Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

Required Core Courses
ME 6200Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers 14
ME 7270General Thermodynamics4
ME 7275Essentials of Fluid Dynamics4
ME 7285Heat Conduction and Thermal Radiation4
or ME 7290 Convective Heat Transfer
Thermofluids Concentration Course
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:4
Solar Thermal Engineering
Gas Turbine Combustion
Aerodynamics
Multiscale Flow and Transport Phenomena
Combustion and Air Pollution
Fundamentals of Combustion
Computational Fluid Dynamics with Heat Transfer

Options

Complete one of the following options:

Coursework Option

Complete 12 semester hours from the course list.12

Project Option 

ME 7945Master’s Project4
Complete 8 semester hours from the course list.8

Thesis Option1

ME 7945Master’s Project4
ME 7990Thesis4
Complete 4 semester hours from the course list.4
In addition to completing the thesis course, students must successfully complete the thesis submission process, including securing committee and Graduate School of Engineering signatures and submission of an electronic copy of their MS thesis to ProQuest.

Course List

Any course in the following list will fulfill the coursework option, provided the student satisfies prerequisites and program requirements (students can take courses outside this list with prior approval from the faculty advisor):
Solar Thermal Engineering
Gas Turbine Combustion
Aerodynamics
Multiscale Flow and Transport Phenomena
Combustion and Air Pollution
Fundamentals of Combustion
Computational Fluid Dynamics with Heat Transfer

Optional Co-op Experience

Complete the following (students must complete ENCP 6100 to qualify for co-op experience):
ENCP 6100Introduction to Cooperative Education1
ENCP 6964Co-op Work Experience0
or ENCP 6954 Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time
or ENCP 6955 Co-op Work Experience Abroad - Half-Time
or ENCP 6965 Co-op Work Experience Abroad

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 total semester hours required (33 with co-op experience)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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Thesis option is required for all students who receive financial support from the university in the form of a research, teaching, or tuition assistantship.