GRADUATE CATALOG - The Petroleum Institute

Graduate Catalog |5. Advance the technological profile of the UAE and its oil and gas industry.OutcomesUpon completion of the Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, graduates will:1. Be able to successfully apply advanced concepts of fundamental science and mechanical engineering to theformulation and solution of complex mechanical engineering problems,2. Find employment in technologically-relevant areas and advance rapidly through their chosen career path,3. Publish the findings of their research theses in peer-reviewed journals,4. Have the opportunity to join well-recognized PhD programs.Degree RequirementsInformation provided in the following sections details the M.Sc. degree program requirements, graduate coursesoffered, Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC), Thesis requirements, procedure for requesting deviation fromdegree requirements, and program of study.The M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering degree requires a minimum of thirty-three (33) credit hours, as detailed below:3 credit hours of mathematics course;9 credit hours of core courses;9 credit hours of technical elective courses;2 credit hours of graduate seminars;1 credit hour of technical and scientific writing; and9 credit hours M.Sc. thesis based on a research topic approved by the GAC.Core courses and technical electives required towards the M.Sc. degree are listed below:Master of Science in Mechanical EngineeringRequired Courses1MEEG 501MEEG 503Advanced Mechanical Engineering Analysis; orApplied Numerical MethodsCredit Hours2 MEEG 504 Continuum Mechanics 333 MEEG 536 Measurements and Instrumentation 34MEEG 543MEEG 565Applied Finite Element Analysis; orComputational Fluid Dynamics5 Electives A total of three elective courses must be taken 936 MEEG 595 Graduate Seminar I 17 MEEG 596 Graduate Seminar II 18 COMM 501 Technical and Scientific Writing 19 MEEG 599 Master of Science Thesis 9Total: 33Mechanical Engineering technical electives courses can be selected from the following list (all are three credit hours):MEEG 522MEEG 528MEEG 543MEEG 544Feedback ControlAdvanced VibrationsApplied Finite Element AnalysisAdvanced Mechanics of MaterialsPage 54