Undergraduate 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.

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
ME 170	Computer-Aided Design
ME 199	Automotive Design Projects-ADV
ME 200	Thermodynamics	Credit in MATH 24- or MATH 241	Website
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
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	Website
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	Website
ME 371	Mechanical Design II	Credit in CEE 300 or ME 330 Credit in ME 370	Website
ME 401	Refrigeration and Cryogenics	Credit or concurrent registration in ME 320	Website
ME 403	Internal Combustion Engines	Credit or concurrent registration in ABE 466 or ME 400	Website
ME 410	Intermediate Gas Dynamics	Credit in AE 311 or ME 310 or TAM 335
ME 411	Viscous Flow & Heat Transfer	Credit in AE 311 or ME 310 or TAM 335	Website
ME 420	Intermediate Heat Transfer	Credit in ME 320	Website
ME 430	Failure of Engrg Materials	Credit in ME 330
ME 445	Introduction to Robotics	Credit in MATH 225 or MATH 286 or MATH 415 or MATH 418	Website
ME 451	Computer-Aided Mfg Systems	Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270
ME 453	Data Sci in Mfg Quality Cntrl
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
ME 471	Finite Element Analysis	Credit in AE 370 or ME 371 or TAM 470
ME 482	Musculoskel Tissue Mechanics	Credit in TAM 251
ME 487	MEMS-NEMS Theory & Fabrication	Credit in PHYS 212
ME 496	Honors Project
ME 498	Special Topics
TAM 195	Mechanics in the Modern World
TAM 201	Mechanics for Technol & Mgmt		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 270	Design for Manufacturability	Credit in ME 170	Website
TAM 324	Behavior of Materials	Credit in TAM 251 Credit in CHEM 104
TAM 335	Introductory Fluid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 212	Website
TAM 413	Fund of Engrg Acoustics		Website
TAM 416	Intro to Nonlinear Dyn & Vib		Website
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		Website
TAM 470	Computational Mechanics	Credit in CS 101 or CS 125 Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441	Website

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
ME 170	Computer-Aided Design		Website
ME 199	Automotive Design Projects-ADV
ME 200	Thermodynamics	Credit in MATH 24- or MATH 241	Website
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
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	Website
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	Website
ME 400	Energy Conversion Systems	Credit in ME 200 or ME 300
ME 404	Intermediate Thermodynamics	Credit in ME 200 or ME 300
ME 410	Intermediate Gas Dynamics	Credit in AE 311 or ME 310 or TAM 335
ME 412	Numerical Thermo-Fluid Mechs	Credit in ME 320
ME 445	Introduction to Robotics	Credit in MATH 225 or MATH 286 or MATH 415 or MATH 418
ME 446	Robot Dynamics and Control	Credit in AE 353 or ME 340 or SE 320	Website
ME 452	Num Control of Mfg Processes	Credit in CS 101 Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270
ME 455	Micromfg Process & Automation	Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270
ME 460	Industrial Control Systems	Credit in ME 360
ME 470	Senior Design Project
ME 471	Finite Element Analysis	Credit in AE 370 or ME 371 or TAM 470	Website
ME 481	Whole-Body Musculoskel Biomech	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in TAM 251
ME 483	Mechanobiology	Credit in CHEM 103 Credit in TAM 251	Website
ME 487	MEMS-NEMS Theory & Fabrication	Credit in PHYS 212
ME 496	Honors Project
ME 498	Special Topics
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
TAM 270	Design for Manufacturability	Credit in ME 170	Website
TAM 324	Behavior of Materials	Credit in TAM 251 Credit in CHEM 104
TAM 335	Introductory Fluid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 212	Website
TAM 412	Intermediate Dynamics	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in MATH 225 or MATH 257 or MATH 415 Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 441	Website
TAM 445	Continuum Mechanics	Credit in TAM 251
TAM 456	Experimental Stress Analysis		Website

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Web Site
ME 170	Computer-Aided Design		Website
ME 199	Undergraduate Open Seminar
ME 200	Thermodynamics	Credit in MATH 24- or MATH 241	Website
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
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	Website
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	Website
ME 400	Energy Conversion Systems	Credit in ME 200 or ME 300
ME 401	Refrigeration and Cryogenics	Credit or concurrent registration in ME 320	Website
ME 402	Design of Thermal Systems
ME 403	Internal Combustion Engines	Credit or concurrent registration in ABE 466 or ME 400	Website
ME 404	Intermediate Thermodynamics	Credit in ME 200 or ME 300
ME 410	Intermediate Gas Dynamics	Credit in AE 311 or ME 310 or TAM 335
ME 412	Numerical Thermo-Fluid Mechs	Credit in ME 320
ME 420	Intermediate Heat Transfer	Credit in ME 320	Website
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 447	Comp Design & Dyn of Soft Syst
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
ME 453	Data Sci in Mfg Quality Cntrl
ME 455	Micromfg Process & Automation	Credit in ME 270 or TAM 270
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	Advanced Computer Control
ME 470	Senior Design Project
ME 471	Finite Element Analysis	Credit in AE 370 or ME 371 or TAM 470	Website
ME 472	Introduction to Tribology		Website
ME 475	Bioinspired Design		Website
ME 481	Whole-Body Musculoskel Biomech	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in TAM 251
ME 482	Musculoskel Tissue Mechanics	Credit in TAM 251
ME 483	Mechanobiology	Credit in CHEM 103 Credit in TAM 251	Website
ME 487	MEMS-NEMS Theory & Fabrication	Credit in PHYS 212
ME 496	Honors Project
ME 498	Special Topics
ME 498 TL3	Special Topics		Website
ME 498 TL4	Special Topics		Website
TAM 195	Mechanics in the Modern World
TAM 201	Mechanics for Technol & Mgmt		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
TAM 335	Introductory Fluid Mechanics	Credit in TAM 212	Website
TAM 412	Intermediate Dynamics	Credit in TAM 212 Credit in MATH 225 or MATH 257 or MATH 415 Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 441	Website
TAM 416	Intro to Nonlinear Dyn & Vib		Website
TAM 424	Mechanics of Structural Metals	Credit in CEE 300 or ME 330 or TAM 324
TAM 435	Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
TAM 445	Continuum Mechanics	Credit in TAM 251
TAM 451	Intermediate Solid Mechanics		Website
TAM 456	Experimental Stress Analysis		Website
TAM 461	Cellular Biomechanics		Website
TAM 470	Computational Mechanics	Credit in CS 101 or CS 125 Credit in MATH 285 or MATH 286 or MATH 441	Website