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 prior to taking the graduate courses.
Thematic Areas (required to take one from each area)
Mathematics
- MATH404 Partial Differential Equations
- MATH603 Matrix Analysis
- ENCH620 Methods of Engineering Analysis
Thermal-Fluid Sciences
- ENME640 Fluid Mechanics
- ENME631 Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer
Dynamic Systems and Design
- ENME605 Advanced Control Systems
- ENME662 Linear Vibrations
- ENME664 Advanced Dynamics
Solid Mechanics and Materials
- ENME677 Applied Elasticity
- ENME670 Continuum Mechanics
- ENME684 Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Recommended Preparation for students with degrees in something other than Mechanical Engineering should consider taking undergraduate courses in the following topics:
- Differential Equations
- Multivariable Calculus
- Linear Algebra
- Fluid Mechanics
- Heat Transfer
- Control Systems
- Vibrations
- Dynamics
- Mechanics of Materials