Graduate Course Syllabi

Below is a list of courses that are available to Mechanical Engineering and College of Engineering students. Graduate students are also given the choice to take “undergraduate” technical electives, which are listed here.

Mechanical Engineering Courses

COURSE NUMBER & CATALOG DESCRIPTION	TITLE & SAMPLE SYLLABI (if applicable/available)
ME C200/ DEV ENG C200	Design, Evaluate, and Scale Development Technologies Syllabus for F17
ME C201/MSE C286	Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Manufacturing Processes
ME C202 / Mat Sci C287	Computational Design of Multifunctional/Multiphysical Composite Materials
ME 203	Nanoscale Processing of Materials
ME 204	Advanced Manufacturing Systems Analysis, AMS
ME 206	Engineering Design and Prototyping: Pedagogy & Assessment
ME C210 / Bio E C209	Advanced Orthopedic Biomechanics
ME 211	The Cell as a Machine
ME C212 / Bio E C212	Heat and Mass Transport in Biomedical Engineering
ME C213 / Bio E C213	Fluid Mechanics of Biological Systems
ME C214 / Bio E C214	Advanced Tissue Mechanics
ME C215 / Bio E C222	Advanced Structural Aspects of Biomaterials
ME C216 / Bio E C215	Molecular Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
ME C217 / Int Bio C217 / Bio E C217	Biomimetic Engineering — Engineering from Biology Syllabus for F17
ME C218 / EE C245	Introduction to MEMS Design
ME C219 / EE C246	Parametric and Optimal Design of MEMS
ME 220	Precision Manufacturing
ME 221	Graduate Introduction to Lean Manufacturing Systems
ME 222	Advanced Manufacturing Processes
ME C223	Polymer Engineering
ME 224	Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials Syllabus for F18
ME C225 / MSE C212	Deformation and Fracture of Engineering Materials
ME 226	Tribology
ME 227	Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials
ME 228	Computer-Aided, Optimal Mechanical Design
ME 229	Design of Basic Electro-Mechanical Devices
ME 230	Real-Time Applications of Mini and Micro Computers
ME 230A	Predictive Control
ME 230B	Advanced System Theory: Control-Oriented Robustness Analysis
ME C231A / EE C220	Experiential Advanced Control Design I Syllabus for F17
ME C231B / EE C220C	Experiential Advanced Control Design II
ME C232	Advanced Control Systems I Syllabus for F17
ME 233	Advanced Control Systems II
ME 234	Multivariable Control System Design
ME 235	Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems
ME 236U	Control and Dynamics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ME C236 / EE C291 / CE C291F	Control and Optimization of Distributed Parameters Systems
ME 237	Control of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems
ME 238	Advanced Micro/Nano Mechanical Systems Laboratory
ME 239	Advanced Design and Automation
ME 240A	Advanced Marine Structures I Sample Syllabus for 2014-15
ME 240B	Advanced Marine Structures II Sample Syllabus for 2014-15
ME 241A	Marine Hydrodynamics I
ME 241B	Marine Hydrodynamics II
ME 243	Advanced Methods in Free-Surface Flows
ME 245	Oceanic and Atmospheric Waves
ME 246	Advanced Energy Conversion Principles
ME 250A	Advanced Conductive and Radiative Transport Syllabus for F18
ME 250B	Advanced Convective Transport and Computational Methods
ME 251	Heat Conduction
ME 252	Heat Convection
ME 253	Thermal Radiation
ME 254	Advanced Thermophysics for Applications
ME 255	Advanced Combustion Processes Syllabus for F18
ME 256	Combustion Syllabus for F17
ME 257	Advanced Combustion
ME 258	Heat Transfer with Phase Change
ME 259	Microscale Thermophysics and Heat Transfer
ME 260A	Advanced Fluid Mechanics I Syllabus for F17 Syllabus for F18
ME 260B	Advanced Fluid Mechanics II
ME 260D	Advanced Fluid Mechanics IV
ME 262	Hydrodynamic Stability and Instability
ME 263	Turbulence
ME 266	Dynamics and Stability of Engineering and Geophysical Flows with Rotation, Convection, or Waves
ME C268 / Chem E C268	Physicochemical Hydrodynamics
ME 270	Advanced Augmentation of Human Dexterity
ME 271	Intermediate Dynamics
ME 273	Oscillations in Linear Systems Syllabus for F17 Syllabus for F18
ME 274	Random Oscillations of Mechanical Systems
ME 275	Advanced Dynamics
ME 277	Nonlinear and Random Vibrations
ME C278 / BioE 237	Adv Designing for the Human Body Syllabus for F18
ME C279 / Civ Eng C235	Statistical Mechanics of Elasticity
ME 280A	Introduction to the Finite Element Method Syllabus for F18
ME 280B	Finite Element Methods in Nonlinear Continua
ME 281	Methods of Tensor Calculus and Differential Geometry
ME 282	Theory of Elasticity
ME 283	Wave Propagation in Elastic Media
ME 284	Theory of Elasticity
ME 285A	Foundations of the Theory of Continuous Media
ME 285B	Surfaces of Discontinuity and Inhomogeneities in Deformable Continua
ME 285C	Electrodynamics of Continuous Media ME 285C Spring 2013 Syllabus
ME 285D	Engineering Rheology
ME 286	Theory of Plasticity Syllabus for F18
ME 287	Graduate Introduction to Continuum Mechanics Syllabus for F18
ME 288	Theory of Elastic Stability
ME 289	Theory of Shells
ME 290A	Nonlinear Dynamics of Continuous Systems
ME 290C	Topics in Fluid Mechanics
ME 290D	Solid Modeling and CAD/CAM Fundamentals
ME 290G	Laser Processing and Diagnostics
ME 290H	Green Product Development: Design for Sustainability Sample Syllabus
ME 290I	Sustainable Manufacturing ME 290I Spring 2013 Syllabus
ME 290J	Predictive Control for Linear and Hybrid Systems
ME 290 KA	Innovation through Design Thinking Syllabus for F17
ME 290 KB	Life Cycle Thinking in Engineering Design
ME 290L	Introduction to Nano-Biology
ME 290M	Expert Systems in Mechanical Engineering
ME 290N	System Identification
ME 290P	New Product Development: Design Theory and Methods
ME 290Q	Dynamic Control of Robotic Manipulators
ME 290R	Topics in Manufacturing ME 290R Fall 2012 Syllabus (Romero-Hernandez) ME 290R Spring 2013 Syllabus (McMains)
ME C290S / EE C291E	Hybrid Systems and Intelligent Control
ME 290T	Plasmonic Materials Syllabus for F17
ME 290U	Interactive Device Design  Syllabus for F17
ME C290V	Topics in Energy, Climate, and Sustainability
ME C290X / Bio E C290D	Advanced Technical Communication: Proposals, Patents, and Presentations
ME 290Z	Topics in Control, Modeling and Optimization
ME 292A	Advanced Special Topics in Bioengineering Syllabus for F17 (Herr/Weinstein)
ME 292B	Advanced Special Topics in Controls Syllabus for F17 (Ruiz)Syllabus for F18 (Sreenath)
ME 292C	Advanced Special Topics in Design Syllabus for F17 (Agogino) Syllabus for F18 (Stuart)
ME 292D	Advanced Special Topics in Dynamics
ME 292E	Advanced Special Topics in Energy Science and Technology Syllabus for F17 (Mao)
ME 292F	Advanced Special Topics in Fluids
ME 292G	Advanced Special Topics in Manufacturing
ME 292H	Advanced Special Topics in Materials
ME 292I	Advanced Special Topics in Mechanics
ME 292J	Advanced Special Topics in MEMS/Nano
ME 292K	Advanced Special Topics in Ocean Engineering
ME 296MA	Master of Engineering Capstone Project
ME 296MB	Master of Engineering Capstone Project
ME 298	Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research
ME C298A / ESPM ME C291 / Phys C290I, Math C290C, Chem E C295M, CE C290K, Bio E C290C	Topics in Fluid Mechanics
ME 299	Individual Study or Research
ME 375	Teaching of Mechanical Engineering at the University Level

Engineering Courses

COURSE NUMBER & CATALOG DESCRIPTION	TITLE & SAMPLE SYLLABI (if applicable/available)
ENG 201	Ocean Engineering Seminar
ENG 230	Methods of Applied Mathematics
ENG 231	Mathematical Methods in Engineering Syllabus for F17
ENG 266A	Finite Difference Methods for Fluid Dynamics
ENG 266B	Spectral Methods for Fluid Dynamics
ENG 290	Special Topics in Management of Technology
ENG 290H	Management of Technology – Doing Business in China
ENG 296MA	Master of Engineering Capstone Project
ENG 296MB	Master of Engineering Capstone Project
ENG 298A	Group Studies or Seminars
ENG 298B	Group Studies or Seminars

*Please note that this page is being updated as the department collects additional syllabi.