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The Master of Science Degree Program
Besides the requirements listed in the Graduate Programs
Bulletin, you should demonstrate familiarity with computers
and evidence of capacity for graduate study to apply for this
program. If you choose the thesis option, you must complete
24 credit hours of course work and 6 hours of thesis research;
with the nonthesis option, you must take 33 credit hours.
Areas of Concentration
Aerospace Engineering
Characterized by high-level technology that uses the most
advanced scientific discoveries and developments, this area
allows you to explore many subjects, including:
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Fluid mechanics and aerodynamics
- Structural mechanics
- Celestial mechanics
- Power systems
- Propulsion
- Control and guidance
- Thermal sciences
- Aircraft design
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
Tailor the area to your interests by coupling required
courses with carefully selected technical electives related
to the concentration. Tracks include Aeroacoustics,
Aeronautics, Astronautics, Propulsion, and Space Systems.
Required Courses:
ApSc 212 or 213 and MAE 286; one course chosen from MAE207,221 or 276.
Design of Mechanical
Engineering Systems
Required courses encompass broad topics within mechanical
engineering. You must take Advanced Mechanical Engineering
Design, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, and Finite Element
Methods in Engineering Mechanics. Beyond these requirements,
elective courses allow you to focus on any of several tracks
within the area.
The Computer-Aided Design and Mechanical Engineering Design
tracks apply to the design of engineering systems and
components that require the integration of engineering
disciplines at an advanced level, using CAD methods
including computer graphics and finite element analysis.
Drawing on course work from both the Department of Civil,
Mechanical, and Environmental Engineering and the Department
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, your studies
include:
- Advanced mechanical engineering design
- Structural design
- Discrete structures for computing
- Computer systems programming and data structures
- Structural stability
- Structural analysis
- Vibration analysis
- Kinematic synthesis
- Numerical methods
- Artificial intelligence
- Information retrieval systems
The Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing track
addresses the need for engineers who possess computer skills
focused on engineering design and manufacturing. Your course
work emphasizes understanding of automation and product
design for manufacturability, computer-aided engineering
analysis and design, computer graphics and solid modeling,
numerical control, and robot programming. Each department
in SEAS offers a master's track in manufacturing related
to that department's own specialty. SEAS departments include:
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS),
Engineering Management (EMgt), Operations Research (OR),
and Civil, Mechanical, and Environmental Engineering (CMEE).
In this mechanical engineering track, core courses, drawn
from each of the four SEAS departments, include:
- Introduction to Manufacturing (CMEE)
- Production Management (EMgt)
- Quality Control and Acceptance(OR)
- Design and Applications of Robotic Systems (EECS)
You choose electives from the other graduate courses offered
by the Department of Civil, Mechanical, and Environmental Engineering.
The Robotics track incorporates recent advances that allow
engineers to create robots more adaptable to changing
manufacturing needs. This track, with its emphasis on
laboratory testing and research, encourages you to develop
a theoretical and practical understanding of kinematics,
dynamics, controls, CAD/CAM, structural analysis, and
machine design.
Required Courses: MAE 243, 251, 286.
Fluid Mechanics, Thermal
Sciences, and Energy
In this area, you develop a background for a wide variety
of mechanical engineering applications. The critical
technologies driving economic growth and productivity in
both earthbound and space applications, as well as advances
in computing and information systems, depend heavily on
developments in fluid mechanics and thermal sciences.
Applications include high-efficiency energy system design,
biotechnology, environmental system design, and space system
thermal management. Within this area, you may pursue
courses and specialized work in:
- Thermodynamics
- Fluid dynamics
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Heat transfer
- Turbomachinery
- Combustion
- Special topics in fluid mechanics and heat transfer
Along with the related problems of high energy costs
and degradation of the environment, rapid depletion of
energy resources has assumed a critical importance.
These problems will affect us for decades to come.
Finding solutions requires engineers and scientists
who have strong background knowledge combined with
meaningful research experience in the energy area.
Our energy studies option includes course offerings in:
- Energy system analysis
- Solar heating systems
- Power systems
- Energy conservation
- Propulsion
- Heating and air-conditioning of buildings
Studies generally include course work in numerical and
finite element methods and computer applications.
Required Courses:
ApSc 213; MAE 221, 286.
Industrial Engineering
This interdisciplinary area of concentration enables you to
develop a sound background in management, manufacturing,
quality control, data processing, and system and process
analysis. You choose courses from each of the four SEAS
departments, taking one course in each of three SEAS
departments, a three-course series of electives in each
of two SEAS departments, and one of three project courses.
Prerequisites: Math 33; ApSc 115; CS 49; 50, or 100.
Required Courses: EMSE 260, 282; MAE 201, 252; Two approved three-course
sequence:-one in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace
Engineering, the other in a co-operating Department.
Solid Mechanics and Materials Science
Many technology-related problems require the aid of multiple
disciplines for their solutions. Mechanical engineering at
GW draws on the resources of the Departments of Physics and
Chemistry to offer this area. Solid mechanics and materials
science develops and applies methods to describe and
predict the mechanical behavior of materials and structures
in their interaction with physical environments. The term
"materials" indicates substances such as crystalline
and polycrystalline metals, insulators, semiconductors,
amorphous materials, and composites, while "structure"
can represent a mechanical element or an entire machine,
spacecraft, bridge, building, or the like. Course work
concentrates on mechanics of continua, with emphasis
on solids; the science of materials and materials behavior;
applied mathematical analysis; and numerical and finite
element analysis.
Required Courses:
ApSc 213; MAE 210, 231 or 235.
Structures and Dynamics
Required Courses: ApSc 213, MAE 207, 286.
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