The Mechanical Engineering graduate program is the oldest and one of the largest graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The program is approved by the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, Ann Arbor.

The program mixes engineering practice with analysis and encompasses two broad areas of emphasis-- mechanical science and thermal and fluid science. A student may take up to one half of the graduate program requirements in his or her area of emphasis. The rest of the courses are spread over mathematics, cognates, and distribution requirements. Students must complete 30 credit hours to receive a master of science in engineering (MSE) degree in mechanical engineering.

Most mechanical engineering courses are worth 3 credits and are offered in the evening from 6:10p.m. to 9:00p.m.. Each course meets one night per week during the Fall and Winter terms and twice per week during the Summer I and Summer II half terms.

All classes are held Monday-Thursday, 6-9 PM. Classes are available in Fall (Sept-Dec), Winter (Jan-Apr), Summer I (May-Jun) and Summer II (Jul-Aug) terms. The Fall and Winter courses are held once a week and the Summer I and Summer II courses are offered twice a week.

The mechanical engineering graduate program is also offered in the distance-learning mode via the internet. The online courses utilize video streaming of the lectures given on campus. The online students have the opportunity to interact with the instructors and with fellow students (both on campus as well as online) through the Virtual Learning Tool (VLT) developed at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The class lectures, notes and discussions are posted on VLT for online students' access. For more details of the online program, visit the Distance Learning Network web site (link below).

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