MAE 6900

Special Investigations in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The Master of Engineering Project adds real world, applied experience to an MEng Program. Projects are the centerpiece of the program, leveraging new and learned subject matter to highlight engineering skills in ways that mirror employment after school. Projects are done in a focus area, under an advisor's direction, usually a faculty member, but also corporate partners. Projects are applied, utilizing engineering tools to complete a a design, an apparatus, a process, or an analysis.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: candidates for M.Eng. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or approval of faculty member offering project.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA, 2025SU, 2025SP

Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to determine feasibility of design or concept; document design issues, challenges, and constraints.
• Students will be able to create detailed and appropriate plana; monitor and assess project progress as related to plan.
• Students will be able to use engineering tools (concepts, modeling, simulations, testing, evaluation) to determine accuracy or success of project.
• Students will be able to apply critical approach to work; how to seek and incorporate feedback; demonstrate sound decision making.
• Students will be able to show written and oral communication, both formally and informally: progress report, email, phone, online.
• Students will be able to demonstrate the use of weekly report, logging, creating a final report and/or presentation.

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