Graduate Study
Mechanical Engineering
Program Overview
RIT's department of mechanical engineering offers two masters programs. The master of engineering is intended for the engineering professional who does not plan to study beyond the masters level, wants to customize his or her concentration of study to match professional objectives, and can apply the concentration to an internship at his or her place of business. The MS is a more traditional applied research program, which includes a comprehensive core offering and a master's thesis.
This is a post-baccalaureate internship program leading to the professional degree of master of engineering. The objective of the program is to provide the engineering BS graduate the means for earning a terminal master's degree. The capstone experience for the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree may be a course design project, a well-organized and carefully chosen industrial internship, or an independent study project, in place of the conventional thesis requirement of an MS degree. The M.Eng. degree is particularly well-suited to part-time study, students interested in updating their technical skills, and those who are not focused on a research oriented Master of Science Thesis.
The program is available full-time or part-time, on campus, and consists of 48 credits (12 courses).
Curriculum Review
All graduate students in the M.Eng. program are required to complete 12 credits of core courses. 16 credits of concentration courses, and 20 credits of elective courses.
ConcentrationSome possible concentration areas are business, print media, controls, manufacturing, materials science, thermo/fluids, and design engineering.
Admission Requirements
The admission requirements, general standards, and selection procedures for admission to the engineering program are similar to those for the MS degree program:
1. A bachelor of science degree in engineering or science is required.
2. If an applicant has a BS degree, but not in mechanical engineering, the graduate admissions adviser will recommend which undergraduate courses must be taken in order to acquire an acceptable background. At least a 3.0 grade point average in the recommended undergraduate courses is required before admission is granted to the mechanical engineering graduate program.
Prerequisites
1. A bachelor of science degree in engineering or science is required.
2. If an applicant has a BS degree, but not in mechanical engineering, the graduate admissions adviser will recommend which undergraduate courses must be taken in order to acquire an acceptable background.