Program | MS Thesis | MS Non Thesis |
Total Hours of Courses* | 24 Credit Hours (Usually 8 Courses) | 33 Credit Hours (Usually 11 Courses) |
Written Requirements | 6 Hour Thesis (Grad School) | |
Exams | Thesis Defense |
*At least half of the courses must be above the 6000 level (i.e., 8000 & 9000 level). 50% or more of the courses must come from ME. At least 50% of ME courses must be above 6000.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering requires that all MS graduate students take three of the following ten courses from the Department Core:
ME 8010 | Foundations of Fluid Mechanics | ME 8310 | Convective Heat Transfer |
ME 8100 | Macroscopic Thermodynamics | ME 8370 | Theory of Elasticity I |
ME 8180 | Intro to Finite Element Analysis | ME 8460 | Intermediate Dynamics |
ME 8200 | Modern Control Engineering | ME 8610 | Material Selection for Design |
ME 8290 | Energy Methods | ME 8700 | Design Methodology |
Prerequisites
Prospective graduate students must have a strong undergraduate background in mechanical engineering. Exemplary applicants with an undergraduate degree in physics or industrial, electrical or civil engineering may become eligible for the degree after taking some additional undergraduate prerequisite courses in order to be prepared to successfully navigate the program. Students should discuss their situation with the mechanical engineering operations liaison.
Transfer Credit
Students with graduate credit earned at another institution, in another department at Clemson University, or earned before admission to this program must have prior work evaluated for transfer credit. Requests for transfer credit to the program must be recommended by your Advisory Committee and approved by the Program Coordinator, the department chair and the dean of the Graduate School. You must make your request in writing for each course or credited activity to be transferred. Each request must be accompanied by an official transcript, catalog description and syllabus or other supporting documentation.
A maximum of 12 credit hours of graduate course work may be transferred. Transfer credits must not have been used to satisfy the requirements of any other degree and must have been completed within the six-year period preceding the date the graduate degree will be awarded.
Graduate School Course Catalog
- Courses previously taught in Charleston
- Spring 2015 - ME 6320 – Advanced Strength of Materials
- Fall 2015 - ME 8180 – Introduction of Finite Element Analysis
- Spring 2016 – ME 6300 – Mechanics of Composite Materials
- Fall 2016 – ME 8010 – Foundations of Fluid Mechanics
- Fall 2016 – ME 8700 – Advanced Design Methodologies
- Spring 2017 – ME 6320 – Advanced Strength of Materials
- Spring 2017 – ME 6930 – Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (BioDesign)
- Spring 2017 – ME 8200 – Modern Control Engineering