ME Electives Offerings

Below is a chart with the ME electives that are most commonly offered.  The class offerings are subject to change at any time.  To see the details and specifics of the classes offered in each semester, click the correct semester. 

Class Description Fall '25 Spr '25 Sum '25 Pre-reqs & Co-Reqs*
ME 3141 This class cannot be used as an ME elective
ME 3180 ** Machine Design Fa Sp Su ME 2110, COE 3001
ME 3700 This class cannot be used as an ME elective
ME 3720 This class cannot be used as an ME elective
ME 3743 This class cannot be used as an ME elective
ME 3744 This class cannot be used as an ME elective
ME 4011 Internal Combustion Engines Fa Sp   ME 3322, ME 3345*
ME 4012 Modeling & Control of Motion Control Fa Sp   ME 3017
ME 4013 Hybrid Vehicle Powertrains (offered fall odd years) Fa     ECE 3710
ME 4014 Automotive Engineering   Sp   ECE 3710, ME 2202, ME 3322
ME 4042 Interactive Computer Graphics & Computer-Aided Design Fa Sp   COE 3001, ME 3345*
ME 4171 Environmentally Conscience Design & Manufacture       TBD
ME 4189 Mechanical Vibrations (primarily offered in spring) Fa Sp   ME 2202, MATH 2552
ME 4193 Tribological Design       COE 3001, ME 3340
ME 4214 Mechanical Behavior of Materials   Sp   COE 3001
ME 4215 Manufacturing Process Analysis   Sp   COE 3001, ME 3210, ME 3345 *
ME 4315 ** Energy System Analysis & Design Fa Sp   ME 2110, ME 3345
ME 4321 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning       ME 3345
ME 4325 Fuel Cells - no longer being offered
ME 4332 Renewable Energy Systems (offered fall odd years) Fa Sp   ME 3322, ME 3340, ME 3345 *
ME 4340 Applied Fluid Mechanics       ME 3340
ME 4342 Computational Fluid Dynamics Fa Sp   ME 3322, ME 3340
ME 4405 Fundamentals of Mechatronics Fa Sp Su ME 3017, ME 3057*
ME 4451 Robotics Fa Sp   ME 3017
ME 4452 Control of Dynamic Systems Fa Sp   ME 3017
ME 4701 Wind Engineering (cross-listed with AE)     Su MATH 2551, PHYS 2211
ME 4720 Pulp and Paper Manufacturing (cross-listed with CHBE) Fa     ME 3322
ME 4725 Probabilistic Risk Assessment (cross-listed with NRE)   Sp   MATH 3670
ME 4730 Emerging Technology Forest Bioproducts   Sp   ME 3322
ME 4740 Bio-Inspired Design if course is permit restricted, email the professor to ask for a permit (cross-listed with BIOS, ISYE, BMED, ID 4843) Fa Sp   Senior Standing and (BIOL 1520 or BIOL 1521 or BIOL 3600 or BMED 3100 or PHYS 2211)
ME 4741 This class cannot be used as an ME elective
ME 4742 This class cannot be used as an ME elective
ME 4744 This class cannot be used as an ME elective
ME 4753 This class cannot be used as an ME elective
ME 4754 Electronic Packaging Assembly (cross-listed with ECE and MSE)   Sp   ECE 3710
ME 4757 Biofluid Mechanics (cross-listed with AE, BMED, CHBE)       ME 3340
ME 4758 Biosolid Mechanics (cross-listed with AE, BMED, CHBE) Fa Sp   COE 3001
ME 4759 Electrochemical Storage (cross- listed with CHBE, MSE) Fa Sp   MSE 2001 and Senior Standing
ME 4760 Acoustics & Noise Control (cross- listed with AE) Fa     MATH 2552
ME 4766 Nanoscale Devices (cross-listed with MSE) Fa     ME 3322
ME 4767 Paper and Pulp Lab   Sp   ME 3322
ME 4775 Polymer Science & Engineering 1 (cross-listed with CHBE, CHEM, MSE) Fa Sp   CHEM 2312 or CHEM 1315, ME 3322
ME 4776 Polymer Science & Engineering 2 (cross-listed with CHBE, CHEM, -MSE)       ME 4775
ME 4777 Intro to Polymer Science & Engineering        
ME 4781 Biomedical Instrumentation (cross-listed with BMED, CHBE, ECE) Fa     ECE 3710
ME 4782 Biosystems Analysis (cross-listed with BMED, CHBE, ECE)   Sp   ME 3017
ME 4790 Materials Selection & Design (cross-listed with MSE) Fa     COE 3001
ME 4791 Mechanical Behavior of Composites (cross-listed with AE, CEE, CHBE, MSE) Fa     COE 3001
ME 4793 Composite Materials & Processes (cross-listed with AE, CEE)   Sp Su PHYS 2212, CHEM 1310
ME 4794 Composite Materials & Manufacturing       PHYS 2212, CHEM 1310
ME 4795 Nuclear Reactor Materials (cross-listed with NRE | fall of even years only) Fa     MSE 2001*
ME 4803 STE Data Foundations for Engineering Applications of Machine Learning (cross-listed with MSE) Fa Sp   ME 2016, (MATH 3670 or ISYE 3770 or ECE 3077)
ME 4803 QMT Engineering Intrapreneurship - This course is only for on-line graduate students.  Fa     Junior or senior standing
ME 4803 TIN Engineering Intrapreneurship - This cannot be used as an ME Elective Fa     Junior or senior standing
ME 4803 TIN Electric Vehicles and the Grid This  is approved for the Automotive Concentration and the Thermal Fluids and Energy Concentration.   Sp   Senior Standing and (ECE 3710 or ECE 2040)
ME 4823 OPT Introduction to Biomedical Options (cross-listed with ME, ECE) Fa     PHYS 2211
ME 4853 Machine Learning Fundamentals for Mechanical Engineering Fa Sp   ME 2016, (MATH 3670 or ISYE 3770 or ECE 3077)
ME 4853 Product Design & Realization Fa     ME 2110 and Senior Standing
ME 4863 Emerging Technology Law - This class cannot be used as an ME elective. Fa Sp   ME 2202, ME 2110

** Students can take both design electives, ME 3180 and ME 4315. One will be a design elective, and the other will be an ME elective.

 

ME Electives for Fall 2025 - Subject to Change (Updated on 4/13/25) 

Class Description Pre-reqs & Co-Reqs*
ME 3180 ** Machine Design ME 2110, COE 3001
ME 3743 Emerging Technologies This class cannot be used as an ME elective.
ME 4011 Internal Combustion Engines ME 3322, ME 3345*
ME 4012 Modeling & Control of Motion Control ME 3017
ME 4013 Hybrid Vehicle Powertrains ECE 3710
ME 4042 Interactive CAD & CAE (formerly ME 4041) COE 3001, ME 3345*
ME 4189 Mechanical Vibrations ME 2202, MATH 2552
ME 4315 ** Energy Systems Analysis & Design ME 2110, ME 3345
ME 4321 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning CANCELLED ME 3345
ME 4332 Renewable Energy Systems ME 3322, ME 3340, ME 3345 *
ME 4342 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) ME 3322, ME 3340, 
ME 4405 Fundamentals of Mechatronics ME 3017, ME 3057*
ME 4451 Robotics ME 3017
ME 4452 Control Systems ME 3017
ME 4720 Pulp and Paper Manufacturing ME 3322
ME 4740 section A Bio-Inspired Design (students must email the professor to request a permit for this class | cross-listed with BIOS, ISYE, BMED, ID 4843) Senior Standing and (BIOL 1520 or BIOL 1521 or BIOL 3600 or BMED 3100 or PHYS 2211)
ME 4740 section HEL Bio-Inspired Design (no permit needed, ME students only) Senior Standing and (BIOL 1520 or BIOL 1521 or BIOL 3600 or BMED 3100 or PHYS 2211)
ME 4741 Integrated Management Development This class cannot be used as an ME elective.
ME 4753 Topics in Engineering Practice This class cannot be used as an ME elective.
ME 4758 Biosolid Mechanics COE 3001
ME 4759 Electrochemical Storage MSE 2001 and Senior Standing
ME 4760 Acoustics & Noise Control MATH 2552
ME 4766 Nanoscale Devices ME 3322
ME 4775 Polymer Science & Eng I CHEM 2312 or CHEM 1315, ME 3322
ME 4781 Biomedical Instrumentation ECE 3710
ME 4790 Materials Selection & Design COE 3001 or MSE 3003
ME 4791 Mechanical Behavior of Composites COE 3001
ME 4795 Nuclear Reactor Materials CANCELLED on 4/15 MSE 2001*
ME 4803 STE Data Foundations for Engineering Applications of Machine Learning ME 2016, MATH 3670
ME 4803 QMT Engineering Intrapreneurship - This is for on-line graduate students only. Junior or senior standing
ME 4803 TIN Engineering Intrapreneurship - This class cannot be used as an ME Elective. Restricted to seniors until April 16.  Junior or senior standing
ME 4823 OPT Intro to Biomedical Optics PHYS 2211
ME 4853 A  Product Design & Realization (with lab section A01) ME 2110 and Senior Standing
ME 4853 JAJ Machine Learning Fundamentals for Mechanical Engineering (with lab sections J01 or J02) ME 2016 and (MATH 3670 or ECE 3077 or ISYE 3770)
ME 4863 A Emerging Technology Law (with lab section S) - This class cannot be used as an ME elective.  ME 2202, ME 2110
** Students can take both design electives, ME 3180 and ME 4315. One will be a design elective, and the other will be an ME elective.

 

ME Electives for Summer 2025 - Subject to Change (Updated on 4/13/2025)

Class Description Pre-reqs & Co-Reqs*
ME 3180 ** Machine Design (in-person or on-line) ME 2110, COE 3001
ME 4042 Interactive CAD & CAD (in-person only) CANCELLED COE 3001, ME 3345*
ME 4405 Fundamentals of Mechatronics ME 3017, ME 3057*
ME 4701 Wind Engineering (cross listed with AE) THIS IS A 5 WEEK SHORT SESSION CLASS MATH 2551, PHYS 2211
ME 4793 Composite Materials & Processes (cross-listed with AE, CEE) CANCELLED PHYS 2212, CHEM 1310
** Students can take both design electives, ME 3180 and ME 4315. One will be a design elective, and the other will be an ME elective.

 

ME Electives for Spring 2025 - Subject to Change (Updated on 11/9/2024) 

Class Description Pre-reqs & Co-Reqs*
ME 3141 Cutting-Edge Engineering Seminar This class cannot be used as an ME Elective.
ME 3180 ** Machine Design ME 2110, COE 3001
ME 3744 Managing Prod Serv Tech Dev This class cannot be used as an ME Elective.
ME 4011 Internal Combustion Engines - This class is only being offered as an on-line class.  ME 3322, ME 3345*
ME 4012 Modeling and Motion Control  ME 3017
ME 4014 Automotive Engineering ECE 3710, ME 2202, ME 3322
ME 4042 Interactive Computer Graphics & Computer-Aided Design COE 3001, ME 3345*
ME 4189 Mechanical Vibrations ME 2202, MATH 2552
ME 4214 Mechanical Behavior of Materials COE 3001
ME 4215 Manufacturing Process Analysis COE 3001, ME 3210, ME 3345*
ME 4315 ** Energy Sys Analysis & Design ME 2110, ME 3345
ME 4332 Renewable Energy Systems ME 3322, ME 3340, ME 3345 *
ME 4342 Computational Fluid Dynamics ME 3322, ME 3340
ME 4405 Fundamentals of Mechatronics  ME 3017, ME 3057*
ME 4451 Robotics ME 3017
ME 4452 Control of Dynamic Systems ME 3017
ME 4725 Probabilistic Risk Assessment (cross listed with NRE) MATH 3670
ME 4730 Emerging Tech. in Forest Bioproducts ME 3322
ME 4740 Bio-Inspired Design Senior Standing and (BIOS 1108 or BIOS 1107 or BIOL 3600 or BMED 3100 or PHYS 2211)
ME 4742 Technology & Management Capstone This class cannot be used as an ME elective.
ME 4744 Global Development Capstone This class cannot be used as an ME elective.
ME 4753 Topics in Engineering Practice This class cannot be used as an ME elective.
ME/ECE 4754 Electronic Packaging Assembly ECE 3710
ME 4758 Biosolid Mechanics (cross listed with AE, BMED, CHBE COE 3001
ME 4759 Electrochemical Storage MSE 2001 and Senior Standing
ME 4767 Pulp and Paper Lab ME 3322
ME 4775 Polymer Science & Eng I
(cross-listed w/CHBE, CHEM, MSE)		 CHEM 2312 or CHEM 1315, ME 3322
ME 4782 Biosystems Analysis
(cross-listed w/BMED, ECE, CHBE)		 ME 3017
ME 4793 Composite Materials & Processes PHYS 2212, CHEM 1310
ME 4803 STE Data Foundations for Engineering Applications of Machine Learning ME 2016, MATH 3670 or ISYE 3770 or ECE 3077
ME 4803 TIN Electric Vehicles and the Grid This class is approved for the Automotive Concentration and the Thermal Fluids and Energy Concentration.  This class is restricted to seniors only until 11/13/24. After 11/13/24 it will be restricted to juniors and seniors.  Senior Standing and (ECE 3710 or ECE 2040)
ME 4803 Digital Manufacturing This class is class has been cancelled as of 1/2/25. TBD
ME 4853 Machine Learning Fundamentals for Mechanical Engineering ME 2016, MATH 3670 or ISYE 3770 or ECE 3077
ME 4863 Emerging Technology Law - This class cannot be used as an ME elective. ME 2202, ME 2110
** Students can take both design electives, ME 3180 and ME 4315. One will be a design elective, and the other will be an ME elective.