MAE Master's Student Guidelines August 12 2011 FINAL.pdf

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Arizona State University

Masters Level Graduate Study in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) & Master of Science (MS)

(revised August, 2011)

Contents1.OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................................................2

2.ADMISSIONSPOLICY...................................................................................................................................................2

2.A.ADMISSIONREQUIREMENTS......................................................................................................................................3

2.B.APPLICATIONPROCESS.............................................................................................................................................3

2.C.APPLICATIONSTATUS...............................................................................................................................................3

3.FINANCIALSUPPORTPOLICY.........................................................................................................................................3

4.GRADUATEPROGRAMS...............................................................................................................................................4

4.A.GRADUATECOURSES...............................................................................................................................................4

4.B.MASTEROFSCIENCEINENGINEERING(MSE)(MECHANICALENGINEERING)......................................................................4

4.C.MASTEROFSCIENCE(MS)NONTHESISOPTION(AEROSPACEENGINEERING)...................................................................7

4.D.MASTEROFSCIENCE(MS)THESISOPTION(AEROSPACEORMECHANICALENGINEERING)..................................................9

4.E.INTEGRATEDBACHELOROFSCIENCEINENGINEERINGMASTEROFSCIENCE(BSE

MS)......................................................

10

4.F.MASTERSINPASSING(MIP)....................................................................................................................................11

5.MILESTONESANDTIMELINE.......................................................................................................................................11

5.A.MSEDEGREE(MECHANICALENGINEERING),ORMSNONTHESISDEGREE(AEROSPACEENGINEERING)............................11

5.B.MSTHESISDEGREE(AEROSPACEORMECHANICALENGINEERING)...............................................................................11

6.SATISFACTORYSTANDING..........................................................................................................................................12

7.GRADUATESTUDENTADVISING..................................................................................................................................12

8.GRADUATECOURSEOFFERINGS(APPENDIXA)..............................................................................................................12

8.A.DESIGN,SYSTEMSANDCONTROL:............................................................................................................................12

8.B.FLUIDMECHANICSSCIENCEANDENGINEERING:..........................................................................................................13

8.C.MECHANICSANDDYNAMICSOFSOLIDS:....................................................................................................................13

8.D.TRANSPORTPHENOMENA,THERMODYNAMICSANDENERGY:........................................................................................13

8.E.

MATHEMATICS

ELECTIVES:

......................................................................................................................................

14

9.SAMPLECURRICULAFORTHEMSEPROGRAM(APPENDIXB)...........................................................................................14

10.A.DESIGN,SYSTEMSANDCONTROL...........................................................................................................................14

10.B.FLUIDMECHANICSSCIENCEANDENGINEERING.........................................................................................................14

10.C.MECHANICSANDDYNAMICSOFSOLIDS...................................................................................................................15

10.D.TRANSPORTPHENOMENA,THERMODYNAMICSANDENERGY.......................................................................................15

11.ACADEMICSTANDARDS(APPENDIXC).......................................................................................................................15


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2 Masters Level Graduate Study in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Masters Level Graduate Study in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

1. OverviewThegraduateprogramsinMechanicalandAerospaceEngineeringaccommodateindividualinterests,

andencourageindependentandinnovativestudy. Studentsarepartofadiverseintellectualcommunity

dedicatedtoadvancingthestateoftheartandpracticeofmechanicaloraerospaceengineering.The

Schoolfor

Engineering

of

Matter,

Transport

and

Energy

(SEMTE)

offers

the

following

graduate

degrees

inAerospaceEngineering:

MasterofScience(MS)nonthesis/comprehensiveexamoption

MasterofScience(MS)nonthesis/appliedprojectoption

MasterofScience(MS)thesisoption

MastersinPassing(MIP)

DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)

DoctorofPhilosophywithanEngineeringEducationconcentration(PhD)

4+1accelerateddegreesbetweenourBSEandMS(availableonlytocurrentASU

undergraduates)

SEMTEcurrentlyoffersthefollowinggraduatedegreesinMechanicalEngineering:

MasterofScienceinEngineering(MSE)nonthesis/comprehensiveexamoption

MasterofScienceinEngineering(MSE)nonthesis/appliedprojectoption

MasterofScience(MS)thesisoption

MastersinPassing(MIP)

DoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)

DoctorofPhilosophywithanEngineeringEducationconcentration(PhD)

4+1accelerateddegreesbetweenourBSEandMS(availableonlytocurrentASU

undergraduates)

Thisdocumentdescribesonlythemastersleveldegrees.Alloftheprogramsstressasoundfoundationintechnicalfundamentals,communicationand

professionalism.TheMSandMSEdegreeprogramsprepareengineersfordoctoralstudyorindustrial

positionsthatspecializeinresearch,projectmanagementandproductinnovation.Thedoctoralprogram

emphasizesoriginalresearchandprovidesstudentswithastrongbackgroundforemploymentby

academicinstitutions,governmentlaboratoriesandindustrialresearchlaboratories. TheSchooloffersa

broadbasedcurriculumindesign,systemsandcontrol;fluidmechanicsscienceandengineering;

mechanicsanddynamicsofsolids;andtransportphenomena,thermodynamics,andenergy. Several

interdisciplinaryprogramsarealsoaccessible. Moderncomputationalandlaboratoryfacilitiesare

availableto

support

timely

research

investigations.

The

following

sections

provide

information

about

programrequirements,policies,andcurriculum.

2. Admissions PolicyItisthegoaloftheSchooltoachievebalance,totheextentpossible,betweendomesticand

internationalstudents. TheSchoolwillstrivetoachievearepresentativepopulationofunder

representedgroupsascandidatesforadvanceddegrees. Allapplicantswhohavecompleteapplications

andmeetadmissionstandardswillbereviewed.


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assistantship,applicantsshouldcontactfacultymemberslistedasmechanicalor

aerospaceengineeringgraduatefaculty,asresearchassistantshipsaredecidedby

individualfacultymembers.

ii) ThedecisionastowhomwillreceiveSchoolfinancialsupport(i.e.,fromthegeneral

Schoolfund)willbedeterminedbytheSchoolsserviceneeds(e.g.,teaching

assistants). AllgraduatestudentsonSchoolsupportwillbeassignedappropriate

teachingrelatedduties. InternationalstudentsmustpasstheSPEAKtestwitha

minimumscore

of

55

to

be

eligible

for

School

teaching

assistantships.

iii) Thedecisionastowhomwillreceivesupportfromresearchgrantsandcontracts

willresidewiththeprincipalinvestigatorfromwhosefundsthestudentwillbepaid.

Studentsmaycontactindividualfacultytoseewhatopportunitiesmayexist.

v) Studentsmakingsatisfactoryacademicandprogramprogress(seeSection6),

subjecttotheavailabilityoffunds,areeligibletoreceiveamaximumofthree

semestersofSchoolsupport(ateachingassistantship)asMS/MSEcandidatesand

fivesemestersofSchoolsupportasPhDcandidates. Studentsonacademic

probationornewprovisionallyadmittedstudentsarenoteligibleforSchool

support.

vi)Students

receiving

financial

aid

must

register

for

12

hours

of

credit

each

semester

in

total;thesehoursmayincluderesearchanddissertationcredits.Thesestudents

mustalsoregisterforMAE594GraduateResearchConference.Notethatanaudited

coursedoesnotcounttowardthe12hoursandrequiresapetitiontotheSchool. If

astudentonaTA/RApositionfallsbelow12credithoursduringthesemester,the

SchoolhastherighttorevoketheTA/RApositionandbenefits. The12credithour

registrationrequirementisonlyforthefall/spring. StudentsreceivingaTA/RA

positioninthesummersessionsmustbeenrolledinatleastonecredithour.

4. Graduate Programs4.a. Graduate Courses

Graduatecourse

offerings

in

the

School

cover

the

classical

areas,

including

aerodynamics

and

fluid

mechanics,designandmanufacturing,heattransferandthermodynamics,solidmechanicsand

dynamics,andsystemdynamicsandcontrolaswellasinterdisciplinarytopicsinmicro andnano

technologyandsustainability. AlistofcurrentcourseofferingsintheseareasisgiveninAppendixA.

Studentsmustalsosatisfyamathematicsrequirement. Coursesthatmaybeusedtosatisfythis

requirementarealsolistedinAppendixA.

Onlygraduatecourses(500levelandabove)willcounttowardthecourserequirementsoftheMSand

MSEdegrees. Coursesbelowthe500levelcannotbelistedontheiPOS. Auditedcoursesdonotapply

towardthedegreeprogramandcannotbelistedontheiPOS. IngeneralSEMTEgraduatestudentsare

notgrantedpermissiontoauditacourseuntilthestudenthasfiledaPlanofStudy(iPOS)andhas

completedallcourseworkontheiPOS.

4.b. Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) (Mechanical Engineering)

TheMSEdegreeisthedefaultmastersdegreeinmechanicalengineering. Fulltimestudentscan

completethedegreeprogramin12months,pertheexamplecurriculaprovidedinAppendixB. The

UniversityrequirementsfortheMasterofScienceinEngineering(MSE)degreearegivenintheASU

AcademicCatalog. MSEstudentscanchoosetotakeeitheracomprehensiveexamorcarryoutan

appliedprojectunderthesupervisionofamemberoftheMEGraduateFaculty. Studentsmustselecta

programcommitteechairpriortocompleting15credithours. Forstudentstakingthecomprehensive

exam,theprogramcommitteechairwillnormallybetheMAEGraduateProgramChair,whilestudents


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carryingoutanappliedprojectwillnormallyselecttheprojectsupervisorastheprogramcommittee

chair. Thenameofthestudent'sprogramcommitteechairmustbefiledwiththeSchoolsGraduate

ProgramsOfficethroughthefilingofaPlanofStudy(iPOS). Achangeofprogramcommitteechair

requiresapprovaloftheGraduateProgramChair.

Priortobeginningthesecondsemesterofstudy(springorfall,notcountingthesummer),thestudent,

inconsultationwiththeprogramcommitteechair,mustfileaplanofstudy(iPOS)withtheUniversity

throughtheMyASUsystem.TheprogramcommitteechairandtheGraduateProgramChairmust

approvechanges

to

the

iPOS.

It

is

the

students

responsibility

to

ensure

that

the

transcript

and

the

iPOS

aresynchronizedthroughacoursechangepetition,toobtaintheprogramcommitteechairsapprovalof

anychanges,andtosubmitalldocumentationtothegraduateadvisor.

Note:TheUniversitywillblockregistrationforstudentswhohavecompleted15credithoursandhave

notfiledaniPOS.TheregistrationblockwillnotberemovedfromthestudentsaccountuntilaniPOShas

beenfiledandapprovedbytheSchool,theGraduateCollegeandtheGraduationOffice.

TheiPOSmustbeinaccordancewithUniversity,School,andprogramrequirements. Candidatesforthe

MSEdegreemustcompleteaminimumof30semesterhoursofcourseworkasdescribedbelow.For

studentscurrentlyenrolledinamastersdegreeprogramatanotherinstitutionandwishingtotransfer

toASU,amaximumofsix(6)credithoursmaybecountedtowardanMSEdegreeatArizonaState

Universityas

elective

hours.

Coursework

completed

and

used

towards

apreviously

awarded

degree

is

notpermittedtobelistedontheiPOS. Aminimumcumulativegradepointaverageof3.0isrequired

throughouttheprogram.

The30credithoursconsistofthefollowing:

Atleastfifteen(15)credithoursofgraduateMAEcoursework(500levelandabove).

GraduatenonMAEcoursesmaybesubstituted,upontheapprovaloftheMAEGraduate

AffairsCommittee.

Atleastsix(6)credithoursofgraduatemathematicsorientedcourses(500leveland

above). StudentsarestronglyencouragedtotakeMAE501LinearAlgebrainEngineering

andMAE502PartialDifferentialEquationsinEngineering. Thelistofacceptable

mathematicscourses

is

given

in

Appendix

A.

Note

that

any

MAE

courses,

such

as

MAE

501

andMAE502,thatarecountedasmathematicsorientedcoursescannotbedouble

countedtowardsthefifteen(15)credithoursofgraduateMAEcoursework.

Atleastnine(9)credithoursofadditionalgraduatecourses;thesemaybeeitherMAEor

nonMAEcourses,andarenotrestrictedtoscience,mathematics,orengineering. A

maximumofthree(3)credithoursofMAE584Internshipmaybecountedtowardsthis

requirement. Acombinedmaximumofsix(6)credithoursofMAE591Seminar,MAE594

GraduateResearchConference,orMAEcolloquiumclassesmaybecountedtowardsthis

requirement. Forstudentscarryingoutanappliedproject,amaximumofsix(6)credit

hoursofMAE593AppliedProjectcancounttowardsthisrequirement.

Note: MSEstudentscarryingoutanappliedprojectmustincludeatleast3credithoursof

MAE593

Applied

Project

on

their

iPOS.

Forstudentschoosingtotakethecomprehensiveexam,thisexamwillbeadministeredthree(3)times

peryear,attheendofthefall,spring,andsummersemesters. Thisexamwillbeopenbook,open

notes,andwillconsistofquestionsfrommathematicsandfromthestudentschoiceoftwoofthe

followingcoredisciplinesinmechanicalandaerospaceengineering:


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Subject RepresentativeClassesControls MAE506AdvancedSystemModeling,Dynamics,&Control

MAE507OptimalControl

MAE547MechanicalDesignandControlofRobots

Design MAE540AdvancedProductDesignMethodology

MAE541CADToolsforEngineers

MAE

544

Mechanical

Design

and

Failure

Prevention

MAE546AdvancedCAESimulation

Dynamics MAE506AdvancedSystemModeling,Dynamics,&Control

MAE510DynamicsandVibrations

MAE512RandomVibrations

MAE515StructuralDynamics

Fluid

Mechanics/Aerodynamics

MAE504ExperimentalProcessesforThermalandFluidProcesses

MAE561ComputationalFluidDynamics

MAE564AdvancedAerodynamics

MAE566RotaryWingAerodynamics

MAE571FluidMechanics

MAE572AdvancedHighSpeedFlows

MAE573

Viscous

Fluid

Flow

MAE574FluidTransportinMicro/NanoscaleDevices

MAE575Turbulence

MAE577TurbulentFlowModeling

MAE578EnvironmentalFluidDynamics

Thermodynamics/Heat

andMassTransfer

MAE504ExperimentalProcessesforThermalandFluidProcesses

MAE536Combustion

MAE581AdvancedThermodynamics

MAE585ConductionHeatTransfer

MAE586ConvectionHeatTransfer

MAE587RadiationHeatTransfer

MAE589

Heat

and

Mass

Transfer

Math MAE501LinearAlgebrainEngineering

MAE502PartialDifferentialEquationsinEngineering

MAE505PerturbationMethods

IEE 572 DesignEngineeringExperiments

SolidMechanics MAE520StressAnalysis

MAE521StructuralOptimization

MAE523FractureMechanics

MAE524TheoryofElasticity

MAE525MechanicsofSmartMaterials&Devices

MAE527FiniteElementsforEngineers

MAE

557

Mechanics

of

Composite

Materials

Studentswillbetestedonlyoncoursesthattheyhavetaken. Thecomprehensiveexamispass/fail,and

acumulativepassingscoreof60%isrequiredforgraduation. Ifastudentfailsthecomprehensiveexam,

he/shecanrepeatthetestthenexttimeitisoffered(i.e.,thefollowingsemester),providedthestudent

enrollsinatleastone(1)credithourofMAE595ContinuingRegistration,andprovidedasuccessful

petitionisfiledbythestudentandisapprovedbytheGraduateCollege. PerGraduateCollege

guidelines,thecomprehensiveexammayberetakenonlyonce. Studentswhofailthecomprehensive

examtwicearesubjecttoremovalfromtheprogramfornotmakingsatisfactoryacademicprogress.


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Forstudentschoosingtocarryoutanappliedproject,inconsultationwiththeprogramcommitteechair

thestudentmustprepareawrittenreport,intheformofanASMEstyleconferencepaperor

equivalent,anddeliverashortoralpresentation. TheProgramCommitteewillconsistofonlythe

ProgramCommitteeChair,i.e.,thefacultyadvisor. TheProgramCommitteeChairwillbesolely

responsibleforjudgingthequalityofthereportandoralpresentation,anddeterminingiftheyare

satisfactorytoserveastherequiredculminatingeventfortheMSEdegree.

4.c. Master of Science (MS)non-thesis option (Aerospace Engineering)TheMSnonthesisdegreeisthedefaultmastersdegreeinaerospaceengineering,andtwotracksare

available:

MSnonthesis/comprehensiveexam

MSnonthesis/appliedproject

ItisanticipatedthatmostMSnonthesisstudentsinAerospaceEngineeringwilltakeacomprehensive

exam,ratherthancarryoutanappliedproject.

Fulltimestudentscancompletethedegreeprogramin12months,pertheexamplecurriculaprovided

inAppendix

B.

The

University

requirements

for

the

Master

of

Sciencenon

thesis

(MS)

degree

are

givenintheASUAcademicCatalog. MSnonthesisstudentscanchoosetotakeeithera

comprehensiveexamorcarryoutanappliedprojectunderthesupervisionofamemberoftheAE

GraduateFaculty. Studentsmustselectaprogramcommitteechairpriortocompleting15credithours.

Forstudentstakingthecomprehensiveexam,theprogramcommitteechairwillnormallybetheMAE

GraduateProgramChair,whilestudentscarryingoutanappliedprojectwillnormallyselecttheproject

supervisorastheprogramcommitteechair. Thenameofthestudent'sprogramcommitteechairmust

befiledwiththeSchoolsGraduateProgramsOfficethroughthefilingofaPlanofStudy(iPOS). A

changeofprogramcommitteechairrequiresapprovaloftheGraduateProgramChair.

Priortobeginningthesecondsemesterofstudy(springorfall,notcountingthesummer),thestudent,

inconsultationwiththeprogramcommitteechair,mustfileaplanofstudy(iPOS)withtheUniversity

throughthe

MyASU

system.

The

program

committee

chair

and

the

Graduate

Program

Chair

must

approvechangestotheiPOS. ItisthestudentsresponsibilitytoensurethatthetranscriptandtheiPOS

aresynchronizedthroughacoursechangepetition,toobtaintheprogramcommitteechairsapprovalof

anychanges,andtosubmitalldocumentationtothegraduateadvisor.




TheiPOSmustbeinaccordancewithUniversity,School,andprogramrequirements. Candidatesforthe

MSEdegreemustcompleteaminimumof30semesterhoursofcourseworkasdescribedbelow.For

studentscurrentlyenrolledinamastersdegreeprogramatanotherinstitutionandwishingtotransfer

toASU,

amaximum

of

six

(6)

credit

hours

may

be

counted

toward

an

MS

degree

at

Arizona

State

Universityaselectivehours. Courseworkcompletedandusedtowardsapreviouslyawardeddegreeis




Atleastfifteen(15)credithoursofgraduateMAEcoursework(500levelandabove).


AffairsCommittee.


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MAE586ConvectionHeatTransfer

MAE587RadiationHeatTransfer

MAE589HeatandMassTransfer

Math MAE501LinearAlgebrainEngineering

MAE502PartialDifferentialEquationsinEngineering

MAE505PerturbationMethods

IEE 572 DesignEngineeringExperiments

SolidMechanics

MAE

520

Stress

Analysis




MAE525MechanicsofSmartMaterials&Devices


MAE557MechanicsofCompositeMaterials

Studentswillbetestedonlyoncoursesthattheyhavetaken. Thecomprehensiveexamispass/fail,and

acumulativepassingscoreof60%isrequiredforgraduation. Ifastudentfailsthecomprehensiveexam,

he/shecanrepeatthetestthenexttimeitisoffered(i.e.,thefollowingsemester),providedthestudent

enrollsinatleastone(1)credithourofMAE595ContinuingRegistration,andprovidedasuccessful

petitionisfiledbythestudentandisapprovedbytheGraduateCollege. PerGraduateCollege

guidelines,thecomprehensiveexammayberetakenonlyonce.

Forstudentschoosingtocarryoutanappliedproject,inconsultationwiththeprogramcommitteechair

thestudentmustprepareawrittenreport,intheformofanASMEstyleconferencepaperor

equivalent,anddeliverashortoralpresentation. TheProgramCommitteewillconsistofonlythe

ProgramCommitteeChair,i.e.,thefacultyadvisor. TheProgramCommitteeChairwillbesolely

responsibleforjudgingthequalityofthereportandoralpresentation,anddeterminingiftheyare

satisfactorytoserveastherequiredculminatingeventfortheMSEdegree.

4.d. Master of Science (MS)thesis option (Aerospace or MechanicalEngineering)

TheUniversityrequirementsfortheMasterofScience(MS)degreearegivenintheASUGraduate

Catalog. TheMSthesisoptionistheSchool'sresearchmaster'sdegree;majorsinAerospace

EngineeringandMechanicalEngineeringareavailable. AmemberoftheMEorAEGraduateFaculty

mustagreetoserveastheprogramcommitteechair(facultyadvisor)forastudenttobeadmittedorbe

transferredtotheMSprogram. Thegraduateadvisorwillneedtohaveconfirmationfromthefaculty

memberagreeingtoserveasthethesischairpriortoaplanchangebeingmadetomoveintotheMS

degree.

Thenameofthestudent'sprogramcommitteechairmustbefiledwiththeSchoolsGraduatePrograms

OfficethroughbeinglistedonthePlanofStudy. Achangeofprogramcommitteechairrequires

approvalof

the

Graduate

Program

Chair.

Theprogramcommitteechair,inconsultationwiththestudent,willestablishaMasterofScience

ProgramCommittee(MSPC).TheMSPCshallbecomposedofaminimumofthreemembersfromthe

ASUfacultywithatleasttwobeingfromtheMEorAEGraduateFaculty. Participationofindividuals

frominstitutionsexternaltoASUisencouragedbutthesemaybenonvotingmembersasdeterminedat

thediscretionoftheprogramchair.

Priortocompleting15credithours,thestudent,inconsultationwiththeprogramcommitteechair,

mustfileaplanofstudy(iPOS)withtheUniversitythroughtheMyASUportal.TheMSPCandthe

GraduateProgramChairmustapprovechangestotheiPOS. Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytoensure


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thatthetranscriptandtheiPOSaresynchronizedthroughacoursechangepetition,toobtainthe

programcommitteechairsapprovalofanychanges,andtosubmitalldocumentationtothegraduate

advisor.




TheiPOS

must

be

in

accordance

with

University,

School,

and

program

requirements.

Candidates

for

the

MSdegreemustcompleteaminimumof30semestercredithoursofcourseandthesisworkdistributed

below. Forstudentscurrentlyenrolledinamastersdegreeprogramatanotherinstitutionandwishing

totransfertoASU,notethatamaximumofsix(6)credithoursmaybecountedtowardsanMSdegree

atArizonaStateUniversity. Courseworkcompletedandusedtowardsapreviouslyawardeddegreeis




Atleasttwelve(12)credithoursofgraduateMAEcoursework(500levelandabove).


Affairs

Committee.

Atleastsix(6)credithoursofgraduatemathematicsorientedcourses(500leveland

above). StudentsarestronglyencouragedtotakeMAE501LinearAlgebrainEngineering

andMAE502PartialDifferentialEquationsinEngineering. Thelistofacceptable

mathematicscoursesisgiveninAppendixA. NotethatanyMAEcourses,suchasMAE501

andMAE502,thatarecountedasmathematicsorientedcoursescannotbedouble

countedtowardsthetwelve(12)credithoursofgraduateMAEcoursework.

Atleastsix(6)credithoursofadditionalgraduatecourses;thesemaybeeitherMAEor

nonMAEcourses,andarenotrestrictedtoscience,mathematics,orengineering. A

maximumofthree(3)credithoursofMAE584Internshipmaybecountedtowardsthis

requirement. Acombinedmaximumofsix(6)credithoursofMAE591Seminar,MAE594

GraduateResearch

Conference,

or

MAE

colloquium

classes,

such

as

MAE

580

Solar

Energy

Colloquium,maybecountedtowardsthisrequirement.

Six(6)hoursofMAE599Thesisexactly.

AfinalpublicdefenseofthethesiswillbeadministeredbytheMSPC.

4.e. Integrated Bachelor of Science in Engineering--Master of Science (BSE-MS)

ThisprogramisdesignedtoprovideselectedhighachievingASUMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering

undergraduatestudentswiththeopportunitytocombineadvancedundergraduatecourseworkwith

graduatecourseworkandaccelerategraduatedegreecompletion.StudentswillbeabletoearnaBSE

andanMSE(mechanicalengineeringonly)orMSdegreeinfive(5)yearsbycompletingandsharingup

to

nine

(9)

credit

hours

of

graduate

level

MAE

coursework

completed

with

a

B

grade

or

above

taken

as

technicalelectivesduringthejuniorand/orsenioryears.Thesecreditswillapplytowardboththe

undergraduateandgraduatedegrees. Anadditionalnine(9)credithoursmaximumcanbereservedfor

credittowardstheMS/MSEdegreeastakenduringtheundergraduatedegreeprogram,butcannotbe

countedtowardstheundergraduatedegree. AllcourseworkmustbecompletedwithagradeofBor

above.

AminimumASUcumulativegradepointaverageof3.5isrequired. ContacttheSchoolsgraduate

programspersonnelforadditionalinformationandapplicationmaterials.


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4.f. Masters in Passing (MIP)

StudentswhoareenrolledintheMechanicalorAerospaceEngineeringPhDprogramandwhodonot

haveapreviouslyearnedMSorMSEdegreemayapplyforaMastersinPassing(MIP)uponcompletion

of30hoursofappropriategraduatecourseworkandseparateculminatingexperience. TheMIPrequires

aseparateiPOSfromthePhDandallgradesmustbeenteredbeforetheMIPcanbeawarded. Contact

theSchoolsgraduateprogramspersonnelforadditionalinformation.

5. Milestones and Timeline5.a. MSE Degree (Mechanical Engineering), or MSNon-Thesis Degree(Aerospace Engineering)

i) FilePlanofStudypriortobeginningofsecondsemesterofstudy(springorfallonly,not

countingthesummer)

ii) Selectappliedprojectoptionorcomprehensiveexamoption. Ifchoosingtocarryoutanapplied

project,thestudentmustfirstidentifyamemberofthemechanicaloraerospaceengineering

graduatefacultytosupervisetheproject.

iii) ApplyforgraduationpleaseseetheAcademicCalendarfordeadlinesat:

http://students.asu.edu/academic-calendariv) Forstudentschoosingtocarryoutanappliedproject,submit acompletedScheduleDefense

RoomReservation

Form

to

the

Graduate

Advisor

15

working

days

prior

to

the

presentation

to

reservearoom.

v) CompletePartI,andbringtheReportofFinalMastersCulminatingExperience

(http://engineering.asu.edu/semte/GradForms.html)tothecomprehensiveexamortheappliedprojectpresentation.

vi) Takeandpassthecomprehensiveexam,orpresenttheresultsoftheappliedproject,onthe

designateddayintheintendedsemesterofgraduation. Normally,thecomprehensiveexamwill

beadministered,andtheappliedprojectoralpresentationswillbegiven,onreadingday(the

daybetweentheendofclassesandthestartoffinalexams).

vii)BringtheReportofFinalMastersCulminatingExperiencedocumentwiththesignaturesofthe

committeetothegraduateadvisorforSchoolprocessing.

viii)Commencementdate

See

academic

calendar.

Note:MSE(mechanicalengineering)orMSnonthesis(aerospaceengineering)studentsmustmaintain

consecutivesemesterenrollment.Ifastudentdoesnotregisterforatleastonecredithourduringa

semester,anapplicationforreadmissiontotheMSEdegreeprogramisrequired. Alldegree

requirementsmustbecompletedinsixconsecutiveyearsfromthetimeofadmission.

5.b. MSThesis Degree (Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering)

i) IdentifyathesisadvisorfromtheMAEGraduateFaculty. Thisshouldbedoneassoonas

possible,butnolaterthanthesecondsemesterofstudy.

ii) FilePlanofStudypriortobeginningofsecondsemesterofstudy(springorfallonly,not

counting

the

summer).

iii) ApplyforgraduationpleaseseetheAcademicCalendarfordeadlinesat:

http://students.asu.edu/academiccalendar

iv) Submit acompletedScheduleDefenseRoomReservationFormtotheGraduateAdvisor15

workingdayspriortothedefensetoreservearoom.

v) Schedule thedefensethroughtheMyASUsystemafterhavingapprovalfromtheGraduate

Advisorbusinessdaysbeforedefensedate(consult10daycalendarontheGraduateCollege

websitehttp://graduate.asu.edu/graddeadlines.html).


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vi) Submitthesisforformatapprovaltogradformat@asu.edupleaseseetheGraduateCollege

deadlinesandproceduresforadditionalinformation:

http://graduate.asu.edu/graddeadlines.html

vii) Submitthesistitle,date/time/locationofdefense,andabstracttothegraduateadvisor

forinternalposting.

viii) Holdoraldefenseofthesismustbecompletedbythelastdaytodefendathesis

date.

ix) Submitpass/fail

form

to

the

Graduate

Advisor

for

School

processing

immediately

after

thedefense,regardlessofoutcome.

x) Pickupthepass/failformfromtheGraduateAdvisorwiththeheadoftheacademic

unitssignatureandtaketotheGraduateCollege.

xi) SubmitthesistoProqwestelectronicallywhendirectedbytheGraduateCollege.

xii) BringtheGraduateAdvisoracopyofyourProqwestsubmissionforanyoutstanding

ZgradestobechangedtoY.

xiii) CommencementdateSeeacademiccalendar.

Note:MaximumtimelimitAlldegreerequirements,includingtheoraldefenseofthesisandanynecessaryrevisions,mustbecompletedwithinsix(6)consecutiveyearsfromthesemesterofadmission.

Note:MSstudentsmustmaintainconsecutivesemesterenrollment.Ifastudentdoesnotregisterforat

leastonecredithourduringasemester,anapplicationforreadmissiontotheMSdegreeprogramis

required.

6. Satisfactory StandingAllMSandMSEstudentsmustmaintainaminimumcumulative,graduate,andiPOSGPAof3.00in

courseworkapprovedundertheirplanofstudytomaintaingoodstanding. IraA.FultonSchoolof

Engineeringguidelinesonretentionaretobestrictlyenforced;seeAppendixC.7. Graduate Student Advising

Forinitial

advising,

incoming

students

will

report

to

the

Graduate

Program

Chair

who

may

arrange

for

atemporaryadvisorbasedonthestudent'sstatedareaofinterest.Theinitialfacultyadvisorshouldbe

consideredtemporaryuntilsuchtimeasapermanentPCchairisdesignated. Otherwise,theGraduate

ProgramChairisthedefaultadvisorforallMSEstudents. Ifaparticularfacultymemberonaresearch

grantorcontractisdirectlysupportinganincomingstudent,thatfacultypersonwillbethePCchair.The

graduateadvisorcanassistwiththeprocesstowardscompletingthedegree,notacademiccontent(i.e.

registration,iPOSquestions).

8. Graduate Course Offerings (Appendix A)Listedbelowarethegraduatecourseofferingsinagivenresearcharea.Afulldescriptionofthecourses

isprovidedintheASUcatalog.CourseselectionmustbedeterminedinconsultationwiththePCchair.

8.a. Design, Systems and Control:

MAE506AdvancedSystemModeling,DynamicsandControl

MAE507OptimalControl


MAE540AdvancedProductDesignMethodology

MAE541CADToolsforEngineers


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MAE544MechanicalDesignandFailurePrevention

MAE546AdvancedCAESimulation

MAE547MechanicalDesignandControlofRobots

8.b. Fluid Mechanics Science and Engineering:

MAE504ExperimentalMethodsinThermalandFluidProcesses


MAE536Combustion


MAE564AdvancedAerodynamics

MAE566RotaryWingAerodynamics

MAE571FluidMechanics

MAE572AdvancedHighSpeedFlows

MAE573ViscousFluidFlow

MAE574FluidTransportinMicro/NanoscaleDevices

MAE575Turbulence

MAE577TurbulentFlowModeling

MAE578GeophysicalandEnvironmentalFluidDynamics

8.c. Mechanics and Dynamics of Solids:

MAE510DynamicsandVibrations

MAE512RandomVibrations

MAE515StructuralDynamics

MAE520StressAnalysis




MAE525MechanicsofSmartMaterialsandStructures


MAE557MechanicsofCompositeMaterials

8.d. Transport Phenomena, Thermodynamics and Energy:

MAE504ExperimentalMethodsinThermalandFluidProcesses


MAE536Combustion


MAE581AdvancedThermodynamics


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Equations in Engineering (3) Aerodynamics (3)

MAE 591 Science Policy forScientists & Engineers (1)

MAE 580 Solar EnergyColloquium (3)

MAE 594 Graduate ResearchConference (1)


10.c. Mechanics and Dynamics of Solids

Fall Semester Spring Semester Summer Sessions

MAE 520 Stress Analysis (3) MAE 515 Structural Dynamics (3)MAE 501 Linear Algebra inEngineering (3)

MAE 502 Partial DifferentialEquations in Engineering (3)

MAE 523 Fracture Mechanics (3) MAE 524 Theory of Elasticity (3)

MAE 557 Mechanics ofComposite Materials (3)

MAE 541 CAD Tools forEngineers (3)





10.d. Transport Phenomena, Thermodynamics and Energy

Fall Semester Spring Semester Summer Sessions

MAE 571 Fluid Mechanics (3)MAE 561 Computational FluidDynamics (3)

MAE 589 Heat and MassTransfer (3)

MAE 581 AdvancedThermodynamics (3)

MAE 504 Experimental Methodsin Thermal & Fluid Processes (3)

MAE 501 Linear Algebra inEngineering (3)

MAE 502 Partial DifferentialEquations in Engineering (3)

MAE 598 Solar ThermalEngineering (3)





11. Academic Standards (Appendix C)

PolicyforMaintainingAcademicSatisfactoryProgressAstudentwhohasbeenadmittedtoanMSorMSEdegreeprograminMechanicalorAerospace

Engineering,witheitherregularorprovisionaladmissionstatus,mustmaintaina3.0orhighergrade

pointaverage(GPA)asstatedbelow:

1. Inallworktakenforgraduatecredit(coursesnumbered500orhigher);

2. Inthecourseworkonthestudentsapprovedplanofstudy,and

3. InallpostbaccalaureatecourseworktakenatASU(overallGPA).

A. Astudent

will

be

placed

on

academic

probation

if:

o Oneormoreofthestudent'sGPAslistedabovefallsbelow3.0(MSorMSE);

o OrthestudentreceivesagradeofDorEinacourseatthe400levelorabove;

o Ifastudentdoesnotsuccessfullycompletethemilestonesasrequiredforthedegree(i.e.

passingcomprehensiveexamsinthesemesteroutlinedinthestudenthandbook).

Studentswillbenotifiedbymailwhenplacedonacademicprobation.


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