Office of Graduate Programs
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI

ME Graduate Programs

Master of Science - MS (Mechanical Engineering)

The MS in Engineering program is an interdisciplinary engineering program with an emphasis on the basic engineering sciences. It is designed to meet the specific needs of engineers employed in industry. The program has enough flexibility that the student may elect courses in several engineering disciplines or may elect strong options in fewer disciplines. The recommended maximum load for any student who is fully employed is two courses per semester. Both thesis and nonthesis programs can be arranged. The nonthesis program requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work, and the thesis program requires a minimum of 21 credit hours of course work in addition to an acceptable project or thesis. In either the thesis or a nonthesis program, a plan of study consists of a group of courses in the student's primary area and other courses in a related area or areas. The courses in the primary area should form a coherent group, with all courses showing a close relationship. Courses in the related area or areas are less closely related to the primary area but still contribute to the program. Generally, courses in mathematics will be included in the plan of study.


Master of Science in Engineering - MSE (Mechanical Engineering)

MSE degree is interdisciplinary in nature. Advanced work is directed toward research and professional development in biomedical engineering, signal/image processing, computer engineering, control and robotics, and microelectronics. Each program has a thesis and non-thesis option and requires a total of 30 semester credit hours. Students completing a master's degree will be prepared to enter the job market at a relatively high level of responsibility and expertise.


Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - MSME

The graduate program leading to the M.S.M.E. degree is organized into three areas of study. The solid mechanics track is for students interested in the study of solids, stress analysis, kinetics, vibration, and structural mechanics. The thermal sciences track is for students interested in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and computational fluid dynamics. The biomedical engineering track is for students interested in broad areas of biomechanics, such as musculoskeletal systems, joint mechanics, dental mechanics, and medical instrumentation. For all tracks, the thesis option requires 30 credit hours of course work: a maximum of 9 credit hours of thesis, 9 credit hours of primary-area courses, 6 credit hours of related-area courses, and 6 credit hours of mathematics. The non-thesis option also requires 30 credit hours of course work: 12 credit hours of primary-area courses, 12 credit hours of related-area courses, and 6 credit hours of mathematics.


Graduate Certificate in Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering

Many engineers today are required to routinely solve complex problems in fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, structural mechanics, vibrations, and acoustics, using computational tools such as solid modelers, computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems, system simulators, and finite element simulation. The proficiency in using such systems enables engineers to model complex engineering design and to analyze problems competently and efficiently.

The graduate certificate program in computer-aided mechanical engineering is designed specifically to:
-- train engineers to become professionally certified in the computer-aided mechanical engineering field without formally pursuing a graduate degree.
-- provide a set of integrated courses on the fundamentals of finite element analysis and CAD/CAM, and
-- enable students completing the certificate program to understand the
-- theoretical foundations of modeling and analysis of various
-- mechanical components and to conduct performance analysis.

Students may select one of two specialty areas in the following for the certificate program:
-- Computations of Mechanical Systems
-- Computations of Fluid and Thermal Systems

The program's emphasis will be on fundamentals of analysis and design, which will be supplemented by learning commercially available computer codes such as ProEngineer, Ansys, StarCD, Patran, and Abaqus.

More information regarding this graduate certificate program can be found at the Graduate Program Website.

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