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 '23 | Spr '23 | Sum '23 | 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 | ME 3017 | ||
ME 4013 | Hybrid Vehicle Powertrains (offered fall even 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 | Su | COE 3001, ME 3345* |
ME 4171 | Environmentally Conscience Design & Manufacture | Fa | TBD | ||
ME 4189 | Structural Vibrations | 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 | Sp | ME 3345 | ||
ME 4325 | Fuel Cells - no longer being offered | ME 3322 | |||
ME 4332 | Renewable Energy Systems (offered fall odd years) | Fa | ME 3322, ME 3340, ME 3345 * | ||
ME 4340 | Applied Fluid Mechanics | Sp | ME 3340 | ||
ME 4342 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | Fa | ME 3322, ME 3340 | ||
ME 4405 | Fundamentals of Mechatronics | Fa | Sp | Su | ME 3017, ME 3057* |
ME 4451 | Robotics - This course will not be offered in spring '24. | 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 | Fa | ME 3322 | ||
ME 4725 | Probabilistic Risk Assessment | Sp | MATH 3670 | ||
ME 4730 | Emerging Technology Forest Bioproducts | Sp | ME 3322 | ||
ME 4740 | Bio-Inspired Design (if the course is permit restricted, students must email the professor to ask for a permit) | 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) | Sp | ME 3340 | ||
ME 4758 | Biosolid Mechanics (cross listed with AE, BMED, CHBE) | 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 | Sp | MATH 2552 | |
ME 4766 | Nanoscale Devices | Fa | 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) | Sp | 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, CHBE, MSE) | Sp | Su | PHYS 2212, CHEM 1310 | |
ME 4794 | Composite Materials & Manufacturing | PHYS 2212, CHEM 1310 | |||
ME 4795 | Nuclear Reactor Materials (cross-listed with NRE, planned for fall of even years only) | MSE 2001 | |||
ME 4803 STE | Data Foundations for Engineering Applications of Machine Learning | Fa | ME 2016, MATH 3670 | ||
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 4823 OPT | Introduction to Biomedical Options | Fa | PHYS 2211 | ||
ME 4853 | Applied Tribology Lab | COE 3001 | |||
ME 4863 | Emerging Technology Law - This class cannot be used as an ME elective. | Fa | 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 2023 - Subject to Change (Updated on 4/9/23)
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 and Motion Control | ME 3017 |
ME 4013 | Hybrid Vehicle Powertrains | ECE 3710 |
ME 4042 | Interactive CAD & CAE (formerly ME 4041) | COE 3001, ME 3345* |
ME 4171 | Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing | Senior Standing |
ME 4189 | Structural Vibrations | ME 2202, MATH 2552 |
ME 4315 ** | Energy Systems 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 Systems | ME 3017 |
ME 4720 | Pulp and Paper Manufacturing | ME 3322 |
ME 4740 | Bio-Inspired Design (students must email the professor to request a permit for this class) | 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 4759 | Electrochemical Storage | MSE 2001 and Senior Standing |
ME 4760 | Acoustics & Noise Control (cross-listed with AE) | 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 (cross-listed with MSE) |
COE 3001 or MSE 3003 |
ME 4791 | Mechanical Behavior of Composites (cross-listed with AE, MSE) |
COE 3001 |
ME 4801 | Sustainable Design & Manufacture - This class cannot be used as an ME Elective | ME 3210 |
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 | Junior or senior standing |
ME 4823 OPT | Intro to Biomedical Optics | PHYS 2211 |
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. |
ME Electives for Summer 2023 - Subject to Change (Updated on 3/23/2023)
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) | COE 3001, ME 3345* |
ME 4405 | Fundamentals of Mechatronics (in-person only) | ME 3017, ME 3057* |
ME 4701 | Wind Engineering (this is an on-line 5 week early summer class) | MATH 2551, PHYS 2211 |
ME 4793 | Composite Materials & Processes (this is 5 week early summer class) | 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 2023 - Subject to Change (Updated on 11/6/2022)
Class | Description | Pre-reqs & Co-Reqs* |
ME 3141 | Cutting-Edge Eng 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 | ME 3322, ME 3345* |
ME 4012 | Modeling & Control of Motion (11/3 Update: This class is not being offered in spring '23) | 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 | Structural 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 4340 | Applied Fluid Dynamics | 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 | MATH 3670 |
ME 4730 | Emerging Tech. in Forest Bioproducts | ME 3322 |
ME 4740 | Bio-Inspired Design (11/3 Update: No permit is required for this course) | Senior Standing and (BIOL 1520 or BIOL 1521 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 4757 | Biofluid Mechanics | ME 3340 |
ME 4759 | Electrochemical Storage | MSE 2001 and Senior Standing |
ME 4760 | Acoustics | MATH 2552 |
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 4776 | Polymer Science & Eng 2 (cross-listed w/CHBE, CHEM, MSE) |
ME 4775 |
ME 4782 | Biosystems Analysis (cross-listed w/BMED, ECE, CHBE) |
ME 3017 |
ME 4793 | Composite Materials & Processes | PHYS 2212, CHEM 1310 |
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 11/8/22. After 11/8/22 juniors it will be restricted to juniors and seniors. | Senior Standing and (ECE 3710 or ECE 2040) |
** 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. |