2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Required Minor Courses | ||
| ESM 2104 | Statics | 3 |
| ESM 2204 | Mechanics of Deformable Bodies | 3 |
| ESM 2304 | Dynamics | 3 |
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| 2. Fluid Mechanics Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3-4 | |
| Fluid Mechanics I-Control Volume Analysis | ||
| Introduction to Fluid Mechanics | ||
| Fluid Dynamics 1 | ||
| Fluid Mechanics for Civil and Environmental Engineering 1 | ||
| Fluid Dynamics for Aerospace and Ocean Engineers 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 3-4 | |
| 3. Approved Electives | ||
| Select six credits from the Approved Electives List | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| 4. Approved ESM Research or Graduate Level Education | ||
| Select 3 credits from Senior Design Courses or Departmental Undergraduate Research courses. The following will automatically fulfill this requirement. 2,3 | 3 | |
| Air Vehicle Design | ||
| Air Vehicle Design | ||
| Space Vehicle Design | ||
| Space Vehicle Design | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| BME Senior Design and Project | ||
| BME Senior Design and Project | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Design | ||
| Land Development Design | ||
| Hydraulic Structures | ||
| Design of Earth Structures | ||
| Geometric Design of Highways | ||
| Pavement Design | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Engineering Design and Project | ||
| Engineering Design and Project | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Senior Design Laboratory | ||
| Senior Design Laboratory | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 21-22 | |
Students taking a non-ESM course to satisfy Item 2 must take an additional 3 credit hours of ESM coursework from Item 3.
Any 3 credit 5000 or 6000 level ESM class may be substituted for any elective in Item 3 and/or the Research Requirement of Item 4. ESM 5004 Scientific Communication in Engineering Mechanics and/or ESM 5944 Seminar may not be counted.
The research requirement may be fulfilled through Senior Design Courses or through a departmental undergraduate research course. Research must demonstrate application of fundamental Engineering Science & Mechanics principles. Similar courses with different department prefixes may count with permission.
Complete six credits. At least 3 credits must be at 4XXX or above.1
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Solid Mechanics | ||
| ESM/MSE 3054 | Mechanical Behavior of Materials | 3 |
| ESM/MSE 3064 | Mechanical Behavior of Materials Laboratory | 1 |
| ESM 4024 | Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials | 3 |
| ESM 4044/CEE 4610 | Mechanics of Composite Materials | 3 |
| ESM 4444/AOE 4054 | Stability of Structures | 3 |
| Fluid Mechanics | ||
| ESM 3334 | Fluid Mechanics II-Differential Analysis | 3 |
| Dynamics | ||
| ESM 3124 | Dynamics II- Analytical and 3-D Motion | 3 |
| ESM 4114/AOE 4514 | Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos | 3 |
| Biomechanics | ||
| ESM 4105 | Engineering Analysis of Physiologic Systems | 3 |
| ESM 4106 | Engineering Analysis of Physiologic Systems | 3 |
| ESM 4204 | Musculoskeletal Biomechanics | 3 |
| ESM 4224 | Biodynamics and Control | 3 |
| ESM 4234 | Mechanics of Biological Systems | 3 |
| ESM 4245 | Mechanics of Animal Locomotion | 3 |
| ESM 4246 | Mechanics of Animal Locomotion | 3 |
| ESM 4304 | Hemodynamics | 3 |
| Modeling and Optimization | ||
| ESM/AOE 4084 | Engineering Design Optimization | 3 |
| ESM/ME 4194 | Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Global Society | 3 |
| ESM/BMES 4614 | Probability-Based Modeling, Analysis, and Assessment | 3 |
| ESM 4734/AOE 4024 | An Introduction to the Finite Element Method | 3 |
Any 3 credit 5000 or 6000 level ESM class may be substituted for any elective in Item 3 and/or the Research Requirement of Item 4. ESM 5004 Scientific Communication in Engineering Mechanics and/or ESM 5944 Seminar may not be counted.
To obtain a minor in ESM students must:
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