Contact Information
Dr. Michael Langerman
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Civil Mechanical 133
(605) 394-2408
E-mail: Michael.Langerman@sdsmt.edu
Dr. Karim Muci
Department of Mechanical Engineering
ECML 171
(605) 394-2430
E-mail: Karim.Muci@sdsmt.edu
Faculty
Professors Abata, Dolan, Kalanovic, Kjerengtroen, Korde, Langerman and Muci-Kuchler; Associate Professors Ash, Bedillion, and Widener; Assistant Professors Degen, Ellingsen, Heydari, Huang, Lessani, Romkes, and Shahbazi; Professors Emeritus Buck, Chiang, Gnirk, Krause, and Pendleton.
Curriculum
The following discussion assumes students are entering the program with a Bachelor’s of Science degree. Students entering with a Master of Science degree will design their program of study in accordance with their graduate committee input, the department, and CGE policy.
Students entering the PhD program will be required to submit a plan of study and choose an advisor by the mid-term of the second semester of coursework. The degree requirements include a minimum of 72 credit hours beyond the Bachelor of Science degree. The 72 credit hours include minimum of 36 credit hours of coursework (see below) and minimum of 20 credit hours of research (ME 898D ), such that the sum of course credits and research credits adds up to the minimum total of 72 credits. Of the 36 course credits, the ME department requires a minimum of 18 ME department credits from the list below or equivalent courses approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee. The remaining 18 course credits may be taken from outside the ME department, with the approval of the student’s graduate advisory committee. The ME courses must be from the following courses or equivalent courses approved by the graduate student advisory committee. Of these ME courses, ME 673 and ME 773 (Engineering Analysis I and II) are mandatory (core) courses for all ME graduate students.
The department also adopts the CGE policy in counting limited undergraduate course credits (not applied toward the baccalaureate) toward the Ph.D. degree (see the CGE policy for details) and in transferring the relevant M.S. course and research credits to the Ph.D. credits.
In addition to the successful completion of the curriculum, the program of study requires passing a qualifying exam, submitting a research topic proposal, passing a comprehensive exam, and successfully defending the dissertation.
