The Master of Science in engineering provides individualized advancement for students with an established foundation in engineering and a passion for innovation. The program is particularly intended for students with bachelor’s degrees in the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, or engineering who are making a change of discipline or wanting to develop expertise in an engineering area, particularly one that's of emerging importance or interdisciplinary in nature. Students will enhance their core skills while expanding the breadth of their subject matter knowledge with flexible elective requirements and an optional concentration in management.
Graduates of the program enter the workforce with a strong foundation in innovation, entrepreneurship, and the ability to provide concrete tools to translate ideas and initiative into marketplace success. Our students have gone on to become leaders in various engineering fields with top-rated companies in both the public and private sectors. Career opportunities span a variety of fields, including software development, construction project management, and product engineering.
Featured Courses
ENME 3545
Mechanisms
About this Course
Synthesis, analysis and use of mechanisms. Mechanisms studied include cams, gears and planar linkages, with an emphasis on planar linkages. Prerequisites: ENME 2530 and ENGR 1572.
ENME 3661
Mechanical Energy Systems Engineering
About this Course
This course covers energy systems engineering analysis from a mechanical and materials engineering perspective. This course covers energy production from traditional energy systems that use fossil fuel combustion such as internal combustion engines, coal-fired plants, and natural gas turbines, to nuclear energy and renewable energy methods such as wind, solar, hydraulic, and geothermal. Lastly, the course will survey emerging technologies for future (21st century) energy systems. Students should have taken at a minimum Thermodynamics, Dynamics, and Fluid Dynamics courses. Prerequisites: ENME 2720, ENME 2510, ENME 2651.
ENME 4520
Intermediate Dynamics
About this Course
Development and analysis of dynamic systems through classical and modern approaches. Topics include: reference frames, particle kinematics, Newtonian particle mechanics, Phase Portraits, rigid-body kinematics, Euler's laws, Lagrange's Equations, Lagrange Multipliers, and Kane's Equations. Recommended prerequisites: MATH 2070 and MATH 2080.
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