Undergraduate Technical Electives

These courses may be counted toward the Department's 15 unit Technical Elective Requirement. Of these 15 units, 9 are required to be Mechanical Engineering-Sponsored Upper Division.

In addition to this list, students may use up to 3 total units of graded research (ME H194 or ME 196) or may also consider petitioning Graduate Level (200+) MechE technical courses to count. If you would like to take a technical course outside of this list, please submit an official syllabus to the ME Student Services Office for assessment.

JOINT MAJORS: Please consult the Undergraduate Student Affairs Officer, Shareena Samson, in 6193 Etcheverry Hall before considering to take courses outside of the department to fulfill technical elective requirements. You need prior written permission to do so and permission is not guaranteed.

COURSE LIST

COURSE NUMBER & CATALOG DESCRIPTION	TITLE & SYLLABI (if applicable)
Bioengineering and Related Topics Electives
ME C115 / Bio E C112	Molecular Cell Biomechanics
ME C117 / Bio E C117	Structural Aspects of Biomaterials
ME 118	Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience
ME 119	Introduction to MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems)
ME 120	Computational Biomechanics Across Multiple Scales
ME 166	Fluid Mechanics of Biological Systems
ME 167	Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME C176 / BioE C119	Orthopedic Biomechanics
ME C178/ BioE C137	Designing for the Human Body
ME 185	Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
CHM ENG 170A	Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG 170B	Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG C170L	Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
CIV ENG 114	Environmental Microbiology
EL ENG C145B	Medical Imaging Signals and Systems
EL ENG C145L	Introductory Electronic Transducers Laboratory
EL ENG C145M	Introductory Microcomputer Interfacing Laboratory
INT BIO 131	General Human Anatomy
INT BIO 132	Survey of Human Physiology
Controls/Mechatronics/Robotics & Automation and Related Electives
ME 101	High Mix/Low Volume Manufacturing
ME 128	Computer-Aided Mechanical Design
ME 130	Design of Planar Machinery
ME 131	Vehicle Dynamics and Control
ME 133	Mechanical Vibrations
ME C134 / EECS C128	Feedback Control Systems
ME 135	Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems
ME 146	Energy Conversion Principles
ME 175	Intermediate Dynamics
ME 190L	Practical Control System Design: A Systematic Loopshaping Approach
ME 190M	Model Predictive Control
ME 190Y	Practical Control System Design: A Systematic Optimization Approach
ENG 177	Advanced Programming with MATLAB
CHM ENG 162	Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
CIV ENG C154	Introduction to Urban and Regional Transportation Planning
CIV ENG 155	Transportation Systems Engineering
CIV ENG 167	Engineering Project Management
EL ENG 105	Microelectronic Devices and Circuits
EL ENG C106A	Introduction to Robotics
EL ENG 113	Power Electronics
EL ENG 117	Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
EL ENG 119	Introduction to Optical Engineering
EL ENG 120	Signals and Systems
EL ENG 121	Introduction to Digital Communication Systems
EL ENG 122	Introduction to Communication Networks
EL ENG 123	Digital Signal Processing
EL ENG C125	Introduction to Robotics
EL ENG 126	Probability and Random Processes
EL ENG 127A	Optimization Models in Engineering
EL ENG C128	Feedback Control Systems
EL ENG 129	Neural and Nonlinear Information Processing
EL ENG 130	Integrated-Circuit Devices
EL ENG 137A	Introduction to Electric Power Systems
EL ENG 140	Linear Integrated Circuits
EL ENG 141	Introduction to Digital Integrated Circuits
EL ENG 142	Integrated Circuits for Communications
EL ENG 143	Microfabrication Technology
EL ENG 144	Fundamental Algorithms for Systems Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization
EL ENG C145B	Medical Imaging Signals and Systems
EL ENG C145L	Introductory Electronic Transducers Laboratory
EL ENG C145M	Introductory Microcomputer Interfacing Laboratory
EL ENG C145O	Laboratory in the Mechanics of Organisms
EL ENG 147	Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
EL ENG C149	Introduction to Embedded Systems
EL ENG 192	Mechatronic Design Laboratory
IEOR 170	Industrial Design and Human Factors
Design and Related Topics Electives
ME 101	High Mix/Low Volume Manufacturing
ME 110	Introduction to Product Development
ME C117	Structural Aspects of Biomaterials
ME 118	Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience
ME 119	Introduction to MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems)
ME 127	Composite Materials--Analysis, Design, Manufacture
ME 130	Design of Planar Machinery
ME 133	Mechanical Vibrations
ME C134 / EECS C128	Feedback Control Systems
ME 135	Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems
ME 146	Energy Conversion Principles
ME 151	Advanced Heat Transfer
ME 165	Ocean-Environment Mechanics
ME C176 / BioE C119	Orthopedic Biomechanics
ME C178/ BioE C137	Designing for the Human Body
ENG 128	Advanced Engineering Design Graphics
CHM ENG 150B	Transport and Separation Processes
CHM ENG 154	Chemical Engineering Laboratory
CHM ENG 160	Chemical Process Design
CHM ENG 162	Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
CIV ENG 122	Design of Steel Structures
CIV ENG 123	Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
CIV ENG 124	Structural Design in Timber
CIV ENG 153	Transportation Facility Design
CIV ENG 156	Infrastructure Planning and Management
CIV ENG 169A	Web-Based Systems for Engineering and Management
CIV ENG 169B	Database Systems for Engineering and Management
CIV ENG 169C	Visualization and Simulation for Engineering and Management
CIV ENG 180	Design, Construction, Maintenance of Civil and Environmental Engineered Systems
EL ENG 192	Mechatronic Design Laboratory
IEOR 170	Industrial Design and Human Factors
DES INV 190E	Special Topics in Design Innovation
Dynamics Electives
ME C134 / EECS C128	Feedback Control Systems
ME 170	Engineering Mechanics III
ME 171	Dynamics of Charged Particulate Systems: Modeling, Theory & Computation
ME 173	Fundamentals of Acoustics
ME 175	Intermediate Dynamics
CHM ENG 162	Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
Energy Science & Technology Electives/Combustion/Heat & Mass Transfer and Related Topics Electives
ME 140	Combustion Processes
ME 146	Energy Conversion Principles
ME 151	Advanced Heat Transfer
ENG 117	Methods of Engineering Analysis
CHM ENG 140	Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis
CHM ENG 141	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
CHM ENG 142	Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering
CHM ENG 150A	Transport Processes
CHM ENG 150B	Transport and Separation Processes
CHM ENG 154	Chemical Engineering Laboratory
CHM ENG 160	Chemical Process Design
CHM ENG 162	Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
CHM ENG 170A	Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG 170B	Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG C170L	Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
CHM ENG 171	Transport Phenomena
CHM ENG 176	Principles of Electrochemical Processes
CIV ENG C106	Air Pollution
CIV ENG 107	Climate Change Mitigation
CIV ENG 108	Air Pollutant Emissions and Control
CIV ENG 111	Environmental Engineering
CIV ENG 112	Environmental Engineering Design
CIV ENG 113N	Ecological Engineering for Water Quality Improvement
CIV ENG 114	Environmental Microbiology
NUC ENG 101	Nuclear Reactions and Radiation
NUC ENG 102	Nuclear Reactions and Radiation Laboratory
NUC ENG 104	Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory
NUC ENG 107	Introduction to Imaging
NUC ENG 120	Nuclear Materials
NUC ENG 124	Radioactive Waste Management
NUC ENG 130	Analytical Methods for Non-proliferation
NUC ENG 150	Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory
NUC ENG 155	Introduction to Numerical Simulations in Radiation Transport
NUC ENG 161	Nuclear Power Engineering
NUC ENG 162	Radiation Biophysics and Dosimetry
NUC ENG 167	Nuclear Reactor Safety
Mathematics 121A/121B	Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences
Mathematics 128A/128B	Numerical Analysis / Numerical Analysis
Fluids and Related Topic Electives
ME 165	Ocean-Environment Mechanics
ME 166	Fluid Mechanics of Biological Systems
ME 167	Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME 168	Mechanics of Offshore Systems
ME 185	Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
ENG 117	Methods of Engineering Analysis
CHM ENG 140	Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis
CHM ENG 141	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
CHM ENG 142	Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering
CHM ENG 150A	Transport Processes
CHM ENG 150B	Transport and Separation Processes
CHM ENG 154	Chemical Engineering Laboratory
CHM ENG 160	Chemical Process Design
CHM ENG 162	Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
CHM ENG 170A	Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG 170B	Biochemical Engineering
CHM ENG C170L	Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
CHM ENG 171	Transport Phenomena
CHM ENG 176	Principles of Electrochemical Processes
CIV ENG 111	Environmental Engineering
CIV ENG 112	Environmental Engineering Design
CIV ENG 113N	Ecological Engineering for Water Quality Improvement
CIV ENG 114	Environmental Microbiology
CIV ENG 115	Water Chemistry
CIV ENG 131	Advanced Mechanics of Materials
CIV ENG 173	Groundwater and Seepage
NUC ENG 170A	Nuclear Design: Design in Nuclear Power Technology and Instrumentation
NUC ENG 170B	Nuclear Design: Design in Bionuclear, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Therapy
NUC ENG 175	Methods of Risk Analysis
NUC ENG 180	Introduction to Controlled Fusion
Manufacturing/Manufacturing Management/Materials Processing and Related Topics Electives
ME 101	High Mix/Low Volume Manufacturing
ME 110	Introduction to Product Development
ME C117 / Bio E C117	Structural Aspects of Biomaterials
ME 122	Processing of Materials in Manufacturing
ME 127	Composite Materials--Analysis, Design, Manufacture
ME 133	Mechanical Vibrations
ME C134 / EECS C128	Feedback Control Systems
ME 130	Design of Planar Machinery
ME 135	Design of Microprocessor-Based Mechanical Systems
ME 163	Engineering Aerodynamics
ME 164	Marine Statics and Structures
ME 165	Ocean-Environment Mechanics
ME 168	Mechanics of Offshore Systems
ME 185	Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
ME 190A	Rapid Prototyping of Mechanical Systems
Comp Sci 184	Foundations of Computer Graphics
ENGIN 120	Principles of Engineering Economics
IEOR 115	Industrial and Commercial Data Systems
IEOR 140	Introduction to Mobile Industrial Robots
IEOR 170	Industrial Design and Human Factors
Materials and Related Topics Electives
ME C117 / Bio E C117	Structural Aspects of Biomaterials
ME 127	Composite Materials--Analysis, Design, Manufacture
ME 167	Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME C176 / BioE C119	Orthopedic Biomechanics
ME 185	Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
CHM ENG C178	Polymer Science and Technology
CHM ENG C179	Process Technology of Solid-State Materials Devices
CIV ENG 130N	Mechanics of Structures
CIV ENG 140	Failure Mechanisms in Civil Engineering Materials
CIV ENG 175	Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
CIV ENG 176	Environmental Geotechnics
CIV ENG 177	Foundation Engineering Design
CIV ENG C178	Applied Geophysics
CIV ENG 179	Pavement Engineering
MAT SCI 102	Bonding, Crystallography, and Crystal Defects
MAT SCI 103	Phase Transformations and Kinetics
MAT SCI 104	Materials Characterization
MAT SCI 111	Materials Characterization
MAT SCI 112	Corrosion (Chemical Properties)
MAT SCI 113	Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials
MAT SCI 117	Properties of Dielectric and Magnetic Materials
MAT SCI C118	Biological Performance of Materials
MAT SCI 120	Materials Production
MAT SCI 121	Metals Processing
MAT SCI 122	Ceramic Processing
MAT SCI 123	Semiconductor Processing
MAT SCI 125	Thin-Film Materials Science
MAT SCI 130	Experimental Materials Science and Design
MAT SCI 136	Materials in Energy Technologies
MAT SCI 140	Nanomaterials for Scientists and Engineers
MAT SCI C150	Introduction to Materials Chemistry
MAT SCI 151	Polymeric Materials
ENGIN 120	Principles of Engineering Economics
IEOR 115	Industrial and Commercial Data Systems
IEOR 140	Introduction to Mobile Industrial Robots
IEOR 170	Industrial Design and Human Factors
Mechanics/Theoretical & Applied Mechanics and Related Topics Electives
ME 127	Composite Materials--Analysis, Design, Manufacture
ME 133	Mechanical Vibrations
ME C134 / EECS C128	Feedback Control Systems
ME 163	Engineering Aerodynamics
ME 165	Ocean-Environment Mechanics
ME 166	Fluid Mechanics of Biological Systems
ME 167	Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME 170	Engineering Mechanics III
ME 173	Fundamentals of Acoustics
ME 175	Intermediate Dynamics
ME C176 / BioE C119	Orthopedic Biomechanics
ME C180 / CE C133	Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method
ME 185	Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
ENG 117	Methods of Engineering Analysis
ENG 177	Advanced Programming with MATLAB
CIV ENG 120	Structural Engineering
CIV ENG 121	Advanced Structural Analysis
CIV ENG 122	Design of Steel Structures
CIV ENG 123	Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
CIV ENG 124	Structural Design in Timber
CIV ENG 130N	Mechanics of Structures
CIV ENG 131	Advanced Mechanics of Materials
CIV ENG C133	Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method
CIV ENG 140	Failure Mechanisms in Civil Engineering Materials
CIV ENG 165	Concrete Materials and Construction
CIV ENG 166	Construction Engineering
CIV ENG 171	Introduction to Geological Engineering
CIV ENG 172	Introduction to Rock Mechanics
CIV ENG 175	Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
CIV ENG 177	Foundation Engineering Design
MATH 104	Introduction to Analysis
MEMS/Nano and Related Topics Electives
ME 118	Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience
ME 119	Introduction to MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems)
ME 130	Design of Planar Machinery
ME C134 / EECS C128	Feedback Control Systems
ME 138	Introduction to Micro/Nano Mechanical Systems Laboratory
ME 175	Intermediate Dynamics
ME C180 / CE C133	Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method
EL ENG 105	Microelectronic Devices and Circuits
EL ENG 113	Power Electronics
EL ENG 117	Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
EL ENG 119	Introduction to Optical Engineering
EL ENG 120	Signals and Systems
EL ENG 121	Introduction to Digital Communication Systems
EL ENG 122	Introduction to Communication Networks
EL ENG 123	Digital Signal Processing
EL ENG C125	Introduction to Robotics
EL ENG 126	Probability and Random Processes
EL ENG 127A	Optimization Models in Engineering
EL ENG C128	Feedback Control Systems
EL ENG 129	Neural and Nonlinear Information Processing
EL ENG 130	Integrated-Circuit Devices
EL ENG 140	Linear Integrated Circuits
EL ENG 141	Introduction to Digital Integrated Circuits
EL ENG 142	Integrated Circuits for Communications
EL ENG 143	Microfabrication Technology
EL ENG 144	Fundamental Algorithms for Systems Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization
EL ENG C145B	Medical Imaging Signals and Systems
EL ENG C145L	Introductory Electronic Transducers Laboratory
EL ENG C145M	Introductory Microcomputer Interfacing Laboratory
EL ENG C145O	Laboratory in the Mechanics of Organisms
EL ENG 147	Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
EL ENG C149	Introduction to Embedded Systems
EL ENG 192	Mechatronic Design Laboratory
Bio Eng 121	Introduction to Micro and Nanobiotechnology: BioMEMS
Physics 141A/Physics 141B	Solid State Physics
Chem C191/Physics C191/Comp Sci C191	Quantum Information Science and Technology
Ocean Engineering and Related Topics Electives
ME 101	High Mix/Low Volume Manufacturing
ME 127	Composite Materials--Analysis, Design, Manufacture
ME C134 / EECS C128	Feedback Control Systems
ME 164	Marine Statics and Structures
ME 165	Ocean-Environment Mechanics
ME 167	Microscale Fluid Mechanics
ME 168	Mechanics of Offshore Systems
ME 185	Introduction to Continuum Mechanics
CIV ENG 120	Structural Engineering
CIV ENG 180	Design, Construction, Maintenance of Civil and Environmental Engineered Systems
Math 170	Mathematical Methods for Optimization
IEOR 162	Linear Programming
Physics Electives
PHYS 105	Analytic Mechanics
PHYS 110A	Electromagnetism and Optics
PHYS 110B	Electromagnetism and Optics
PHYS 111A	Instrumentation Laboratory
PHYS 112	Introduction to Statistical and Thermal Physics
PHYS 130	Quantum and Nonlinear Optics
PHYS 137A	Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 137B	Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 138	Modern Atomic Physics
PHYS 141A	Solid State Physics
PHYS 141B	Solid State Physics
PHYS 142	Introduction to Plasma Physics
PHYS 177	Principles of Molecular Biophysics
Courses that may count towards the Quantitative Science Requirement
MEC ENG 120	Computational Biomechanics Across Multiple Scales
MEC ENG C180	Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method
ENGIN 117 (considered ME-Sponsored upper division)	Methods of Engineering Analysis
ENGIN 177 (considered ME-Sponsored upper division)	Advanced Programming with MATLAB
CHM ENG 162	Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes
CIV ENG 120	Structural Engineering
CIV ENG 121	Advanced Structural Analysis
CIV ENG 130N	Mechanics of Structures
CIV ENG C133	Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method
EL ENG 121	Introduction to Digital Communication Systems
EL ENG 126	Probability and Random Processes
EL ENG 127A	Optimization Models in Engineering
EL ENG 144	Fundamental Algorithms for Systems Modeling, Analysis, and Optimization
EL ENG C149	Introduction to Embedded Systems
ENG 120	Principles of Engineering Economics
MATH C103 - MATH 189	Please see the Mathematics Catalog (Undergraduate Courses Only)
IEOR 115 - IEOR 166, IEOR 172	Please see the IEOR Catalog (Undergraduate Courses Only)
STAT 131A - STAT 151B, STAT 154, 155, 158, 159	Please see the Stat Catalog (Undergraduate Courses Only)
Business Administration and Economics Electives
UGBA 101A	Microeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions
UGBA 101B	Macroeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions
ECON 100A	Economic Analysis - Micro
ECON 100B	Economic Analysis - Macro
ECON 101A	Economic Theory - Micro
ECON 101B	Economic Theory - Macro
ECON C102	Natural Resource Economics
ECON C103	Introduction to Mathematical Economics
ECON 104	Advanced Microeconomic Theory
ECON 121	Industrial Organization and Public Policy
ECON 123	Government Regulation of Industry
ECON C125	Environmental Economics
ECON 131	Public Economics
ECON 133	Global Inequality and Growth
ECON 136/N136	Financial Economics
ECON 138	Financial and Behavioral Economics
ECON 139	Intermediate Financial Economics
ECON 140	Economic Statistics and Econometrics
ECON 141	Econometric Analysis
ECON C142	Applied Econometrics and Public Policy
ECON 155	Urban Economics
ECON 155A	Cities and Public Policy
ECON 157	Health Economics
ECON C181/N181	International Trade
ECON 182	International Monetary Economics
Lower Division Options (a maximum of 3 units can be used towards 15 unit requirement)	* = no lab required for fulfillment of tech elective for lower div course
ASTRO 7A	Introduction to Astrophysics
ASTRO 7B	Introduction to Astrophysics
BIO ENG 10	Introduction to Biomedicine for Engineers
BIOLOGY 1A & 1AL	General Biology Lecture
BIOLOGY 1B	General Biology Lecture and Laboratory
CHEM 1B	General Chemistry
CHEM 3A*	Chemical Structure and Reactivity
CHEM 3B*	Chemical Structure and Reactivity
CHEM 4B*	General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis
CIV ENG 11	Engineered Systems and Sustainability
CIV ENG 60	Structure and Properties of Civil Engineering Materials
CIV ENG 70	Engineering Geology
CIV ENG 93	Engineering Data Analysis
COMPSCI C8	Foundations of Data Science
COMPSCI 61A	The Structure and Interpretation of Computer ProgramsEngineering Data Analysis
COMPSCI 61B	Data Structures
COMPSCI 61C	Machine Structures
COMP SCI 70	Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory
DES INV 15	Design Methodology
DES INV 22	Prototyping & Fabrication
DES INV 90E	Technical Special Topics in Design Innovation
EPS 50	The Planet Earth
EL ENG 16B	Designing Information Devices and Systems II
ENGIN 15	Design Methodology
ENGIN 45* or MSE 45*	Properties of Materials
MATH 55	Discrete Mathematics
MCELLBI 32*	Introduction to Human Physiology
PHYSICS 7C	Physics for Scientists and Engineers
STAT 20	Introduction to Probability and Statistics
STAT 21	Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business

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