Engineering: Mechanical, M.S.

Dr. Charles Margraves, Coordinator
(423) 425-4010 or email at Charles-Margraves@utc.edu

The requirements for the M.S. degree in Engineering: Mechanical are listed below. Each student’s program of study will be developed by the student’s committee as an individualized program and will be constructed in accordance with sound academic practices to provide the kind of study most suitable to the student’s needs.

The general guidelines for the M.S. degree in engineering are as follows:

	Graduate Seminar	1
Area I	Mathematics or Engineering Analysis	3-6
Area II	Approved Electives in Mathematics, Science, or Engineering	6-9
Area III	Engineering Concentration	12-16
Area IV	Thesis or Special Project and/or Internship	6

Graduate Seminar (1 hour)

ENME 5001 - Graduate Seminar

Area I: Mathematics Component* (3-6 hours)

Additional Information and Notes

*With approval of the graduate advisor, other Graduate level Math courses may be used in this area.

Area II: Approved Electives (6-9 hours)

ENCE 5700 - Advanced Statistics and Design of Experiments
ENGM 5100 - Data Analytics for Engineering Managers
Any approved Mathematics, Science, Engineering and Engineering Management course (3 hours)

Area III: Specialty (12-16 hours)

Area IV: Thesis (6 hours) or Project + Additional Coursework (6 hours)

Thesis option:

24 coursework hours
Two or more semesters of ENME 5999R - Thesis (6 hours total)

Project + Coursework option:

27 coursework hours
ENME 5900R - Engineering Project (3 hours)

Coursework only: 30 coursework hours

Program Total: 31 hours

For more information about our Mechanical Engineering Master’s degree, visit our Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program page.