Mechanical Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering

Requirements:

The Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Mechanical Engineering requires the completion of a minimum of 60 academic units of graduate work beyond the Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related physical science curriculum. 48 of the 60 units are composed of course work and the remaining 12 units are for the Doctoral Dissertation.

Prerequisites:

An earned Master's degree or its equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or a related area from an accredited or state?approved college or university.

Prescriptive Education:

40 of the 60 units must be taken as completed course work and the Doctoral Dissertation from the University as a minimum. Transfer Credits: A maximum of 8 units may he accepted in transfer from accredited colleges/universities or other state-approved institutions.

Professional Experience:

A maximum of 12 units in lieu of life?work / professional credit can he awarded to students enrolled in any Doctoral program.

Curricula for Doctoral Degrees:

In addition to approved graduate level work taken prior to admission, requirements include groups of course work which support the students's specialisation and establish a minimum of one (1) independent research project, and two (2) graduate level courses from two different doctoral specialisation areas, i.e. independent reading andlor directed research. A minimum of one (1) course in statistical method; and one (1) course in theory and practice of empirical research are also required.

Course Work Requirements:

Unless otherwise indicated, each of the following courses is valued at four (4) academic units.

ME511 Advanced Strength of Materials
ME516 Advanced Mechanics for Engineers ME519 Advanced Thermodynamics
ME547 Automated Control Engineering
CE550 Applied Engineering Analysis II
ME597 Special Studies in Mechanical Engineering (24 units)
ME527 Mechanical Engineering Design
ME531 Theory of Machines and Mechanisms
ME541 Mechanical Metallurgy
ME543 Technology of Machine Tools
ME545 Introduction to Reliability in Design
MB549 Production and Operation Management
MB554 Industrial Accident Prevention
CS539 Operations Research
CS433 Advanced Linear Programming
IM413 Statistical Quality Control
IM419 Industrial Noise and Vibration Control
1E425 Cost and Optimization Engineering ME417 Contracts, Specifications, and Law for Engineers
E1E481 Integrated Circuits
EE455 Electronics in Industry
EE537 Electric Energy System Theory
EE539 Elements of Power System Analysis
ME560 Application of Modern Systems and Control Theory to Environmental Problems
ME597 Special Studies in Mechanical Engineering (2-4 units)

Mandatory Doctoral Requirements

ME590 Theory and Practice of Empirical Research
ME698 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal (2 units)
ME599 Doctoral Dissertation (10 units)

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering