M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

University of California, Riverside (Engineering)

The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) offers the opportunity for graduate study in specialized areas of mechanical engineering. It is composed of 30 faculty members and roughly 90 graduate students. We offer both Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs with a large variety of research activities.The M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering can be earned by either one of two plans:Completion of a thesis (Plan I), which reports a creative investigation of a defined problemPassing a comprehensive examinationFor the M.S. degree, students must meet a minimum residency requirement of three quarters, one complete academic year, in the University of California. At least two of these three quarters must be spent at UCR. Registration in at least 4 units of 100 or 200 level course work is necessary for each quarter of academic residence. Students should enroll in 12 units each quarter unless the Graduate Advisor grants an exception.

Department of Mechanical Engineering