M. Eng. Curriculum
Each student must complete at least 30 credits, of which at least 18 must be at the graduate level (500- level). Students must follow the approved program of study provided in one of the four emphasis areas, or receive approval to substitute courses on the course list. A limited number of courses may be substituted for those listed in the approved programs. Students must provide valid justification for all proposed changes (such as lack of availability, previous successful completion of a similar course, greater benefit to a student's degree program, etc.).
As early as possible during the first semester of study, a student should consult with his/her advisor and submit the Master of Engineering Program Approval form, which lists the courses that are expected to make up a student's degree program.
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Choose your option: |
| Course |
Semester Offered* |
| AE 472 - Building Construction Management I |
Spring |
AE 473 - Building Construction Management and Control |
Fall |
AE 475 - Building Construction Engineering I |
Fall |
AE 476 - Building Construction Engineering II |
Spring |
AE 570 (Production Management) OR CE 533 (Construction Productivity Analysis and Performance Evaluation |
Fall |
500-level Elective (see below) |
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500-level Elective (see below) |
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500-level Elective (see below) |
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500-level Elective (see below) |
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AE 596 Independent Study, MEng Paper/Project |
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MENG Electives for Construction Option:
AE 542 – Building Enclosure, Science & Design (Spring)
AE 570 – Production Management in Construction (Fall)
AE 571 - International Construction Management (Not currently planned)
AE 572 - Project Development and Delivery Planning (Spring)
AE 573 - Strategic Management in Construction (Not currently planned)
AE 598C - Sustainable Construction Project Management (Fall)
AE 597F – Virtual Facility Prototyping (Spring )
AE 597G – Building Information Modeling (Fall)
CE 531 - Legal Aspects of Engineering and Construction (Not currently planned)
CE 533 - Construction Productivity Analysis and Performance Evaluation (Not currently planned)
Any other relevant 500-level course that is approved by the Graduate Program Officer
Notes:
- Semester offered indicates recent and/or planned offerings.
- Small modifications to this program may be made based on course availability and a student's past coursework, experience and educational goals. If a course is not offered in an academic year, a suitable replacement course can be selected, in consultation with the student's academic advisor and/or the Graduate Program Officer. All requests for course substitutions must be submitted to the Graduate Program Officer through written petition prior to scheduling the course.
- See web page below for AE course descriptions and updates to planned course offerings: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/courses/graduate.asp
| Course |
Semester Offered |
AE 461
- Basic Theory of Building Illumination |
Fall |
AE 464
- Advanced Illumination Engineering |
Fall |
AE 466
- Computer Aided Lighting Design & Analysis |
Spring |
AE 467
- Advanced Building Electrical Systems Design |
Fall |
AE 562
- Luminous Flux Transfer |
Fall (odd years) |
AE 565
- Daylighting |
Spring (even years) |
500 Level Elective (see below)
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Fall (even years) |
500 Level Elective (see below) |
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500-level Elective (see below) |
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MENG Electives for Lighting Option:
AE 561 – Science of Light Sources (Fall – even numbered years)
AE 563 – Luminaire Optics (Not currently planned)
AE 564 – Lighting Design for Visual Appearance (Not currently planned)
AE 569 – Research Topics Illumination Engineering (Fall 11)
AE 551 – Combined Heat and Power (Spring)
AE 597E - Color Science for Illumination Engineering (Not currently planned)
AE 598C – Sustainable Construction Project Management (Fall)
Any relevant 500-level course (with approval)
Notes:
- Semester offered indicates recent and/or planned offerings.
- Small modifications to this program may be made based on course availability and a student's past coursework, experience and educational goals. If a course is not offered in an academic year, a suitable replacement course can be selected, in consultation with the student's academic advisor and/or the Graduate Program Officer. All requests for course substitutions must be submitted to the Graduate Program Officer through written petition prior to scheduling the course.
- See web page below for AE course descriptions and updates to planned course offerings: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/courses/graduate.asp
| Course | Semester Offered* |
| AE 454 - Advanced HVAC I |
Fall |
| AE 457 - HVAC Control Systems |
Spring |
| AE 458 - Advanced Architectural Acoustics and Noise Control |
Fall |
| AE 467 - Advanced Building Electrical Systems Design |
Spring |
| AE 557 - Centralized Cooling Production and Distribution Systems |
Fall |
| AE 558 - Centralized Heating Production and Distribution Systems |
Spring |
| 500-level. Elective (see below) |
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| 500-level. Elective (see below) |
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| 500-level. Elective (see below) |
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| AE 596 - Independent Study, MEng Paper/Project |
MENG Electives for Mechanical Option::
AE 542 - Building Enclosure, Science & Design (Spring)
AE 551 Combined Heat and Power Systems (Not currently planned)
AE 552 - Air Quality in Buildings (Fall)
AE 555 – Building Automation and Control Systems (Fall)
AE 556 – Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes (Not currently planned)
AE 559 - Computational Fluid Dynamics (Spring)
AE 597 – Solar Photovoltaic Systems Design (Fall 11)
M E 512 Heat Transfer--Conduction
M E 513 Heat Transfer--Convection
M E 514 Heat Transfer--Radiation
Other Relevant M E 500-level courses (with approval)
Any relevant AE 500-level course (with approval)
Notes:
- Semester offered indicates recent and/or planned offerings.
- Small modifications to this program may be made based on course availability and a student's past coursework, experience and educational goals. If a course is not offered in an academic year, a suitable replacement course can be selected, in consultation with the student's academic advisor and/or the Graduate Program Officer. All requests for course substitutions must be submitted to the Graduate Program Officer through written petition prior to scheduling the course.
- See web page below for AE course descriptions and updates to planned course offerings: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/courses/graduate.asp
| Course | Semester Offered* |
| ABE 462 - Design of Wood Structures |
Spring |
| AE 403 - Advanced
Steel Design |
Spring |
| AE 431 - Advanced
Concrete Design |
Spring |
| AE 432 - Design and Theory of Masonry Structures |
Spring |
| AE 597A - Computer Modeling of Framed Structures |
Spring |
| 500-level M.A.E. Elective (see below) |
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| 500-level M.A.E. Elective (see below) |
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| 500-level M.A.E. Elective (see below) |
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| 500-level M.A.E. Elective (see below) |
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| AE 596 - Independent Study, MEng Paper/Project |
MENG Electives for Structural Option:
AE 537 - Building Failures (Fall)
AE 534 - Steel Connections (Fall)
AE 538 - Earthquake Engineering (Fall)
AE 542 - Building Enclosure, Science & Design (Spring)
CE 543 – Prestressed Concrete Behavior & Design (Not currently planned)
CE 545 –Metal Structure Behavior and Design (Fall)
CE 546 - Reinforced Concrete Slabs
CE 548 – Structural Design for Dynamic Loads (Not currently planned)
AE 597A – Computer Modeling of Building Structures (Spring)
AE 597B – Historical Methods of Structural Analysis (Spring)
AE 597C/CE 597C – Design of Wood Structures (Not currently planned)
E MCH 500 – Adv. Mechanics of Materials (Not currently planned)
EMCH 507 – Theory of Elasticity and Applications (Spring)
E MCH 560 - Finite Element Analysis (Fall)
ABE 513 - Applied Finite Element, Finite Difference, and Boundary Element Methods (Spring)
CE or AE graduate course in the structures area (with approval)
Notes:
- Semester offered indicates recent and/or planned offerings.
- Small modifications to this program may be made based on course availability and a student's past coursework, experience and educational goals. If a course is not offered in an academic year, a suitable replacement course can be selected, in consultation with the student's academic advisor and/or the Graduate Program Officer. All requests for course substitutions must be submitted to the Graduate Program Officer through written petition prior to scheduling the course.
- See web page below for AE course descriptions and updates to planned course offerings: http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/courses/graduate.asp