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When choosing courses you should be choosing for the entire academic year, you can modify your selections later but you should have a plan for your full program of 30 credits.
The requirement is 12 credits in MAE/TAM course work, excluding project and colloquia. You are not limited to classes in MAE you can choose classes from other departments/disciplines, you can find course descriptions in the Courses of Study the requirement is 12 credits in MAE/TAM course work, excluding project and colloquia. Classes should however be technical in nature, 1 or 2 non-technical classes may be approved if they closely relate to your program goals. http://courses.cornell.edu/content.php?catoid=14&navoid=3134
Course levels
5000 level intended for MEng
6000 level intended for PhD and interested MEng
4000 level intended for senior undergraduates but a very limited number of 4000 level classes can be taken if you have not had any background in the areas. Some examples: GPS: Theory and Design, Introduction to Nuclear Science. Need to be petitioned to be included in your program. petition
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