MBA/MEng course requirements
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MBA 200S | Data and Decisions | 2 |
| MBA 205 | Leading People | 2 |
| MBA 200C | Leadership Communication | 1 |
| MBA 201A | Economics for Business Decision Making | 2 |
| MBA 202 | Financial Accounting | 2 |
| MBA 203 | Introduction to Finance | 2 |
| MBA 206 | Marketing | 2 |
| MBA 201B | Macroeonomics in the Global Economy | 2 |
| MBA 204 | Operations | 2 |
| MBA 207 | Ethics and Responsible Business Leadership | 1 |
| MBA 299 | Strategic Leadership | 2 |
| MBA200D | Data-Driven Presentations | 1 |
| MBA200A | Data Analytics | 2 |
| MBA205D | Business Communication in Diverse Work Environments | 1 |
| MBA Electives* | 18 | |
| Total number of MBA units needed | 42 |
*includes 6 units of courses designed for the concurrent program, as well as an Applied Innovation elective
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENGIN296MB | MBA/MEng Capstone Project | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| E270B | R&D Technology Management and Ethics | 1 |
| E270C | Teaming and Project Management | 1 |
Other required engineering courses for each MEng major:
Bioengineering
Choose one track:
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Bio Eng 252 | Clinical Need-Based Therapy Solutions | 2 |
| Bio Eng 280 | Ethical & Social Issues in Translational Medicine | 1 |
| Bio Eng 290 | Hacking for Impact: Tackling Societal Challenges with the Lean Launchpad Method | 1-4 |
| Bio Eng 290 | Biotechnology Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Product Development | 1-4 |
| plus other electives to total at least 12 units |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Bio Eng 252 | Clinical Need-Based Therapy Solutions | 3 |
| Bio Eng 280 | Ethical & Social Issues in Translational Medicine | 3 |
| Bio Eng 282 | Model-Based Design of Clinical Therapies | 3 |
| pending | Clinical Immersion [pending] | |
| pending | Biomedical Engineering Design [pending] | |
| Bio Eng 290 | Biotechnology Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Product Development | 3 |
| Bio Eng 295 | Bringing Biomedical Devices to Market | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Bio Eng C208 | Biological Performance of Materials | 4 |
| Bio Eng C215 | Adv. Structural Aspects of Biomaterials | 4 |
| Bio Eng C216 | Macromolecular Science in Biotechnology and Medicine | 4 |
| Bio Eng 221 | BioMEMS and Medical Devices | 4 |
| Bio Eng 221L | BioMEMS and BioNanotechnology Lab | 4 |
| Bio Eng C223 | Polymer Engineering | 3 |
| Bio Eng 224 | Basic Principles of Drug Delivery | 3 |
| Bio Eng C237 | Adv. Designing for the Human Body | 4 |
| Bio Eng C250 | Nanomaterials in Medicine | 3 |
| Bio Eng 251 | Micro/Nanofluidics for Bio Engineering & Lab-on-a-Chip | 4 |
| Bio Eng 252 | Clinical Need-Based Therapy Solutions | 2 |
| Bio Eng 295 | Bringing Biomedical Devices to Market | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Bio Eng 252 | Clinical Need-Based Therapy Solutions | 4 |
| Bio Eng C261 | Medical Imaging Signals & Systems | 4 |
| Bio Eng 263 | Principles of Molecular & Cellular Biophotonics | 4 |
| Bio Eng 263L | Molecular & Cellular Biophotonics Lab | 4 |
| Bio Eng C265 | Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 4 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Bio Eng C209 | Advanced Orthopedic Biomechanics | 4 |
| Bio Eng 211 | Cell & Tissue Mechanotransduction | 3 |
| Bio Eng C214 | Advanced Tissue Mechanics | 3 |
| Bio Eng C215 | Molecular Biomechanics & Mechanobiology of the Cell | 4 |
| Bio Eng C217 | Biomimetic Engineering — Engineering from Biology | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Bio Eng 225 | Biomolecular Structure Determination | 3 |
| Bio Eng 231 | Intro to Computational Molecular & Cell Biology | 4 |
| Bio Eng 235 | Frontiers in Microbial Systems Biology | 4 |
| Bio Eng 241 | Probabilistic Modeling in Computational Biology | 4 |
| Bio Eng 245 | Intro to Machine Learning in Computational Biology | 4 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Bio Eng 235 | Frontiers in Microbial Systems Biology | 4 |
| Bio Eng 232 | Genetic Devices | 4 |
| Bio Eng 247 | Principles in Synthetic Biology | 4 |
| Bio Eng 248 | Bioenergy & Sustainable Chemical Synthesis | 3 |
Civil & Enviromental Engineering
Choose one track:
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CE 263N | Scalable Spatial Analytics | 3 |
| CE 264 | Behavioral Modeling for Engineering, Planning and Policy Analysis | 3 |
| CE 271 | Sensors and Signal Interpretation | 3 |
| CE 290I | Civil Systems: Control and Information Management | 3 |
| CE C291F | Control and Optimization of Distributed Parameters Systems | 3 |
| CE 295 | Energy Systems and Control | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CE 251 | Transportation Questions (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| CE 252 | Transportation Systems Analysis (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| CE 253 | Intelligent Transportation Systems | 3 |
| CE 255 | Highway Traffic Operations | 3 |
| CE 259 | Public Transportation Systems | 3 |
| CE 260 | Air Transportation | 3 |
| CE 264 | Behavioral Modeling for Engineering, Planning and Policy Analysis | 3 |
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
| Units | |
|---|---|
| Three courses from a concentration-specific approved list that is updated annually | 9 |
| One additional course in any concentration | 3 |
Areas of Concentration:
- Data Science and Systems
- Physical Electronics and Integrated Circuits
- Robots and Embedded Software
- Signal Processing and Communication
- Visual Computing and Computer Graphics
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Choose one concentration:
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| IEOR 240 | Optimization Analytics (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| IEOR 241 | Risk Modeling, Simulation and Data Analysis (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| Two additional courses numbered 200 or above in IEOR from approved list | 6 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| IEOR 240 | Optimization Analytics (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| IEOR 241 | Risk Modeling, Simulation and Data Analysis (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| IEOR 242 | Applications in Data Analysis (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| IEOR 221 | Introduction to Financial Engineering | 3 |
| IEOR 222 | Financial Engineering Systems I | 3 |
| IEOR 224 | Portfolio and Risk Analytics | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| IEOR 240 | Optimization Analytics (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| IEOR 241 | Risk Modeling, Simulation and Data Analysis (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| IEOR 242 | Applications in Data Analysis (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| Strategy elective during Spring boot camp (REQUIRED) | 1 | |
| IEOR 215 | Analysis and Design of Databases | 3 |
| IEOR 221 | Introduction to Financial Engineering | 3 |
| IEOR 224 | Financial Engineering Systems I | 3 |
| IEOR 290 | Applied Data Science with Venture Applications | 3 |
Materials Science & Engineering
Student may choose a concentration or select own courses with approval.
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MSE 200A | Survey of Materials Science | 4 |
| MSE 201A | Thermodynamics of Solids | 4 |
| MSE 204 | Theory of Electronic Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction | 3 |
| MSE 223 | Semiconductor Materials | 3 |
| MSE C226 | Photovoltaic Materials | 3 |
| MSE 202 | Crystal Structure and Bonding | 3 |
| MSE 205 | Defects in Solids | 3 |
| MSE C212 | Deformation, Fracture and Fatigue | 4 |
| MSE 213 | Environmental Effects on Materials Properties and Behavior | 3 |
| MSE 215 | Computational Materials Science | 3 |
| MSE C216 | Macromolecular Science in Biotechnology and Medicine | 4 |
| MSE 221 | Fuel Cells, Batteries and Chemical Sensors | 3 |
| MSE C225 | Thin Film Science and Technology | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MSE 200A | Survey of Materials Science | 4 |
| MSE 201A | Thermodynamics of Solids | 4 |
| MSE 204 | Theory of Electronic Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction | 3 |
| MSE C208 | Biological Performance of Materials | 4 |
| MSE C216 | Macromolecular Science in Biotechnology and Medicine | 4 |
| MSE 251 | Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces | 3 |
| MSE 260 | Surface Properties of Materials | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MSE 200A | Survey of Materials Science | 4 |
| MSE 201A | Thermodynamics of Solids | 4 |
| MSE 204 | Theory of Electronic Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction | 3 |
| MSE 205 | Defects in Solids | 3 |
| MSE C211 | Mechanics of Solids | 3 |
| MSE C212 | Deformation, Fracture and Fatigue | 4 |
| MSE 213 | Environmental Effects on Materials Properties and Behavior | 3 |
| MSE C214 | Micromechanics | 3 |
| MSE 215 | Computational Materials Science | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MSE 200A | Survey of Materials Science | 4 |
| MSE 201A | Thermodynamics of Solids | 4 |
| MSE 202 | Crystal Structure and Bonding | 3 |
| MSE 205 | Defects in Solids | 3 |
| MSE 223 | Semiconductor Materials | 3 |
| MSE 224 | Magnetism and Magnetic Materials | 3 |
| MSE 215 | Computational Materials Science | 3 |
| MSE C225 | Thin Film Science and Technology | 3 |
| MSE C226 | Photovoltaic Materials | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MSE 200A | Survey of Materials Science | 4 |
| MSE 201A | Thermodynamics of Solids | 4 |
| MSE 202 | Crystal Structure and Bonding | 3 |
| MSE 205 | Defects in Solids | 3 |
| MSE C211 | Mechanics of Solids | 3 |
| MSE C212 | Deformation, Fracture and Fatigue | 4 |
| MSE C214 | Micromechanics | 3 |
| MSE 215 | Computational Materials Science | 3 |
| MSE C286 | Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Manufacturing Processes | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MSE 200A | Survey of Materials Science | 4 |
| MSE 201A | Thermodynamics of Solids | 4 |
| MSE 204 | Theory of Electronic Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction | 3 |
| MSE 223 | Semiconductor Materials | 3 |
| MSE C226 | Photovoltaic Materials | 3 |
| MSE 205 | Defects in Solids | 3 |
| MSE 213 | Environmental Effects on Materials Properties and Behavior | 3 |
| MSE 221 | Fuel Cells, Batteries and Chemical Sensors | 3 |
| MSE C225 | Thin Film Science and Technology | 3 |
| MSE 260 | Surface Properties of Materials | 3 |
Mechanical Engineering
Choose one concentration:
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Mech Eng 235 | Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems | 3 |
| Mech Eng 246 | Advanced Energy Conversion Principles | 3 |
| Mech Eng 250A | Conductive and Radiative Transport | 3 |
| Mech Eng 250B | Convective Transport and Computational Methods | 3 |
| Mech Eng 254 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| Mech Eng 255 | Advanced Combustion Processes | 3 |
| Mech Eng 258 | Heat Transfer with Phase Change | 3 |
| Mech Eng 259 | Microscale Thermophysics and Heat Transfer | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Mech Eng C210 | Advanced Orthopaedic Biomechanics | 4 |
| Mech Eng C211 | The Cell as a Machine | 3 |
| Mech Eng C213 | Fluid Mechanics of Biological Systems | 3 |
| Mech Eng C214 | Advanced Tissue Mechanics | 3 |
| Mech Eng C215 | Advanced Structural Aspects of Biomaterials | 4 |
| Mech Eng C216 | Molecular Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of the Cell | 4 |
| Mech Eng C223 | Polymer Engineering | 3 |
| Mech Eng C278 | Advanced Designing for the Human Body | 4 |
| Mech Eng C290L | Introduction to Nano-Biology | 3 |
| Mech Eng C292C | Advanced Special Topics in Design: Designing an Upper Limb Prosthesis | 1-4 |
| Mech Eng 292C | Advanced Special Topics in Design: Human-Centered Design Methods | 1-4 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Mech Eng C231A | Experiential Advanced Control Design I | 3 |
| Mech Eng C231B | Experiential Advanced Control Design II | 3 |
| Mech Eng C232 | Advanced Control Systems I | 3 |
| Mech Eng 233 | Advanced Control Systems II | 3 |
| Mech Eng 235 | Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems | 3 |
| Mech Eng 237 | Control of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems | 4 |
| Mech Eng 292B | Advanced Special Topics in Controls: Control and Dynamics of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles | 1-4 |
| Mech Eng 292B | Advanced Special Topics in Controls: Feedback Control of Legged Robots | 1-4 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Mech Eng 240A | Advanced Marine Structures I | 3 |
| Mech Eng 240B | Advanced Marine Structures II | 3 |
| Mech Eng 241A | Marine Hydrodynamics I | 3 |
| Mech Eng 241B | Marine Hydrodynamics II | 3 |
| Mech Eng 243 | Advanced Methods in Free-Surface Flows | 3 |
| Mech Eng 245 | Oceanic and Atmospheric Waves | 3 |
| Mech Eng 260A | Advanced Fluid Mechanics I | 3 |
| Mech Eng 260B | Advanced Fluid Mechanics II | 3 |
| Mech Eng 262 | Theory of Fluid Sheets and Fluid Jets | 3 |
| Mech Eng 263 | Turbulence | 3 |
| Mech Eng 266 | Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| Eng 266A | Finite Difference Methods for Fluid Dynamics | 4 |
| Eng 266B | Spectral Methods for Fluid Dynamics | 4 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ME C218/ EE 247B |
Introduction to MEMS Design (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| Mech Eng C231A | Experiential Advanced Control Design I | 3 |
| Mech Eng C231B | Experiential Advanced Control Design II | 3 |
| Mech Eng 235 | Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems | 3 |
| Mech Eng 238 | Advanced Micro/Nano Mechanical Systems Laboratory | 3 |
| Mech Eng 259 | Microscale Thermophysics and Heat Transfer | 3 |
| Mech Eng 280A | Introduction to the Finite Element Method | 3 |
| Mech Eng 290G | Laser Processing and Diagnostics | 3 |
| Mech Eng 290L | Introduction to Nano-Biology | 3 |
| Mech Eng 290T | Plasmonic Materials | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Mech Eng 287 | Introduction to Continuum Mechanics (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| Mech Eng 280A | Introduction to the Finite Element Method (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| Mech Eng 275 | Intermediate Dynamics (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| Mech Eng 273 | Linear Vibrations | 3 |
| Mech Eng 274 | Advanced Dynamics | 3 |
| Mech Eng 277 | Nonlinear and Random Vibrations | 3 |
| Mech Eng 282 | Theory of Elasticity | 3 |
| ME C279/ CE C235 |
Statistical Mechanics of Elasticity | 3 |
| Mech Eng 280B | Finite Element Methods in Nonlinear Continua | 3 |
| Mech Eng 281 | Methods of Tensor Calculus and Differential Geometry | 3 |
| Mech Eng 283 | Wave Propagation in Elastic Media | 3 |
| Mech Eng 284 | Nonlinear Theory of Elasticity | 3 |
| Mech Eng 285A | Foundations of the Theory of Continuous Media | 3 |
| Mech Eng 285B | Surfaces of Discontinuity and Inhomogeneities in Deformable Continua | 3 |
| Mech Eng 285C | Electrodynamics of Continuous Media | 3 |
| Mech Eng 285D | Engineering Rheology | 3 |
| Mech Eng 286 | Theory of Plasticity | 3 |
| Mech Eng 288 | Theory of Elastic Stability | 3 |
| Mech Eng 289 | Theory of Shells | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Mech Eng C201 | Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Manufacturing Processes (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| Mech Eng 280A | Introduction to the Finite Element Method (REQUIRED) | 3 |
| Mech Eng C219 | Parametric and Optimal Design of MEMS | 3 |
| Mech Eng 221 | Graduate Introduction to Lean Manufacturing Systems | 3 |
| Mech Eng C223 | Polymer Engineering | 3 |
| Mech Eng 224 | Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| Mech Eng C225 | Deformation and Fracture of Engineering Materials | 4 |
| Mech Eng 226 | Tribology | 3 |
| Mech Eng 227 | Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials | 3 |
| Mech Eng 229 | Design of Basic Electro-Mechanical Devices | 3 |
| Mech Eng C231A | Experiential Advanced Control Design I | 3 |
| Mech Eng 280B | Finite Element Methods in Nonlinear Continua | 3 |
| Mech Eng 290D | Solid Modeling and CAD/CAM Fundamentals | 3 |
| Mech Eng 290G | Laser Processing and Diagnostics | 3 |
| Mech Eng 290H | Green Product Development: Design for Sustainability | 3 |
| Mech Eng 290I | Sustainable Manufacturing | 3 |
| Mech Eng 290R | Topics In Manufacturing | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Mech Eng C205 | Critical Making | 4 |
| Mech Eng C223 | Polymer Engineering | 3 |
| Mech Eng 229 | Design of Basic Electro-Mechanical Devices | 3 |
| Mech Eng 231A | Experiential Advanced Control Design I | 3 |
| Mech Eng 235 | Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Engineering | 4 |
| Mech Eng 290H | Green Product Development: Design for Sustainability | 3 |
| Mech Eng 290KA | Innovation Through Design Thinking | 2 |
| Mech Eng 290KB | Life Cycle Thinking | 1 |
| Mech Eng 290P | New Product Development | 3 |
| Mech Eng 290U | Interactive Device Design | 4 |
| Mech Eng 292C | Advanced Special Topics in Design: Human-Centered Design Methods | 1-4 |
Nuclear Engineering
| Units | |
|---|---|
| 12 units from an approved list of Nuclear Engineering graduate courses that is updated annually | 12 |
Listed below are recommended courses for four concentrations. Please check the department web site for updates.
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| NE 200M | Introduction to Nuclear Engineering | 3 |
| NE 215M | Nuclear Reactor Theory | 4 |
| NE 220M | Nuclear Materials | 3 |
| NE 256M | Nuclear Criticality Safety | 3 |
| NE 260 | Thermal Aspects of Nuclear Reactors | 4 |
| NE 261M | Nuclear Power Engineering | 4 |
| NE 267 | Risk-Informed Design for Advanced Nuclear Systems | 3 |
| NE 270 | Advanced Nuclear Reactors | 3 |
| NE 275 | Principles and Methods of Risk Analysis | 4 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| NE 220M | Nuclear Materials | 3 |
| NE 204 | Advanced Concepts in Radiation Detection and Measurements | 3 |
| NE 210M | Nuclear Reactions and Radiation | 4 |
| NE 211M | Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instruments | 4 |
| NE 220M | Nuclear Materials | 3 |
| NE 230 | Analytical Methods for Non-Proliferation | 3 |
| NE C282 | Charged Particle Sources and Beam Technology | 3 |
| NE C285 | Nuclear Security: The Nexus Between Policy and Technology | 4 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| NE 200M | Introduction to Nuclear Engineering | 3 |
| NE 210M | Nuclear Reactions and Radiation | 4 |
| NE 220M | Nuclear Materials | 3 |
| NE 220 | Irradiation Effects in Nuclear Materials | 3 |
| NE 221 | Corrosion in Nuclear Power Systems | 3 |
| NE 261M | Nuclear Power Engineering | 4 |
| NE 270 | Advanced Nuclear Reactors | 3 |
| NE C226 | Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Manufacturing Processes | 3 |
| Course # | Course title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| NE 200M | Introduction to Nuclear Engineering | 3 |
| NE 210M | Nuclear Reactions and Radiation | 4 |
| NE 211M | Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instruments | 4 |
| NE 262 | Radiobiology | 3 |
| BIOE C261* | Medical Imaging Signals and Systems | 4 |
| BIOE 263* | Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biophotonics | 4 |
| BIOE C265* | Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 4 |
*to be cross-listed