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Graduate Programs
Specialized Tracks for MS in Mechanical Engineering
Energy Conversion & Efficiency
The curriculum is designed to provide mechanical engineering skills in energy applications, renewable energy, and the technologies that improve energy conversion and efficiency. The quantitative requirement for the degree is 30-credit hours completed with a GPA of 2.75 or better. The course program must conform to the following distribution:
Area of Specialization: 15 credits
Electives (graduate level engineering or math): 9 credits
Energy Analysis & Design Project or Thesis: 6 credits
| Courses from which one must choose 15 units of specialization (any 5 courses): | Course title |
|---|---|
| MEMS 5101 | Fluid Power Systems |
| MEMS 5401 | General Thermodynamics |
| MEMS 5402 | Radiation Heat Transfer |
| MEMS 5403 | Conduction & Convection Heat Transfer |
| MEMS 5404 | Combustion Phenomenon (or EECE 512, but not both) |
| MEMS 5410 | Fluid Dynamics I |
| MEMS 5412-5413 | Computational Fluid Dynamics I & II |
| MEMS 5416 | Turbulence |
| MEMS 5420-5421 | HVAC Analysis and Design I & II (taken as Independent Study) |
| MEMS 5422 | Solar Energy Thermal Processes |
| MEMS 5423 | Sustainable Environmental Building Systems |
| MEMS 5424 | Thermo-Fluid Modeling of Renewable Energy Systems |
| MEMS 5425 | Thermal Management of Electronics |
| MEMS 5426 | Fundamentals of Solar Energy Thermal Processes |
| MEMS 5705 | Wind Energy Systems |