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Track Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline. Students with undergraduate degrees outside the selected departmental discipline may be required to complete an articulation program.

Prerequisites (or equivalent)

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

12Total Credits
  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete the following:
      • EAS5302 - Direct Energy Conversion (3)
      • EML5456 - Turbines for Sustainable Power (3)
      • EML6104 - Classical Thermodynamics (3)
    • Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses:
      IDS 6938 - ST: AI, Energy, and Sustainability

Elective Courses

12Total Credits
  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete at least 2 of the following:
      • EML5402 - Turbomachinery (3)
      • EML5403 - Science and Technology of Fuel Cells (3)
      • EMA5586 - Photovoltaic Solar Energy Materials (3)
      • IDS6209 - Introduction to Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (3)
      • IDS6258 - Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Rechargeable Batteries (3)
    • Complete at least 2 of the following:
      • EML5060 - Mathematical Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (3)
      • EML5105 - Gas Kinetics and Statistical Thermodynamics (3)
      • EML5152 - Intermediate Heat Transfer (3)
      • EML5548 - Advanced Composites Engineering (3)
      • EML5546 - Engineering Design with Composite Materials (3)
      • EML5713 - Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (3)
      • EML6131 - Combustion Phenomena (3)
      • EML6157 - Radiation Heat Transfer (3)
      • EML6725 - Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer I (3)
      • EML6726 - Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer II (3)
      • EAS5315 - Rocket Propulsion (3)
      • EAS6185 - Turbulent Flow (3)
    • Elective courses beyond those listed in the graduate catalog, and others outside the department and/or program, are permitted at the discretion of the student’s advisor and/or graduate program director in the form of a signed and approved Program of Study.

Thesis/Nonthesis Option

6Total Credits
  • Complete 1 of the following
    • Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses:
      EML 6971 Thesis\n\n​Additionally, all student pursuing the thesis option must enroll one time in the following course:\n\nEML 5090 - Mechanical and Aerospace Seminar (0 credit hours)\n\nStudents must complete the thesis course with a satisfactory (S) grade. If the student does not complete the course with a satisfactory grade, the student will be asked to repeat the course to meet program requirements.
    • Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses:
      Earn at least 3 credits from the following: \n\nEML6085 - Research Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (3 - 99)\n\nFor students who work on a research topic with an MAE faculty, XXX 6918 Directed Research (3 credit hours) may be used to substitute EML6085 as the student's independent learning experience. After the graduate program director approves the substitution, the faculty supervising the directed research will create a special registration of XXX 6918 for the student.\n\nEarn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: \n\nAdditional elective course from the above list of approved electives.

Grand Total Credits: 30

Financial Information

Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies Funding website, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.


UCF Student Financial Assistance

Millican Hall 120

Telephone: 407-823-2827

Appointment Line: 407-823-5285

Fax: 407-823-5241

finaid@ucf.edu


Fellowship Information

Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see UCF Graduate Fellowships,

which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what you should do to be considered for a fellowship.


Grad Fellowships

Telephone: 407-823-0127

gradfellowship@ucf.edu

All students must identify an adviser and file an official degree program of study prior to the completion of 9 credit hours of study. Students should consult with the MAE graduate program director for assistance in completing the program of study form. The program of study must have departmental approval and must include at least 24 credit hours of formal course work,

exclusive of thesis and research. Furthermore, at least half of the credit hours must be from courses at the 6000 level. Substitutions to the program of study must meet with the approval of the adviser and the department. More information is available from the MAE departmental website listed above.


Equipment Fee


Students in the Mechanical Engineering MSME program pay a $90 equipment fee each semester that they are enrolled. Part- time students pay $45 per semester.


Independent Learning


The Independent Learning requirement is met by successful completion of a master's thesis for the thesis option. The independent learning experience in the nonthesis option is provided by the required course, EML 6085 - Research Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (3 credit hours). For students who work on a research topic with an MAE faculty, XXX 6918 Directed Research (3 credit hours) may be used to substitute EML6085 as the student's independent learning experience. After the graduate program director approves the substitution, the faculty supervising the directed research will create a special registration of XXX 6918 for the student.

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