Overview

Program in Mechanical Engineering / Program in Mechanical Engineering is located in Birmingham, AL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)	Mechanical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	21

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE general test is required for all applicants who did not receive a BS degree from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Committee of ABET http://www.abet.org, or from other programs with reciprocal agreement under the Washington Accord http://www.ieagreements.org/accords/washington/. Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

32

Applied

18

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

60

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 1st	August 1st	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No
Summer deadline	May 1st	May 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE general test is required for all applicants who did not receive a BS degree from a program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Committee of ABET http://www.abet.org, or from other programs with reciprocal agreement under the Washington Accord http://www.ieagreements.org/accords/washington/.
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 overall or over last 60 semester hours of earned credit

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships

Student Body

23

Total Graduate Students

65%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	8.7%
White or Caucasian	21%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.35%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (100%)

Female (0%)

Faculty

7

Total faculty

Full-time - 5

Part-time - 2

Male (6)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computational fluid dynamics, energy systems, geologic storage of carbon dioxide, computational structural mechanics, vehicle and robotics engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,406,741

Location & Contact

Address 1720 2nd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL  35294
United States

Contact Dr. David Littlefield
Chair
Email: littlefield@uab.edu
Phone: 205-934-8460

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