Studies in mechanical engineering can be classified in the two very broad areas: machine design and thermo-fluids. In this broad description the machince design area is generally thought of as "how big to make it so it does not fail." But the area also involves displacement and vibration analysis, manufacturing, sound and advanced material behavior. The thermo-fluids area involves energy conversion and efficiency. But, again, in this broad definition it also includes fields of study in power plant design, turbomachinery, heat transfer, and internal combustion engines.

Machine Design Electives:

• Advanced Mechanics of Materials
• Fracture Mechanics
• Computer Aided Mechanical Design
• Finite Elements
• Mechanical Vibrations
• Mechatronics

Thermo-Fluids Electives:

• Internal Combustion Engines
• Advanced Thermodynamics
• Principles of Turbomachinery
• Advanced Fluid Mechanics
• Advanced Heat Transfer
• Energy Systems
• Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
• Power Plant Engineering
• Combustion

In addition to the above, students may elect to choose from specified electives in physics, mathematics, chemistry, civil and electrical engineering.