• Bioengineering

  Completion of four of the following courses:

  • BIEN 223: Engineering Analysis of Physiological Systems Bahman Anvari
  • BIEN 224: Cellular and Molecular Engineering Jiayu Liao
  • BIEN 249: Integration of Computational and Experimental Biology
  • BIEN 264: Biotransport Phenomena Victor G.J. Rodgers
  • BIEN 270: Transport with Reactions in Biological Systems Victor G.J. Rodgers
• Chemical Engineering

  Completion of the following courses:

  • CEE 200: Advanced Engineering Computation Bryan Wong
  • CEE 202: Transport Phenomena
  • CEE 204: Advanced Kinetics and Reactor Design Charles Wyman
  • CEE 206: Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Jianzhong Wu
• Data Science

  Completion of four of the following courses:

  • CS 229: Machine Learning Christian Shelton
  • CS 230: Computer Graphics Craig Schroeder
  • CS 235: Data Mining Techniques Eamonn Keogh
  • CS 236: Database Management Systems Chinya Ravishankar
  • CS 242: Information Retrieval and Web Search Vagelis Hristidis
  • EE 241: Advanced Digital Image Processing Amit Roy-Chowdhury
  • EE 243: Advanced Computer Vision Amit Roy-Chowdhury
  • PHYS 243: Foundations of Applied Machine Learning Bahram Mobasher
  • PHYS 244: Application of Visualization in Data Science Bahram Mobasher
  • PHYS 247: Introduction to Applied Data Science Bahram Mobasher
  • STAT 207: Advanced Statistical Computing James Flegal
  • STAT 208: Statistical Data Mining Methods  Dan Jeske
• Electrical Engineering - Power Systems

  Completion of the following courses:

  • EE 123: Power Electronics or EE153: Electric Drives Roman Chomko
  • EE 218*: Power System Steady State and Market Analysis Nanpeng Yu
    • ENGR 160: Introduction to Engineering Optimization Techniques
    • EE155: Power Systems Analysis Nanpeng Yu
  • EE 232: Introduction to Smart Grid Hamed Mohsenian-Rad

  * EE218 requires taking ENGR160 and EE155 as prerequisite courses.

• Environmental Engineering - Systems (Water)

  Completion of the following courses:

  • CEE 225: Physical and Chemical Separation Processes Haizhou Liu
  • CEE 226: Biological Treatment Processes Haizhou Liu
  • CEE 241: Water Chemistry in Natural and Engineered Systems Haizhou Liu
  • CEE 243: Advanced Water Treatment Technologies David Jassby 
• Materials at the Nanoscale

  Completion of the following courses:

  • MSE 201: Thermodynamic Foundations of Materials Javier Garay 
  • MSE 210: Crystal Structure and Bonding Krassimir N. Bozhilov 
  • MSE 238: Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems Cengiz Ozkan 
  • MSE 248: Nanoscale Science and Engineering Cengiz Ozkan 
• Mechanical Engineering

  Completion of the following courses:

  • ME 203: Design and Analysis of Engineering Experiments
  • ME 210: Sustainable Product Design Sundararajan Venkatadriagaram
  • ME 223: Secure and Reliable Control Systems Fabio Pasqualetti 
  • ME 240A: Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics Marko Princevac
  • ME 270: Introduction to Microelectrical Systems Cengiz Ozkan 
  • ME 272: Nanoscale Science and Engineering Cengiz Ozkan 
  • ME 274: Plasma-aided Manufacturing and Materials Processing Lorenzo Mangolini

ENGR 296: Project Design Course (includes a literature review and a report)

The Project Design Course is intended to provide a problem analysis and system design experience similar to professional practice, and the opportunity to practice and perfect the skills of technical writing and oral presentation. All MSOL students must complete a total of four credit hours of the project course in a subject of interest with respect to their specialization area.

Course Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the engineer will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
2. Demonstrate an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
3. Ability to gather, analyze, and correlate professional information relating to their project
4. Demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
5. Gain knowledge and understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
6. Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively
7. An awareness of the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, business, environmental, and societal context
8. Demonstrate an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice