At the postgraduate level, in addition to master's and doctor's degrees, aerospace and department of mechanical engineering also offer a joint master's and doctor's degree in mechanical engineering. To understand.
1. Master of Science degree requirements
The Master of Science in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering of Notre Dame University offers two study programs. Scheme 1 requires formal research and a paper based on the research. The second scheme mainly studies course assignments, although there are also requirements for researching or designing projects (project reports). Generally speaking, the school encourages the choice of the first scheme.
course assignments
Scheme 1 requires 30 credits to be completed. Among them, the course part accounts for 18 credits. Directional research and thesis each account for 6 credits. Scheme 2, course assignments account for 24 credits, and independent research or directional research accounts for 6 credits.
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The exams in Scheme 1 and Scheme 2 are both oral exams. Scheme 1 needs a description of the original research, and Scheme 2 needs a description of the design or research project. Papers and projects need oral defense or presentation.
You can check the "Graduate Handbook" on the website of Notre Dame University to learn more about the requirements of this degree.
2. Requirements for master's degree in mechanical engineering
Master of mechanical engineering is a degree that only needs courses. It combines business and engineering, and is mainly provided for working people or students who intend to engage in engineering management. It takes 30 credits. Independent research accounts for up to 6 credits. Course assignments account for 24 credits.
Master of Mechanical Engineering is jointly provided by Notre Dame Business School and Aerospace and department of mechanical engineering.
3. Doctoral degree requirements
* * * Requires 72 credits. This degree combines courses with research. Students who are funded by the University of Notre Dame need to complete 18 credits in the first year (excluding the credits obtained from research). With the consent of the research consultant, students who are fully funded from outside can take some courses and do more research in the first year. Of course, such students still need to prepare for the qualification examination at the end of the first year. All degree requirements must be completed in about five years.
course assignments
The doctoral degree requires students to complete 13 courses related to engineering, science and mathematics. Elective courses need to be negotiated with academic consultants.
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At the end of the first year, you need to take the written qualification examination. Only by passing the qualification examination can you formally enter the doctoral program. After studying for about three years, you need to take an oral exam. You can become a doctoral student by passing the examinee's exam. Finally, to complete this doctoral thesis, you need to write a thesis and complete a formal defense.
You can check the "Graduate Handbook" on the website of Notre Dame University to learn more about the requirements of this degree.
4. Research areas at the graduate level
At present, the research on the University of Notre Dame Aerospace and department of mechanical engineering mainly focuses on fluid physics and control, biomedical science and engineering, mechanics-calculation and design, energy and thermal science.
Fluid physics and control
It covers multiphase flow, fluid structure interaction, aerooptics, intelligent control, aeroacoustics, turbines and wind energy.
Biomedical science and engineering
It covers biomaterials, tissue engineering, biomedical imaging, biofluid mechanics, cardiovascular biology, cell mechanics and molecular models, regenerative medicine and rehabilitation robots.
Mechanics, calculation and design
It covers multi-scale material model and design, computational bioengineering, multi-physical model, control and robot, and design automation.
Energy and thermal energy science
It covers nano-scale heat transfer, microfluidics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, transportation, biomolecular systems, atomic and molecular physics, electromagnetic phenomena and multi-scale models.