Requirements
Core Requirements:
Science/Engineering:
Numerical methods (Courses are 3 credits each)
MATH 2070 Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing 1
MATH 2071 Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing 2
MATH 2090 Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 3071 Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations
ME 2060 Numerical Methods
Scientific computing/programming (Courses are 3 credits each)
PHYS 2274 Computational Methods
CS 2010 Algorithm Design
CS 2045 Introduction to High Performance Computing Systems
CS 2150 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
CS 2450 Parallel Computing
CS 2620 Interdisciplinary Modeling and Visualization
Concentration Areas:
Bioengineering
Students doing a concentration in Bioengineering need to take a minimum of 12 credits from the following list. All listed courses are 3 credits except MS CMP 3780 which is 2 credits and BIOE 2095 which can be for one, two, or three credits.
BIOE 2035 Biomechanics Modeling of Movement
BIOE 2064 Biomechanics of Organs, Tissues, and Cells
BIOE 2067 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
BIOE 2310 Hemodynamics and Biotransport
BIOE 2515 Cardiovascular System Dynamics and Modeling
BIOE 2696 Control Theory in Neuroscience
MSCMP 3780 Systems Approach to Inflammation
BIOE 2095 Independent/Directed Study
Biological Sciences
Students doing a concentration in Biological Sciences are required to take all of the following 2 credit courses. (BIOSC 2011-2013 are taken together in one term and BIOSC 2021-2023 are taken together in the following term.) Each of these courses is 3 credits.
BIOSC 2011 Current Topics in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
BIOSC 2012 Current Topics in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
BIOSC 2013 Current Topics in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
BIOSC 2021 Current Topics in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
BIOSC 2022 Current Topics in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
BIOSC 2023 Current Topics in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Students doing a concentration in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering should take the following four courses. Each of these courses is 3 credits.
ChE 2101 Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
ChE 2201 Fundamentals of Reaction Processes
ChE 2301 Fundamentals of Transport Processes I
ChE 3902 Directed Study
Chemistry
Students doing a concentration in Chemistry must take two core courses, one additional 3-credit chemistry graduate course, and 3 credits of directed study. Courses that meet the core course requirement are listed below. Each of these courses is 3 credits.
CHEM 2110 Physical Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 2120 Inorganic Synthesis
CHEM 2210 Electrochemistry
CHEM 2220 Chemical Seporations
CHEM 2230 Analytical Spectroscopy
CHEM 2410 Mechanistic Organic Chemistry
CHEM 2420 Advanced Organic Synthesis
CHEM 2430 Quantum Mechanics and Kinetics
CHEM 2440 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
CHEM 2810 Biological Chemistry I
CHEM 2820 Biological Chemistry II
CHEM 3902 Directed Study
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Students doing a concentration in Civil and Environmental Engineering should take four courses from the following list of courses. Each of these courses is 3 credits.
CEE 2100 Numerical Methods 3
CEE 2105 Advanced Civil Engineering Materials
CEE 2320 Advanced Mechanics of Materials 3
CEE 2322 Fatigue and Fracture of Metal Structures
CEE 2324 Computational Nanomechanics
CEE 2333 Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method
CEE 2330 Advanced Structural Analysis
CEE 2360 Dynamics of Structures
CEE 2408 Advanced Environmental Fluid Mechanics
CEE 3320 Continuum Mechanics
CEE 3321 Applied Plasticity
CEE 3322 Fracture Mechanics
CEE 3330 Structural Stability
CEE 3331 Plate and Shell Structures
CEE 3332 Energy Methods in Structural Analysis
CEE 3333 Advanced Finite Elements
CEE 3414 Advanced Hydrology
CEE 3420 Hydrologic Modeling
CEE 3997 Special Investigation
Computer Science
Students doing a concentration in Computer Science should take four courses from the following list of courses. Each of these courses is 3 credits.
CS 2010 Introduction to Algorithms
CS 2150 Algorithms
CS 2045 Introduction to High Performance Computing Systems
CS 2450 Parallel Computing
CS 2620 Modeling and Visualization
CS 2410 Computer Architecture
CS 2210 Compilers
CS 2550 Database
CS 2510 Operating Systems
CS 2750 Machine Learning
Economics
Students doing a concentration in Economics, should choose one of the following course sequences. Each of these courses is 3 credits.
ECON 2100 Advanced Microeconomic Theory I
ECON 2120 Advanced Microeconomic Theory II
ECON 2600 Computational Methods in Economics
ECON 3902 Directed Study
or
ECON 2110 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory I
ECON 2130 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory II
ECON 2600 Computational Methods in Economics
ECON 3902 Directed Study
or
ECON 2260 Advanced Econometrics I
ECON 2270 Advanced Econometrics II
ECON 2600 Computational Methods in Economics
ECON 3902 Directed Study
Geology and Environmental Sciences
Students doing a concentration in Geology and Environmental Sciences should choose four courses from the following list. Each of these courses is 3 credits.
GEOL 2021 Advanced Igneous Petrology
GEOL 2129 Basin Analysis
GEOL 2151 Groundwater Geology
GEOL 2449 GIS, GPS, and Computer Methods
GEOL 2446 Adv GIS Systems & Computer Methods
GEOL 2460 Applied Rem9ote Sensing & GPS Techniques
GEOL 2461 Advance Remote Sensing
GEOL 2640 Advanced Geohazards and Risk Management
GEOL 3410 Exploration Geophysics
Mathematics
Students doing a concentration in Mathematics should choose four courses from the following list. Each of these courses is 3 credits.
MATH 2070 Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing I
MATH 2071 Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing II
MATH 2090 Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 3071 Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations
MATH 2030 Iterative Methods for Linear and Nonlinear Systems
MATH 2950 Methods of Applied Mathematics
MATH 3072 The Finite Element Method
MATH 3380 Mathematical Biology
MATH 2960 Computational Fluid Mechanics
MATH 2601 Advanced Scientific Computing I
MATH 2602 Advanced Scientific Computing II
MATH 3375 Computational Neuroscience
MATH 2603 Advanced Scientific Computing III
MATH 2604 Advanced Scientific Computing IV
MATH 3040 Topics in Scientific Computing: High Performance Computing
MATH 3902 Directed Study
Mechanical Engineering
Students doing a concentration in Mechanical Engineering should take four courses from the following list. Each of these courses is 3 credits.
ME 2027 Advanced Dynamics
ME 2033 Fracture Mechanics for Production Design & MFG
ME 2041 Experimental Mechanics
ME 2045 Linear Control Systems
ME 2046 Digital Control Systems
ME 2050 Thermodynamics
ME 2055 Computer Aided Analysis in Transportation Phenomena
ME 2056 Introduction to Combustion Theory
ME 2064 Introduction to Cell Mechanobiology
ME 2067 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (3)
ME 2080 Introduction to Micro Electric Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
ME 2082 Principles of Electromechanical Sensors & Actuators ME 3003 Theory of Continuous Media ME 3004 Advanced Elasticity ME 3006 Inelasticity
ME 3007 Energetics
ME 3021 Mechanical Vibrations II
ME 3023 Composite
ME 3036 Advanced Fracture Mechanics
ME 3047 Advanced Finite Element Analysis
ME 3052 Conduction Heat Transfer
ME 3054 Convection Heat Transfer
ME 3055 Multiphase Flow
ME 3075 Hydrodynamic Stability
ME 3078 Viscous Fluids ME 3079 Turbulence
ME 3081 Non-Newtonian Fluids
Physics and Astronomy
Students choosing to do a concentration in Physics will choose from one of the following five thematic areas. Example course groupings within each thematic area are also listed. Exact courses taken by each students will be determined by the student and his/her advisor. In some cases the advisory may require more than four Physics courses to fulfill the concentration requirement. Each of these courses is 3 credits, with the exception of PHYS 2555, which is 4 credits.
Computational Elementary Particle Physics:
PHYS 2373 Mathematical Methods
PHYS 2555 Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 2565 Quantum Mechanics I
PHYS 2566 Quantum Mechanics II
PHYS 3717 Particle Physics
PHYS 3718 Advanced Particle Physics
PHYS 3765 Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 3766 Field Theory I
Computational Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy:
PHYS 2373 Mathematical Methods
PHYS 2555 Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 3750 Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy
PHYS 3785 Cosmology
Computational Stellar Astronomy:
PHYS 2373 Mathematical Methods
PHYS 2555 Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 3780 Stellar Structure
PHYS 3751 Interstellar Medium
PHYS 3784 Radiative Processes in Astrophysics
Survey Astronomy:
PHYS 3752 Astronomical Techniques
PHYS 3750 Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy
PHYS 3780 Stellar Structure
PHYS 3751 Interstellar Medium
PHYS 3784 Radiative Processes in Astrophysics
Computational Nanoscience:
PHYS 2373 Mathematical Methods
PHYS 2555 Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 2565 Quantum Mechanics I
PHYS 2566 Quantum Mechanics II
PHYS 3715 Solid-state Physics
Psychology
Students doing a concentration in Psychology need to complete the following courses. Each of these courses is 3 credits.
PSYC 2476 Topics Seminar: Computational Modeling
PSYC 2450 Problem Solving and Reasoning
PSYC 2465 Perception and Attention
PSYC 2470 Skill Acquisition
Statistics
Students doing a concentration in Statistics need to complete the following courses. Each of these courses is 3 credits.
STAT 2270 Data Mining
STAT 3341 Advanced Modern Statistical Computing (Monte Carlo Methods)
STAT 3342 Advanced Modern Statistical Computing
STAT 3731 Topics in Stochastic Processes (Stochastic Differential Equations)
STAT 3732 Topics in Stochastic Processes