Course enrollment starts August 6, enrollment should be finalized by September 7
All students need to have an approved Program of Courses form turned in to the MEng Mailbox in Upson 108 by September 7.
A good place to start course selection is to review the research focus areas available in the department, and think about what your focus is going to be. The program is flexible so you can tailor course selections to your interests within the program requirements. Your project advisor may have course suggestions/requirements as well.
Keep in mind you have the option to go to more classes than you expect to take. Some may turn out to have too much overlap with what you have taken, are at too high a level, or not really what you thought they would be. It is easy to drop a class up to the 7th week but you cannot add after the first 3 weeks. And it can be very hard to catch up if you were not sitting in on a class.
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. Classes should however be technical in nature, 1 or 2 non-technical classes may be approved if they closely relate to your program goals.
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
Colloquium
Recommended as it gives you some breadth in a variety of areas. Generally weekly talks by outsiders, very simple assignments and one credit, S/U grading.
MAE Course Offerings
MAE Course Offerings 2012-13 by focus area
Courses are listed by general subject area, you are free to mix and match as best fits your needs.
Recommendations by Focus Area:
Astronautics
Energy and Sustainability
Micro and Nanoscale Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Engineering Systems Minor To participate in this program you need to apply to the Systems Engineering graduate office.
Entrepreneurship
If you are interested in taking an entrepreneurship class NBA 5070 - Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers (Fall, spring. 3 credits) is the course targeted to MEng students. Do not register in MAE 4610 this class is intended for undergrads.
MEng Project
Most often MEng Projects will fall under MAE 6900, when registering you should register under the section for your project advisor/project team and choose the number of credits your are doing for the current semester, ie. 8 credit project completed over 2 semesters, your should register for 4 credits in Fall and 4 credits in Spring.
Some students may choose projects outside MAE and you should register for the class your advisor designates, ie.BME 5910 or 5920 for a Biomedical Engineering Project.