Mechanical Engineering Electives (2024 and before)
PLEASE NOTE: this applies to students who entered the School of Mechanical Engineering BEFORE Fall 2025. If you entered FALL 2025 OR AFTER, please see this simplified guide on choosing Electives.
The Mechanical Engineering curriculum includes nine credit hours of Mechanical Engineering (ME) electives. The elective program enables students to specialize their background in a technical area of special interest (e.g., automotive, aerospace, biotechnology, etc.). ME students are permitted to use a maximum of 9 total research credit hours towards the BSME degree. This also includes research outside the school of Mechanical Engineering (Technical Electives).
ME electives are any non-required ME 300, ME 400, or ME 500 level course.
ME Electives Offered in Spring 2025 | Comprehensive List of ME Electives | Technical Electives
Mechanical Engineering Electives Offered in Spring 2025
*Unless otherwise noted, all courses are three credit hours
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Comprehensive List of ME Electives
ME 300 Thermodynamics II
ME 363 Principles and Practices of Manufacturing Processes (may not take both ME 363 and IE 370)
ME 413 Noise Control
ME 415 Energy Systems Engineering
ME 430 Power Engineering
ME 433 Principles of Turbomachinery
ME 434 Gas Turbines for Power and Propulsion
ME 440 Automotive Prime Movers: Green Engines and Clean Fuel
ME 444 Computer-Aided Design and Prototyping
ME 455 Vehicle Design and Fabrication (open only to active participants on a sponsored vehicle team)
ME 459 Mechanism and Machine Theory
ME 475 Automatic Control Systems
ME 489 Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
ME 492 Technology and Values
ME 49601 Experimental Courses – variable credit hours (must have approval from Undergraduate office)
ME 497 Mechanical Engineering Projects – variable credit hours (must have approval from Undergraduate Office)
ME 498 Research in Mechanical Engineering I – variable credit hours (must have approval from Undergraduate Office) *** A maximum of 9 total research credits can be used towards the BSME degree
ME 499 Research in Mechanical Engineering II – variable credit hours (must have approval from Undergraduate Office) *** A maximum of 9 total research credits can be used towards the BSME degree
Interested in graduate-level courses? Check out this list of ME 500- and above level courses (Select 500 level courses require a grade of B or better in the undergraduate level pre-requisite course)