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Graduate Course List

Not all courses listed are offered at all times. The course list shows courses offered during the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 academic years. Thayer School reserves the right to cancel the offering of any listed course when the enrollment is fewer than 5 students.

See graduate course descriptions for class meeting times, descriptions, prerequisites, and instructors.

Applied Mathematics

ENGS 91 Numerical Methods in Computation
ENGS 92 Fourier Transforms and Complex Variables
ENGS 100 Methods in Applied Mathematics I
ENGS 103 Statistical Methods in Engineering
ENGS 104 Optimization Methods for Engineering Applications
ENGS 105 Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations I
ENGS 106 Numerical Linear Algebra
ENGS 200 Methods in Applied Mathematics II
ENGS 202 Nonlinear Systems
ENGS 205 Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations II
ENGG 309 Topics in Computational Science

Bioengineering

ENGS 160: Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
ENGS 161 Metabolic Engineering
ENGS 162 Methods in Biotechnology
ENGS 165 Biomaterials
ENGG 166 Physiology for Bioengineers
ENGS 167 Medical Imaging
ENGG 168 Biomedical Radiation Transport
ENGG 261 Biomass Energy Systems
ENGG 266 Physiological Control System Modeling
ENGG 267 Advanced Medical Imaging and Computing
ENGG 364 Medical Signal Processing
ENGG 365 Advanced Biomaterials
ENGG 367 Heat Transfer in Hyperthermia

Computers & Communications

ENGS 110 Signal Processing
ENGS 112 Modern Information Technologies
ENGS 114 Networked Multi-Agent Systems
ENGS 115 Parallel Computing
ENGS 116 Computer Engineering: Computer Architecture
ENGG 210 Spectral Analysis
ENGG 212 Communications Theory
ENGG 310 Advanced Topics in Signals and Systems
ENGG 312 Topics in Statistical Communication Theory
ENGG 317 Topics in Digital Computer Design

Electromagnetics, Optics, Electronics, & Circuits

ENGS 120 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
ENGS 122 Semiconductor Theory and Devices
ENGS 123 Optics
ENGS 124 Optical Devices and Systems
ENGS 125 Power Electronics and Electromechanical Energy Conversion
ENGS 126 Analog VLSI Systems Design
ENGG 127 VLSI Systems Design
ENGG 128 HDL-Based System Design
ENGG 129 Instrumentation and Measurement
ENGS 220 Electromagnetic Wave Theory
ENGG 324 Microstrip Lines and Circuits

Engineering Management

ENGG 176 Design for Manufacturing
ENGG 177 Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty
ENGM 178 Technology Assessment
ENGM 179 Financial and Managerial Accounting
ENGM 180 Corporate Finance
ENGM 181 Marketing
ENGM 182 Organizational Behavior
ENGM 183 Operations Management
ENGM 184 Introduction to Optimization Methods
ENGM 185 Topics in Manufacturing Design and Processors
ENGM 186 Technology Project Management
ENGM 188 Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship
ENGM 189 Topics in Engineering Management

Environmental Science & Engineering

ENGS 170 Topics in Environmental Science and Engineering
ENGS 171 Industrial Ecology
ENGS 172 Climate Change and Engineering
ENGG 173 Energy Utilization
ENGG 373 Cold Regions Science
ENGG 374 Cold Regions Engineering

Fluids, Transport, & Chemical Processes

ENGS 150 Computational Fluid Dynamics
ENGS 151 Environmental Fluid Mechanics
ENGS 152 Magnetohydrodynamics
ENGS 153 Computational Plasma Dynamics
ENGS 155 Intermediate Thermodynamics
ENGS 156 Heat, Mass, and Momentum Transfer
ENGS 157 Chemical Process Design
ENGS 158 Chemical Kinetics and Reactors
ENGS 250 Turbulence in Fluids

Materials Science

ENGS 130 Mechanical Behavior of Materials
ENGS 131 Science of Solid State Materials
ENGS 132 Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Condensed Phases
ENGS 133 Diffraction Methods of Materials Analysis
ENGS 134 Nanotechnology
ENGS 135 Thin Films and Microfabrication Technology
ENGS 137 Methods of Materials Characterization
ENGG 138 Corrosion and Degradation of Materials
ENGG 230 Fatigue and Fracture
ENGG 332 Topics in Plastic Flow and Fracture of Solids
ENGG 339 Advanced Electron Microscopy

Mechanics, Dynamics & Control

ENGS 140 Applied Mechanics: Dynamics
ENGS 142 Intermediate Solid Mechanics
ENGS 145 Modern Control Theory
ENGS 146 Computer-Aided Mechanical Engineering Design
ENGG 147 Tribology
ENGG 148 Structural Mechanics
ENGG 149 Introduction to Systems Identification
ENGG 240 Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery
ENGG 347 Topics in Surface Mechanics

Project and Design Courses

ENGS 175 Advanced Product Design
ENGS 190 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Initiation
ENGS 290 Engineering Design Methodology and Project Completion
ENGG 390 Master of Engineering Management Project

Research and Independent Study

ENGG 192 Independent or Group Study in Engineering Sciences
ENGS 296 Graduate Research (1 credit)
ENGS 297 Graduate Research (2 credits)
ENGS 298 Graduate Research (3 credits)

Seminars and Workshops

ENGS 195 Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society
ENGG 196 Seminar on Applied Science and Technology
ENGG 197 Ph.D. Professional Workshops
ENGG 198 Research-in-Progress Workshop
ENGG 199 Special Topics in Engineering Sciences
ENGG 299 Advanced Special Topics in Engineering Sciences
ENGG 300 New Venture Creation
ENGG 321 Introduction to Innovation