Students may enter the program immediately after receiving a bachelor's degree, or they may start their program after a period of employment in industry. Classes also are available through distance-learning technology, including interactive, live video and asynchronous internet systems. The department offers a limited number of graduate assistantships and research assistantships. Additional opportunities for research assistantships exist through the Ohio Aerospace Institute. Upon successful completion of the requirements of the program, students will have a solid education based upon the fundamentals of engineering science and will be prepared for practical applications of engineering design, analysis, and research.
Graduates are, therefore, well prepared for employment in industry or research laboratories.
In addition to tGraduate College requirements for admission, students must have a sound basis in science and mathematics for the advanced work of the mechanical engineering master's program. Admission will be granted to qualified students holding a baccalaureate degree in mechanical engineering or other traditional fields of engineering. The latter students, however, will be required to take prescribed undergraduate courses in mechanical engineering to ensure adequate preparation for the required graduate-level courses. Students who are lacking in basic undergraduate courses will find the opportunity to complete their preparation for graduate work in day and evening undergraduate offerings of the Mechanical Engineering Department and other departments in the University. Undergraduate courses taken to remediate deficiencies will not count toward graduate degree requirements.