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Coursework Option 

The following describes the program requirements specific to the coursework option.  For requirements shared by all MS students, please see the Master of Science Program Requirements page.

The coursework option requires a minimum of 36 hours consisting entirely of coursework.

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Required Coursework

• Nine hours of coursework must be selected from the designated core courses in the students’ selected area (please see list of core courses in each area). 

• At least 6 hours of coursework must be in the designated breadth areas (breadth areas are areas outside the students’ core area, but within Mechanical Engineering).

• All coursework option students are required to take 6 hours of advanced mathematics.

• In addition to the core and breadth courses, students must take an additional 15 hours of graduate level coursework designated as graduate free elective.  These free electives could be selected from any of the areas inside the ME department, other engineering departments, and/or sciences.

• Up to three hours of free elective courses may be substituted by graduate research, ME 7000, on the official degree plan. If a student participates in a graduate internship/coop, an additional 3 hours of ME 7000 may be included on their official degree plan to replace three additional hours of free-elective.*

Time required to complete the coursework option Master's degree is usually between 15 and 18 months.

*F-1 international students may not use a graduate internship/coop as graduate research, ME 7000, unless it is an integral part of the student's academic program and is stated so in writing by the student's academic advisor (per United States immigration regulations).

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Final Examination

The MS course-work only option requires a final examination to be administered by the ME departmental Graduate Advisor.  The exam will be geared toward the student's selected program.  Coursework students should check with the Graduate Advisor regarding the format of the exam.