MS in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
What is Theoretical and Applied Mechanics?
Learn more about the degree that brings together many of the foundations that engineering is built on - and in which these foundations are applied to solve problems we face in the real world.
MS in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
THESIS OPTION
COURSEWORK REQUIREMENT
24 credit hours of formal, graded, graduate-level coursework*
- 16 hours of 400 or 500 level courses in TAM, 8 of which must be 500 level courses
- 4 hours of additional 500 level courses in ME, TAM, or other Engineering (except TE), Math, or Physics
- 4 hours of additional 400 or 500 level courses in ME, TAM, or other Engineering (except TE), Math, or Physics
THESIS REQUIREMENT
8 hours of TAM 599 Thesis Research**
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
MSE 492 Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety (must be completed in year 1)
NON-THESIS OPTION
COURSEWORK REQUIREMENT
36 hours of formal, graded, graduate-level coursework*
- 16 hours of 400 or 500 level courses in TAM, 8 of which must be 500 level courses
- 4 hours of additional 500 level courses in ME, TAM, or other Engineering (except TE), Math, or Physics
- 16 hours of additional 400 or 500 level courses in ME, TAM, or other Engineering (except TE), Math, or Physics
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
MSE 492 Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety (must be completed in year 1)
*MS TAM students who plan to continue for the PhD should take core-and-breadth courses during their MS program.
**A maximum of 4 hours of TAM 597 Independent Study Project can be counted towards TAM credit hour requirements. Transfer students: No more than 8 hours of transfer credit from an outside institution can be applied toward the MS. If you are considering transferring credit from an outside institution, please see the Graduate Student Handbook for instructions. Please note that you cannot transfer credit hours that have been counted toward a degree you have already completed.