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Technical Electives

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These courses may be counted toward the Department’s 15 unit Technical Elective Requirement. Of these 15 units, 9 are required to be Mechanical Engineering-Sponsored Upper Division.

In addition to this list, students may use up to 3 total units of graded research (ME H194 or ME 196) or may also consider petitioning Graduate Level (200+) MechE technical courses to count.  If you would like to take a technical course outside of this list, please submit a Yellow Petition to your ESS advisor. Please contact ESS for a Yellow Petition template.

If ever you hope to earn credit for an ME course not on this list OR for a course taken elsewhere (be it outside our department, another UC, a community college or other four-year university, or as part of a study abroad program), you should petition for equivalency before you take the course as we do not guarantee approval of any equivalency request.

JOINT MAJORS: Please consult the Undergraduate Student Affairs Officer in 6193 Etcheverry Hall before considering to take courses outside of the department to fulfill technical elective requirements. You need prior written permission to do so and permission is not guaranteed.

CATEGORIES

Biomechanics Fluids Ocean Engineering
Controls/Mechatronics/Robotics Manufacturing Physics
Design Materials Quantitative Science
Dynamics Mechanics Business & Econ
Energy Sci & Tech MEMS/Nano Lower Div Options

COURSE LIST

COURSE NUMBER & CATALOG DESCRIPTION TITLE & SYLLABI (if applicable)
Bioengineering and Related Topics Electives  
ME C115 / Bio E C112 Molecular Cell Biomechanics
ME C117 / Bio E C117 Structural Aspects of Biomaterials
ME 118 Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience
ME 119 Introduction to MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems)
ME 120 Computational Biomechanics Across Multiple Scales
ME 166 Fluid Mechanics of Biological Systems
ME 167 Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME C176 / BioE C119 Orthopedic Biomechanics
ME C178/ BioE C137 Designing for the Human Body
ME 185 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
CHM ENG 170A Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG 170B Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG C170L Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
CIV ENG 114 Environmental Microbiology
EL ENG C145B Medical Imaging Signals and Systems
EL ENG C145L Introductory Electronic Transducers Laboratory
EL ENG C145M Introductory Microcomputer Interfacing Laboratory
INT BIO 131 General Human Anatomy
INT BIO 132 Survey of Human Physiology
Controls/Mechatronics/Robotics & Automation and Related Electives  
ME 101 High Mix/Low Volume Manufacturing
ME 130 Design of Planar Machinery
ME 131 Vehicle Dynamics and Control
ME 133 Mechanical Vibrations
ME C134 / EL ENG C128 Feedback Control Systems
ME 135 Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems
ME 136 Introduction to Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ME 146 Energy Conversion Principles
ME 175 Intermediate Dynamics
ME 190L Practical Control System Design: A Systematic Loopshaping Approach
ME 190M Model Predictive Control
ME 190Y Practical Control System Design: A Systematic Optimization Approach
ME 193B Feedback Control of Legged Robots
ENG 177 Advanced Programming with MATLAB
CHM ENG 162 Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
CIV ENG C154 Introduction to Urban and Regional Transportation Planning
CIV ENG 155 Transportation Systems Engineering
CIV ENG 167 Engineering Project Management
EL ENG 105 Microelectronic Devices and Circuits
EL ENG C106A Introduction to Robotics
EL ENG 113 Power Electronics
EL ENG 117 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
EL ENG 119 Introduction to Optical Engineering
EL ENG 120 Signals and Systems
EL ENG 121 Introduction to Digital Communication Systems
EL ENG 122 Introduction to Communication Networks
EL ENG 123 Digital Signal Processing
EL ENG C125 Introduction to Robotics
EL ENG 126 Probability and Random Processes
EL ENG 127A Optimization Models in Engineering
EL ENG C128 Feedback Control Systems
EL ENG 129 Neural and Nonlinear Information Processing
EL ENG 130 Integrated-Circuit Devices
EL ENG 137A Introduction to Electric Power Systems
EL ENG 140 Linear Integrated Circuits
EL ENG 141 Introduction to Digital Integrated Circuits
EL ENG 142 Integrated Circuits for Communications
EL ENG 143 Microfabrication Technology
EL ENG 144 Fundamental Algorithms for Systems Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization
EL ENG C145B Medical Imaging Signals and Systems
EL ENG C145L Introductory Electronic Transducers Laboratory
EL ENG C145M Introductory Microcomputer Interfacing Laboratory
EL ENG C145O Laboratory in the Mechanics of Organisms
EL ENG 147 Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
EL ENG C149 Introduction to Embedded Systems
EL ENG 192 Mechatronic Design Laboratory
IEOR 170 Industrial Design and Human Factors
Courses that may count towards the Design Requirement  
ME 101 High Mix/Low Volume Manufacturing
ME 110 Introduction to Product Development
ME C117 Structural Aspects of Biomaterials
ME 118 Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience
ME 119 Introduction to MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems)
ME 130 Design of Planar Machinery
ME 133 Mechanical Vibrations
ME C134 / EL ENG C128 Feedback Control Systems
ME 135 Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems
ME 139 Robotic Locomotion
ME 146 Energy Conversion Principles
ME 151 Advanced Heat Transfer
ME 165 Ocean-Environment Mechanics
ME C176 / BioE C119 Orthopedic Biomechanics
ME C178/ BioE C137 Designing for the Human Body
ME 179 Augmenting Human Dexterity
ENG 128 Advanced Engineering Design Graphics
CHM ENG 150B Transport and Separation Processes
CHM ENG 154 Chemical Engineering Laboratory
CHM ENG 160 Chemical Process Design
CHM ENG 162 Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
CIV ENG 122 Design of Steel Structures
CIV ENG 123 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
CIV ENG 124 Structural Design in Timber
CIV ENG 153 Transportation Facility Design
CIV ENG 156 Infrastructure Planning and Management
CIV ENG 169A Web-Based Systems for Engineering and Management
CIV ENG 169B Database Systems for Engineering and Management
CIV ENG 169C Visualization and Simulation for Engineering and Management
CIV ENG 180 Design, Construction, Maintenance of Civil and Environmental Engineered Systems
CIV ENG 191 Civil and Environmental Engineering Systems Analysis
COMP SCI 160 User Interface Design and Development
DES INV 190E Special Topics in Design Innovation
DES INV 190-2 Global Product Development
EL ENG 192 Mechatronic Design Laboratory
IEOR 170 Industrial Design and Human Factors
NWMEDIA C166 Critical Practices: People, Places, Participation
Dynamics Electives  
ME C134 / EL ENG C128 Feedback Control Systems
ME C162 / AE 162 Introduction to Flight Mechanics
ME 170 Engineering Mechanics III
ME 171 Dynamics of Charged Particulate Systems: Modeling, Theory & Computation
ME 173 Fundamentals of Acoustics
ME 175 Intermediate Dynamics
CHM ENG 162 Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
Energy Science & Technology Electives/Combustion/Heat & Mass Transfer and Related Topics Electives  
ME 126 / 226L The Science and Engineering of Cooking
ME 140 Combustion Processes
ME 146 Energy Conversion Principles
ME 151 Advanced Heat Transfer
ME 151 A Conductive and Radiative Transport
ME 151 B Convective Transport and Computational Methods
ME 154 Thermophysics for Applications
ENG 117 Methods of Engineering Analysis
CHM ENG 140 Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis
CHM ENG 141 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
CHM ENG 142 Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering
CHM ENG 150A Transport Processes
CHM ENG 150B Transport and Separation Processes
CHM ENG 154 Chemical Engineering Laboratory
CHM ENG 160 Chemical Process Design
CHM ENG 162 Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
CHM ENG 170A Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG 170B Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG C170L Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
CHM ENG 171 Transport Phenomena
CHM ENG 176 Principles of Electrochemical Processes
CIV ENG C106 Air Pollution
CIV ENG 107 Climate Change Mitigation
CIV ENG 108 Air Pollutant Emissions and Control
CIV ENG 111 Environmental Engineering
CIV ENG 112 Environmental Engineering Design
CIV ENG 113N Ecological Engineering for Water Quality Improvement
CIV ENG 114 Environmental Microbiology
NUC ENG 101 Nuclear Reactions and Radiation
NUC ENG 102 Nuclear Reactions and Radiation Laboratory
NUC ENG 104 Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory
NUC ENG 107 Introduction to Imaging
NUC ENG 120 Nuclear Materials
NUC ENG 124 Radioactive Waste Management
NUC ENG 130 Analytical Methods for Non-proliferation
NUC ENG 150 Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory
NUC ENG 155 Introduction to Numerical Simulations in Radiation Transport
NUC ENG 161 Nuclear Power Engineering
NUC ENG 162 Radiation Biophysics and Dosimetry
NUC ENG 167 Nuclear Reactor Safety
Mathematics 121A/121B Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences
Mathematics 128A/128B Numerical Analysis / Numerical Analysis
Fluids and Related Topic Electives  
ME 126 / 226L The Science and Engineering of Cooking
ME 165 Ocean-Environment Mechanics
ME 166 Fluid Mechanics of Biological Systems
ME 167 Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME 168 Mechanics of Offshore Systems
ME 185 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
ENG 117 Methods of Engineering Analysis
CHM ENG 140 Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis
CHM ENG 141 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
CHM ENG 142 Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering
CHM ENG 150A Transport Processes
CHM ENG 150B Transport and Separation Processes
CHM ENG 154 Chemical Engineering Laboratory
CHM ENG 160 Chemical Process Design
CHM ENG 162 Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
CHM ENG 170A Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG 170B Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG C170L Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
CHM ENG 171 Transport Phenomena
CHM ENG 176 Principles of Electrochemical Processes
CIV ENG 111 Environmental Engineering
CIV ENG 112 Environmental Engineering Design
CIV ENG 113N Ecological Engineering for Water Quality Improvement
CIV ENG 114 Environmental Microbiology
CIV ENG 115 Water Chemistry
CIV ENG 131 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
CIV ENG 173 Groundwater and Seepage
NUC ENG 170A Nuclear Design: Design in Nuclear Power Technology and Instrumentation
NUC ENG 170B Nuclear Design: Design in Bionuclear, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Therapy
NUC ENG 175 Methods of Risk Analysis
NUC ENG 180 Introduction to Controlled Fusion
Manufacturing/Manufacturing Management/Materials Processing and Related Topics Electives  
ME 101 High Mix/Low Volume Manufacturing
ME 110 Introduction to Product Development
ME C117 / Bio E C117 Structural Aspects of Biomaterials
ME 122 Processing of Materials in Manufacturing
ME 127 Composite Materials–Analysis, Design, Manufacture
ME 133 Mechanical Vibrations
ME C134 / EL ENG C128 Feedback Control Systems
ME 130 Design of Planar Machinery
ME 135 Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems
ENG 150 Basic Modeling and Simulation Tools for Industrial Research Applications
ME 163 Engineering Aerodynamics
ME 164 Marine Statics and Structures
ME 165 Ocean-Environment Mechanics
ME 168 Mechanics of Offshore Systems
ME 185 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
ME 190A Rapid Prototyping of Mechanical Systems
Comp Sci 184 Foundations of Computer Graphics
ENGIN 120 Principles of Engineering Economics
IEOR 115 Industrial and Commercial Data Systems
IEOR 140 Introduction to Mobile Industrial Robots
IEOR 170 Industrial Design and Human Factors
Materials and Related Topics Electives  
ME C117 / Bio E C117 Structural Aspects of Biomaterials
ME 127 Introduction to Composite Materials
ME 167 Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME C176 / BioE C119 Orthopedic Biomechanics
ME 185 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
CHM ENG C178 Polymer Science and Technology
CIV ENG 130N Mechanics of Structures
CIV ENG 140 Failure Mechanisms in Civil Engineering Materials
CIV ENG 175 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
CIV ENG 176 Environmental Geotechnics
CIV ENG 177 Foundation Engineering Design
CIV ENG C178 Applied Geophysics
CIV ENG 179 Pavement Engineering
EE 118 Introduction to Optical Engineering
MAT SCI 102 Bonding, Crystallography, and Crystal Defects
MAT SCI 103 Phase Transformations and Kinetics
MAT SCI 104 Materials Characterization
MAT SCI 111 Materials Characterization
MAT SCI 112 Corrosion (Chemical Properties)
MAT SCI 113 Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials
MAT SCI 117 Properties of Dielectric and Magnetic Materials
MAT SCI C118 Biological Performance of Materials
MAT SCI 120 Materials Production
MAT SCI 121 Metals Processing
MAT SCI 122 Ceramic Processing
MAT SCI 123 Semiconductor Processing
MAT SCI 125 Thin-Film Materials Science
MAT SCI 130 Experimental Materials Science and Design
MAT SCI 136 Materials in Energy Technologies
MAT SCI 140 Nanomaterials for Scientists and Engineers
MAT SCI C150 Introduction to Materials Chemistry
MAT SCI 151 Polymeric Materials
ENGIN 120 Principles of Engineering Economics
IEOR 115 Industrial and Commercial Data Systems
IEOR 140 Introduction to Mobile Industrial Robots
IEOR 170 Industrial Design and Human Factors
Mechanics/Theoretical & Applied Mechanics and Related Topics Electives  
ME 127 Composite Materials–Analysis, Design, Manufacture
ME 133 Mechanical Vibrations
ME C134 / EL ENG C128 Feedback Control Systems
ME 163 Engineering Aerodynamics
ME 165 Ocean-Environment Mechanics
ME 166 Fluid Mechanics of Biological Systems
ME 167 Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME 170 Engineering Mechanics III
ME 173 Fundamentals of Acoustics
ME 175 Intermediate Dynamics
ME C176 / BioE C119 Orthopedic Biomechanics
ME C180 / CE C133 Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method
ME C184 / AE C184 / CE C13 Flight Vehicle Structures and Aeroelasticity
ME 185 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
ENG 117 Methods of Engineering Analysis
ENG 177 Advanced Programming with MATLAB
CIV ENG 120 Structural Engineering
CIV ENG 121 Advanced Structural Analysis
CIV ENG 122 Design of Steel Structures
CIV ENG 123 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
CIV ENG 124 Structural Design in Timber
CIV ENG 130N Mechanics of Structures
CIV ENG 131 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
CIV ENG C133 Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method
CIV ENG 140 Failure Mechanisms in Civil Engineering Materials
CIV ENG 165 Concrete Materials and Construction
CIV ENG 166 Construction Engineering
CIV ENG 171 Introduction to Geological Engineering
CIV ENG 172 Introduction to Rock Mechanics
CIV ENG 175 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
CIV ENG 177 Foundation Engineering Design
MATH 104 Introduction to Analysis
MEMS/Nano and Related Topics Electives  
ME 118 Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience
ME 119 Introduction to MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems)
ME 130 Design of Planar Machinery
ME C134 / EL ENG C128 Feedback Control Systems
ME 138 Introduction to Micro/Nano Mechanical Systems Laboratory
ME 175 Intermediate Dynamics
ME C180 / CE C133 Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method
EL ENG 105 Microelectronic Devices and Circuits
EL ENG 113 Power Electronics
EL ENG 117 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
EL ENG 119 Introduction to Optical Engineering
EL ENG 120 Signals and Systems
EL ENG 121 Introduction to Digital Communication Systems
EL ENG 122 Introduction to Communication Networks
EL ENG 123 Digital Signal Processing
EL ENG C125 Introduction to Robotics
EL ENG 126 Probability and Random Processes
EL ENG 127A Optimization Models in Engineering
EL ENG C128 Feedback Control Systems
EL ENG 129 Neural and Nonlinear Information Processing
EL ENG 130 Integrated-Circuit Devices
EL ENG 140 Linear Integrated Circuits
EL ENG 141 Introduction to Digital Integrated Circuits
EL ENG 142 Integrated Circuits for Communications
EL ENG 143 Microfabrication Technology
EL ENG 144 Fundamental Algorithms for Systems Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization
EL ENG C145B Medical Imaging Signals and Systems
EL ENG C145L Introductory Electronic Transducers Laboratory
EL ENG C145M Introductory Microcomputer Interfacing Laboratory
EL ENG C145O Laboratory in the Mechanics of Organisms
EL ENG 147 Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
EL ENG C149 Introduction to Embedded Systems
EL ENG 192 Mechatronic Design Laboratory
Bio Eng 121 Introduction to Micro and Nanobiotechnology: BioMEMS
Physics 141A/Physics 141B Solid State Physics
Chem C191/Physics C191/Comp Sci C191 Quantum Information Science and Technology
Ocean Engineering and Related Topics Electives  
ME 101 High Mix/Low Volume Manufacturing
ME 127 Composite Materials–Analysis, Design, Manufacture
ME C134 / EL ENG C128 Feedback Control Systems
ME 164 Marine Statics and Structures
ME 165 Ocean-Environment Mechanics
ME 167 Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME 168 Mechanics of Offshore Systems
ME 185 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
CIV ENG 120 Structural Engineering
CIV ENG 180 Design, Construction, Maintenance of Civil and Environmental Engineered Systems
Math 170 Mathematical Methods for Optimization
IEOR 162 Linear Programming
Physics Electives  
PHYS 105 Analytic Mechanics
PHYS 110A Electromagnetism and Optics
PHYS 110B Electromagnetism and Optics
PHYS 111A Instrumentation Laboratory
PHYS 112 Introduction to Statistical and Thermal Physics
PHYS 130 Quantum and Nonlinear Optics
PHYS 137A Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 137B Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 138 Modern Atomic Physics
PHYS 141A Solid State Physics
PHYS 141B Solid State Physics
PHYS 142 Introduction to Plasma Physics
PHYS 177 Principles of Molecular Biophysics
Courses that may count towards the Quantitative Science Requirement  
ME C106A Introduction to Robotics
MEC ENG 120 Computational Biomechanics Across Multiple Scales
ME 127 Introduction to Composite Materials
ME 131 Vehicle Dynamics & Control
ME C 134 Feedback Control Systems
ME 136 Introduction to Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ME 139 Robotic Locomotion
ME 163 Engineering Aerodynamics
MEC ENG C180 Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method
ME 193B Feedback Control of Legged Robots
ENGIN 117 (considered ME-Sponsored upper division) Methods of Engineering Analysis
INDENG 120 Principles of Engineering Economics
ENGIN 150 Basic Modeling and Simulation Tools for Industrial Research Applications
ENGIN 177 (considered ME-Sponsored upper division) Advanced Programming with MATLAB
CHM ENG 162 Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
CIV ENG 120 Structural Engineering
CIV ENG 121 Advanced Structural Analysis
CIV ENG 130N Mechanics of Structures
CIV ENG C133 Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method
COMP SCI 189 Introduction to Machine Learning
EL ENG 121 Introduction to Digital Communication Systems
EL ENG 126 Probability and Random Processes
EL ENG 127A Optimization Models in Engineering
EL ENG 144 Fundamental Algorithms for Systems Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization
EL ENG C149 Introduction to Embedded Systems
MATH C103* – MATH 189 (not Math 160)
*This course may not be used to satisfy an ME technical elective requirement if it has also been used to satisfy the L&S social sciences breadth requirement.
Please see the Mathematics Catalog (Undergraduate Courses Only)
IEOR 115 – IEOR 166, IEOR 172 Please see the IEOR Catalog (Undergraduate Courses Only)
STAT 131A – STAT 151B, STAT 154, 155, 158, 159 Please see the Stat Catalog (Undergraduate Courses Only)
Business Administration and Economics Electives  
UGBA 101A Microeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions
UGBA 101B Macroeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions
ECON 100A Economic Analysis – Micro
ECON 100B Economic Analysis – Macro
ECON 101A Economic Theory – Micro
ECON 101B Economic Theory – Macro
ECON C102 Natural Resource Economics
ECON C103*
*This course may not be used to satisfy an ME technical elective requirement if it has also been used to satisfy the L&S social sciences breadth requirement.
Introduction to Mathematical Economics
ECON 104 Advanced Microeconomic Theory
ECON 121 Industrial Organization and Public Policy
ECON 123 Government Regulation of Industry
ECON C125 Environmental Economics
ECON 131 Public Economics
ECON 133 Global Inequality and Growth
ECON 136/N136 Financial Economics
ECON 138 Financial and Behavioral Economics
ECON 139 Intermediate Financial Economics
ECON 140 Economic Statistics and Econometrics
ECON 141 Econometric Analysis
ECON C142 Applied Econometrics and Public Policy
ECON 155 Urban Economics
ECON 155A Cities and Public Policy
ECON 157 Health Economics
ECON C181/N181 International Trade
ECON 182 International Monetary Economics
Lower Division Options (a maximum of 3 units can be used towards 15 unit requirement) * = no lab required for fulfillment of tech elective for lower div course
ASTRO 7A Introduction to Astrophysics
ASTRO 7B Introduction to Astrophysics
BIO ENG 10 Introduction to Biomedicine for Engineers
BIOLOGY 1A & 1AL General Biology Lecture
BIOLOGY 1B General Biology Lecture and Laboratory
CHEM 1B General Chemistry
CHEM 3A* Chemical Structure and Reactivity
CHEM 3B* Chemical Structure and Reactivity
CHEM 4B General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis
CIV ENG 11 Engineered Systems and Sustainability
CIV ENG 60 Structure and Properties of Civil Engineering Materials
CIV ENG 70 Engineering Geology
CIV ENG 93 Engineering Data Analysis
COMPSCI C8 Foundations of Data Science
COMPSCI 61A The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Engineering Data Analysis
COMPSCI 61B Data Structures
COMPSCI 61C Machine Structures
COMP SCI 70 Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory
DES INV 15 Design Methodology
DES INV 90E Technical Special Topics in Design Innovation
EPS 50 The Planet Earth
EL ENG 16B Designing Information Devices and Systems II
ENGIN 11 A Hands-On Introduction to Radiation Detection
MCELLIB C32 Bio-Inspired Design
MATH 55 Discrete Mathematics
MCELLBI C32* Introduction to Human Physiology
MSE 45 Properties of Materials
PHYSICS 7C Physics for Scientists and Engineers
STAT 20 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
STAT 21 Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business

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