All full-time graduate students pursuing degrees in Mechanical Engineering at UMBC are advised to focus on completing at least one course from each thematic area of the designated Core Curriculum during their first year of study. Students generally take all core courses in their area of specialization.
Students may decide to enroll in graduate courses in Mechanical Engineering with no preparation. While this may be appropriate for students with undergraduate degrees in related fields, such as Aerospace Engineering, we recommend that interested students take specific undergraduate courses (or their equivalent at another institution) prior to taking the graduate courses.
THEMATIC AREA |
CORE COURSES |
RECOMMENDED PREPARATION |
Mathematics | MATH404 Partial Differential Equations or MATH603 Matrix Analysis or |
Differential Equations
and Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra |
Thermal-Fluid Sciences |
ENME640 Fluid Mechanics |
undergraduate Fluid Mechanics or Transfer Processes |
Dynamic Systems and Design |
ENME605 Advanced Control Systems ENME662 Linear Vibrations |
Control Systems or Vibrations or Dynamics |
Solid Mechanics and Materials |
ENME677 Applied Elasticity |
Mechanics of Materials |
The Mechanical Engineering core courses will be offered once per academic year. MATH 404 is offered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics usually during the Fall, Spring, and sometimes Summer semesters.