PhD Minor Requirements
A student in Ph.D. Program is required to take a coherent sequence of three graduate level courses in a minor area (i.e., different from the major area), and obtain a grade of B or better in each of the courses. The student must select the minor field before taking the qualifying exam after consultation with his/her research advisor. If the student chooses the minor in Mechanical Engineering, the following list shows pre-approved courses for each of three areas.
If the student chooses a minor area outside the Mechanical Engineering (such as Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering) or wish to take a different set of courses in the Mechanical Engineering, he/she must submit a list of five coherent courses from the proposed minor field with an explanation to the Graduate Program Director and must obtain the approval.
The minor field and courses must be declared prior to taking PhD qualifying exam.
Minor In Mechanical Engineering, first choose of one of fields
- Solid Mechanics
- Design and Manufacturing
- Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Science
Pre-Approved courses: Follow the requirement for each area
Solid Mechanics
Required courses
MEC 536 – Mechanics of Solids
MEC 541 – Elasticity
Take one course from below
MEC 539 – Introduction to Finite Element Method
MEC 543 – Plasticity
MEC 552 – Mechanics of Composite Materials
MEC 556 – Introduction to Engineering Mechanics of Composites
MEC 641 – Fracture Mechanics
Design and Manufacturing
Take any three courses from below
MEC 500 – Modeling and Control of Manufacturing Systems
MEC 510 – Object-Oriented Programming for Scientists and Engineers
MEC 525 – Product Design Concept
MEC 529 – Introduction to Robotics: Theory and Applications
MEC 532 – Vibration and Control
MEC 567 – Kinematic Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms
MEC 568 – Advanced Dynamics
MEC 572 – Geometric Modeling for CAD, CAM
Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences
Take any three courses from below
MEC 501 – Convective Heat Transfer and Heat Exchange
MEC 502 – Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer
MEC 512 – Mechanics of Viscous Fluids
MEC 518 – Energy Harvesting
MEC 521 – Thermodynamics
MEC 523 – Internal Combustion Engines
MEC 526 – Modern Power Cycle Energy Dynamics and Technology
MEC 537 – Combustion Research Laboratory