The M.S. in Engineering with an Emphasis in Mechanical Engineering degree provides specialized expertise in mechanical engineering by providing a rigorous curriculum and innovative research in three distinctive areas: Design, Optimization and Manufacturing; Energy, Fluid and Thermal Systems; and Mechanics and Materials.
The Design, Optimization and Manufacturing option provides a basis of study in product design and the process for building those products. The Energy, Fluid and Thermal Systems provides a basis for study of diverse topics such as energy or fluid power systems. Finally, the Mechanics and Materials provides the student with insight into methods for analyzing new materials and systems and how new products and technologies use these materials. The M.S. thesis program offers students the opportunity to conduct state-of-the-art research in a number of areas of pressing societal concern. The M.S. non-thesis program offers students added professional training through added coursework and engineering M.S. project completion.
This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Mechanical Engineering BSME/Engineering MS(Mechanical Engineering) Mechanical Engineering BSME/Engineering MS(Mechanical Engineering)(non-thesis) For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu.
Director of Graduate Studies Xianqiao Wang, Associate Professor xqwang@uga.edu 706.542.6251 Graduate Program Administrator Victoria Martinez vicmart8@uga.edu 706.542.1130 www.engineering.uga.edu
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Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: 3 Letters of recommendation CV Statement of Purpose (emphasizing career goals, objectives, and research plans); at the end of the statement include the names of faculty who share your interests and could serve as your major advisor. Unofficial transcript (3.0 minimum GPA); if accepted, you must submit official transcripts prior to matriculation.
International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. Students will also have to show certificate of finances upon acceptance to the program. Application deadline is December 15 for the following Fall semester and September 15 for the following Spring semester.
| ENGR 8950 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| ENGR 7300 | Master's Thesis | 1-9 |
Choose 9 credit hour(s) from the following:
The Mechanical Engineering Emphasis course list (below)
Choose 12 credit hour(s) from the following:
UGA courses open only to graduate students and exclusive of thesis (ENGR 7300, Master’s Thesis) and research (ENGR 7000, Master’s Research, and ENGR 7010, Project-Focused Masters Research)
Choose a minimum of 6 credit hour(s) from the following:
| ENGR 7000 | Master's Research | 1-9 |
| ENGR 7010 | Project-Focused Masters Research | 1-6 |
A typical student’s research hours will exceed this minimum; however, at most 6 hours of ENGR 7000 or ENGR 7010 may be listed on the program of study. In the MS Thesis Option, all coursework is selected consistent with specific degree and emphasis area requirements in coordination with the Student’s Faculty Advisor and approved by the student’s Advisory Committee on the Program of Study. To receive the M.S. degree, each student is required to present a satisfactory research proposal approved by the student’s advisory committee and the graduate coordinator and pass a final examination and defense of the research thesis.
| ENGR 7010 | Project-Focused Masters Research | 1-6 |
| ENGR 8950 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
Choose 15 credit hour(s) from the following:
The Mechanical Engineering Emphasis course list (below)
Choose 12 credit hour(s) from the following:
UGA courses open only to graduate students and exclusive of thesis (ENGR 7300, Master’s Thesis) and research (ENGR 7000, Master’s Research, and ENGR 7010, Project-Focused Masters Research)
For the M.S. non-thesis option, the program of study will include course work that is consistent with specific degree and emphasis area requirements that is approved by the program’s Graduate Coordinator. Each student is required to complete a three-credit-hour Master’s project (ENGR 7010) under the supervision of the faculty project advisor. The student needs to identify an appropriate graduate faculty in his/her degree program to serve as faculty project advisor for his/her Master’s project. To receive the M.S. degree under the non-thesis option, each student should prepare a project plan at the beginning of his/her Master’s project for the faculty project advisor’s approval, then follow the project plan to successfully finish the Master’s project, and finally submit a written Master’s project report for the faculty project advisor’s approval.
| BIOE 4720/6720 | Human Factors and Ergonomics in Biomedical Device Design | 3 |
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BIOE 4740/6740
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
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Biomaterials | 3 |
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BIOE 4760/6760
Critical Thinking
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Biomechanics | 3 |
| BIOE 8210 | Multiscale Biomechanics | 3 |
| BIOE 8490 | Advanced Biomaterials | 3 |
| CHEM 8880 | Nanomaterials: Engineering and Characterization | 3 |
| CVLE(MCHE)(LAND) 4660/6660 | Sustainable Building Design | 3 |
| CVLE(MCHE) 8160 | Advanced Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| CVLE(MCHE) 8350 | Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis | 3 |
| CVLE(MCHE) 8640 | Advanced Strength of Materials | 3 |
| ELEE 4210/6210 | Linear Systems | 3 |
| ELEE 4220/6220 | Feedback Control Systems | 3 |
| ELEE 4230/6230 | Sensors and Transducers | 3 |
| ELEE 4260/6260 | Introduction to Nanoelectronics | 3 |
| ELEE 8220 | Nonlinear Control Systems | 3 |
| ELEE 8310 | MEMS Design | 3 |
| ENGR 4350/6350 | Introduction to Finite Element Analysis | 3 |
| ENGR 4670/6670 | Quality Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 6920 | Theory of Design | 3 |
| ENGR 8103 | Computational Engineering: Fundamentals, Elliptic, and Parabolic Differential Equations | 3 |
| ENGR 8130 | Statistical Learning and Data Mining in Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 8180 | Advanced Mass Transfer | 3 |
| ENGR 8220 | Microfluidic Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| ENGR 8270 | Computational Nanomechanics | 3 |
| ENGR 8910 | Foundations for Engineering Research | 3 |
| ENVE 4230/6230 | Energy in Nature, Civilization, and Engineering | 3 |
| ENVE 4250/6250 | Energy Systems and the Environment | 3 |
| ENVE 4530/6530 | Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis | 3 |
| ENVE 4550/6550 | Environmental Life Cycle Analysis | 3 |
| ENVE 4550/6550 | Environmental Life Cycle Analysis | 3 |
| ENVE 8450 | Designing for Rapid Change: Food, Energy, Water, and Climate | 3 |
| INFO 4150/6150 | Engineering Informatics | 3 |
| INFO 8750 | Advance Programming for Data Mining | 3 |
| MCHE 4360/6360 | Robotic Manipulators | 3 |
| MCHE 4430/6430 | Introduction to Tribology | 3 |
| MCHE 4500/6500 | Advanced Thermal Fluid Systems | 3 |
| MCHE 4530/6530 | Combustion and Flames | 3 |
| MCHE 4580/6580 | Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) | 3 |
| MCHE 4590/6590 | Fluid Mechanics II | 3 |
| MCHE 4650/6650 | HVAC Systems for Buildings and Industry | 3 |
| MCHE 4850/6850 | Advanced Manufacturing Processes | 3 |
| MCHE 8170 | Advanced Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MCHE 8250 | Combustion Science | 3 |
| MCHE 8380 | Continuum Mechanics | 3 |
| MCHE 8390 | Advanced Mechanical Vibrations | 3 |
| MCHE 8500 | Technical Foundations of Energy for Policy Practitioners | 3 |
| MCHE 8650 | Aerosol Science and Engineering | 3 |
| MCHE 8710 | Engineering Properties of Animal and Plant Materials: Form and Function | 3 |
| MCHE 8850 | Gas Dynamics | 3 |
| MIST 4550/6550 | Energy Informatics | 3 |
| PHYS 4300/6300 | Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory | 3 |
| PHYS 8301 | Statistical Mechanics I | 3 |
| PHYS 8601 | Computer Simulation Methods in Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 8602 | Computer Simulations of Materials | 3 |
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STAT 6315
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
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Statistical Methods for Researchers | 4 |
| GRSC 7001 | GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar | 1 |
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.
Many of our graduates have gone on to academic careers as research and teaching faculty at top-ranked universities. Other graduates pursue successful non-academic careers with national research labs and industry (e.g., as research scientists, engineering managers, technicians).
Qualified students will be nominated by the Graduate Admission Committee for Graduate School Presidential and PhD Fellows awards. Qualified students will be nominated by the Graduate Admission Committee for the College level Doctoral Fellowship awards. Students also are encouraged to seek outside fellowships and scholarships (e.g., NSF Graduate Research Fellowships).
Students are encouraged to pursue research opportunities outside of Athens, when appropriate and in consultation with their committees.
Students are encouraged to pursue internship opportunities when those internships will facilitate their professional development and career aspirations.
Students are encouraged to present their research at conferences, professional meetings, and symposia. Students also are encouraged to write grant proposals to help fund their research and to develop grant-writing skills. Students are expected to publish their research findings in peer-reviewed journals.
Other programs in the School of ECAM, include: PhD Mechanical Engineering PhD Biological and Agricultural Engineering PhD Engineering – Dynamics Systems and Controls PhD Engineering – Energy Systems PhD Engineering – Engineering Education PhD Engineering – Environment and Water PhD Engineering – Thermal and Fluid Systems PhD Engineering – Resilient Infrastructure MS Civil and Environmental Engineering MS Agricultural Engineering