2025-2026 DRAFT Academic Catalog

Nov 06, 2024

2025-2026 DRAFT Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Combined Mechanical Engineering, BSME & Renewable and Clean Energy, MSRCE (RCEN-MS-PREG)

Program Description

The combined BS in Mechanical Engineering/MS in Renewable and Clean Energy program allows students to earn a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MS in Renewable and Clean Energy in a total of 5 years. Up to nine (9) semester credit hours of graduate courses at the ME 6000/7000 level may be double-counted and applied to both the BS and the MS degree requirements.

Admission Requirements

1. Completion of at least 75 semester credit hours towards BS degree.

2. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4

3. Must be enrolled as a full-time student

To Apply

Complete the Combined BS/MS Degree Program application and a graduate program of study.

The program educational objectives for the Mechanical Engineering program are:

Objective 1: Be employed in the engineering profession or pursing graduate studies

Objective 2: Successfully compete in a globally integrated environment

Objective 3: Be engaged in life-long learning through continuing education and other avenues in a rapidly changing technical environment

BSME Program Learning Outcomes

an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

MSRCE Program Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the basic principles of mechanical engineering,
Demonstrate engineering competency in one of two concentration areas: design or thermofluids,
Recognize the need for life‐long learning,
Demonstrate their ability to communicate engineering ideas and techniques, and
Demonstrate a mathematical competency above that of an undergraduate engineering student.

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Program Requirements:

I. Wright State Core: 44 Credit Hours

First-Year Seminar: 3 Credit Hours

All students must successfully complete a First-Year Seminar during their first year. Transfer students who transfer 24 or more credit hours (post high school graduation) are exempt from this requirement and will need to satisfy three additional credit hours in the Additional Core Courses category.

Communications: 6 Credit Hours

ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
EGR 3350 - Technical Communications for Engineers and Computer Scientists Credit Hour(s): 3

Mathematics: 4 Credit Hours

MTH 2300 - Calculus I Credit Hour(s): 4

Global Traditions: 6 Credit Hours

Arts/Humanities: 3 Credit Hours

Social Science: 6 Credit Hours

Choose one track: 9 Credit Hours

Design:

ME 4150 - Mechanical Design II Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 4210 - Mechanical Vibration Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 4120 - Finite Element Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
Up to 9 hours of 4000 level required courses or technical electives may be taken at the 6000 level for dual undergraduate/graduate credit.

Thermal:

ME 3320 - Thermodynamics II Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 4010 - Computational Methods for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 4330 - Compressible Fluid Flow Credit Hour(s): 3
Up to 9 hours of 4000 level required courses or technical electives may be taken at the 6000 level for dual undergraduate/graduate credit.

Manufacturing:

Choose 3 of 6:

ISE 2211 - Statistics for Engineers Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 4121 - Industrial Controls and Automation Credit Hour(s): 3
AND
ME 4121L - Industrial Controls and Automation Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
ME 4180 - Additive Manufacturing Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 4860 - Metal Forming Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 4870 - Machining Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 4880 - Powder Processing Materials Credit Hour(s): 3
Up to 9 hours of 4000 level required courses or technical electives may be taken at the 6000 level for dual undergraduate/graduate credit.

Senior Design, Choose one sequence: 4 Credit Hours

EGR 4910 Credit Hour(s): 3
EGR 4920 Credit Hour(s): 3
or
ME 4910 - Capstone Design I Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 4920 - Capstone Design II Credit Hour(s): 3

Senior Lab (pick 1 course from approved list): 2 Credit Hours

III. CECS Courses: 4 Credit Hours

EE 2010 - Analog Circuit Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 2010L - Analog Circuit Theory Lab Credit Hour(s): 1

IV. Other: 12 Credit Hours

MTH 2310 - Calculus II Credit Hour(s): 4
MTH 2320 - Calculus III Credit Hour(s): 4
MTH 2350 - Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra Credit Hour(s): 4

V. Electives: 9 Credit Hours

3 courses from an approved list

Up to 9 hours required courses or technical electives may be taken at the 6000 or 7000 level for dual undergraduate/graduate credit.

VI. Graduate Program Requirements: 30 Credit Hours

The following requirements must be met for the Master of Science in Engineering degree:

Completion of 30 graduate credit hours in courses that have prior approval by an engineering graduate advisor.
At least 21 of the total 30 graduate credit hours must be engineering or computer science courses. At least 15 of these must be engineering courses.
At least 15 of the 30 graduate credit hours of engineering and computer engineering must be courses numbered above 7000.
At least 15 of the 30 graduate credt hours must be taken at WSU.
At least 3 of the total 30 graduate credit hours must be a mathematics course.
Students must choose either a thesis option or advanced course work option. Students employed as teaching or research assistants through the School of Graduate Studies at any time during their degree candidacy must choose the thesis option.
Background Requirements: Students must have the following courses (or equivalents): ME 5310, ME 5350, ME 2700, ME 5320 or ME 5750, and ME 5360.

Mathematics: 3 Credit Hours

MTH 6050 is the required course. Others as approved.

Core Courses: 3 Credit Hours

Must take one Advanced Thermodynamics course from the following list:

ME 7500, MEE 411 (UD), CME 407 (UD), PHYS 635 (AFIT)

Renewable and Clean Energy Courss: 9 Credit Hours

See approved list

Elective Courses: 6 Credit Hours

Two elective courses at the graduate level. Electives can be taken in the Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Geology, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, and Statistics disciplines. Additional Renewable and Clean Energy courses may be taken to fulfill the elective requirement also.

Thesis or Non-Thesis Option: 9 Credit Hours

Thesis Option: ME 7950 Credit hour(s): 1 to 12
Non-Thesis Option: ME 7990 (Independent Study- 3 hours) and 2 additional 7000 level courses (6 hours)