Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechanical Engineering
(The following information pertains to the MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering. For other degrees, please click the appropriate tab above.)
Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering programs of study comprise a minimum of 45 credits, at least 30 of which represent graduate-level engineering coursework, and at least 23 of which represent graduate-level mechanical engineering coursework.
Coursework selection for MEng programs of study must satisfy the requirements for one of the graduate options in mechanical engineering or for a non-transcript visable interdisciplinary option.
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MS ME)
(The following information pertains to the MS degree in Mechanical Engineering. For other degrees, please click the appropriate tab above.)
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering programs of study comprise a minimum of 45 credits, distributed as follows:
- MS ME (Thesis option): 12 credits of Thesis (ME 503) and at least 30 coursework credits. The balance may constitute credits from the following sources: research (ME 501), reading and conference (ME 505), seminar (ME 507), or additional coursework.
- MS ME (Project option): 6 credits of Projects (ME 506) and 39 coursework credits.
The coursework selections from the program of study must satisfy the requirements for one of the graduate options in Mechanical Engineering.
If you declare a minor, you must complete 15 of your 33 credits of coursework in your minor field.
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
(The following information pertains to the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering. For other degrees, please click the appropriate tab above.)
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering programs of study comprise a minimum of 108 credits, including at least 45 credits of coursework and 36 credits of Thesis (ME 603). The balance may either constitute additional coursework and/or thesis credits or come from other sources such as research, reading and conference, etc.
The coursework selections from the program of study must satisfy the requirements for one of the Graduate Options in Mechanical Engineering.
If you declare a minor, you must also complete 18 credits of coursework in your minor field.
Coursework for the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Options
ME graduate students of Advanced Manufacturing must complete 16 or more total credits as described below:
I. This course
MFGE 507 Seminar: Advanced Manufacturing (1)
II. One or more Materials Science course*
MATS 555 Experimental Techniques in Materials Science (4)
MATS 570 Structural Property Relations in Materials (4)
ME 580 Materials Selection (3)
III. One or more Systems course*
IE 552 Design of Industrial Experiments (3)
MFGE 535 Industrial Sustainability Analysis (3)
MFGE 536 Lean Manufacturing Systems Engineering (4)
IV. One or more Processes course*
MFGE 531 Micromanufacturing (4)
MFGE 599 Additive Manufacturing (3)
MFGE 538 Composites Manufacturing (4)
* Total credits for the ME Advanced Manufacturing option must be 16 or above.
Please refer to the OSU Catalog, MIME Proposed Graduate Level Courses, and the MIME Course Descrition for additional courses that are offered by MIME and other relevant programs. Note that some courses are “slash” courses (e.g. ME 412/512) and are listed with their 400-level course number first. For graduate student programs of study, only courses taken at the 500-level or above may be used, and no more than 49 percent of the 500-level courses may be taken as “slash” courses.
ME graduate students in Design at Oregon State University must complete coursework as follows:
I. This course:
II. 15 credits from these courses:
ME 511 Precision Machine Tool Design (3)
ME 512 Design of Mechanisms (4)
ME 513 Bio-Inspired Design (4)
ME 515 Risk and Reliability Analysis in Engineering Design (4)
ME 516 Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems (4)
ME 517 Optimization in Design (4)
ME 613 Sustainable Product Design (4)
ME 611 Modern Product Design (4) (under development; see ME 599)
MfgE 536 Lean Manufacturing Systems Engineering (4)
III. Any additional coursework deemed necessary by your faculty advisor
Please refer to the OSU Catalog and the MIME Course Listings for additional courses that are offered by MIME and other relevant programs. Note that some courses are “slash” courses (e.g. ME 412/512) and are listed with their 400-level course number first. For graduate student programs of study, only courses taken at the 500-level or above may be used, and no more than 49 percent of the 500-level courses may be taken as “slash” courses.
ME graduate students in Materials Mechanics at Oregon State University must complete:
I. This course:
ME 507 Materials Science Seminar (1)
II. These two courses:
MATS 570 Structure-Property Relations in Material (4)
ME 520 Applied Stress Analysis (4)
III. One Mechanical Behavior Course:
ME 583 Composite Materials (3)
ME 584 / MATS 584 Advanced Fracture of Materials (4)
ME 585 Fatigue of Materials (4)
ME 587 Dislocations, Deformation and Creep (4)
IV. One Mechanics course:
ME 523 Advanced Stress Analysis (4)
ME 524 Finite Element Modeling of Mechanical Engineering Systems (4)
ME 553 Structure and Mechanics Laboratory (4)
V. Any additional courses in the Materials Mechanics area deemed necessary by your advisor
Please refer to the OSU Catalog and the MIME Course Listings for additional courses that are offered by MIME and other relevant programs. Note that some courses are “slash” courses (e.g. ME 412/512) and are listed with their 400-level course number first. For graduate student programs of study, only courses taken at the 500-level or above may be used, and no more than 49 percent of the 500-level courses may be taken as “slash” courses.
ME graduate students in Robotics & Control at Oregon State University must complete:
I. This course:
II. 16 credits from these courses:
ME 531 Linear Multivariable Control Systems I (4)
ME 532 Linear Multivariable Control Systems II (4)
ME 533 Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis (4)
ROB 537 Learning-Based Control (4)
ROB 538 Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (4)
III. Any additional courses in the Robotics area deemed necessary by your advisor
Please refer to the OSU Catalog and the MIME Course Listings for additional courses that are offered by MIME and other relevant programs. Note that some courses are “slash” courses (e.g. ME 412/512) and are listed with their 400-level course number first. For graduate student programs of study, only courses taken at the 500-level or above may be used, and no more than 49 percent of the 500-level courses may be taken as “slash” courses.
Graduate students in Thermal–Fluid Sciences at Oregon State University must complete:
I. This course:
II. All 15 credits of these courses:
ME 550 Applied Heat Transfer (4)
ME 560 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (4)
ME 552 Measurements in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (4)
ME 526 Numerical Methods for Engineering Analysis (3)
III. Any additional courses in the TFS area deemed necessary by your advisor
Please refer to the OSU Catalog and the MIME Course Listings for additional courses that are offered by MIME and other relevant programs. Note that some courses are “slash” courses (e.g. ME 412/512) and are listed with their 400-level course number first. For graduate student programs of study, only courses taken at the 500-level or above may be used, and no more than 49 percent of the 500-level courses may be taken as “slash” courses.
Graduate students in Renewable Energy (secondary option only) at Oregon State University must complete:
I. Eight credits of technical electives from:
CE 630 Ocean Wave Mechanics I (3)
CE 639 Dynamics of Ocean Structures (3)
CE 647 Ocean and Coastal Engineering Measurements (3)
CHE 550 Conventional and Alternative Energy Systems (3)
CHE 551 Solar Energy Technologies (3)
ECE 530 Contemporary Energy Applications (4)
ECE 532 Dynamics of Electromechanical Energy Conversion (4)
ECE 533 Power Systems Analysis (4)
ME 507 Seminar / Marine Forum (1)
ME 543 Renewable Energy: Thermal Fluid Systems (4)
II. Four credits of technical electives from:
PS 573 US Energy Policy (4)
PS 578 Renewable Energy Policy (4)
III. Any additional courses in the Renewable Energy area deemed necessary by your advisor
Please refer to the OSU Catalog and the MIME Course Listings for additional courses that are offered by MIME and other relevant programs. Note that some courses are “slash” courses (e.g. ME 412/512) and are listed with their 400-level course number first. For graduate student programs of study, only courses taken at the 500-level or above may be used, and no more than 49 percent of the 500-level courses may be taken as “slash” courses.
ME graduate students in Engineering Management (secondary option only) at Oregon State University must complete:
I. These core courses which are offered online only (15 credits)
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- IE 582: Introduction to Management for Engineers and Scientists (4 credits)
- IE 571: Project Management in Engineering (3 credits)
- IE 581: Operations Management (4 credits)
- IE 583: Advanced Engineering Economic Analysis (4 credits)
Approval for the Engineering Management option must be obtained from Ean Ng, director of OSU's Online Engineering Management Program.