1. Technical Electives Handbook

2. Options for electives ENME 4XX courses
Graduate courses (GPA >3.2 and meet pre-reqs)
Independent research (ENME 488)
Combine elective with study abroad
Up to 2 electives from related majors* ……...
*Related majors:
Business
Chemistry
Computer Science
ENES
Math
Physics
Other engineering

3. When is it offered? Fall-only Electives*
ENME 423, Modern Climate Control Eng
ENME 426, Production Management
ENME 430, Fund. Of Nuclear Eng
ENME 442, Information Security
ENME 454, Vehicle Dynamics
ENME 473, Mechanical Design of Electronic Sys
ENME 483/484, Physics of Turbulent Flow
ENME 489F, Fund. Of Atmospheric Flight
ENME 489G, Manuf. Processes & Design
ENME 489V, Mechanical Contracting
Offered irregularly:
ENME 421, Design Ideation
ENME 432, Nuclear Reactor Lab
ENME 440, Applied Machine Learning for Eng.
ENME 444, Assistive Robotics
ENME 476, MEMS
ENME 481, Lab on a chip Microsystems
ENME 489L, Bio-inspired Robots
ENME 489M, Small Energy Appliance Compet.
ENME 489N, Residential & Indust. Energy Audit
ENME 489O, Micro/Nano Robotics
ENME 489R, Fiber Optics
ENME 489X, Flexible Macroelectronics or Energy Conversion Sys. for Sustainability
Electives offered both fall and spring*:
ENME 400, Machine Design
ENME 466, Lean Six Sigma
ENME 470, Finite Element Analysis
ENME 408, Automotive Design (car team)
ENME 467, Engineering for Social Change
ENME 488, independent research w/faculty
Either ENME 489Y or Z, Deformable Bodies and Adv Strength of Materials
Spring-only Electives*
ENME 410, Design Optimization
ENME 424, Urban Microclimate & Energy
ENME 431, Nuclear Reactor Sys & Safety
ENME 436, Renewable Energy
ENME 461, Control Systems Lab
ENME 464, Cost Analysis for Engineers
ENME 489i,Computational Fluid Mech or Dynamics
ENME 489C, Medical Robotics
ENME 489E, Design for Sustainability
ENME 489P, Combustion Engines
ENME 489Q, Managing for Innov. & Quality
ENME 489T, Nuclear Reactor Design
ENME 489W, Waste Management
ENRE 447, Reliability Engineering
*Subject to change: professors sometimes take a sabbatical or are needed to teach a required class or graduate class

4. Popular concentrations within Mechanical Engineering
Renewable Energy
Electives: Renewable Energy, Energy Audit, Modern Climate Control Eng., Ultra Low Energy Appliance Design, Urban Microclimate and Energy
Minor: Nuclear Engineering
Project/Competitions/Programs: Solar Decathlon (UMD won this competition in 2011), DOE Max Tech and Beyond (UMD Mechanical Engineering won this competition in 2012 and 2013) , Engineers Without Borders
Study Abroad: Univ of New South Wales (Australia), Energy Tomorrow (Australia), Kassel Germany winter term program (Environment & Industry)
Research: Drs. Radermacher and Hwang (Center for Environmental Energy Engineering), Dr. Ohadi (Center for Environmental Energy Engineering), Dr. Srebric
Engineering Management
Electives: Lean Six Sigma, Managing for Innovation and Quality, Production Management, Cost Analysis for Engineers, Eng for Social Change
Minor/Special Programs: Project Management, QUEST (process improvement, quality management, and system design), Business Analytics Minor
Study Abroad: International Business Cultures in Eng and Tech (Winter-term Australia, summer in Europe), QUEST winter programs in China and Abu Dhabi

5. Popular concentrations within Mechanical Engineering
Robotics
Electives: Medical Robotics, Bio-inspired robots, Control Systems Lab, Micro/nano robots, MEMS, Assistive Robotics
Projects/Competitions: Maryland
Research: Dr. Desai (medical robotics), Dr. Bergbreiter (micro robots), Dr. Gupta (bio inspired robotics), Dr. Chopra
Automotive Design
Electives: Automotive Design, Vehicle Dynamics, Machine Design, Internal Combustion Engines
Projects/Competitions: SAE Formula One and Baja Competitions
Study Abroad: Programs in Germany and Spain both have course material in this area
Research: Dr. Hamilton

6. Electives by Division Mechanics and Materials Thermal Fluid Science
Advanced Strength of Materials
Deformable Bodies
MEMS and Lab on a Chip Microsystems
Machine Design
Control Systems Lab
Micro/nano robots
Computational Dynamics
Ultra Low Use Energy Appliance Design
Internal Combustion Engines
Renewable Energy
Nuclear courses (fundamentals, systems and safety, nuclear reactor design, reactor lab)
Pollution and Waste Tech.
Computational Fluid Mechanics
Urban Micro-climate and Energy
Physics/Dynamics of Turbulent Flow

7. Electives by Division Design and Reliability Electronic Product Design
Applied Machine Learning for Engineering and Design
Automobile Design (Formula SAE team class)
Assistive Robotics
Bio-inspired Robotics
CAD and FEA
Design Ideation
Design Optimization
Design for Sustainability
Engineering for Social Change
Fund. Of Reliability
Information Security
Managing for Innov. & Quality
Manufacturing Proc. & Design
Medical Robotics
Production Management
Electronic Product Design
Electronic Product Design, Part 1 and 2
Cost Analysis for Engineers