Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Core Requirements
21 units- A E 515 - Methods of Analysis
- M E 520 - Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations
- M E 530 - Linear Control
- M E 532 - Robot Modeling and Control
- M E 535 - Mechanics of Composite Structures
- M E 540 - Mechanics of Polymers
- M E 543 - Powder-Based Manufacturing
- M E 544 - Scalable Manufacturing of Emerging Technology
- M E 552 - Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
- M E 554 - Automotive Power
- M E 555 - Thermal Systems Analysis and Design
- M E 556 - Solar Energy Conversion
- M E 570 - Engineering Sensor Technology
- M E 580 - Biomechanics
- M E 582 - Introduction to Nanobiotechnology
- M E 585 - Fundamentals of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
- M E 596 - Battery Science
- A E 601 - Computational Fluid Mechanics
- A E 611 - Vibration of Elastic Solids
- A E 612 - Compressible Fluid Flow
- A E 621 - Theory of Elasticity
- A E 641 - Structural Optimization
- A E 644 - Turbulent Flow
- A E 670 - Optimal Control
- M E 610 - Finite Element Methods in Mechanical Engineering
- M E 635 - Autonomous Vehicles: Perception, Control, and Planning
- M E 640 - Nanomaterials
- M E 645 - Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials
- M E 646 - Mechanics of Sintering
- M E 651 - Advanced Thermodynamics
- M E 653 - Combustion
- M E 656 - Conduction Heat and Transfer
- M E 657 - Convection Heat Transfer
- M E 658 - Radiation Heat Transfer
- M E 661 - Gas Dynamics
- M E 681 - Biomaterials
- M E 683 - Design of Medical Devices
- M E 688 - Tissue Engineering
- M E 696 - Computational Transport Phenomena
Nine Additional Units
Specific Requirements for the Degree
No course list published for this category.
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2025-26 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.