| All students are required to take EG 501, MA 507 and
MA 508. In addition, a student must complete at least four core courses
from the core list below: at least two courses from Solid Mechanics, one
course from Fluid Mechanics and one course from Thermal Sciences. |
| Solid Mechanics: |
- ME 438/538 Finite Element Analysis
- ME 571 Advanced Engineering Dynamics
- ME 572 Advanced Vibrations
- ME 573 Vibrations of Continuous Systems
- ME 583 Applied Elasticity
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| Fluid Mechanics: |
- ME 520 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- ME 560 Compressible Fluid Flow
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| Thermal Sciences: |
- ME 540 Advanced Heat Transfer
- ME 541 Conduction Heat Transfer
- ME 551 Classical Thermodynamics
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| Satisfactory Progress Requirement: |
| During the first two semesters (excluding the summer
semester) in the MSME program, a full-time student must complete the
following courses: ME 507, MA 508 and at least two core courses (see list
above), a part-time student must at least complete MA 507 and either MA 508
or a course course. A maximum of two grades of "C" may be applied to meet
this requirement. Students who fail to fulfill the satisfactory progress
requirement will not be allowed to continue in the program. |
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|
| Clarification of Credit Hour Requirements for the
three Options: |
| Thesis
Option: 31 semester hours
credit required for degree (25
hours course work required). |
- 16
to 19
semester hours course work in
engineering
- 6 to 9 semester hours course
work in supporting areas
- 6 semester hours of thesis
credit
|
|
| Project
Option: 34
semester hours credit required for
degree (31
hours course work required).
Electrical Engineering requires 36
semester hours credit for this option. |
- 19
to 22
semester hours course work in
engineering
- 9 to 12 semester hours course
work in supporting areas
- 3 semester hours of project
credit
|
| Course
Work Option: 34 semester hours
credit required for degree (34 hours
course work required). |
- 22 to 25 semester hours course
work in engineering
- 9 to 12 semester hours course
work in supporting areas
|
| Supporting
areas include mathematics, natural
sciences, basic medical sciences,
computer sciences, statistics,
business, as well as engineering. |
| A
maximum of six hours of directed study
may be counted toward the degree. A
maximum of six hours of thesis may be
counted toward the degree. |
| Non-thesis students
must complete satisfactorily a
comprehensive examination. Students
failing this examination may try a
second time not sooner than 12 weeks
after the first attempt. Students
failing the second time will be
academically dismissed from the
program. |
| The thesis or project candidate must present a
a satisfactory oral defense of the written report. Should the student
present an unsatisfactory defense, a
second attempt will be allowed not
sooner than 12 weeks after the first
attempt. A second unsatisfactory
defense will result in dismissal from
the program. |
| An
engineering senior at the University
of South Alabama who has completed 96
semester hours with a GPA of 3.00 or
better may with approval of the
Director of Graduate Studies enroll in
graduate engineering courses in
accordance with Graduate School
policies. See Graduate
Study For Advanced Undergraduates . |
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