Overview

Department of Mechanical Engineering / Department of Mechanical Engineering is located in Statesboro, GA, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)
(Graduate Certificate)	Engineering and manufacturing management
Master of Science in Applied Engineering (MSAE)	Engineering and information technology	Engineering and information technology
(Graduate Certificate)	Occupational safety and environmental compliance
Master of Science in Applied Engineering (MSAE)	Engineering/mechatronics
Master of Science in Applied Engineering (MSAE)	Engineering/energy science
Master of Science in Applied Engineering (MSAE)	Engineering/engineering management

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

40

Applied

34

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	June 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 15th	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Undergraduate major or equivalent in proposed study area; 2.75 GPA

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

37

Total Graduate Students

21%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.41%
Black or African American	8.11%
White or Caucasian	54%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.41%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.41%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (83%)

Female (16%)

Faculty

24

Total faculty

Full-time - 24

Part-time - 0

Male (23)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Interdisciplinary research in computational mechanics, experimental and computational biofuel combustion and tribology, mechatronics and control, thermomechanical and thermofluid finite element modeling, information technology, analysis and design of antennas for wireless communications, wireless energy harvest, propagation modeling, RFID, wireless sensors, GPS/GNSS, metamaterials, finite element modeling of bioinstrumentation, embedded systems

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

81,085

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 8046
Statesboro, GA  30460
United States

Contact Dr. Brian Vlcek
Chair
Email: bvlcek@georgiasouthern.edu
Phone: -478 ext. 5761
Fax: 912-478

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