Courses

The Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a wide range of upper-level courses designed to increase students’ knowledge and allow them to pursue more advanced career opportunities.ÌýView the Mechanical Engineering Graduate and Elective Courses guide to view full descriptions of our current courses.

ÌýÌýMore information on technical elective & graduate coursesÌý

  • 4000-level courses are open to mechanical engineering undergraduate juniors and seniors.
  • 5000-level are open to engineering graduate students and mechanical engineering undergraduate juniors and seniors.
  • 6000-level and above courses are recommended for graduate students.Ìý

Spring 2026 Course Offerings

Classes indicated with theÌýÌýÌýsymbol are approved for the Biomedical Engineering minor.
Classes indicated with theÌýÌýÌýsymbol are approved for the Energy Engineering minor.

MCEN 4012/5012 Renewable Fuels, Fuel Cells, & ICEÌýÌý
MCEN 4113/5113 Mechanics of CancerÌýÌý
MCEN 4117/5117 Anatomy and PhysiologyÌýÌý
MCEN 4133/5133 Intro to Tissue BiomechanicsÌýÌý
MCEN 4135/5135 Wind Turbine DesignÌýÌý
MCEN 4138/5138 Control Systems Analysis
MCEN 4152/5152 Intro to CombustionÌýÌý
MCEN 4173/5173-010 Finite Element Analysis
MCEN 4173/5173-011 Finite Element Analysis (Lab)
MCEN 4173/5173-012 Finite Element Analysis (Lab)
MCEN 4193/5193-010 Design of Coffee
MCEN 4193/5193-011 Design of Coffee
MCEN 4215/5215 Design for Inclusion
MCEN 4228/5228 Biohybrid Robotics
MCEN 4228/5228-002 Advanced Biotransport
MCEN 4228/5228-003 AI for Engineers
MCEN 4228/5228-100 Mechatronics 2
MCEN 4228/5228-101 Mechatronics 2
MCEN 4231/5231 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MCEN 4279/5279-001 Aesthetics in Design
MCEN 4279/5279-002 Aesthetics in Design
MCEN 4291/5291-001 PBL in Rural Schools
MCEN 4291/5291-002 PBL in Rural Schools
MCEN 4291/5291-003 PBL in Rural Schools
MCEN 5000 Sociotechnical Industry Skills
MCEN 5022 Classical Thermodynamics
MCEN 5024 Materials Chemistry & Structures
MCEN 5042 Grad Heat Transfer
MCEN 5045 Design for Manufacturability
MCEN 5055-800 Advanced Product Design
MCEN 5055-801 Advanced Product Design
MCEN 5075-800 Grad Design 2
MCEN 5228-005 Design of Beer
MCEN 5228-007 Fracture Mechanics
MCEN 5228-008 Optical Sensing
MCEN 5228-009 Advanced Dynamics
MCEN 5228-006 Design Research Theory and Methods
MCEN 5298 Intro to Polymers