PhD Program

PhD Requirements
BS-PhD Requirements
BS-PhD Requirements For students admitted prior to Fall 2008

PhD Curriculum in .pdf format posted 05/05/09

PhD Requirements

Requirements	Credits	Details
General Engineering & Advanced Mathematics	06	EML 5930 - Analysis in Mechanical Engineering II (3) and one additional course from the list below. Courses not on this list maybe taken only with the approval of your major professor AND the Graduate Coordinator. The request must be made prior to enrolling in the course. EEL 5173 - Signal and System Analysis EEL 6502 - Digital Signal Processing I EGN 5456 - Computational Mechanics EML 5361 - Multivariable Control EML 5930 - Adaptive Controls EGM 5444 - Advanced Dynamics EML 5317 - Advanced Controls ESI 5408 - Applied Optimization ISC 5935 - Multiscale Modeling MAA 4402 - Complex Variables MAD 5420 - Numerical Optimization MAD 5708 - Numerical Analysis II MAD 5738 - Numerical Solution of PDE's I MAD 5739 - Numerical Solution of PDE's II MAD 5745 - Spectral Methods for PDE's MAP 5207 - Optimization MAP 5217 - Calculus of Variations MAP 5336 - Qualitative Theory of ODE's MAP 5346 - Elementary PDE's II MAP 5423 - Complex Vars, Asymp. Exps MAP 5441 - Perturbation Theory MAP 5513 - Wave Propagation Theory MAS 4106 - Applied Linear Algebra II PHY 5515 - Thermal & Statistical Physics PHY 4523 - Statistical Physics STA 4202 - Design of Experiments I STA 5206 - Analysis of Variance & Design STA 5207 - Applied Regression Methods
Electives	15	Select five graduate-level, letter-graded courses in engineering, mathematics, and/or any science discipline (e.g. computer science, physics, etc.). Your major professor must approve all electives.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar	00	You must register for EML 5935 - Mechanical Engineering Seminar (0) each semester.
Preliminary Examination	00	You must register for and pass EML 8968 - Preliminary Examination (0)in the spring semester of your second year. See Preliminary Examination section for additional information.
Admission to Candidacy		After passing the Preliminary Examination, you must file an Admission to Doctoral Candidacy Form with the Registrar's Office. Once candidacy status has been granted you should begin forming your Dissertation Committee. See Establishing Dissertation Committee section for additional information.
Prospectus Defense		Within one year of obtaining doctoral candidacy status you must present to your dissertation committee a prospectus on a research project suitable for a doctoral dissertation. A 45-minute presentation of the proposed dissertation topic will be followed by an oral examination in the general area of the dissertation. See Prospectus Defense section for additional information.
Dissertation & Dissertation Defense	24	You must complete twenty-four credit hours of EML 6980 - Dissertation (1-12). In your final term you must register for EML 8985 - Dissertation Defense (0).
Total	45	You must complete forty-five credit hours of graduate-level coursework to satisfy the requirements for a Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering.

 

BS-PhD Requirements
For students admitted Fall 2008 or later

Requirements	Credits	Details
Core Courses	09	EML 5930 - Analysis in Mechanical Engineering I (3) and two core courses in your depth area Dynamics & Controls: EGM 5444 - Advanced Dynamics(3) EML 5317 - Advanced Controls(3) EML 5361 - Multivariable Control(3) EML 5930 - Adaptive Controls(3) Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer: EGM 5152 - Heat Transfer (3) EML 5155 - Convective Heat Transfer (3) EML 5709 - Fluid Mechanics (3) EML 5930 - Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics(3) Mechanics & Materials: EGM 5611 - Continuum Mechanics(3) EGM 5653 - Theory of Elasticity (3) EML 5930 - Advanced Materials (3)
General Engineering & Advanced Mathematics	06	EML 5930 - Analysis in Mechanical Engineering II (3) and one additional course from the list below. Courses not on this list may only be taken with the approval of your major professor and the Graduate Coordinator. The request must be made prior to enrolling in the course. EEL 5173 - Signal and System Analysis EEL 6502 - Digital Signal Processing I EGN 5456 - Computational Mechanics EML 5361 - Multivariable Control EML 5930 - Adaptive Controls EGM 5444 - Advanced Dynamics EML 5317 - Advanced Controls ESI 5408 - Applied Optimization ISC 5935 - Multiscale Modeling MAA 4402 - Complex Variables MAD 5420 - Numerical Optimization MAD 5708 - Numerical Analysis II MAD 5738 - Numerical Solution of PDE's I MAD 5739 - Numerical Solution of PDE's II MAD 5745 - Spectral Methods for PDE's MAP 5207 - Optimization MAP 5217 - Calculus of Variations MAP 5336 - Qualitative Theory of ODE's MAP 5346 - Elementary PDE's II MAP 5423 - Complex Vars, Asymp. Exps MAP 5441 - Perturbation Theory MAP 5513 - Wave Propagation Theory MAS 4106 - Applied Linear Algebra II PHY 5515 - Thermal & Statistical Physics PHY 4523 - Statistical Physics STA 4202 - Design of Experiments I STA 5206 - Analysis of Variance & Design STA 5207 - Applied Regression Methods
Mechanical Engineering Courses	06	Select two Mechanical Engineering courses.
Electives	15	Select five graduate-level, letter-graded courses in engineering, mathematics, and/or any science discipline (e.g. computer science, physics, etc.). Your major professor must approve all electives.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar	00	You must register for EML 5935 - Mechanical Engineering Seminar (0) each semester.
Preliminary Examination	00	You must register for and pass EML 8968 - Preliminary Examination (0)in the spring semester of your second year. See Preliminary Examination section for additional information.
Admission to Candidacy		After passing the Preliminary Examination, you must file an Admission to Doctoral Candidacy Form with the Registrar's Office. Once candidacy status has been granted you should begin forming your Dissertation Committee. See Establishing Dissertation Committee section for additional information.
Prospectus Defense		Within one year of obtaining doctoral candidacy status you must present to your dissertation committee a prospectus on a research project suitable for a doctoral dissertation. A 45-minute presentation of the proposed dissertation topic will be followed by an oral examination in the general area of the dissertation. See Prospectus Defense section for additional information.
Dissertation & Dissertation Defense	24	You must complete twenty-four credit hours of EML 6980 - Dissertation (1-12). In your final term you must register for EML 8985 - Dissertation Defense (0).
Total	60	You must complete sixty credit hours of graduate-level coursework to satisfy the requirements for a Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering.

 

BS-PhD Requirements
For students admitted prior to Fall 2008

Requirements	Credits	Details
Core Courses	12	EML 5930 - Analysis in Mechanical Engineering I (3) and two core courses in your depth area Dynamics & Controls: EGM 5444 - Advanced Dynamics (3) EML 5317 - Advanced Controls (3) EML 5361 - Multivariable Control (3) EML 5930 - Adaptive Controls (3) Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer: EGM 5152 - Heat Transfer (3) EML 5155 - Convective Heat Transfer (3) EML 5709 - Fluid Mechanics (3) EML 5930 - Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics(3) Mechanics & Materials: EGM 5611 - Continuum Mechanics (3) EGM 5653 - Theory of Elasticity (3) EML 5930 - Advanced Materials (3)
General Engineering & Advanced Mathematics	06	EML 5930 - Analysis in Mechanical Engineering II (3) and one additional course from the list below. Courses not on this list may only be taken with the approval of your major professor and the Graduate Coordinator. The request must be made prior to enrolling in the course. EEL 5173 - Signal and System Analysis EEL 6502 - Digital Signal Processing I EGN 5456 - Computational Mechanics EML 5361 - Multivariable Control EML 5930 - Adaptive Controls EGM 5444 - Advanced Dynamics EML 5317 - Advanced Controls ESI 5408 - Applied Optimization ISC 5935 - Multiscale Modeling MAA 4402 - Complex Variables MAD 5420 - Numerical Optimization MAD 5708 - Numerical Analysis II MAD 5738 - Numerical Solution of PDE's I MAD 5739 - Numerical Solution of PDE's II MAD 5745 - Spectral Methods for PDE's MAP 5207 - Optimization MAP 5217 - Calculus of Variations MAP 5336 - Qualitative Theory of ODE's MAP 5346 - Elementary PDE's II MAP 5423 - Complex Vars, Asymp. Exps MAP 5441 - Perturbation Theory MAP 5513 - Wave Propagation Theory MAS 4106 - Applied Linear Algebra II PHY 5515 - Thermal & Statistical Physics PHY 4523 - Statistical Physics STA 4202 - Design of Experiments I STA 5206 - Analysis of Variance & Design STA 5207 - Applied Regression Methods EML 5930 - Analysis in Mechanical Engineering II
Mechanical Engineering Courses	06	Select two Mechanical Engineering courses.
Electives	12	Select four graduate-level, letter-graded courses in engineering, mathematics, and/or any science discipline (e.g. computer science, physics, etc.). Your major professor must approve all electives.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar	00	You must register for EML 5935 - Mechanical Engineering Seminar (0) each semester.
Preliminary Examination	00	You must register for and pass EML 8968 - Preliminary Examination (0)in the spring semester of your second year. See Preliminary Examination section for additional information.
Admission to Candidacy		After passing the Preliminary Examination, you must file an Admission to Doctoral Candidacy Form with the Registrar's Office. Once candidacy status has been granted you should begin forming your Dissertation Committee. See Establishing Dissertation Committee section for additional information.
Prospectus Defense		Within one year of obtaining doctoral candidacy status you must present to your dissertation committee a prospectus on a research project suitable for a doctoral dissertation. A 45-minute presentation of the proposed dissertation topic will be followed by an oral examination in the general area of the dissertation. See Prospectus Defense section for additional information.
Dissertation & Dissertation Defense	24	You must complete twenty-four credit hours of EML 6980 - Dissertation (1-12). In your final term you must register for EML 8985 - Dissertation Defense (0).
Total	60	You must complete sixty credit hours of graduate-level coursework to satisfy the requirements for a Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering.