Nov 28, 2024

Rensselaer Catalog 2008-2009

HELP

Rensselaer Catalog 2008-2009 [Archived Catalog]

Mechanical Engineering M.Eng. (Hartford)

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

The Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering degree is awarded on successful completion of the following:

Mechanical Engineering Program Requirements

The Master of Enginerring degree in Mechanical Engineering degree is awarded on successful completion of the following:

Required Core (15 credits)

MANE 5000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I Credit Hours: 3
MANE 5100 - Mechanical Engineering Foundations I Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6980 - Master’s Project Credit Hours: 1 to 9
(Culminating Experience)
MANE 7000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics II Credit Hours: 3
MANE 7100 - Mechanical Engineeering Foundations II Credit Hours: 3

Electives (15 credits)

In consultation with adviser, select five courses from a single or several specialty area(s).

Specialty Area: Solids

MANE 4240 - Introduction to Finite Elements Credit Hours: 3
MANE 4610 - Vibrations Credit Hours: 3
MANE 4650 - Fracture Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6180 - Mechanics of Composite Materials Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6200 - Plates and Shells Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6960 - Topics in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or Engineering Physics Credit Hours: 3
Advanced Topics in Finite Element Analysis

Specialty Area: Fluids

MANE 4800 - Boundary Layers and Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
MANE 5060 - Introduction to Compressible Flow Credit Hours: 3
MANE 5080 - Turbomachinery Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6530 - Turbulence Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6550 - Theory of Compressible Flow Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6720 - Computational Fluid Dynamics Credit Hours: 3

Specialty Area: Thermal Systems

MANE 6540 - Advanced Thermodynamics Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6630 - Conduction Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6640 - Radiation Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6650 - Convective Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6830 - Combustion Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6840 - An Introduction to Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer I Credit Hours: 3

Specialty Area: Manufacturing and Materials

MTLE 4260 - High Temperature Alloys
MTLE 7061 - Casting and Joining Process

DSES 6110 - Introduction to Applied Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MTLE 4260 - High Temperature Alloys Credit Hours: 3
MTLE 6960 - Topics in Materials Engineering Credit Hours: 3
High Temperature Coatings Engineering

Additional Information

Students must work closely with their adviser to decide whether to focus on one of the above concentration areas or take electives from all of them. A limited number of elective courses outside the area of mechanical engineering are permitted. However, the student’s adviser must approve these courses prior to them being taken.

Please contact Professor Ernesto Gutierrez-Miravete at gutie@rpi.edu if you have any questions about the mechanical engineering program.

Sample Curricula for Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

Solid Mechanics Focus

MANE 5000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I Credit Hours: 3
MANE 5100 - Mechanical Engineering Foundations I Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6180 - Mechanics of Composite Materials Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6200 - Plates and Shells Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6960 - Topics in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or Engineering Physics Credit Hours: 3
Advanced Topics in Finite Element Analysis
MANE 6980 - Master’s Project Credit Hours: 1 to 9
MANE 7000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics II Credit Hours: 3
MANE 7100 - Mechanical Engineeering Foundations II Credit Hours: 3

Thermofluids Focus

MANE 4800 - Boundary Layers and Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
MANE 5000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I Credit Hours: 3
MANE 5100 - Mechanical Engineering Foundations I Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6630 - Conduction Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6650 - Convective Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6720 - Computational Fluid Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6980 - Master’s Project Credit Hours: 1 to 9
MANE 7000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics II Credit Hours: 3
(6000 level)
MANE 7100 - Mechanical Engineeering Foundations II Credit Hours: 3
(6000 level)

Computational Focus

DSES 6110 - Introduction to Applied Statistics Credit Hours: 3
MANE 4240 - Introduction to Finite Elements Credit Hours: 3
MANE 5000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I Credit Hours: 3
(4000 level)
MANE 5100 - Mechanical Engineering Foundations I Credit Hours: 3
(4000 level)
MANE 6530 - Turbulence Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6720 - Computational Fluid Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6960 - Topics in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, or Engineering Physics Credit Hours: 3
Advanced Topics in Finite Element Analysis
MANE 6980 - Master’s Project Credit Hours: 1 to 9
MANE 7000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics II Credit Hours: 3
(6000 level)
MANE 7100 - Mechanical Engineeering Foundations II Credit Hours: 3
(6000 level)

Manufacturing/Materials Focus

MTLE 7061 Casting and Joining Processes

MANE 4240 - Introduction to Finite Elements Credit Hours: 3
MANE 4260 - Design of Mechanical Systems Credit Hours: 3
MANE 4650 - Fracture Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
MANE 5000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I Credit Hours: 3
(4000 level)
MANE 5100 - Mechanical Engineering Foundations I Credit Hours: 3
(4000 level)
MANE 6980 - Master’s Project Credit Hours: 1 to 9
MANE 7000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics II Credit Hours: 3
(6000 level)
MANE 7100 - Mechanical Engineeering Foundations II Credit Hours: 3
(6000 level)
MTLE 4260 - High Temperature Alloys Credit Hours: 3
MTLE 6960 - Topics in Materials Engineering Credit Hours: 3
High Temperature Coatings Engineering

Multidisciplinary Focus

MANE 4260 - Design of Mechanical Systems Credit Hours: 3
MANE 4800 - Boundary Layers and Heat Transfer Credit Hours: 3
MANE 5000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I Credit Hours: 3
(4000 level)
MANE 5100 - Mechanical Engineering Foundations I Credit Hours: 3
(4000 level)
MANE 6540 - Advanced Thermodynamics Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6830 - Combustion Credit Hours: 3
MANE 6980 - Master’s Project Credit Hours: 1 to 9
MANE 7000 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics II Credit Hours: 3
(6000 level)
MANE 7100 - Mechanical Engineeering Foundations II Credit Hours: 3
(6000 level)
MTLE 4260 - High Temperature Alloys Credit Hours: 3

Back to Top | Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |