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Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

Program Code: E-EGR-ME
Degree Designation: Master of Engineering
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Website: mems.duke.edu/masters/degrees/meng

Program Summary

The Duke MEMS Master of Engineering degree provides a unique combination of advantages that only Duke can offer:

  • Interdisciplinary training in engineering, science, and management

  • Flexible, individualized curriculum combined with a required industry internship

  • Three-semester study plans without a thesis

  • Excellent career outcomes in the industry

The Duke Master of Engineering includes a flexible curriculum of engineering, science, and business training over three semesters—about 1.5 years:

  • Get rigorous training while developing an engineering specialty of your design

  • Business courses are enhanced by an internship with a leading company

Academic Requirements

  • Core Industry Preparatory Courses (complete all)

    • MENG 540  Management of High Tech Industries

    • MENG 570  Business Fundamentals for Engineers

  • Internship/Project and Assessment (complete all)

    • MENG 550  Master of Engineering Internship/Project

    • MENG 551  Master of Engineering Internship/Project Assessment

  • Specialty Requirement (complete any)

    • Autonomous, Intelligent Systems & Machines (complete 12 credits)

      • ME 535

      • ME 627

      • ME 555 (topics: DATA DRIVEN DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; EXP DESIGN & RESEARCH METHODS; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION)

    • Energy, Propulsion, & Structures for Earth & Space (complete 12 credits): CEE 622, CHEM 548, ME 512, ME 516, ME 524, ME 525, ME 527, ME 531, ME 532, ME 536, ME 539, ME 541, ME 543, ME 544, ME 571, ME 572, ME 631, ME 639, ME 671, ME 672, ME 676, ME 742, ME 775, ME 555 (topics: EXP DESIGN & RESEARCH METHODS; MECHANICS DEFORMABLE STRUCTURE; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY APPLS; WIND TURBINE DESIGN & ANALYSIS)

    • Optimal Design for Virtual & Physical Systems (complete 12 credits): CEE 622, ME 524, ME 525, ME 527, ME 531, ME 532, ME 535, ME 541, ME 742, ME 555 (topics: DATA DRIVEN DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; EXP DESIGN & RESEARCH METHODS; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION; SCI COMPUTING, SIMULATION & ML)

  • Mathematics (complete 3 credits)

    • ME 511, ME 524, ME 525, ME 639

    • COMPSCI 500 to COMPSCI 790

    • MATH 500 to MATH 798

    • STA 500 to STA 799

    • ME 555 (topics: INTRO TO PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION; PHYSICS OF COLOIDAL DISPERSION; SCI COMPUTING, SIMULATION & ML)

  • Electives (complete 9 credits)

    • AIPI 510 to AIPI 590L

    • BME 500 to BME 850

    • CEE 500 to CEE 890

    • CYBERSEC 510 to CYBERSEC 590L

    • ECE 500 to ECE 781

    • EGRMGMT 510 to EGRMGMT 590L

    • FINTECH 510 to FINTECH 590L

    • ME 500 to ME 775