The required ME 5120 Graduate Seminar is not included in the credit-hour count. Some of the lecture courses may be replaced with ME 7000 Research, within the limits specified below. Core ME Requirements The core ME requirements are common for students in the Thesis, Report, and Coursework Options. The required course distribution is as follows: 2 math courses (6 credit hours) 3 concentration-area courses (9 credit hours) selected from the designated ME courses in the student's chosen concentration area 2 breadth courses (6 credit hours) selected from the designated ME courses outside the student's concentration area Elective Courses The elective courses can be selected from lecture courses offered by the ME department (ME 5xxx courses and ME 6330 Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering) and from engineering and science courses offered by other departments at TTU. The courses taken outside the ME department need to have a sufficient engineering/science component to be approved. The required number of elective courses: Thesis Option: 1 course (3 credit hours) Report Option: 4 courses (12 credit hours) Coursework Option: 5 courses (15 credit hours) Research Courses Report and Coursework Options: One elective course (up to 3 credit hours) can be replaced with ME 7000 Research Thesis option: No ME 7000 Research can be included in the degree plan (unless the course is associated with an internship) Internship One additional elective course (up to 3 credit hours) can be replaced with an approved internship at an engineering company. A student that would like to obtain credit for an internship must: register for ME 7000 Research: Internship (one month of full-time internship may count as one credit hour of ME 7000) students in the Report or Coursework Option register under the supervision of the ME Director of Graduate Studies students in the Thesis Option register under the supervision of their Thesis Advisor (consent of the Thesis Advisor is required) write a report describing the hosting company, internship goals, assigned responsibilities, and achieved objectives provide a written evaluation letter from the supervisor at the internship company the letter should indicate the length of the internship, specify if it was full-time, and provide assessment of the student's performance the supervisor should email the letter (or send it via surface mail) to the Graduate Academic Advisor Course transfers
The required ME 5120 Graduate Seminar is not included in the credit-hour count. Some of the lecture courses may be replaced with ME 7000 Research, within the limits specified below. Core ME Requirements The core ME requirements are common for students in the Thesis, Report, and Coursework Options. The required course distribution is as follows: 2 math courses (6 credit hours) 3 concentration-area courses (9 credit hours) selected from the designated ME courses in the student's chosen concentration area 2 breadth courses (6 credit hours) selected from the designated ME courses outside the student's concentration area Elective Courses The elective courses can be selected from lecture courses offered by the ME department (ME 5xxx courses and ME 6330 Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering) and from engineering and science courses offered by other departments at TTU. The courses taken outside the ME department need to have a sufficient engineering/science component to be approved. The required number of elective courses: Thesis Option: 1 course (3 credit hours) Report Option: 4 courses (12 credit hours) Coursework Option: 5 courses (15 credit hours) Research Courses Report and Coursework Options: One elective course (up to 3 credit hours) can be replaced with ME 7000 Research Thesis option: No ME 7000 Research can be included in the degree plan (unless the course is associated with an internship) Internship One additional elective course (up to 3 credit hours) can be replaced with an approved internship at an engineering company. A student that would like to obtain credit for an internship must: register for ME 7000 Research: Internship (one month of full-time internship may count as one credit hour of ME 7000) students in the Report or Coursework Option register under the supervision of the ME Director of Graduate Studies students in the Thesis Option register under the supervision of their Thesis Advisor (consent of the Thesis Advisor is required) write a report describing the hosting company, internship goals, assigned responsibilities, and achieved objectives provide a written evaluation letter from the supervisor at the internship company the letter should indicate the length of the internship, specify if it was full-time, and provide assessment of the student's performance the supervisor should email the letter (or send it via surface mail) to the Graduate Academic Advisor Course transfers
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