Please refer to the Schedule Planning Information page for a general idea when these courses are offered. For exact dates, times, locations, fees, and instructors, please refer to the course finder.

Core Course

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.641 - Mathematical Methods For Engineers Mode of Study: Online

Recommended Courses

At least one of these computationally-oriented courses is strongly recommended as part of the technical electives or in satisfaction of a Group 2 course.

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.609 - Topics in Data Analysis Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.610 - Computational Methods of Analysis Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.742 - Applied Machine Learning for Mechanical Engineers Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.743 - Intermediate Applied Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical Engineering Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.766 - Numerical Methods Mode of Study: Online

Courses by Focus Area

Students are required to choose one of eight  focus areas:  Advanced Manufacturing; Aerospace Engineering; Biomechanical Engineering; Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Science; Hypersonic Technologies; Ocean Engineering; Robotics, Dynamics, and Controls; and Solids/Mechanics of Materials. The focus area selected does not appear as an official designation in the student transcript. Each  focus area has five required courses. Of these courses, at least two must be completed from Group 1 and the additional 3 must be completed from Group 1 and/or 2. Post-master’s certificate students are not limited to one focus area but can choose their courses among all  the courses offered by the program.

Advanced Manufacturing Focus Area

Group 1 (must select at least two)

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.628 - Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.659 - Manufacturing Systems Analysis Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.660 - Precision Mechanical Design Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.673 - Mechanized Assembly: Hardware and Algorithms Mode of Study: Online

Advanced Manufacturing Focus Area

Group 2

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 515.601 - Structure and Properties of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 515.622 - Micro and Nano Structured Materials & Devices Mode of Study: Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 515.655 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 515.658 - Design for Additive Manufacturing Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 515.661 - Introduction to Polymer Science Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.606 - Advanced Strength Of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.607 - Mechanics of Solids and Structures: Theory and Applications I Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.618 - Fabricatology - Advanced Materials Processing Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.623 - Intermediate Vibrations Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.627 - Computer-Aided Design Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.633 - Intermediate Heat Transfer Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.638 - Mechanical Packaging for Electronics Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.642 - Control Systems for Mechanical Engineering Applications Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.671 - Aerospace Materials, Structures and Design Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.672 - Advanced Manufacturing Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.684 - Modern Polymeric Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.720 - Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.721 - Advanced Composite Materials & Manufacturing Processes Mode of Study: Onsite

Aerospace Engineering Focus Area

Group 1 (must select at least two)

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.606 - Advanced Strength Of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.607 - Mechanics of Solids and Structures: Theory and Applications I Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.612 - Intermediate Dynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.620 - Fluid Dynamics I Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.623 - Intermediate Vibrations Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.670 - Advanced Aerodynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.752 - Advanced Flight Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.761 - Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Mode of Study: Online

Aerospace Engineering Focus Area

Group 2

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 515.655 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 515.658 - Design for Additive Manufacturing Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 515.661 - Introduction to Polymer Science Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 525.609 - Continuous Control Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 525.645 - Modern Navigation Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 525.661 - UAV Systems and Control Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 525.777 - Control System Design Methods Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.608 - Hypersonic Technologies and Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.625 - Turbulence Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 535.627 - Computer-Aided Design Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.628 - Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.632 - Applied Finite Elements Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.642 - Control Systems for Mechanical Engineering Applications Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.643 - Plasticity Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.652 - Thermal Systems Design and Analysis Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.660 - Precision Mechanical Design Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.671 - Aerospace Materials, Structures and Design Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.684 - Modern Polymeric Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.706 - Mechanics of Solids and Structures: Theory and Applications II Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.720 - Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.721 - Advanced Composite Materials & Manufacturing Processes Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.724 - Dynamics of Robots and Spacecraft Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.731 - Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.732 - Fatigue and Fracture of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.735 - Computational Fluid Dynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.741 - Optimal Control and Reinforcement Learning Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.752 - Advanced Flight Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.761 - Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.762 - Guidance, Navigation and Controls for Hypersonic Vehicles Mode of Study: Onsite

Biomechanical Engineering Focus Area

Group 1 (must select at least two)

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.661 - Biofluid Mechanics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.663 - Biosolid Mechanics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.667 - Biomechanics of Human Movement Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.750 - Biomechanics of the cell: From nano- and micro-mechanics to cell organization and function Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 585.601 - Physiology for Applied Biomedical Engineering I Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 585.631 - Introduction to Biomechanics Mode of Study: Online

Biomechanical Engineering Focus Area

Group 2

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 515.606 - Chemical and Biological Properties of Materials Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 525.786 - Human Robotics Interaction Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.607 - Mechanics of Solids and Structures: Theory and Applications I Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.720 - Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 585.631 - Introduction to Biomechanics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 585.708 - Biomaterials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 585.710 - Biochemical Sensors Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 585.720 - Orthopedic Biomechanics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 585.726 - Biomimetics in Biomedical Engineering Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 585.729 - Cell and Tissue Engineering Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 585.747 - Advances in Cardiovascular Medicine Mode of Study: Online

Fluid and Thermal Mechanics Focus Area

Group 1 (must select at least two)

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 515.602 - Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.620 - Fluid Dynamics I Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.621 - Intermediate Fluid Dynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.633 - Intermediate Heat Transfer Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.634 - Applied Heat Transfer Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.735 - Computational Fluid Dynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 575.601 - Fluid Mechanics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 615.761 - Intro To Oceanography Mode of Study: Online

Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Science Focus Area

Group 2

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 515.622 - Micro and Nano Structured Materials & Devices Mode of Study: Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 535.614 - Fundamentals of Acoustics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.625 - Turbulence Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 535.652 - Thermal Systems Design and Analysis Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.661 - Biofluid Mechanics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.662 - Energy and Environment Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.670 - Advanced Aerodynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.737 - Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Mechanical Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.761 - Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.771 - Naval Architecture Design Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.773 - Acoustical Oceanography Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 565.680 - Marine Geotechnical Engineering Mode of Study: Online

Hypersonic Technologies Focus Area

Group 1 (must select at least two)

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.608 - Hypersonic Technologies and Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.721 - Advanced Composite Materials & Manufacturing Processes Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.734 - Ultra-high Temperature Materials Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.752 - Advanced Flight Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.761 - Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Mode of Study: Online

Hypersonic Technologies Focus Area

Group 2

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.620 - Fluid Dynamics I Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.627 - Computer-Aided Design Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.633 - Intermediate Heat Transfer Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.634 - Applied Heat Transfer Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.670 - Advanced Aerodynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.671 - Aerospace Materials, Structures and Design Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.735 - Computational Fluid Dynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.762 - Guidance, Navigation and Controls for Hypersonic Vehicles Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 575.601 - Fluid Mechanics Mode of Study: Online

Ocean Engineering Focus Area

Group 1 (must select at least two)

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.606 - Advanced Strength Of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.607 - Mechanics of Solids and Structures: Theory and Applications I Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.620 - Fluid Dynamics I Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.621 - Intermediate Fluid Dynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 615.761 - Intro To Oceanography Mode of Study: Online

Ocean Engineering Focus Area

Group 2

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 525.645 - Modern Navigation Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.614 - Fundamentals of Acoustics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.625 - Turbulence Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 535.627 - Computer-Aided Design Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.632 - Applied Finite Elements Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.721 - Advanced Composite Materials & Manufacturing Processes Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.732 - Fatigue and Fracture of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.735 - Computational Fluid Dynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.771 - Naval Architecture Design Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.773 - Acoustical Oceanography Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 565.680 - Marine Geotechnical Engineering Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 565.682 - Design of Ocean Structures Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 615.775 - Physics of Climate Mode of Study: Online

Robotic, Dynamics, and Controls Focus Area

Group 1 (must select at least two)

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 525.609 - Continuous Control Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 525.610 - Microprocessors for Robotic Systems Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 525.626 - Feedback Control in Biological Signaling Pathways Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 525.645 - Modern Navigation Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 525.661 - UAV Systems and Control Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 525.777 - Control System Design Methods Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 525.786 - Human Robotics Interaction Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.622 - Robot Motion Planning Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.628 - Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.630 - Kinematics & Dynamics of Robots * Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.642 - Control Systems for Mechanical Engineering Applications Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.724 - Dynamics of Robots and Spacecraft Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.752 - Advanced Flight Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 605.613 - Introduction to Robotics Mode of Study: Online, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 605.716 - Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 665.681 - Application of Sensing Systems Mode of Study: Virtual Live

Robotic, Dynamics, and Controls Focus Area

Group 2

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.603 - Applied Optimal Control Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 535.612 - Intermediate Dynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.623 - Intermediate Vibrations Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.627 - Computer-Aided Design Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.628 - Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.635 - Introduction to Mechatronics Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.638 - Mechanical Packaging for Electronics Systems Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.645 - Digital Control and Systems Applications Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.659 - Manufacturing Systems Analysis Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.660 - Precision Mechanical Design Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.673 - Mechanized Assembly: Hardware and Algorithms Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.741 - Optimal Control and Reinforcement Learning Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.782 - Haptic Applications Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 665.681 - Application of Sensing Systems Mode of Study: Virtual Live

Mechanics of Materials Materials Focus Area

Group 1 (must select at least two)

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.606 - Advanced Strength Of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.607 - Mechanics of Solids and Structures: Theory and Applications I Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.623 - Intermediate Vibrations Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.632 - Applied Finite Elements Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.731 - Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection Mode of Study: Online

Mechanics of Materials Materials Focus Area

Group 2

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 515.601 - Structure and Properties of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 515.602 - Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 515.606 - Chemical and Biological Properties of Materials Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 515.611 - Computational Molecular Dynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 515.617 - Nanomaterials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 515.622 - Micro and Nano Structured Materials & Devices Mode of Study: Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 515.627 - Chemistry of Nanomaterials Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 515.655 - Metal Additive Manufacturing Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 515.658 - Design for Additive Manufacturing Mode of Study: Onsite, Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 515.661 - Introduction to Polymer Science Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 525.606 - Electronic Materials Mode of Study: Virtual Live
Course Number & Name: 535.612 - Intermediate Dynamics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.618 - Fabricatology - Advanced Materials Processing Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.627 - Computer-Aided Design Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.643 - Plasticity Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.660 - Precision Mechanical Design Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.663 - Biosolid Mechanics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.671 - Aerospace Materials, Structures and Design Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.684 - Modern Polymeric Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.706 - Mechanics of Solids and Structures: Theory and Applications II Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.720 - Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.721 - Advanced Composite Materials & Manufacturing Processes Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.732 - Fatigue and Fracture of Materials Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 535.748 - Stress Waves, Impacts and Shockwaves Mode of Study:
Course Number & Name: 565.604 - Structural Mechanics Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 565.680 - Marine Geotechnical Engineering Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 565.682 - Design of Ocean Structures Mode of Study: Online
Course Number & Name: 565.731 - Structural Dynamics Mode of Study: Online

Independent Study/Thesis Courses

Course Number & Name Mode of Study
Course Number & Name: 535.800 - Independent Study Mode of Study:
Course Number & Name: 535.820 - Master's Graduate Research Mode of Study: Onsite
Course Number & Name: 535.821 - Master’s Graduate Thesis Mode of Study:

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