Master of Science Engineering with a Concentration in Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Program Website: https://www.odu.edu/academics/programs/masters/mechanical-engineering

Contact Information

Graduate Program Director: Miltos Kotinis
Department Chair: Marwan Al-Haik

Inquiries: mkotinis@odu.edu

Program Overview

The Master of Science in Engineering with a Concentration in Mechanical Engineering requires a minimum of 30 credits beyond a master's degree (or 78 credits beyond a bachelor's degree).  These include 24 credits of coursework and 6 credits of thesis research (beyond a bachelor's degree).

Additional Information

Additional Graduate Student Resources (Graduate School): The Graduate School has extensive additional resources for graduate students at https://www.odu.edu/graduateschool/graduate-student-resources  

Program Financial Aid: Our programs offer graduate assistantships with stipends that are awarded to students after a competitive review process.  The level of award is determined on the basis of previous experience and performance as a graduate assistant and on the student’s academic achievement and potential in the field. In addition, a number of teaching and research positions are available for financial support of graduate assistants during the summer months (June and July).

Accelerated Study (Dual Dominion Program): Undergraduate students in the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology can apply for entry into the Dual Dominion Program, which permits students to begin pursuit of a graduate degree in Civil Engineering while they are still pursuing their undergraduate degree in a complementary discipline. Subject to the approval of the undergraduate and graduate program directors, a student enrolled in the Dual Dominion program can count up to six credit hours of course work towards both the undergraduate and the graduate degrees. Full-time students may be able to complete the requirements for the bachelor's degree in four years and the master's degree in one additional year.  Students who are matriculated in an undergraduate major in the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology with a GPA of at least 3.00 overall and 3.00 in the major are eligible to apply for admission to a Dual Dominion Bachelor's/Master's program.  Additional Undergraduate Catalog information on the Dual Dominion program can be found at https://catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/registrationrequirementsandprocedures/linked_programs/.

Admission Information

Application Process

Summary: Applications for graduate study in the Master of Science in Engineering Program (Mechanical Engineering Concentration) should be made through the general ODU Application Portal.  Additional materials supporting your application (outlined below) will be required. Once complete, your application package will be reviewed and forwarded to the Mechanical Engineering Program's Graduate Program Director for consideration.  Questions regarding the general application process can be directed to admissions@odu.edu (on-campus) or globaladmissions@odu.edu (online).

Application Deadlines:  The Master of Science in Engineering Program uses a rolling admission process and does not have a formal application deadline.  Entrance into the program and commencement of studies will be timed to begin with the start of the next academic term following admission.

General ODU Requirements

General ODU Requirements: General requirements for graduate admission to the Master of Science in Engineering  Program (Mechanical Engineering Concentration) can be found on the ODU Graduate Admissions website.   Additional details can be found in the Admissions section of the Graduate Catalog.

Leveling Requirements

Students from disciplines other than Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering are required to complete a number of leveling courses depending on their undergraduate degrees:

Holders of a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) from an ABET accredited institution must complete the following leveling courses per recommendation of the Graduate Program Director:

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Leveling Courses for Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree *
MATH 307	Ordinary Differential Equations
MAE 303	Mechanics of Fluids
MAE 312	Thermodynamics II
MAE 340	Computational Methods in Mechanical Engineering
MAE 436	Dynamic Systems and Control

*

If applicants already have a minor in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering, then no leveling courses are necessary. 

Leveling courses may be subject to additional prerequisites listed in the catalog.

Holders of a B.S. degree in Physics or Mathematics from an ABET accredited institution must complete the following leveling courses per recommendation of the Graduate Program Director:

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Leveling Courses for Physics or Mathematics Bachelor's Degrees *
MAE 303	Mechanics of Fluids
MAE 311	Thermodynamics I
MAE 315	Heat and Mass Transfer
MAE 332	Mechanical Engineering Design I
MAE 340	Computational Methods in Mechanical Engineering
MAE 433	Mechanical Engineering Design II

*

If applicants already have a minor in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering, then no leveling courses are necessary. 

Leveling courses may be subject to additional prerequisites listed in the catalog.

Curriculum Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Mechanical Engineering Core Courses		12
Complete the following Core courses (12 credits):
Core Engineering Mathematics
MAE 601	Engineering Mathematics
or MAE 608	Applied Mathematics for Engineers
or MATH 691	Engineering Analysis I
Select three courses from the following
MAE 602	Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
MAE 603	Advanced Mechanics of Solids
MAE 604	Analytical Dynamics
MAE 605	Advanced Classical Thermodynamics
MAE 607	Continuum Mechanics
MAE 620	Heat Transfer I
MAE 640	Modern Control Theory
MAE 672	Design of Experiments
MAE 682	Concurrent Engineering
Electives		12
Thesis Research 1		6
MAE 699	Thesis Research in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Total Credit Hours		30

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The Master of Science degree is a research degree requiring a thesis project culminating with a written thesis and oral examination. Thesis research is conducted under the direction of the faculty advisor with support from the Thesis Advisory Committee.

The thesis examination consists of two parts, a student presentation of their thesis research followed by a closed session where the Thesis Advisory Committee further questions the student. The committee evaluates research presented in both oral and written formats, but may expand questioning to include related course work. The thesis document should be formatted with guidelines established by the College.

Additional Curricular Requirements

• A maximum of 6 semester credit hours may be derived from 500-level courses.