Program Overview

MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(WITH THESIS)
– For Students Who Started Before 08/02/2026

First Semester

Cr.

ECTS*

Second Semester

Cr.

ECTS

ME

501

Advanced Engineering

Mathematics I **

3

8

ME

599

Guided Research

0

8

--

--

Option Core Course***

3

8

--

--

Option Core Course

3

8

--

--

Restricted Elective Course****

3

8

--

--

Restricted Elective Course

3

8

--

--

Option Elective Course

3

8

--

--

Option Elective Course

3

8

--

--

Unrestricted Elective Course*****

3

8

Total

12

32

Total

12

40

Third Semester

Cr.

ECTS

ME

579

Graduate Seminar

0

2

Total

0

2

Cr.

ECTS

ME

690

Master's Thesis

0

60

Total Credits :

24

Total ECTS :

134

* ECTS and credit hours specified are the minimum required values.

** Students who have previously taken this course, or its equivalent, should take ME 502 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II, or if this course, or its equivalent, is also taken, an elective course approved by their advisor may also be taken.

*** Each student must have a declared Option; the available Options are:

Option A: Dynamics and Control

Option B: Fluid Mechanics

Option C: Materials and Manufacturing

Option D: Solids and Design

Option E: Thermal Sciences

The Core and Elective courses associated with each option are provided here. “Option Core” and “Option Elective” refer to the course set associated with the student’s declared Option.

**** “Restricted Elective”s must be selected from the Core courses associated with Options other than the student’s declared Option, and the two Restricted Elective courses must be chosen from two different options. The other option core courses can also be replaced by either ME502 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II (if ME501 is taken as the Math course) or ME503 Mechanics of Continua I as a substitute.

*****The Unrestricted Elective course may be chosen from among science and engineering graduate courses approved by advisor.

In addition to the required and option courses, the students have to take the non-credit seminar course: ME 579 Graduate Seminar.

In order to graduate from the M.S. Program in Mechanical Engineering, publication requirement that is stated below should be satisfied.

M.S. publication requirements

MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(WITH THESIS)
– For Students Who Started After 08/02/2026

First Semester

Cr.

ECTS*

Second Semester

Cr.

ECTS

ME

501

Advanced Engineering

Mathematics I **

3

8

ME

599

Guided Research

0

8

ME

--

Option Core Course***

3

8

ME

--

Option Core Course

3

8

ME

--

Restricted Elective Course****

3

8

--

--

Option Elective Course

3

8

--

--

Option Elective Course

3

8

--

--

Unrestricted Elective Course*****

3

8

Total

12

32

Total

9

32

Third Semester

Cr.

ECTS

ME

579

Graduate Seminar

0

2

Total

0

2

Cr.

ECTS

ME

690

Master's Thesis

0

60

Total Credits :

21

Total ECTS :

126

* ECTS and credit hours specified are the minimum required values.

** Students who have previously taken this course, or its equivalent, should take ME 502 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II, or if this course, or its equivalent, is also taken, an elective course approved by their advisor may also be taken.

*** Each student must have a declared Option; the available Options are:

Option A: Dynamics and Control

Option B: Fluid Mechanics

Option C: Materials and Manufacturing

Option D: Solids and Design

Option E: Thermal Sciences

The Core and Elective courses associated with each option are provided here. “Option Core” and “Option Elective” refer to the course set associated with the student’s declared Option. One of the “Option Elective” courses can be replaced by a Science and Engineering Graduate Catalog Course from a different department, provided that the course is relevant to the selected option and approved by the advisor.

**** “Restricted Elective” must be selected from the Core courses associated with an Option other than the student’s declared Option. “Restricted Elective” can also be replaced by either ME502 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II (if ME501 is taken as the Math course) or ME503 Mechanics of Continua I as a substitute.

*****The Unrestricted Elective course may be chosen from among Science and Engineering Graduate Courses approved by the advisor.

In addition to the required and option courses, the students have to take the non-credit seminar course: ME 579 Graduate Seminar.

In order to graduate from the M.S. Program in Mechanical Engineering, publication requirement that is stated below should be satisfied.

M.S. publication requirements