Streamlined Admissions Process
A bachelor's degree from a U.S. regionally accredited institution (or international equivalent) and a minimum GPA of 2.7 is required. The GRE/GMAT is not required.
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M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
The Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering is a 10 course (30 credit) program. This program prepares students to be successful in the broad area of advanced design and analytical skills. Coursework covers product design, energy and power systems, fluids and heat transfer, modeling and simulation, materials, and manufacturing.
Subject areas include:
- Production operations systems, product development
- Manufacturing processes and statistical methods
- Advanced product design, thermal systems, polymer or experimental design
- Biomaterials in the design of medical devices
- Mechatronics
- Electrical machines, renewable energy, advanced engineering materials, finite element analysis, or circuit analysis
- Simulation and visualization of dynamic systems
Our flexible master's curriculum offers two different degree plans to choose from depending on your educational background:
- For students who already have a Mechanical Engineering bachelor's degree; or
- For students who have a bachelor's degree in other areas of study.
Contact
Dr. Thomas Secord
Program Director, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Program Advantages
Succeed in a wide variety of industries
Our program prepares you to succeed in a wide variety of industries including biomedical, manufacturing, product design, mechanical design, aerospace, HVAC, controls, simulation and computer-aided design, mechatronics, robotics, electrical design, power generation and distribution, and materials selection.
An industry-based curriculum with impact
Our program is industry-based and applied. Bring your work experiences to class and apply what you learn on the job. We want you to use the knowledge you gain to address real workplace issues.
Faculty with extensive industrial experience
Our full-time and practicing faculty members have decades of industrial experience in aerospace, biomedicine, controls, power systems, manufacturing, energy production, and more. Our instructors bring both academic credentials and industry experience to the classroom. These executives, managers and engineers share a passion for teaching and improving the industrial welfare of our nation. They emphasize hands-on learning, promote interaction among students and encourage the free exchange of ideas.
Succeed in a wide variety of industries
Our program prepares you to succeed in a wide variety of industries including biomedical, manufacturing, product design, mechanical design, aerospace, HVAC, controls, simulation and computer-aided design, mechatronics, robotics, electrical design, power generation and distribution, and materials selection.
An industry-based curriculum with impact
Our program is industry-based and applied. Bring your work experiences to class and apply what you learn on the job. We want you to use the knowledge you gain to address real workplace issues.
Faculty with extensive industrial experience
Our full-time and practicing faculty members have decades of industrial experience in aerospace, biomedicine, controls, power systems, manufacturing, energy production, and more. Our instructors bring both academic credentials and industry experience to the classroom. These executives, managers and engineers share a passion for teaching and improving the industrial welfare of our nation. They emphasize hands-on learning, promote interaction among students and encourage the free exchange of ideas.
Graduate Programs That Work for You
Our evening class schedules allow both industry professionals and career changers to achieve their educational goals. And each class meets just once per week.
Admission Requirements
Convenient Schedule
Our programs serve working professionals with busy lives. You choose how quickly you move through the curriculum. And you may start in any of our three starts: fall, spring or summer.
Coursework and Degree Requirements
The M.S. in Mechanical Engineering is a 10 course (30 credit) program. Students must successfully complete all program requirements and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.7. The coursework for this master's degree is based upon the undergraduate major of the student.
Students with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering select four courses in Design, four courses in Analysis, and two electives.
Students with a bachelor's degree and who do not have a Mechanical Engineering background are required to take four graduate foundational courses, three courses in Design and three in Analysis.
STEM Approved Program
Select four courses from the Design category:
- ETLS 501 – Production Operations Systems
- ETLS 502 – Manufacturing Processes
- ETLS 508 – Systems Design
- ETLS 509 – Verification and Validation
- ETLS 520 – Design and Manufacturing in the Medical Device Industry
- ETLS 555 – Advanced Product Design
- ETLS 570 – Purchasing, Logistics, and Distribution
- ETLS 591 – Advanced Thermal Systems
- ETLS 662 – CAM and Machining Optimization
- ETLS 672 – Excellence in Product Design
- ETLS 699 - Topics course (as offered)
- ETLS 701 – Design of Experiments
- ETLS 723 – Biomaterials in the Design of Medical Devices
- ETLS 750 – Smart Distribution Systems
- ETLS 774 – Introduction to Mechatronics
- ETLS 775 – Polymers in Design
- ETLS 777 – Finite Element Analysis
Select four courses from the Analysis category:
- ETLS 506 – Statistical Methods for Manufacturing Quality
- ETLS 507 – Introduction to Systems Engineering
- ETLS 508 – Systems Design
- ETLS 591 – Advances Thermal Systems
- ETLS 640 – Lean Six Sigma
- ETLS 662 – CAM and Machining Optimization
- ETLS 699 – Topics Course (as offered)
- ETLS 701 – Design of Experiments
- ETLS 746 – Power Electronics
- ETLS 747 – Electric machines and Vehicles
- ETLS 748 – Renewable Energy Generation
- ETLS 776 – Materials Design and Development
- ETLS 779 – FEA in Manufacturing
- ETLS 789 – Simulation and Visualization of Dynamic Systems
- ETLS 810 – Advanced Controls
Choose two technical electives:
Choose any two electives from the ETLS or SEIS course catalog or participate in a two semester engineering project (6 credits)
Four required foundational courses:
- ETLS 502 – Manufacturing Processes
- ETLS 503 – Engineering Mechanics
- ETLS 741– Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
- ETLS 771 – Materials Engineering
Select three courses from the Design category:
- ETLS 501 – Production Operations Systems
- ETLS 502 – Manufacturing Processes
- ETLS 508 – Systems Design
- ETLS 509 – Verification and Validation
- ETLS 520 – Design and Manufacturing in the Medical Device Industry
- ETLS 555 – Advanced Product Design
- ETLS 570 – Purchasing, Logistics, and Distribution
- ETLS 591 – Advanced Thermal Systems
- ETLS 662 – CAM and Machining Optimization
- ETLS 672 – Excellence in Product Design
- ETLS 699 - Topics course (as offered)
- ETLS 701 – Design of Experiments
- ETLS 723 – Biomaterials in the Design of Medical Devices
- ETLS 750 – Smart Distribution Systems
- ETLS 774 – Introduction to Mechatronics
- ETLS 775 – Polymers in Design
- ETLS 777 – Finite Element Analysis
Select three courses from the Analysis category:
- ETLS 506 – Statistical Methods for Manufacturing Quality
- ETLS 507 – Introduction to Systems Engineering
- ETLS 508 – Systems Design
- ETLS 591 – Advances Thermal Systems
- ETLS 640 – Lean Six Sigma
- ETLS 662 – CAM and Machining Optimization
- ETLS 699 – Topics Course (as offered)
- ETLS 701 – Design of Experiments
- ETLS 746 – Power Electronics
- ETLS 747 – Electric machines and Vehicles
- ETLS 748 – Renewable Energy Generation
- ETLS 776 – Materials Design and Development
- ETLS 779 – FEA in Manufacturing
- ETLS 789 – Simulation and Visualization of Dynamic Systems
- ETLS 810 – Advanced Controls
Substitution of any courses can be made based on the prior experience of the student. The decision on substitutions would be made by the MS in Mechanical Engineering program director.
Attend an Information Session
Attend an online information session to learn program details. Our programs serve working professionals with busy lives. Set your own pace and start fall, spring or summer. Classes are offered in the evenings. We look forward to meeting you.
Faculty
Dr. John Abraham
Dr. Abraham is a professor and program director of the M.S. in Mechanical Engineering program at St. Thomas. John’s special expertise includes medical devices, climate change, heat transfer and fluid flow processes, and thermal design. He has produced over 350 publications, including peer-reviewed journal papers, books, book chapters, patents, and conference presentations.
Brian Plourde
Mr. Plourde brings real-world engineering developing skills to the classroom. He co-founded multiple companies, including a company that has developed solar-power water pasteurization systems for the developing world. Around the world, unsafe water is the second largest killer of children under the age of five; Mr. Plourde’s invention helps solve this global problem.
Dr. Genevieve Gagnon
Dr. Gagnon joined the University of St. Thomas in 2010. Genevieve teaches courses in statics and materials engineering at St. Thomas. Her research has focused on the thermal fatigue of ceramic-reinforced aluminum composites and the analysis and characterization of materials using mechanical testing.