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Technical Electives Handbook. Options for electives. ENME 4XX courses Graduate courses (GPA >3.2 and meet pre-reqs) Independent research (ENME 488) Combine elective with study abroad Up to 2 electives from related majors* ……. *Related majors: Business Chemistry Computer Science
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Options for electives • ENME 4XX courses • Graduate courses (GPA >3.2 and meet pre-reqs) • Independent research (ENME 488) • Combine elective with study abroad • Up to 2 electives from related majors* ……... *Related majors: Business Chemistry Computer Science ENES Math Physics Other engineering
When is it offered? Electives offered both fall and spring*: • ENME 400, Machine Design • ENME 466, Lean Six Sigma • ENME 470, Finite Element Analysis • ENME 408, Automotive Design (car team) • ENME 488, independent research w/faculty • ENME 489M, Small Energy Appliance Competition • Either ENME 489Y or Z, Deformable Bodies and Adv Strength of Materials Fall-only Electives* • ENME 423, Modern Climate Control Eng • ENME 426, Production Management • ENME 430, Fund. Of Nuclear Eng • ENME 442, Information Security • ENME 454, Vehicle Dynamics • ENME 473, Mechanical Design of Electronic Systems • ENME 489F, Fund. Of Atmospheric Flight • ENME 489G, Manuf. Processes & Design • ENME 489V, Mechanical Contracting Offered irregularly: • ENME 424, Urban Microclimate & Energy • ENME 444, Assistive Robotics • ENME 476, MEMS • ENME 481, Lab on a chip Microsystems • ENME 489L, Bio-inspired Robots • ENME 489N, Residential & Indust. Energy Audit • ENME 489O, Micro/Nano Robotics • ENME 489R, Fiber Optics • ENME 489X, Flexible Macroelectronics or Energy Conversion Sys. for Sustainability • Spring-only Electives* • ENME 410, Design Optimization • ENME 424, Urban Microclimate & Energy • ENME 431, Nuclear Reactor Sys & Safety • ENME 436, Renewable Energy • ENME 461, Control Systems Lab • ENME 464, Cost Analysis for Engineers • ENME 489i,Computational Fluid Mech or Dynamics • ENME 489C, Medical Robotics • ENME 489E, Design for Sustainability • ENME 489P, Combustion Engines • ENME 489Q, Managing for Innov. & Quality • ENME 489T, Nuclear Reactor Design • ENME 489W, Waste Management • ENRE 447, Reliability Engineering *Subject to change: professors sometimes take a sabbatical or are needed to teach a required class or graduate class
Popular concentrations within Mechanical Engineering Renewable Energy Electives: Renewable Energy, Energy Audit, Modern Climate Control Eng., Ultra Low Energy Appliance Design, Urban Microclimate and Energy Minor: Nuclear Engineering Project/Competitions/Programs: Solar Decathlon (UMD won this competition in 2011), DOE Max Tech and Beyond (UMD Mechanical Engineering won this competition in 2012 and 2013) , Engineers Without Borders Study Abroad: Univ of New South Wales (Australia), Energy Tomorrow (Australia), Kassel Germany winter term program (Environment & Industry) Research: Drs. Radermacher and Hwang (Center for Environmental Energy Engineering), Dr. Ohadi (Center for Environmental Energy Engineering), Dr. Srebric Engineering Management Electives: Lean Six Sigma, Managing for Innovation and Quality, Production Management, Cost Analysis for Engineers Minor/Special Programs: Project Management, QUEST (process improvement, quality management, and system design), Business Analytics Minor Study Abroad: International Business Cultures in Eng and Tech (Winter-term Australia, summer in Europe), QUEST winter programs in China and Abu Dhabi
Popular concentrations within Mechanical Engineering Robotics Electives: Medical Robotics, Bio-inspired robots, Control Systems Lab, Micro/nano robots, MEMS, Assistive Robotics Projects/Competitions: Robotics@ Maryland Research: Dr. Desai (medical robotics), Dr. Bergbreiter (micro robots), Dr. Gupta (bio inspired robotics), Dr. Chopra Automotive Design Electives: Automotive Design, Vehicle Dynamics, Machine Design, Internal Combustion Engines Projects/Competitions: SAE Formula One and Baja Competitions Study Abroad: Programs in Germany and Spain both have course material in this area Research: Dr. Hamilton
Electives by Division Mechanics and Materials Thermal Fluid Science Ultra Low Use Energy Appliance Design Internal Combustion Engines Renewable Energy Nuclear courses (fundamentals, systems and safety, nuclear reactor design Pollution and Waste Tech. Computational Fluid Mechanics Urban Micro-climate and Energy • Advanced Strength of Materials • Deformable Bodies • MEMS and Lab on a Chip Microsystems • Machine Design • Control Systems Lab • Micro/nano robots • Computational Dynamics
Electives by Division Design and Reliability Electronic Product Design Electronic Product Design, Part 1 and 2 Cost Analysis for Engineers • Automobile Design (Baja and Formula One team class) • Bio-inspired Robotics • Design Optimization • CAD and FEA • Fund. Of Reliability • Information Security • Managing for Innovation and Quality • Manufacturing Proc. & Design • Assistive Robotics • Medical Robotics • Production Management • Design for Sustainability