Mechanical Engineering, M.S.

(Major Code: 09101) (SIMS Code: 447001)

General information

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering. Additional details about the program may be obtained from the Mechanical Engineering Department’s website at https://mechanical.sdsu.edu/graduate/msme_degree.

The program provides opportunities for the students to gain expertise in areas like energy, thermofluids, materials, mechanics, design, manufacturing, robotics, dynamics and control, and computational methods. Students are expected to develop a plan of study that shows depth in one of these areas as well as breadth across related areas in mechanical engineering.

Specific Requirements for the Degree

Completion of 30 units of 500-, 600-, and 700-level courses and one of two options: Thesis (Plan A) or Non-Thesis (Plan B). The total number of units from 500-level courses should not exceed 9. The student’s program prepared in conference with and approved by the Graduate Adviser, must satisfy the following requirements:

Core Requirements

(21 units)

500-Level Courses

Up to 9 units can be applied to the degree.

A E 515 - Methods of Analysis Units: 3
M E 520 - Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations Units: 3
M E 530 - Automatic Control Systems Units: 3
M E 532 - Robot Modeling and Control Units: 3
M E 535 - Mechanics of Composite Structures Units: 3
M E 540 - Mechanics of Polymers Units: 3
M E 543 - Powder-Based Manufacturing Units: 3
M E 552 - Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Units: 3
M E 554 - Automotive Power Units: 3
M E 555 - Thermal Systems Analysis and Design Units: 3
M E 556 - Solar Energy Conversion Units: 3
M E 580 - Biomechanics Units: 3
M E 582 - Introduction to Nanobiotechnology Units: 3
M E 585 - Fundamentals of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Units: 3
M E 596 - Advanced Mechanical Engineering Topics Units: 1-3

600-Level Courses

A E 601 - Computational Fluid Mechanics Units: 3
A E 611 - Vibration of Elastic Solids Units: 3
A E 612 - Compressible Fluid Flow Units: 3
A E 621 - Theory of Elasticity Units: 3
A E 641 - Structural Optimization Units: 3
A E 644 - Turbulent Flow Units: 3
A E 670 - Optimal Control Units: 3
M E 610 - Finite Element Methods in Mechanical Engineering Units: 3
M E 640 - Nanomaterials Units: 3
M E 645 - Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials Units: 3
M E 646 - Mechanics of Sintering Units: 3
M E 651 - Advanced Thermodynamics Units: 3
M E 653 - Combustion Units: 3
M E 656 - Conduction Heat and Transfer Units: 3
M E 657 - Convection Heat Transfer Units: 3
M E 658 - Radiation Heat Transfer Units: 3
M E 661 - Gas Dynamics Units: 3
M E 681 - Biomaterials Units: 3
M E 683 - Design of Medical Devices Units: 3
M E 688 - Tissue Engineering Units: 3
M E 696 - Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering Units: 2 or 3

Mechanical Engineering, M.S.

General information

Specific Requirements for the Degree

Core Requirements

500-Level Courses

600-Level Courses

Nine Additional Units

Thesis Students (Plan A)

Non-Thesis Students (Plan B)