamics, and Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics.
In addition candidates will be examined in one of three specialized
areas related to their research topic, namely Fluid
Mechanics/Thermodynamics, Solid Mechanics or Dynamics and Design.
Students must attempt the first Qualifying Examination offered after
they have completed 18 credits hours of course work towards the Ph.D
requirements.