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.