High-achieving Texas A&M mechanical engineering undergraduate students have an opportunity to significantly reduce the time required to obtain their Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering following completion of their bachelor of science engineering (BSE) degree.
Courses Eligible for Fast Track Program link with the stacked courses:
Materials and Manufacturing
- MEEN 451 – Viscoelastic Materials
- Prerequisite – CVEN 305
- Graduate course number MEEN 657 - Viscoelasticity of Solids and Structures I
- MEEN 460 – Corrosion Engineering
- Prerequisite – MEEN 360 and 361
- Graduate course number MEEN 660 - Corrosion Engineering
- MEEN 467 – Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Prerequisite – MEEN 360
- Graduate course number MEEN 625 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- MEEN 471 – Elements of Composite Materials
- Prerequisite – MEEN 368 and 360
- Graduate course number MEEN 686 - Composite Materials Processing and Performance
Dynamics and Controls
- MEEN 408 – Introduction to Robotics
- Prerequisite – MEEN 364 or equivalent
- Graduate course number MEEN 612 - Mechanics of Robot Manipulators
- MEEN 433 – Mechatronics
- Prerequisite – MEEN 364 or equivalent
- Graduate course number MEEN 667 - Mechatronics
- MEEN 434 – Dynamics and Modeling of Mechatronic Systems
- Prerequisite – MEEN 364
- Graduate course number MEEN 634 - Dynamics and Modeling of Mechatronic Systems
Thermo-fluid and Energy Systems
- MEEN 406 – Energy Management in Industry
- Prerequisite – MEEN 260 and 315
- Graduate course number MEEN 622 - Energy Management in Industry
- MEEN 410 – Internal Combustion Engines
- Prerequisite – MEEN 344 or equivalent
- Graduate course number MEEN 611 – Advanced I.C. Engines
- MEEN 414 – Principles of Turbomachinery
- Prerequisite – MEEN 421
- Graduate course number MEEN 646 – Aerothermodynamics of Turbomachines
- MEEN 439 – Solar Energy Engineering
- Prerequisite – MEEN 315
- Graduate course number MEEN 689 - Solar Energy Engineering
- MEEN 454 – Tribology – Mechanical Interface Design
- Prerequisite – MEEN 344 and 368
- Graduate course number MEEN 654 - Tribology – Mechanical Interface Design
- MEEN 463 – Cogeneration Systems
- Prerequisite – MEEN 421
- Graduate course number MEEN 663 - Cogeneration Systems
- MEEN 469 – Alternative Energy Conversion
- Prerequisite – MEEN 315
- Graduate course number MEEN 669 - Alternative Energy Conversion
- MEEN 472 – Gas Dynamics
- Prerequisite – MEEN 344
- Graduate course number MEEN 605 - Gas Dynamics
Design
- MEEN 440 – Bio-Inspired Design
- Prerequisite – MEEN 368, BMEN 361 or BAEN 375
- Graduate course number MEEN 689 - Bio-Inspired Design
- MEEN 442 – Computer-Aided Engineering
- Prerequisite – MEEN 363 and 368
- Graduate course number MEEN 632 – Advanced Computer-Aided Engineering
- MEEN 444 – Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engineering
- Prerequisite – MEEN 357 and 368
- Graduate course number MEEN 689 – Applications of Finite Element Analysis
- MEEN 445 – Engineering Applications of Solid Mechanics
- Prerequisite – CVEN 305 and MEEN 368
- Graduate course number MEEN 645 - Engineering Applications of Solid Mechanics
- MEEN 459 – Sound and Vibration Measurements
- Prerequisite – MEEN 363 and MATH 308
- Graduate course number MEEN 659 - Sound and Vibration Measurements