Thermal Engineering Track
Thermal Engineering (TE) track prepares the student for analysis and design of heat transfer and energy conversion systems. Core courses develop a foundation in heat transfer process and classical thermodynamics to prepare the student for advanced courses. Elective courses offer the opportunity to broaden perspectives in topics such as advanced treatment of thermal conduction and convection, transport phenomena in micro and nanoscales, combustion process, and computational tools for thermal engineering.
Degree Requirements
Semesters with red font are courses that are offered every other year
| Course Details | Credits |
|---|---|
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Required core courses Students must complete the following courses
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9 credits |
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Thermal Engineering (TE) Electives Choose at least one of the following:
Choose one more course from the following list as needed:
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6 credits |
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ME Technical Electives Students can choose any graduate-level ME courses aligned with their technical interests in consultation with their advisors |
6-15 credits |
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Non-ME Technical Electives Students can take up to 9 credits from other engineering, math, and science programs. Advisor’s approval is needed. |
0-9 credits |
Total (minimum) |
30 credits |
- Full-time status requires registration for minimum 9 credit hours per semester. Students cannot register for more than 15 credit hours.
- All full-time students must register for the zero credit ME 2085 Graduate Seminar course
Suggested non-ME Technical Electives for Controls Track
- ECE 2372 Pattern Recognition
- ECE 2523 Digital Signal Processing
- ECE 2525 Detection Estimation Theory
- ECE 2521 Analysis of Stochastic Processes
- ECE 2555 Biomedical Signal Processing
- ECE 3650 Optimal control
- ECE/ME 2671 Optimization
- PHYS 2373 Mathematical Methods in Physics