BSME Curriculum

• First Year-Fall Semester

• MAT 295 - Calculus I
• CHE 150 - General Chemistry for Engineers
• CHE 151 - General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory
• ECS 101 - Introduction to Engineering and Computer Science
• WRT 105 - Studio 1: Practices of Academic Writing
• ECN 203 - Economic Ideas and Issues

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• First Year-Spring Semester

• MAT 296 - Calculus II
• PHY 211 - General Physics I
• PHY 221 - General Physics Laboratory I
• ECS 104 - Engineering Computational Tools
• MAE 184 - Engineering Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

• Elective 1 (3 credits)

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• Second Year-Fall Semester

• ELE 231 - Electrical Engineering Fundamentals I
• ELE 291 - Electrical Engineering Laboratory I
• MAT 397 - Calculus III
• PHY 212 - General Physics II
• PHY 222 - General Physics Laboratory II
• ECS 221 - Statics

• Elective 2 (3 credits)

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• Second Year-Spring Semester

• MAT 485 - Differential Equations and Matrix Algebra for Engineers
• ECS 222 - Dynamics
• ECS 325 - Mechanics of Solids
• MAE 251 - Thermodynamics

• Elective 3 (3 credits)

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• Third Year-Fall Semester

• ECS 326 - Engineering Materials, Properties, and Processing
• MAE 315 - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Laboratory
• MAE 341 - Fluid Mechanics
• MAE 312 - Engineering Analysis

• Elective 4 (3 credits)

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• Third Year-Spring Semester

• MAE 321 - Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
• MAE 355 - Fundamentals of Heat Transfer
• MEE 332 - Introduction to Machine Design
• ELE 312 - Control Systems for MAE

• Elective 5 (3 credits)

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• Fourth Year-Fall Semester

• MFE 331 - Manufacturing Processes
• MEE 416 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
• MEE 471 - Design Practice

• Elective 6 (3 credits)

• Elective 7 (3 credits)

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• Fourth Year-Spring Semester

• MEE 472 - Synthesis of Mech Systems
• WRT 205 - Studio 2: Critical Research and Writing

• Elective 8 (3 credits)

• Elective 9 (3 credits)

MSESE Curriculum

General Requirements

A student seeking an MS Degree in Energy Systems Engineering (MSESE) must complete ten (10) 3-
credit courses, no more than four (4) of which can be at the 500-level, the remainder must be at the 600-
level or higher.

Required Courses

The following 2 courses (6 credits) are required of all students regardless of BS major. Students who took
these courses as part of their BS degree may substitute 2 courses from the Energy Systems Tracks listed
below:

• MAE548: Engineering Economics and Technology Valuation (3 credits)
• MAE551: Energy Conversion (3 credits)

Select either MFE629 or MAE630, plus ECS650 (a total of 6 credits):

• MFE629: Modeling and Optimization Techniques, or
• MAE630: Advanced Practical Optimization (only 1 of these 2)
• ECS650: Managing Sustainability: Purpose, Principles, and Practice (also BUA650)

Energy Systems Tracks
Select any 3 courses (9 credits) from one of the 3 tracks listed below:
Thermal Energy Track

• MAE553: HVAC Systems Analysis& Design
• MAE554: Principles of Refrigeration
• MAE585: Principles of Turbomachinery
• CEN542: Heat & Mass Transfer Operations
• MAE643: Fluid Dynamics
• MAE651: Advanced Thermodynamics; or CEN651: Chem .Engineering Thermodynamics (only 1
• of these)
• MAE655: Advanced Heat Transfer; CEN741: Transport Phenomena; or MAE657: Convective
• Heat & Mass Transfer (only 1 of these)
• MAE658: Building Environmental Modeling & Simulation
• MAE659: Building Materials & Envelope
• MEE757: Heat Exchange Systems
• MAE765: Combustion Phenomena in Engineering

Alternative Energy Track

• NUC510: Nuclear Power Plant Design, Operation & Safety (to be changed to Nuclear Reactor
• Design, Operation and Safety.)
• NUC520: Radiochemistry, Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing and Nonproliferation
• CEN573: Principles and Design in Air Pollution Control
• MAE587: Design of Solar Energy Systems
• MAE588: Principles of Wind Turbines (also ECS588 and CIE588).
• CEN662: Biofuels, Bioprocessing and Biorefining
• MAE686: Fuel Cell Science & Technology

Electric Energy Track
ELE514: Electric Power Systems, or ELE530: Electric Power Generation and Distribution
ELE6xx: Smart Grid;
ELE6yy: Power Electronics
Program Customization
Select 2 course (6 credits) from any of the ESE Tracks listed above, plus 1 course (3 credits) from
Business/Management, Social Sciences (Economics, Public Policy…), or Engineering/Computer Science
(ECS) Technical Elective (subject to the 500-level 4-course limit).
Additional Requirements

• MAE995: Graduate Seminar (0 Credits)
• MAE994: Energy-related Capstone Project (0 Credits)

The student will review technical papers or reports in the literature related to the student’s field of interest.
The student will prepare an oral presentation summarizing the technical content of the documents
reviewed, and present his/her findings before a faculty committee. A hard copy of the presentation, signed
by the student advisor, must be submitted to the MAE Graduate Office before the oral presentation
Suggested Sequence of Courses
Fall, Year 1: MAE548, MAE551 and MAE629 or one Energy Systems Track Elective [9 credits].

Spring, Year 1: ECS650, plus two Energy Systems Track Electives. Student may take MAE630 rather
than MAE629, instead of one of the two Track Electives [9 credits]

Summer, Year 1: (Optional): A student may take a Management/Business course, Social Sciences course,
or an ECS Technical Elective, if offered in the summer (possible 3 credits).

Year 2: Remaining Electives and 0-credit Capstone Project on an energy-focused topic.