2011-2012 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

mechanical engineering: third and fourth Years
early decision track
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Semester V Semester VI Semester VII Semester VIII
MECE E3018 (3)
Lab I
MECE E3028 (3)
Lab II
MECE E3038 (3)
Lab III
Required
Courses
MECE E3100 (3)
Fluids I
MECE E3311 (3)
Heat transfer
MECE E3409 (3)
Machine design
MECE E3410 (4)
Engineering design
MECE E3301 (3)
Thermodynamics
MECE E4608 (3)
Manufacturing proc.
MECE E3601 (3)
Classical control sys.
Required
nontechnical
Courses
HUMA W1121 or
W1123 (3)
ECON W1105 (4) and
W1155 recitation (0)
technical
Electives
3 points 3 points 6 points
NONTECH
Electives
3 points 3 points 6 points
total points 1 15 16 15 16
1 Students must complete a minimum of 128 points to graduate.
MECE E6313: Advanced heat transfer
APPH E4130: Physics of solar energy
EAEE E6126: Carbon sequestration
EAEE E6208: Combustion chemistry or processes
INTA W4200: Alternative energy resources
ARCH A4684: Sustainable design
SIPA U4727: Environmental politics and policy
management
SIPA U6060: International energy systems and
business structures
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with
Concentration in Micro/Nanoscale
Engineering
Advisers: Profs. James Hone and Jeff
Kysar
The concentration in micro/nanoscale
engineering provides the M.S. candidate
with an understanding of engineering
challenges and opportunities in microand
nanoscale systems. The curriculum
addresses fundamental issues of
mechanics, fluid mechanics, optics, heat
transfer, and manufacturing at small-size
scales. Application areas include MEMS,
bio-MEMS, microfluidics, thermal
systems, and carbon nanostructures.
Requirements: While satisfying
the general mechanical engineering
requirements, take at least five courses
from:
MECE E4212: Microelectromechanical systems
MECE E4213: BioMEMS
MECE E6105: Transport phenomena in the
presence of interfaces
MECE E6700: Carbon nanotubes
MECE E6710: Nanofabrication laboratory
MECE E6720: Nano/microscale thermal transport
processes
MECE E8990: Small scale mechanical behavior
ELEN E4503: Sensors, actuators, and
electromechanical systems
ELEN E6945: Device nanofabrication
BMEN E4590: BioMEMS: cellular and molecular
applications
MSAE E4090: Nanotechnology
Express M.S. Program
The Express M.S. Program is offered to
current seniors, including 3-2 students,
who are enrolled in the BS program. In
the Express M.S. Program, a master’s
degree can be earned seamlessly.
Graduate classes are available for
seniors to apply toward their M.S.
degree and the advanced courses that
will be taken have been designed to
have the exact prerequisites completed
as an undergraduate. Other advantages
include the opportunity for better course
planning and creating a streamlined set
of courses more possible. Additional
benefits include simplified application
process, no GRE is required and no
reference letters are required. To qualify
for this program, your cumulative
GPA should be at least 3.4. For more
information on requirements and access
to an application, please visit www.
me.columbia.edu/pages/academics/
Express_MS/index.html.
Doctoral/Professional Degree
Programs
Students who wish to continue their
studies beyond the master’s degree
level but are unwilling to embark upon a
program of research of the kind required
for a doctoral degree may continue in
a program leading to the professional
degree of Mechanical Engineer (MECE).
The course of study consists of a
minimum of 30 points of work beyond
the master’s degree, combining courses
of an analytical nature with those
emphasizing the applied aspects of one
or more fields in mechanical engineering.
For the professional degree, the student
must have a grade point average of 3.0
or better.
When a student becomes a
prospective candidate for either the
Doctor of Engineering Science (Eng.
Sc.D.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
degree, a faculty adviser is assigned
engineering 2011–2012