Graduate Course Offerings

MechSE offers a variety of courses in fluid mechanics and thermal sciences, solid mechanics and materials, controls & dynamics, nanomechanics & nanomanufacturing, and biomechanics. Note that there is considerable flexibility built into MechSE graduate degree programs to allow students to take courses in other engineering departments. Courses in other departments are not listed on this website; please see my.illinois.edu for courses in other departments.

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Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
ME 170	Computer-Aided Design		Website
ME 199	Automotive Design Projects-ADV		Website
ME 200	Thermodynamics	Credit in MATH 24- or MATH 241
ME 270	Design for Manufacturability	Credit in ME 170	Website
ME 310	Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics	Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441 Credit or concurrent registration in ME 200 or ME 300	Website
ME 320	Heat Transfer	Credit in ME 310 or TAM 335 Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441 Credit or concurrent registration in ME 200	Website
ME 330	Engineering Materials	Credit in CHEM 102 Credit in TAM 251
ME 340	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 415 Credit in MATH 284 or MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441 Credit or concurrent registration in ECE 205 Credit in TAM 212
ME 360	Signal Processing	Credit in ME 340	Website
ME 370	Mechanical Design I	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in ME 270 Credit in TAM 251
ME 371	Mechanical Design II	Credit in CEE 300 or ME 330 Credit in ME 370
ME 400	Energy Conversion Systems	Credit in ME 200 or ME 300	Website
ME 404	Intermediate Thermodynamics	Credit in ME 200 or ME 300	Website
ME 410	Intermediate Gas Dynamics	Credit in AE 311 or ME 310 or TAM 335	Website
ME 412	Numerical Thermo-Fluid Mechs	Credit in ME 320	Website
ME 445	Introduction to Robotics	Credit in MATH 225 or MATH 286 or MATH 415 or MATH 418	Website
ME 446	Robot Dynamics and Control	Credit in AE 353 or ME 340 or SE 320
ME 452	Num Control of Mfg Processes	Credit in CS 101 Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270	Website
ME 455	Micromfg Process & Automation	Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270	Website
ME 460	Industrial Control Systems	Credit in ME 360
ME 470	Senior Design Project	Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270	Website
ME 471	Finite Element Analysis	Credit in AE 370 or ME 371 or TAM 470	Website
ME 472	Introduction to Tribology		Website
ME 481	Whole-Body Musculoskel Biomech	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in TAM 251	Website
ME 483	Mechanobiology	Credit in CHEM 103 Credit in TAM 251	Website
ME 487	MEMS-NEMS Theory & Fabrication	Credit in PHYS 212	Website
ME 496	Honors Project
ME 498	Special Topics
ME 498 TL3	Laser Diag for Propulsion		Website
ME 498 TL4	Laser Diag for Propulsion		Website
ME 501	Combustion Fundamentals		Website
ME 502	Thermal Systems		Website
ME 510	Advanced Gas Dynamics		Website
ME 520	Heat Conduction		Website
ME 540	Control System Theory & Design		Website
ME 546	Analysis of Nonlinear Systems		Website
ME 598	Special Topics
ME 598 AV1	Nano-Fab & Characterization		Website
ME 598 AV2	Nano-Fab & Characterization		Website
ME 598 AWJ	Science Communication for ME		Website
ME 598 DFS	Fun with Mechanics - Part 2
ME 598 DM	Intro to Digital Materials		Website
ME 598 KNC	Advanced Robust Control		Website
TAM 210	Introduction to Statics	Credit in PHYS 211 Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241 or MATH 257	Website
TAM 211	Statics	Credit in PHYS 211 Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241 or MATH 257	Website
TAM 212	Introductory Dynamics	Credit in TAM 210 or TAM 211	Website
TAM 251	Introductory Solid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 210 or TAM 211	Website
TAM 252	Solid Mechanics Design	Credit or concurrent registration in TAM 251	Website
TAM 270	Design for Manufacturability		Website
TAM 324	Behavior of Materials	Credit in TAM 251 Credit in CHEM 104	Website
TAM 335	Introductory Fluid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 212	Website
TAM 412	Intermediate Dynamics	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in MATH 225 or MATH 415 Credit in MATH 284 or MATH 285 or MATH 441	Website
TAM 445	Continuum Mechanics	Credit in TAM 251	Website
TAM 456	Experimental Stress Analysis		Website
TAM 524	Micromechanics of Materials		Website
TAM 532	Viscous Flow		Website
TAM 539	Fluid Mechanics Seminar		Website
TAM 542	Mathematical Methods II		Website
TAM 552	Solid Mechanics II
TAM 574	Adv Finite Element Methods		Website
TAM 598	Soft Matter
TAM 598 SH	Soft Matter		Website

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
ME 199	Undergraduate Open Seminar		Website
ME 200	Thermodynamics	Credit in MATH 24- or MATH 241
ME 471	Finite Element Analysis	Credit in AE 370 or ME 371 or TAM 470	Website
ME 496	Honors Project
ME 598	Special Topics
TAM 212	Introductory Dynamics	Credit in TAM 210 or TAM 211	Website
TAM 251	Introductory Solid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 210 or TAM 211	Website
TAM 335	Introductory Fluid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 212	Website

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
ME 170	Computer-Aided Design		Website
ME 199	Undergraduate Open Seminar		Website
ME 200	Thermodynamics	Credit in MATH 24- or MATH 241
ME 290	Seminar
ME 310	Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics	Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441 Credit or concurrent registration in ME 200 or ME 300	Website
ME 320	Heat Transfer	Credit in ME 310 or TAM 335 Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441 Credit or concurrent registration in ME 200	Website
ME 330	Engineering Materials	Credit in CHEM 102 Credit in TAM 251
ME 340	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 415 Credit in MATH 284 or MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441 Credit or concurrent registration in ECE 205 Credit in TAM 212
ME 351	Analysis of Mfg Processes
ME 360	Signal Processing	Credit in ME 340	Website
ME 370	Mechanical Design I	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in ME 270 Credit in TAM 251
ME 371	Mechanical Design II	Credit in CEE 300 or ME 330 Credit in ME 370
ME 400	Energy Conversion Systems	Credit in ME 200 or ME 300	Website
ME 401	Refrigeration and Cryogenics	Credit or concurrent registration in ME 320
ME 402	Design of Thermal Systems
ME 403	Internal Combustion Engines	Credit or concurrent registration in ABE 466 or ME 400
ME 404	Intermediate Thermodynamics	Credit in ME 200 or ME 300	Website
ME 410	Intermediate Gas Dynamics	Credit in AE 311 or ME 310 or TAM 335	Website
ME 411	Viscous Flow & Heat Transfer	Credit in AE 311 or ME 310 or TAM 335
ME 412	Numerical Thermo-Fluid Mechs	Credit in ME 320	Website
ME 420	Intermediate Heat Transfer	Credit in ME 320
ME 430	Failure of Engrg Materials	Credit in ME 330
ME 431	Mechanical Component Failure	Credit in ME 330 or TAM 324 Credit in ME 371
ME 432	Fundamentals of Photovoltaics	Credit in PHYS 212 Credit in CEE 300 or ME 330 or TAM 324
ME 440	Kinem & Dynamics of Mech Syst	Credit in ME 370
ME 445	Introduction to Robotics	Credit in MATH 225 or MATH 286 or MATH 415 or MATH 418	Website
ME 446	Robot Dynamics and Control	Credit in AE 353 or ME 340 or SE 320
ME 450	Modeling Materials Processing
ME 451	Computer-Aided Mfg Systems	Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270
ME 452	Num Control of Mfg Processes	Credit in CS 101 Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270	Website
ME 453	Data Sci in Mfg Quality Cntrl
ME 455	Micromfg Process & Automation	Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270	Website
ME 458	Add Mfg and Product Design
ME 460	Industrial Control Systems	Credit in ME 360
ME 461	Computer Cntrl of Mech Systems	Credit in ABE 425 or ME 360
ME 462	Inactive
ME 465	Optics: Theory & Applications
ME 470	Senior Design Project	Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270	Website
ME 471	Finite Element Analysis	Credit in AE 370 or ME 371 or TAM 470	Website
ME 472	Introduction to Tribology		Website
ME 481	Whole-Body Musculoskel Biomech	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in TAM 251	Website
ME 482	Musculoskel Tissue Mechanics	Credit in TAM 251
ME 483	Mechanobiology	Credit in CHEM 103 Credit in TAM 251	Website
ME 485	MEMS Devices & Systems
ME 487	MEMS-NEMS Theory & Fabrication	Credit in PHYS 212	Website
ME 496	Honors Project
ME 498	Special Topics
ME 498 TL3	Special Topics		Website
ME 498 TL4	Special Topics		Website
ME 501	Combustion Fundamentals		Website
ME 502	Thermal Systems		Website
ME 503	Design of IC Engines
ME 504	Multiphase Systems & Processes
ME 510	Advanced Gas Dynamics		Website
ME 512	Physicochemical Hydrodynamics
ME 520	Heat Conduction		Website
ME 521	Convective Heat Transfer
ME 522	Thermal Radiation
ME 523	Nanoscale Energy Transport
ME 530	Fatigue Analysis
ME 531	Inelastic Design Methods
ME 532	Fracture Resistant Design
ME 533	Physical Basis for Plasticity
ME 540	Control System Theory & Design		Website
ME 541	Control of Machine Systems
ME 544	Dynamic System Reliability
ME 546	Analysis of Nonlinear Systems		Website
ME 550	Solidification Processing
ME 554	Computational Process Modeling
ME 561	Convex Methods in Control
ME 562	Robust Adaptive Control
ME 570	Nonlinear Solid Mech Design
ME 586	Mechanics of MEMS
ME 598	Special Topics
ME 598 AV1	Special Topics		Website
ME 598 AV2	Special Topics		Website
ME 598 AWJ	Special Topics		Website
ME 598 DFS	Special Topics
ME 598 DM	Special Topics		Website
ME 598 KNC	Special Topics		Website
TAM 195	Mechanics in the Modern World
TAM 201	Mechanics for Technol & Mgmt
TAM 210	Introduction to Statics	Credit in PHYS 211 Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241 or MATH 257	Website
TAM 211	Statics	Credit in PHYS 211 Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241 or MATH 257	Website
TAM 212	Introductory Dynamics	Credit in TAM 210 or TAM 211	Website
TAM 251	Introductory Solid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 210 or TAM 211	Website
TAM 252	Solid Mechanics Design	Credit or concurrent registration in TAM 251	Website
TAM 270	Design for Manufacturability		Website
TAM 302	Engineering Design Principles
TAM 324	Behavior of Materials	Credit in TAM 251 Credit in CHEM 104	Website
TAM 335	Introductory Fluid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 212	Website
TAM 412	Intermediate Dynamics	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in MATH 225 or MATH 415 Credit in MATH 284 or MATH 285 or MATH 441	Website
TAM 413	Fund of Engrg Acoustics
TAM 416	Intro to Nonlinear Dyn & Vib
TAM 424	Mechanics of Structural Metals	Credit in CEE 300 or ME 330 or TAM 324
TAM 427	Mechanics of Polymers
TAM 428	Mechanics of Composites
TAM 435	Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
TAM 445	Continuum Mechanics	Credit in TAM 251	Website
TAM 451	Intermediate Solid Mechanics
TAM 456	Experimental Stress Analysis		Website
TAM 461	Cellular Biomechanics
TAM 470	Computational Mechanics	Credit in CS 101 or CS 125 Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441
TAM 514	Elastodynamics and Vibrations
TAM 518	Wave Motion
TAM 524	Micromechanics of Materials		Website
TAM 529	Viscoelasticity Theory
TAM 531	Inviscid Flow
TAM 532	Viscous Flow		Website
TAM 534	Non-Newt Fl Mech & Rheol
TAM 536	Instability and Transition
TAM 537	Experimental Fluid Mechanics
TAM 538	Turbulence
TAM 539	Fluid Mechanics Seminar		Website
TAM 541	Mathematical Methods I
TAM 542	Mathematical Methods II		Website
TAM 545	Advanced Continuum Mechanics
TAM 549	Asymptotic Methods
TAM 551	Solid Mechanics I
TAM 552	Solid Mechanics II
TAM 554	Plasticity
TAM 555	Fracture Mechanics
TAM 557	Mechanics of Random Media
TAM 570	Computational Fluid Mechanics
TAM 574	Adv Finite Element Methods		Website
TAM 598	Advanced Special Topics
TAM 598 SH	Advanced Special Topics		Website

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
ME 170	Computer-Aided Design		Website
ME 199	Automotive Design Projects-ADV		Website
ME 200	Thermodynamics	Credit in MATH 24- or MATH 241
ME 270	Design for Manufacturability	Credit in ME 170	Website
ME 290	Seminar
ME 310	Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics	Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441 Credit or concurrent registration in ME 200 or ME 300	Website
ME 320	Heat Transfer	Credit in ME 310 or TAM 335 Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441 Credit or concurrent registration in ME 200	Website
ME 330	Engineering Materials	Credit in CHEM 102 Credit in TAM 251
ME 340	Dynamics of Mechanical Systems	Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 415 Credit in MATH 284 or MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441 Credit or concurrent registration in ECE 205 Credit in TAM 212
ME 360	Signal Processing	Credit in ME 340	Website
ME 370	Mechanical Design I	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in ME 270 Credit in TAM 251
ME 371	Mechanical Design II	Credit in CEE 300 or ME 330 Credit in ME 370
ME 402	Design of Thermal Systems
ME 403	Internal Combustion Engines	Credit or concurrent registration in ABE 466 or ME 400
ME 410	Intermediate Gas Dynamics	Credit in AE 311 or ME 310 or TAM 335	Website
ME 411	Viscous Flow & Heat Transfer	Credit in AE 311 or ME 310 or TAM 335
ME 420	Intermediate Heat Transfer	Credit in ME 320
ME 430	Failure of Engrg Materials	Credit in ME 330
ME 432	Fundamentals of Photovoltaics	Credit in PHYS 212 Credit in CEE 300 or ME 330 or TAM 324
ME 445	Introduction to Robotics	Credit in MATH 225 or MATH 286 or MATH 415 or MATH 418	Website
ME 447	Comp Design & Dyn of Soft Syst
ME 451	Computer-Aided Mfg Systems	Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270
ME 458	Add Mfg and Product Design
ME 461	Computer Cntrl of Mech Systems	Credit in ABE 425 or ME 360
ME 462	Advanced Computer Control
ME 470	Senior Design Project	Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270	Website
ME 471	Finite Element Analysis	Credit in AE 370 or ME 371 or TAM 470	Website
ME 475	Bioinspired Design
ME 482	Musculoskel Tissue Mechanics	Credit in TAM 251
ME 487	MEMS-NEMS Theory & Fabrication	Credit in PHYS 212	Website
ME 496	Honors Project
ME 498	Special Topics
ME 540	Control System Theory & Design		Website
ME 543	Applied Control System Design
ME 562	Robust Adaptive Control
ME 586	Mechanics of MEMS
ME 598	Special Topics
ME 598 DFS	Fun with Mechanics
TAM 195	Mechanics in the Modern World
TAM 201	Mechanics for Technol & Mgmt
TAM 210	Introduction to Statics	Credit in PHYS 211 Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241 or MATH 257	Website
TAM 211	Statics	Credit in PHYS 211 Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241 or MATH 257	Website
TAM 212	Introductory Dynamics	Credit in TAM 210 or TAM 211	Website
TAM 251	Introductory Solid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 210 or TAM 211	Website
TAM 270	Design for Manufacturability		Website
TAM 324	Behavior of Materials	Credit in TAM 251 Credit in CHEM 104	Website
TAM 335	Introductory Fluid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 212	Website
TAM 413	Fund of Engrg Acoustics
TAM 424	Mechanics of Structural Metals	Credit in CEE 300 or ME 330 or TAM 324
TAM 435	Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
TAM 451	Intermediate Solid Mechanics
TAM 461	Cellular Biomechanics
TAM 470	Computational Mechanics	Credit in CS 101 or CS 125 Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441
TAM 514	Elastodynamics and Vibrations
TAM 518	Wave Motion
TAM 531	Inviscid Flow
TAM 538	Turbulence
TAM 539	Fluid Mechanics Seminar		Website
TAM 541	Mathematical Methods I
TAM 549	Asymptotic Methods
TAM 551	Solid Mechanics I
TAM 554	Plasticity
TAM 559	Atomistic Solid Mechanics
TAM 570	Computational Fluid Mechanics

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