The MS with a major in mechanical and energy engineering requires a minimum of 30 semester credit hours for the thesis or non-thesis options. All students must plan their degree program with the assistance of the graduate advisor and/or major professor as applicable. Students need to maintain at least a B average in all graduate courses to be eligible for graduation.

Mechanical and energy engineering, Thesis option (30 credit hours)

Student in the MS in mechanical engineering thesis option are required to take 30 semester credit hours that are to be taken as follows:

1. Twelve hours of course work from the core courses, including MEEN 5140 and three other courses. Core courses are grouped under four areas of study; students can take courses from a specific area for depth of knowledge, or sample courses from multiple areas for breadth of knowledge. 
2. Twelve hours of course work from the elective courses listed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Handbook. Additional core courses (beyond the required minimum of 12 hours) could also be taken as electives. Up to two additional engineering (non-MEEN) courses could be used as elective courses with prior approval of the graduate advisor/major professor.
3. Six hours of thesis ( MEEN 5950 ). Work for the master’s thesis comprises an independent and original study. The student must present and defend a written thesis that must be approved by the major professor and the advisory committee and filed with the graduate dean’s office. The thesis must conform to the graduate school requirements, which may be found at tgs.unt.edu. It is expected that this material will be of archival quality.
4. Students must also register and attend seminar (MEEN 5940 ) for one semester.

MS in mechanical engineering, Non-thesis option (30 credit hours)

Students are required to take 30 semester credit hours as follows:

1. Twelve hours of course work from the core courses, including MEEN 5140  and three other courses. Core courses are grouped under four areas of study; students can take courses from a specific area for depth of knowledge, or sample courses from multiple areas for breadth of knowledge.
2. Eighteen hours of course work from the elective courses listed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Handbook. Additional core courses (beyond the required minimum of 12 hours) could also be taken as electives. Up to two additional engineering (non-MEEN) courses could be used as elective courses with prior approval of the graduate advisor/major professor.
3. Students must also register and attend seminar (MEEN 5940 ) for one semester.