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M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering (Distance Learning)

The online Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering program offers flexibility for working engineers to specialize in areas like robotics, design, or simulation. Designed for professionals seeking skill development and career advancement in the space industry, the program allows students to balance education with full-time work.

Format

Remote

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Note: This page provides a general overview. For complete and accurate information, please consult the M.Eng. Student Services Coordinator. For current course offerings and information, refer to the Cornell University Registrar: Courses of Study.

Degree Requirements

The program’s flexibility allows students to build an individualized program of courses. Students are required to complete 30 credits of work at the graduate level. Each student’s curriculum includes a major design project along with a combination of technical courses. Students may also take one or two professional development courses to build complementary skills.

Required Courses

A variety of exciting course options are available to you – all online.

Any of our distance learning courses can be used to create a personal program of courses to match your goals. This includes our courses offered in the Spacecraft Engineering distant learning program.

These courses span the range of mechanical engineering focus areas.

  • Intermediate Dynamics
  • Dimensional Tolerancing in Mechanical Design
  • Engineering Vibrations
  • Automotive Engineering

Design

  • Innovative Product Design
  • Additive Manufacturing: Fundamentals and Processes
  • Mechanics of Composite Structures
  • Advanced Product Design
  • Polymer Mechanics
  • Human-Robot Interaction: Algorithms and Experiments

Simulation/Analysis

  • Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical Design
  • Intermediate Dynamics
  • Intermediate Fluid Dynamics with CFD
  • Advanced Applications of Finite Element Analysis Using Ansys
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Combustion

Robotics/Controls

  • Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
  • Human-Robot Interactions:Algorithms and Experiments
  • Feedback Controls
  • Robot Perception
  • Model Based Estimation

Professional Development Courses

  • Project Management
  • Sys Eng and Six Sigma for the Des and Op of Reliable Systems
  • Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers
  • Theory and Practice of Systems Architecture

Project

Gain practical experience applying your engineering knowledge and learning to a real problem in your focus area.

A major component of all Cornell Master of Engineering degrees is the project. Projects are the capstone of the program, allowing you an opportunity to leverage your new and learned subject matter to highlight who you are as an engineer. You can pick from a variety of projects that meet your program goals – even porting a project from work if you want to.

Projects with a faculty member are focused around their research areas. They are designed to be applied, meaning they are goal oriented – working alongside research but not doing research. A dedicated and experienced project supervisor provides the problem and advises you throughout the semester. While most of the project is completed remotely on a part-time basis, there are options for you to come to campus to work alongside your project advisor/team.

Projects from work – or from outside Cornell – are also possible. In these cases you would work with an external technical advisor and a Cornell faculty member or M.Eng. staff member to ensure the project meets M.Eng. requirements.