Sample Plans of Study, by Research Area
(1) Aeronautics
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MAE 237: Analysis and Design of Composite Structures.
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MAE 238: Advanced Aerodynamic Design and Optimization.**
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MAE 242: Stability of Thin Walled Structures.**
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MAE 248: Advanced Turbomachinery. *
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MAE 262: Advanced Aerodynamics.**
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MAE 263: Introduction to Computational Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics.**
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MAE 275: Advanced Aircraft Stability and Control.*
(2) Biomechanical Engineering
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MAE 212: Biomedical Heat and Mass Transport Processes.**
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MAE 225: Spatial Kinematics and Robotics.**
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MAE 223: Multibody Dynamics.
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MAE 232: Skeletal Tissue Mechanics.
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MAE 228: Introduction to Bio MEMS.*
(3) Computational Fluid Dynamics
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MAE 210A: Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer.
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MAE 210B: Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer.
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MAE 213: Advanced Turbulence Modeling.**
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MAE 219: Introduction to Scientific Computing in Solid and Fluid Dynamics.*
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MAE 263: Introduction to Computational Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics.**
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MAE 267: Parallel Computation in Fluid/Thermal Science.**
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MAT 226A: Numerical Methods: Fundamentals.*
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MAT 226B: Numerical Methods: Large-Scale Matrix Computations.*
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MAT 226C: Numerical Methods: Ordinary Differential Equations.*
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MAT 228A-C: Numerical Solution of Differential Equations.*
(4) Controls and Mechatronics
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MAE 225: Spatial Kinematics and Robotics.**
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MAE 251: Mechatronics System Design.**
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MAE 252: Information Processing for Autonomous Robotics.*
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MAE 254: Engineering Software Design.*
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MAE 271: Advanced Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems.
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MAE 272: Theory and Design of Control Systems.*
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MAE 273A: SISO Optimal Robust Control.*
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MAE 273B: MIMO Optimal Robust Control.*
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MAE 274: Analysis and Design of Digital Control Systems.**
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MAE 275: Advanced Aircraft Stability and Control.*
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MAE 276: Data Acquisition and Analysis.**
(5) Design, Manufacturing, and Materials
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MAE 225: Spatial Kinematics and Robotics.**
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MAE 229: Design and Analysis of Micro Electromechanical Systems.*
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MAE 237: Analysis and Design of Composite Structures.
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MAE 239: Advanced Finite Element and Optimization.**
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MAE 240: Computational Methods in Nonlinear Mechanics.**
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MAE 242: Stability of Thin Walled Structures.**
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MAE 250A: Advanced Methods in Mechanical Design.
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MAE 250B: Advanced Methods in Mechanical Design.
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MAE 250C: Mechanical Performance of Materials.*
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MAE 254: Engineering Software Design.**
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MAE 255: Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing.**
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MAE 256: Sustainable Manufacturing and Design.*
(6) Dynamics and Design of Mechanical Systems
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MAE 220: Mechanical Vibrations.**
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MAE 222: Advanced Dynamics.*
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MAE 223: Multibody Dynamics.*
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MAE 225: Spatial Kinematics and Robotics.**
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MAE 226: Acoustics and Noise Control.*
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MAE 234: Design and Dynamics of Road Vehicles.*
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MAE 250A: Advanced Methods in Mechanical Design.
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MAE 250B: Advanced Methods in Mechanical Design.
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MAE 250C: Mechanical Performance of Materials.*
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MAE 254: Engineering Software Design.**
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MAE 255: Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing.**
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MAE 258: Hybrid Electric Vehicle System Theory and Design.*
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MAE 271: Advanced Modeling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems.
(7) Energy Systems
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MAE 207: Engineering Experimentation and Uncertainty Analysis.
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MAE 211: Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer.**
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MAE 218: Advanced Energy Systems/Fuel Cells.
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MAE 253: Network Theory.*
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MAE 268: Wind Power Engineering.*
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MAE 269: Fuel Cell Systems.*
(8) Micro and Nanotechnology
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MAE 229: Design and Analysis of Micro Electromechanical Systems.**
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MAE 228: Introduction to BioMEMS.*
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MAE 245: Micro- and Nano-Technology in Life Sciences.
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BIM 213: Biosensors.**
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BIM 218: Micro-Nano Sciences.**
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CHE 222: Chemistry of Nanoparticles.*
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PHY 250: Fabrication & Properties of Magnetic Nanostructures.
(9) Thermo/Fluids
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MAE 207: Engineering Experimentation and Uncertainty Analysis.
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MAE 210A: Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat transfer.
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MAE 210B: Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat transfer.
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MAE 213: Advanced Turbulence Modeling.**
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MAE 216: Advanced Thermodynamics.**
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MAE 217: Combustion.*
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MAE 219: Introduction to Scientific Computing in Solid and Fluid Dynamics.**
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MAE 267: Parallel Computation in Fluid/Thermal Science.**
Notes
- MAE courses marked with an asterisk (*) are typically offered every other year.
- MAE courses marked with two asterisks (**) are typically offered irregularly.
- MAE courses without an asterisk are typically offered every year.
- Students may also take a limited amount of courses offered by other departments within or outside the College of Engineering.