M.S. in Mechanical Engineering - Advanced Study and Applied Advanced Study degree concentrations

All students enrolled in the M.S. in Mechanical Engineering – Advanced Study and the M.S. in Mechanical Engineering – Applied Advanced Study degree programs are required to choose one of the concentrations listed on this page or they may petition the Department of Mechanical Engineering to develop an approved, self-defined concentration. For more information, schedule a meeting with your academic advisor. Return to listing of graduate courses.

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Design and manufacturing of mechanical systems

      

 

Course Course Name Location Units Semester Offered
24-632 Special Topics: Additive Manufacturing Processing and Product Development Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-633 Additive Manufacturing Laboratory Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-634 Structural Design Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-635 Structural Analysis Pittsburgh 9 Fall
24-650 Special Topics in Applied Finite Element Analysis Pittsburgh 12 Fall, Intermittent, Spring
24-651 Material Selection for Mechanical Engineers Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-652 Special Topics: Mechanical Properties of Engineering Materials Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-653 Special Topics: Materials and Their Processing for Mechanical Engineers Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-661 Introduction to Vibrations with Applications Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-671 Special Topics: Electromechanical Systems Design Pittsburgh 12 Fall, Spring
24-672 Special Topics in DIY Design and Fabrication Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-680 Quantitative Entrepreneurship: Analysis for New Technology Commercialization Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
24-683 Design for Manufacture and the Environment Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-686 Special Topics in Advanced Mechanical Design Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-688 Introduction to CAD and CAE Tools Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-689 Special Topics: Modern Manufacturing in Steeltown Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-751 Introduction to Solid Mechanics I Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-753 Special Topics: Principles of Soft-Matter Machines & Electronics Pittsburgh 12 Fall, Spring
24-755 Finite Element Method in Mechanics I Pittsburgh 12 Fall, Intermittent
24-757 Vibrations Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-760 Special Topics: Robot Dynamics and Analysis Pittsburgh 12 Fall, Spring
24-775 Special Topics: Robot Design & Experimentation Pittsburgh 12 Spring

Energy and thermal fluid systems

    

 

Course Course Name Location Units Semester Offered
24-618 Special Topics: Computational Analysis of Transport Phenomena Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-623 Molecular Simulation of Materials Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent, Spring
24-626 Air Quality Engineering Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
24-628 Energy Transport and Conversion at the Nanoscale Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-629 Direct Solar and Thermal Energy Conversion Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent, Spring
24-631 Thermal Design Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-640 Climate Change Mitigation Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
24-642 Fuel Cell Systems Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-643 Special Topics: Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
24-711 Fluid Dynamics Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
24-718 Computational Fluid Dynamics Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
24-721 Advanced Thermodynamics Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
24-722 Energy System Modeling Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-730 Advanced Heat Transfer Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-740 Combustion and Air Pollution Control Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
39-610 Energy Conversion and Supply Pittsburgh 6 Fall
39-611 Energy Demand and Utilization Pittsburgh 6 Spring
39-612 Energy Policy and Economics Pittsburgh 6 Spring
39-613 Energy Transport and Storage Pittsburgh 6 Fall

Robotic and control systems

    

 

Course Course Name Location Units Semester Offered
24-614 Microelectromechanical Systems Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
24-662 Special Topics: Robotic Systems and Internet of Things Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-671 Special Topics: Electromechanical Systems Design Pittsburgh 12 Fall, Spring
24-673 Soft Robots: Mechanics, Design and Modeling Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-677 Special Topics: Linear Control Systems Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
24-760 Special Topics: Robot Dynamics and Analysis Pittsburgh 12 Fall, Spring
24-771 Linear Systems Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-773 Special Topics Multivariable Linear Control Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-774 Special Topics: Advanced Control Systems Integration Pittsburgh 12 Fall
24-775 Special Topics: Robot Design & Experimentation Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-776 Nonlinear Controls Pittsburgh 12 Spring
24-778 Mechatronic Design Pittsburgh 12 Spring
16-711 Kinematics, Dynamic Systems, and Controls Pittsburgh 12 Spring
16-720 Computer Vision Pittsburgh 12 Fall, Spring
16-722 Sensing and Sensors Pittsburgh 12 Intermittent
16-741 Mechanics of Manipulation Pittsburgh 12 Fall
16-861 Mobile Robot Design Pittsburgh 12 Fall
16-865 Advanced Mobile Robot Design Pittsburgh 12 Spring
16-868 Biomechanics and Motor Control Pittsburgh 12 Fall