Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Updated: March 2015
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
TECHNICAL ELECTIVES
Mechanical Engineering majors are required to complete four (4) Technical Electives.
At least one (1) of these electives must be a MAE course.
Note: not all courses are offered each year/quarter.
FLUIDS AND THERMAL ENGINEERING
MAE 104
MAE 110B
MAE 113
MAE 118
MAE 119
MAE 120
MAE 180A
MAE 181
MAE 210A
MAE 211
MAE 212
MAE 220A
Aerodynamics
Thermodynamic Systems
Fundamentals of Propulsion
Intro to Energy Systems
Intro to Renewable Energy: Solar & Wind
Intro to Nuclear Energy
Spacecraft Guidance I
Space Mission Analysis and Design
Fluid Mechanics I
Intro to Combustion
Introductory Compressible Flow
Physics of Gases
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
MAE 118
MAE 119
MAE 120
MAE 122
MAE 123
MAE 124
CHEM 149A,B
Intro to Energy Systems
Intro to Renewable Energy: Solar & Wind
Intro to Nuclear Energy
Flow and Transport in the Environment
Intro to Transport in Porous Media
Environmental Challenges: Science and Solutions
Environmental Chemistry
DESIGN
MAE 131B
MAE 131C
MAE 133
MAE 143C
MAE 232A,B
MAE 291
MAE 292
Solid Mechanics II
Solid Mechanics III
Finite Element Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Digital Control Systems
Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics I & II
Design and Mechanics Problems in Computer Technology
Computer Aided Analysis and Design
DYNAMIC SYSTEMS AND CONTROL
MAE 143C
MAE 142
MAE 149
MAE 180A
MAE 181
ECE 172A
Digital Control Systems
Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
Sensor Networks
Spacecraft Guidance
Space Mission Analysis and Design
Robotics and Machine Intelligence
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Updated: March 2015
ECE 174
ECE 186
MAE 280A
MAE 281A
MAE 283A
Optimization
Robotic Vision
Linear Systems Theory
Nonlinear Systems
Parametric Identification: Theory and Methods
MECHANICS AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
MAE 131B
MAE 131C
MAE 133
MAE 166
MAE 231A
Fundamentals of Solid Mechanics II
Solid Mechanics III
Finite Element Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nanomaterials
Foundations of Solid Mechanics
STRUCTUAL ENGINEERING
SE 103
SE 120
SE 130A, B
SE 142
SE 144
SE 181
Conceptual Structural Design
Engineering Graphics and Computer Aided Structural Design
Structural Analysis
Design of Composite Structures
Aerospace Structural Analysis
Geotechnical Engineering
OTHER
COGS 152
ECE 120
PSYC 161
MATH 102
MATH 109
MATH 120A
MATH 175
MATH 187
MGT 172
Cognitive Foundations of Mathematics
Solar System Physics
Engineering Psychology
Applied Linear Algebra
Mathematical Reasoning
Elements of Complex Analysis
Numerical Partial Differential Equations (Formerly known as MAT H 172)
Introduction to Cryptography
Business Project Management
NOTE: Only students with an overall GPA of 3.50 and an A- or better in all prerequisite courses are
encouraged to take graduate-level classes to fulfill their technical elective requirement. Students must
obtain consent from both the instructor and the MAE Student Affairs Office to take graduate level
courses.
For information about receiving TE credit for courses not on this list, please contact an MAE undergraduate advisor:
Sandra de Sousa (sdesousa@ucsd.edu), Chelsea Rankin (crankin@ucsd.edu)