Program Overview
Deepen your knowledge of mechanical engineering while developing specialized knowledge of a key area to broaden your career prospects. You will have the opportunity to work closely with engaged faculty, studying cutting-edge research in state-of-the-art facilities.
Degrees Offered in Mechanical Engineering
- Master of Science: thesis option
- Master of Science: non-thesis option
- Doctor of Philosophy offered in partnership with WSU Pullman
Research Areas
- Computational mechanics
- Robotics and automation
- Manufacturing of aerospace materials
- MEMS/nanotechnology for biomedical applications
- Fluid dynamics
- Renewable energy
- Microfluidics and manufacturing
Career options
- Design engineer
- Project engineer
- Automotive engineer
- Aerospace engineer
- Robotics engineer
- Structural engineer
- Project manager
- Research technologist
Thesis degree requirements
The thesis-option for the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering requires a minimum of 30 credit hours. This includes 21 hours of graded coursework beyond a bachelor's degree plus a minimum of four thesis credits. Present your research results to the faculty at the end of your last semester. The master's degree is awarded after approvals of the research by your advisory committee.
The thesis-option program must contain:
- A minimum of 21 credit hours of graded coursework of which:
- At least 15 credit hours must be at the MECH 500-level
- Six credit hours of additional courses as approved by your advisor
- A minimum of four credit hours of MECH 700 (thesis credits).
These requirements add up to 25 credits. The Graduate School requires a minimum of 30 total credit hours for an M.S. degree. The remaining five credits can be additional MECH 700 thesis credits or 500-level MECH courses. Up to 50% of the program of study can be conjoint MECH 400/500-level courses.
You must complete these courses with an average grade of B or better.
Non-thesis degree requirements
- 30 total credits—minimum
- 26 graded credits—minimum
- 18 MECH credits—minimum
- 9 credits non-graduate (400-level) credits—maximum
- 6 transferred/Pullman credits—maximum
- 4 MECH 702 credits–minimum
- 26 graded credits—minimum
- Any undergraduate coursework assigned to make up for undergraduate deficiencies at the time of admission may not be used toward your degree.
You must complete these courses with an average grade of B or better.
Admission to the program
- For admission requirements, see the fact sheet
Questions?
- Send an email to encs.grads@wsu.edu
- Next step: How to apply