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The Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a wide range of upper-level courses designed to increase students鈥� knowledge and allow them to pursue more advanced career opportunities.听View the Mechanical Engineering Graduate and Elective Courses guide to view full descriptions of our current courses.
More information on technical elective & graduate courses
- 4000-level courses are open to mechanical engineering undergraduate juniors and seniors.听
- 5000-level are open to engineering graduate students and mechanical engineering undergraduate juniors and seniors.听
- 6000-level and above courses are recommended for graduate students.听
Spring 2025 Course Offerings
Classes indicated with the symbol are approved for the Biomedical Engineering minor.
Classes indicated with the symbol are approved for the Energy Engineering minor.
MCEN 4012/5012 Renewable Fuels, Fuel Cells and Internal Combustion Engines听
MCEN 4113/5113 Mechanics of Cancer听
MCEN 4117/5117听Anatomy and Physiology
MCEN 4133/5133 Intro to Tissue Biomechanics听
MCEN 4135/5135 Wind Energy and Wind Turbine Design听
MCEN 4138/5138 Feedback Control
MCEN 4152/5152 Intro to Combustion
MCEN 4173/5173 Finite Element Analysis
MCEN 4193/5193 Design of Coffee
MCEN 4228/5228-001 Design of Beer
MVRN 4228/5228-002 Mechanics of Snow
MCEN 4228/5228-003 Climate Engineering
MCEN 4228/5228-004 Mechanics of Biological Materials
MCEN 4228/5228-005 Biohybrid Robotics听
MCEN 4228/5228-006 Design Research Theory and Methods
MCEN 4228/5228-007 Advanced Biotransport
MCEN 4228/5228-100 Mechatronics 2
MCEN 4215/5215-800 Design for Inclusion ()
MCEN 4231/5231听Computational Fluid Dynamics
MCEN 4279/5279 Aesthetics in Design
MCEN 4291/5291 Project Based Learning in Rural Schools听()
MCEN 5022 Classical Thermodynamics
MCEN 5024 Materials Chemistry and Structures
MCEN 5042 Heat Transfer
MCEN 5045 Design for Manufacturability
MCEN 5055 Advanced Product Design (priority goes to MS Design Track students, but students can submit an to be considered)
MCEN 5228-009 Advanced Dynamics
MCEN 5228-010 Flexible Electronics
MCEN 5228-011 Environmental Law
MCEN 5298 Introduction to Polymers
MCEN 6228-001 Robust Multivariable Control
If you started your degree in Fall 2023 or earlier, the following non-MCEN Electives can be counted as ME Tech Electives. If you started your degree in Spring 2024 or later, these are no longer accepted and only MCEN classes can be counted as ME Tech Electives.
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Non-MCEN Options
At least one of the two ME Technical Electives must be completed as an MCEN class in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum, and undergraduate students may choose to apply one of the following courses toward听an ME Technical Elective:
AREN 4830/AREN 5020 Building Energy Audits
ASTR 3730 Astrophysics 1 - Stellar and Interstellar
ATOC 4720听Atmospheric Dynamics
CHEN 4521 Physical Chemistry for Engineers
COEN 3210听Climate Change and Engineering
CSCI 3287 Design & Analysis of Database Systems
CSCI 3302/ECEN 3303 Intro to Robotics
CSCI 3308听Software Development Methods and Tools
CVEN 4333 Engineering Hydrology
ECEN 3250 Microelectronics
Any 3000+ Engineering Management (EMEN) class
ENEN 4600听Interdisciplinary Energy Engineering Projects听
GEEN 3400听Invention and Innovation
PHYS 3210听Classical Mechanics and Mathematical Methods 2
PHYS 3220听Quantum Mechanics 1
PHYS 3320听Principles of Electricity and Magnetism 2
Fall 2024 Course Offerings
Classes indicated with the symbol are approved for the Biomedical Engineering minor.
Classes indicated with the听 symbol are approved for the Energy Engineering minor.
MCEN 4115/5115: Mechatronics 1
MCEN 4127/5127: Biomedical Ultrasound
MCEN 4131/5131 Air Pollution Control Engineering
MCEN 4138/5138: Feedback Control
MCEN 4151/5151: Flow Visualization
MCEN 4155/5155:听Automated Mechanical Design Synthesis
MCEN 4157/5157: Modeling of Human Movement听
MCEN 4174/5174: Failure of Engineering Materials
MCEN 4195/5195: Bioinspired Robotics听
MCEN 4/5228-002: Surface Forces in Biology
MCEN 4/5228-004: Machine Learning in Mechanical Engineering
MCEN 4/5228-006: Analog Electronic Music
MCEN 4/5228-007: Continuum Mechanics
MCEN 4/5228-009: Membrane Technologies
MCEN 4/5228-200: Practical Electronics
MCEN 4/5193 Design of Coffee
MCEN 4/5299 Household Energy Systems听
MCEN听5020: Methods of Engineering Analysis
MCEN 5021: Intro to Fluid Dynamics
MCEN 5023: Solid Mechanics
MCEN 5044: Mechanical Behavior of Materials
MCEN 5055: Advanced Product Design听(priority goes to MS Design Track students, but students can submit an to be considered)
MCEN 5030: Intro to Research
MCEN 5161: Aerosols听
MCEN 5228-012: Energy Materials Characterization
MCEN 5448: Linear Systems
MCEN 5636: Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
Spring 2024听 Course Offerings
Classes indicated with the symbol are approved for the Biomedical Engineering minor.
Classes indicated with the听 symbol are approved for the Energy Engineering minor.
MCEN 4113/5113 Mechanics of Cancer听
MCEN 4117/5117听Anatomy and Physiology听
MCEN 4125/5125 Optimal Design
MCEN 4133/5133 Intro to Tissue Biomechanics听
MCEN 4135/5135 Wind Energy and Wind Turbine Design听
MCEN 4138/5138 Feedback Control
MCEN 4171/5171 Biofluids on the Micro Scale
MCEN 4173/5173 Finite Element Analysis
MCEN 4193/5193 Design of Coffee听
MCEN 4195/5195 Bioinspired Robotics听
MCEN 4228/5228-003 Fluid Mechanics in the Human Body
MCEN 4228/5228-006 Thin Film Materials
MCEN 4228/5228-011听Mechanics of Snow
MCEN 4228/5228-801 Design for Inclusion ()
MCEN 4231/5231听Computational Fluid Dynamics
MCEN 4238 Design for Community
MCEN 4279/5279 Aesthetics in Design
MCEN 4291/5291 Project Based Learning in Rural Schools听()听
MCEN 5022 Classical Thermodynamics
MCEN 5024 Materials Chemistry and Structures
MCEN 5042 Heat Transfer
MCEN 5045 Design for Manufacturability
MCEN 5055 Advanced Product Design (priority goes to MS Design Track students, but students can submit an to be considered)
MCEN 5228-005 Fracture Mechanics
MCEN 5228-007 Advanced Dynamics
MCEN 5298 Introduction to Polymers
Fall 2023 Course Offerings
Classes indicated with the symbol are approved for the Biomedical Engineering minor.
Classes indicated with the听 symbol are approved for the Energy Engineering minor.
MCEN 4115/5115: Mechatronics 1
MCEN 4127/5127: Biomedical Ultrasound
MCEN 4131/5131 Air Pollution Control Engineering
MCEN 4138/5138: Feedback Control
MCEN 4141/5141: Indoor Air Pollution
MCEN 4151/5151: Flow Visualization
MCEN 4152/5152: Intro to Combustion听
MCEN 4157/5157: Modeling of Human Movement听
MCEN 4174/5174: Failure of Engineering Materials
MCEN 4195/5195: Bioinspired Robotics听
MCEN 4228-001: Thermal Systems, Analysis, and Innovation听
MCEN 4228/5228-002: Practical Electronics
MCEN 4228/5228-004&005: Design of Coffee
MCEN 4238: Design for Community
MCEN 4291/5291: PBL in Rural Schools* ()
MCEN 4293/5293: Mechanics of Soft Matter
MCEN听5020: Methods of Engineering Analysis
MCEN 5021: Intro to Fluid Dynamics
MCEN 5023: Solid Mechanics
MCEN 5044: Mechanical Behavior of Materials
MCEN 5055: Advanced Product Design听(priority goes to MS Design Track students, but students can submit an to be considered)
MCEN 5183: Mechanics of Composite Materials
MCEN 5208: Intro to Research
MCEN 5228-001: Regenerative Biology and Tissue Repair
MCEN 5448: Linear Systems
Spring 2023 Course Offerings
Classes indicated with the symbol are approved for the Biomedical Engineering minor.
Classes indicated with the听 symbol are approved for the Energy Engineering minor.
MCEN 4113/5113 Mechanics of Cancer听
MCEN 4117/5117听Anatomy and Physiology听
MCEN 4131/5131 Air Pollution Control Engineering听
MCEN 4133/5133 Intro to Tissue Biomechanics听
MCEN 4135/5135 Wind Energy and Wind Turbine Design听
MCEN 4138/5138 Feedback Control
MCEN 4173/5173 Finite Element Analysis
MCEN 4195/5195 Bioinspired Robotics听
MCEN 4228/5228-002听Design for Inclusion
MCEN 4228/5228-004听Multiphase Flows
MCEN 4228/5228-006 Industrial Automation
MCEN 4228/5228-011听Mechanics of Snow
MCEN 4228/5228-014 Design of Coffee
MCEN 4231/5231听Computational Fluid Dynamics
MCEN 4279/5279 Aesthetics in Design
MCEN 4291/5291 Project Based Learning in Rural Schools听()
MCEN 4292/5292 Materials and Devices in Medicine听
MCEN 5022 Classical Thermodynamics
MCEN 5024 Materials Chemistry and Structures
MCEN 5042 Heat Transfer
MCEN 5045 Design for Manufacturability
MCEN 5055 Advanced Product Design (priority goes to MS Design Track students, but students can submit an to be considered)
MCEN 5228-001听Mass Transport Phenomena for Materials & Membranes
MCEN 5228-009 Optical Sensing
MCEN 5298 Introduction to Polymers
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