Credit requirements for each of the mechanical engineering graduate degrees are listed below. In all cases, at least 50 percent of the course credits should represent stand-alone graduate courses (500 level or above). The remaining credits may include the 500 component of 400/500-level courses. 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 graduate-level credits, at least 30 of which must be coursework taken from within the College of Engineering, and at least 23 of which must be coursework taken from within the School of MIME.
All Mechanical Engineering Master of Engineering programs of study must include the following two courses: ENGR 599 Portfolio Preparation and ENGR 599 Portfolio Completion. These courses are to be taken in the ME MEng student's first and last terms of graduate school, respectively.
Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering programs of study may contain no more than one credit of seminar in addition to ME 507 Seminar: Best Practices for Graduate Student Researchers.
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 33 coursework credits. At the discretion of a student's major professor, up to three coursework credits may be "blanket" credits such as research (ME 501), reading and conference (ME 505), seminar (ME 507).
- MS ME (Project option): 6 credits of Project (ME 506) and at least 39 coursework credits. At the discretion of a student's major professor, up to three coursework credits may be "blanket" credits such as research (ME 501), reading and conference (ME 505), seminar (ME 507).
The coursework selections from the program of study must satisfy the requirements for one of the graduate options in Mechanical Engineering (or an interdisciplinary ME option).
If a minor is declared, 15 of the 33 credits of coursework must be in the 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 (or an interdisciplinary ME option).
If a minor is declared, 18 credits of minor coursework must be completed.
Coursework for the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Options
ME graduate students of Advanced Manufacturing complete 16 or more total credits as described below:
I. This course
MFGE 507 Seminar: Advanced Manufacturing (1)
(Advanced Manufacturing students enroll in MFGE 507 each term, but a maximum of one credit of MFGE 507 may be used on a student's program of study.)
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)
ME 588 (also listed as MATS 588) Computational Methods in Materials Science (4)
III. One or more Systems course*
IE 552 Design of Industrial Experiments (3)
ME 526 (also listed as NSE 526) Numerical Methods for Engineering Analysis (3)
ME 597 Precision Motion Generation (4)
MFGE 535 Industrial Sustainability Analysis (3)
MFGE 536 Lean Manufacturing Systems Engineering (4)
MFGE 599 ST/Sensor Design for Manufacturing (4)
IV. One or more Processes course*
MFGE 531 Micro Manufacturing (4)
MFGE 538 Composites Manufacturing (4)
MFGE 551 Additive Manufacturing (3)
MFGE 599 ST/Computational Modeling for Advanced 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 Description 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 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 599 Design for Manufacturing (4)
ME 611 Modern Product Design (4)
ME 613 Sustainable Product Design (4)
ME 615 Design Under Uncertainty (4)
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 Dynamics & Controls at Oregon State University must complete:
I. 16 credits from these courses:
CE 534 Structural Dynamics (4)
ECE 550 Linear Systems (4)
ECE 564 Digital Signal Processing (4)
ME 522 Mechanical Vibrations (4)
ME 531 Linear Multivariable Control Systems I (4)
ME 532 Linear Multivariable Control Systems II (4)
ME 533 Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis (4)
ME 597 Precision Motion Generation (4)
II. Any additional courses in the Dynamics & Controls area deemed necessary by your major professor
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 complete:
I. This course:
ME 507 TFS Seminar (1) - required for research students, not required for MEng (coursework-only) students.
II. A minimum of four of the following five courses:
ME 540 Intermediate Thermodynamics (4)
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)
Approval for the Engineering Management option must be obtained from Javier Calvo, director of OSU's Online Engineering Management Program.