Minimum number of credits required to complete the program: 32
Minimum cumulative GPA required: 3.0
School: School of Engineering and Computational Sciences
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Note: The Mechanical Engineering master’s degree is currently being redesigned. The redesigned program will be offered in the Fall 2024 semester. The curriculum, including course numbers and names, laid out below are subject to change.
The M.S. in Mechanical Engineering is a highly versatile degree which reflects the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of the practice of engineering. The program emphasizes a holistic, systems view of the various disciplines in which the students may concentrate.
The program provides student with the flexibility to design academic programs tailored to their interests, and provides advanced technical knowledge and practical skills for advancement in the engineering profession. It addresses the significant demands for advanced degrees to address society’s engineering challenges in robotics, manufacturing, defense systems, medical devices, and other high tech industries.
Admission Requirements
In addition to the College’s requirements, including English proficiency test scores if necessary, applicants must hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an accredited college or university.
Applicants who hold a Bachelor of Science in another engineering discipline or another closely related field (i.e. chemistry, physics, mathematics, etc.) will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Such applicants may be required to take additional prerequisite courses, based upon guidance from the faculty advisor, to prepare them for their advanced studies in civil engineering.
Required Undergraduate Prerequisite Courses
- Calculus I-III
- Differential Equations
- Applied Statistics
- Physics I and II
- Chemistry I
- Mechanics I and II
- Fluid Mechanics
Transfer of Credit from other Institutions
A maximum of two graduate-level electives may be transferred in from other institutions with the approval of the Department Chair. If two elective courses taken at other institutions bearing three credits each are accepted for transfer into Merrimack’s M.S.M.E. program, then the student may earn their master’s degree with 30 total credits, instead of 32 total credits.
Master’s Comprehensive Examination
The master’s degree candidate must successfully complete a final written comprehensive examination that is administered by an examining committee. The members of this committee are chosen by the candidate, in consultation with his or her advisor. The committee must consist of at least three members.
The comprehensive written examination, administered by the Graduate Advisor, will be given only once each semester and not earlier than six weeks before the last Friday of the semester. The candidate will receive a passing grade if all, or all but one, of the member’s votes to pass. A student who fails the examination must take it again at the next regularly scheduled examination time. A student who fails the examination a second time will no longer be eligible to receive a graduate degree from the program.
Comprehensive Exam may be waived at the Graduate Advisor’s discretion.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the M.S. in Mechanical Engineering program at Merrimack College, graduates will:
- Have expert-level knowledge and a high level of competence in applying it within his or her chosen area of engineering
- Be able to communicate technical challenges, ideas, and results across disciplines and with local communities, managers, and policy makers
- Understand group dynamics associated with leadership, membership, and peer-to-peer interactions
- Be able to conduct research from a perspective well-grounded in their chosen area of engineering and with a broad understanding of scientific, engineering, and policy dimensions
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