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 Overview
- The goal of the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program in the Department of
Mechanical Engineering is to afford qualified post-baccalaureate students the
opportunity to grow as engineering professionals through an advanced
engineering. The program emphasizes technical course work, culminating in
an engineering project. The M.Eng. program has a different focus from the Master
of Science (M.S.) program, which supports career advancement in research and
development. Thus the M.S. degree requires 8 courses and a research
thesis; the M. Eng. Degree requires 9 courses and an engineering project.
Applicants are admitted to both the M. Eng. and M.S. programs using the same
criteria: a strong academic background in mechanical engineering or a related
technical discipline.
Candidates admitted to the M.Eng. program
may transfer to the M.S. program at any time. However, transfer from the M.S.
program to the M.Eng. program is only permitted by special petition if the
student has not received any financial support. The Department does not
grant financial aid to students in the M.Eng. Program.
The Department encourages but does not require
applicants to submit General Record Examination (GRE) scores.
Candidates are required to complete the
equivalent of ten credits. No financial support (RA, TA, or scholarship) is
provided for this program.
The program has five distinct parts:
1. Mathematical analysis
2. Technical core
3. Electives
4. Seminar
5. Project
Degree Requirements
The M.Eng. program requires successful
completion of nine 100-level (or above) course credits, a project worth 1
credit, and a successful project presentation. Additional
undergraduate-level courses may be required for students whose technical
education is not equivalent to that of an accredited BSME degree recipient.
Composition of the course program must be selected in cooperation with the
student’s academic advisor. Full time M. Eng. candidates are encouraged to
complete their course requirements in the first three semesters, and the project
in the fourth semester of the program.
Course Work
- The course work component has 3 sub-divisions - mathematical analysis,
technical core and elective courses. This structure is designed to provide a
common core upon which to build an individual program of study.
1. Mathematical Aspects of Engineering
Analysis (1 course)
The ability to apply mathematical analysis and
computational methods to the solution of engineering problems is central to
mechanical engineering. The following requirement reflects this fact. All M.
Eng. students are required to take either ES 101 - Numerical Methods, or
ME 150 - Applied Mathematics for Engineers. Students are encouraged to include
additional mathematics or computational analysis courses in planning their
program.
2. Technical Core (4 courses)
Mechanical Engineering is a diverse field. The
purpose of this requirement is to expose the student to the courses, which
define the engineering science core of the sub-disciplines of mechanical
engineering.
All M. Eng. students are required to take 4
courses from the following list with 1 course from each category.
1. Applied Mechanics
ME 122 - Advanced Strength of Materials
ME 128 - Structural Mechanics
ME 129 - Finite Elements Methods in Engineering
Systems
ME 136 - Noise and Vibration Control
ME 137 - Advanced Vibrations
ME 138 - Advanced Dynamics
ME 139 - Acoustics
2. Materials and Manufacturing Processes
ME 108 - Statistical Quality Control
ME 120 - Advanced Engineering Methods
ME 121 - Introduction to Biomaterials
ME 123 - Mechanics of Composite Materials
ME 125 - Manufacturing Processes and Materials
Technology
ME 126 - Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
3. System Control and Design
ME 102 - Inventive Design
ME 180 - Modern Control Systems
ME 182 - Automation
ME 184 - Robotics
ME 186 - Electromechanical System Design
4. Thermal-Fluid Sciences
ME 112 - Advanced Heat Transfer
ME 114 - Solar Energy
ME 115 - Advanced Thermodynamics
ME 116 - Mass Transfer and Phase
Transformations in Materials Processing
ME 118 - Advanced Data Acquisition and Image
Processing
ME 145 - Powerplant Engineering Analysis and
Design
ME 165 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics
ME 166 - Compressible Fluid Mechanics
ME 168 - Seminar in Fluid Mechanics and Heat
Transfer
3. Electives (4 courses)
The remaining courses are selected by students
in consultation with their advisor that best suits their program of study. All
of these courses must be at the graduate level. With the advisor's approval, one
of these courses may be from another engineering department or in mathematics or
science. More than one course outside of the department is considered unusual
and as such, requires the advanced written approval of the department.
4. Seminar (each semester)
Regular attendance at the department's weekly
seminar series is an integral part of full-time graduate study.
Undergraduates and part-time graduate students are strongly encouraged to
attend. The seminars, which are held on Thursday afternoons, feature
speakers from both inside and outside of Tufts. The seminars provide
students and faculty with an opportunity to learn about the latest developments
in mechanical engineering research and practice.
The seminar schedule will be posted and
distributed via email to all graduate students. Important change:
All full-time graduate students are expected to attend at least 80% of the
seminars and register and pass ME 291/292 for Int(N/2)+1 semesters, where N is
the number of semesters a student is enrolled as a full time student. That
is, for a 4 semester MS program, seminar must be passed for 3 semesters; for a 6
semester PhD program, seminar must be passed for 4 semesters. Attendance
will be taken and the 80% rule will be rigorously applied. Students should
register for both ME 291 (Fall) and ME 292 (Spring) in order to receive proper
credit.
5. Project (1 course)
Each student in the M.Eng. program must
complete a project under the guidance of a faculty advisor. The project must
address a substantive engineering analysis or design problem. Students who are
practicing engineers are encouraged to consider non-proprietary projects
relevant to their own work.
Students receive credit and a grade for this
project by registering for ME 299 - Master of Engineering Project, which is the
equivalent of one course credit. Students are required to submit a written
report and make an oral presentation of their work that is open to the
community. Students must register for project credit during the final semester
of their degree program.
M.Eng. Degree Completion
– A student must be registered, or be on an approved leave of absence, for
every academic year semester otherwise he/she will be officially withdrawn from
the University. A continuation fee of $500 is assessed per semester to
students who require additional time over the expected completion period.
The M.Eng. degree requirements are satisfied
once the student has completed the required 9 courses and ME 299, with grades of
at least B-. The student should consult the current year's Graduate Student
Handbook available from the Graduate School office for the dates and deadlines
involved in this process. Degree completion and recommendation to the Graduate
School for the award of the appropriate degree involves a coordinated set of
steps within and outside of the Department. In order to ensure that the student
has completed all requirements, the M.Eng. Tracking Form (at
http://ase.tufts.edu/mechanical under Programs of Study) should be completed
carefully.
Special Note: As students complete the steps
listed below, they should pay careful attention to the deadlines set by the
Office of Graduate and Professional Studies for submitting theses and other
degree related work for completing degree requirements in time for August,
February or May degrees. In addition, international students may not take a
leave of absence and remain in the United States.
Step 1 :
The first step in the process is filing the
"Recommendation For Award of Master's Degree" form electronically, which is also
provided in the Graduate School Handbook, and submitting the Graduate School
Exit Survey under the Student Services > Graduate Information link at (http://gradstudy.tufts.edu/).
The student fills out this form with their advisor and submits it to the
Department Chair for approval. The Department will make a copy of the form for
the student’s file and then send the approved form to the Graduate School for
processing. The approval of this form places the student on the "Degree List"
for the next degree awarding cycle (August, February or May).
Step 2:
The second step in the process is the oral
presentation of the project and the delivery of the project report to project
advisor. The Department will schedule M.Eng. project presentations in
consultation with the candidates and others involved in the various projects.
Oral presentations should run approximately 30-40 minutes.
Step 3:
No further action on the part of the candidate
is required after the project completion. The project advisor submits a grade
for ME 299 through the normal university procedures.
Marching Only Policy at Commencement:
Engineering students are allowed to march at Commencement if they have only one
lecture course credit remaining to fulfill all degree requirements. All
thesis and project requirements must be completed and approved.
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