400 level ME Courses in the Database:

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Courses with credits listed as "V" have variable credits. Specific number of credits for any one instance of the course are arranged in consultation with the instructor.

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     Course Name Cr.    Prerequisites
ME 401Research V
ME 404Education/Internship Cooperative V
ME 405Reading and Conference V
ME 406Special Projects V
ME 410Selected Topics V
ME 410 AMAsymptotic Methods 4
ME 410 CLControls Lab 2
ME 410 CPCapillary Phenomenon 4
ME 410 CRCorrosion 4
ME 410 EPElectronic Packaging 4
ME 410 MEMMEMS and Microsystems 4
ME 410 MFMicrofluidics 4
ME 410 SMSemiconductor Manufacturing 4
ME 410 SSSolid Mechanics 4
ME 411Engineering Measurement and Instrumentation Systems 4ECE 221, senior standing in engineering.
ME 413Engineering Material Science 4EAS 213.
ME 415Advanced Topics in Energy Conversion 4
ME 416Internal Combustion Engines 4ME 322, ME 323, EAS 361.
ME 417Gas Turbines 4ME 322.
ME 418Analysis of Powerplant Cycles 4ME 322 or equivalent and consent of instructor.
ME 420Thermal Systems Design 4ME 323, EAS 361.
ME 421Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning 4ME 323.
ME 422Building Energy Use Analysis and Design 4ME 323, ME 421/521
ME 423Fundamentals of Building Science 4ME 421/521.
ME 424HVAC System Design and Controls 4ME 421, ME 521, and ME 351.
ME 425Advanced Topics in Building Science 4
ME 426Applied Solar Energy 4ME 323 or equivalent
ME 431Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems 4EAS 361.
ME 437Mechanical Systems Design 4ME 241, 351, 314.
ME 441Advanced Fluid Mechanics 4EAS 361.
ME 442Advanced Heat Transfer 4ME 322, 323.
ME 443Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics 4ME 321.
ME 444Combustion 4ME 322, 323.
ME 445Advanced Topics in Thermal and Fluid Sciences 4
ME 446Compressible Flow 4ME 322, EAS 361.
ME 447Transfer and Rate Processes 4ME 323, EAS 361, senior or graduate standing.
ME 448Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics 4ME 441/541.
ME 449Thermal Management Measurements 4ME 323, ME 411
ME 450Solid Modeling 4Senior or graduate standing in engineering or a closely related field.
ME 452Control Engineering I 4Upper division ME undergraduate or graduate student; Mth 256; ECE 221; ME 351.
ME 453Control Engineering II 4ME 452/552.
ME 455Finite Element Modeling and Analysis 4ME 314; ME 555 requires graduate standing in engineering
ME 457Introduction to Robotics 4Prerequisites: ME 351
ME 458Principles of CNC Machining 4ME 241 and senior standing in Mechanical Engineeering
ME 471Process Measurement and Control 4ME 411, ECE 201, ECE 221
ME 475Joining Processes and Design 4ME 241 or equivalent
ME 476Material Failure Analysis 4Senior standing in engineering
ME 481Mechanical Tolerancing 4ME 241, ME 491 (concurrently)
ME 487Statistical Process Control 4Mth 460
ME 488Design of Experiments 2Prerequisite: Stat 451 CM
ME 491Design Process 2Prerequisites: ME 314, ME 351
ME 492Conceptual Design Project 4ME 491
ME 493Detailed Design Project 4ME 492

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