Applied Computational Mechanical Engineering Certificate

Program Description

The Certificate in Applied Computational Mechanical Engineering is designed to prepare students for developing and applying modeling and simulation technologies to understand real-world physical/natural systems and solve complex engineering problems. The certificate program offers students experience with mathematical techniques for modeling complex physical systems; computational methods for simulation and analysis of solid, fluidic and multi-physics systems; parallel programming and software development; and methods for engineering optimization. The Certificate in Applied Computational Mechanical Engineering enables students to develop and apply modeling and simulation capabilities to solve complex engineering problems.

Core Coursework

• MATH 6600 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis I 3 Credits  
• ME 6930 - Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering 1-6 Credits  
• ME 8180 - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis 3 Credits  
• ME 8190 - Computational Methods in Thermal Sciences 3 Credits  
• ME 8710 - Engineering Optimization 3 Credits