Graduate Catalog

Study Plan (with MSc Degree)

Typical study plans for full-time and part-time students enrolled on the PhD in Mechanical Engineering program, admitted with MSc qualification, are shown below. Each student must select the technical elective courses in consultation with her/his advisor.

All courses in the study plan are 3 credit hours each. PhD Research Seminar I & II are zero credit each.

 

Typical Study Plan for Full-Time Students (MSc to PhD)

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

YEAR 1

  • ENGR 701 Research Methods in Engineering
  • Technical Elective 1
  • Technical Elective 2
  • Technical Elective 3
  • MEEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • MEEN 795 PhD Written Qualifying Exam (WQE)

YEAR 2

  • Technical Elective 4
  • Technical Elective 5
  • MEEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • Technical Elective 6
  • MEEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • MEEN 796 PhD Research Proposal Examination (RPE)

YEAR 3

  • Technical Elective 7
  • ENGR 703 PhD Research Seminar I
  • MEEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation

YEAR 4

 

 

 

Typical Study Plan for Part-Time Students (MSc to PhD)

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

YEAR 1

  • ENGR 701 Research Methods in Engineering
  • Technical Elective 1
  • Technical Elective 2
  • Technical Elective 3

YEAR 2

  • Technical Elective 4
  • MEEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation

YEAR 3

  • Technical Elective 5
  • MEEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • MEEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • MEEN 796 PhD Research Proposal Examination (RPE)

YEAR 4

  • Technical Elective 6
  • ENGR 703 PhD Research Seminar I
  • MEEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation
  • Technical Elective 7
  • MEEN 799 PhD Research Dissertation

YEAR 5

YEAR 6