Computational and Engineering Mechanics
The Department, through the Division of Engineering Mathematics, also offers graduate degrees in Computational and Engineering Mechanics. Students can pursue these degrees on either a full-time or part-time basis.
All students pursuing a master's degree in Computational and Engineering Mechanics must take a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate level work, with not less than 24 of these hours being at the 400 level. Their program must include the following three required courses:
- Mathematical Methods I & II, PHYS 428 & 429 OR ME 452 & ME 453
- Numerical Methods ME 413
In addition, a student must take two of the four MEM core courses:
- ME 423 Heat and Mass Transfer
- ME 430 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- MECH 406 Fundamentals of Solid Mechanics
- MECH 425 Analytical Methods in Dynamics and Vibrations
The remaining 15 credits may be taken from any of the graduate courses in MEM and other approved electives.
Both thesis and non-thesis options are available.
Students wishing to pursue a Ph.D. in Computational & Engineering Mechanics must take the required core courses:
- Mathematical Methods I & II, PHYS 428 & 429 OR ME 452 & ME 453
- Numerical Methods ME 413
They must also take two core courses from the supplemental list given below:
- MECH 419 Asymptotic Methods
- MECH 418 Finite Element Methods
- MECH 445 Non-deterministic Models in Engineering
- ME 446 Mechanical Reliability
- ME 423 Heat and Mass Transfer
- ME 430 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- MECH 406 Fundamentals of Solid Mechanics
- MECH 425 Analytical Methods in Dynamics and Vibrations
A student must attain a GPA of 3.35 for the five required courses taken. All students who satisfy the GPA requirement will be required to take a three-hour written examination in an area (special topic) of the student's choice. This topic is subject to approval by the Computational and Engineering Mechanics graduate committee. For students who start in the program following their bachelor's degree, the written examination must be taken no later than the beginning of the fourth semester after entry. A student who fails the written examination will be allowed a single retake. The retake examination will be given by the end of the semester in which the examination was first attempted.
In addition, before completion of the degree, a student must have received graduate credit for at least two of the four MEM core courses which are designated by a * in the above list. If desired, these starred courses may be used as part of the Computational and Engineering Mechanics core, and hence count towards the core GPA requirement.
Faculty Contacts: Professors P. A. Blythe and D. G. Harlow