MAE Course Offerings

All students enrolled in MAE courses are expected to meet prerequisite and performance standards, i.e., students may not enroll in any MAE courses or courses in another department which are required for the major prior to having satisfied prerequisite courses with a D or better. The department requires at least a D grade in each course required for the major. This includes the required math, physics and chemistry courses. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade and students will not graduate with more than one D grade in any course within their major. If a student has more than one D grade, it is their choice which course to repeat.

*All MAE required courses (CHEM, PHYS, MATH, MAE), including TEs, must be taken for a letter grade.

The majority of MAE courses have enrollment restrictions which give priority to or are open only to declared engineering students and/or to students who have been admitted to an MAE major. Where these restrictions apply, students may submit a Triton Enrollment Authorization (TEA) request for review.  Students are advised that they may be dropped at any time from course rosters if prerequisites and/or performance standards have not been met.

While most lower-division courses are offered more than once each year, many upper-division courses are offered only once per year, and courses are scheduled to be consistent with the curricula as shown in the 4 year/3-year plans. When possible, the department does offer select large enrollment courses more than once each year. 

Note: Summer courses are outside the regular academic year and are never guaranteed as they can be canceled for any reason.

 

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2026-2027

Course offerings and instructors are subject to change. 

Course offerings page is updated every summer for the upcoming academic year.

Resources:

MAE Official Course Descriptions (UCSD Catalog)

Schedule of Classes (Course Registration Information)

 

Previous course offerings (by Academic Year) :

MAE Courses AY 2025-2026 |MAE Courses AY 2024-2025 |MAE Courses AY 2023-2024 | MAE Courses AY 2022-2023  | MAE Courses AY 2021-2022  | MAE Courses AY 2020-2021 | MAE Courses AY 2019-2020 | MAE Courses AY 2018-2019

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

    

COURSE

FA26

WI27

SP27

S126

S226

  MAE-002

  Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

 ✔  

✔

    

  MAE-003

  Introduction to Mechanical Design

 ✔  

✔

    

  MAE-005

  Quantitative Computer Skills

    

 

    

  MAE-007

  Spatial Visualization

          

  MAE-008

  Probability and Statistical Methods for Engineering

 ✔ ✔

✔

✔
(Remote)

 ✔

  MAE-011

  Thermodynamics

 ✔ ✔   ✔
(Remote
w/in-person midterm & final exam)		  

  MAE-020

  Elements of Materials Science

 ✔ ✔  

✔
(Remote)

 

  

  MAE-021

  Aerospace Materials Science

 ✔        

  MAE-030A

  Statics and Introduction to Dynamics

 ✔ ✔  

✔
(Remote
w/in-person midterm & final exams)

  

  MAE-030B

  Dynamics and Vibrations

   ✔

✔

  

✔

(Remote
w/in-person final exam)

  MAE-040

  Linear Circuits

 ✔ ✔      

 MAE-088

 Learn Sustainable Well-Being for Engineers

          

  MAE-091

  Problem-Solving

   ✔      

  MAE-092A

  Design Competition - Design, Build, and Fly Aircraft

          

  MAE-101A

  Introductory Fluid Mechanics

 ✔ ✔  

✔
(Remote)

  

  MAE-101B

  Advanced Fluid Mechanics

   ✔

✔

 

 ✔
(Remote)

  MAE-101C

  Heat Transfer

 ✔ ✔

 

✔
(Remote
w/in-person final exam)

  

  MAE-101D

  Intermediate Heat Transfer

   ✔      

  MAE-104

  Aerodynamics

     ✔ ✔
(Remote)		  

  MAE-105

  Introduction to Mathematical Physics

 ✔  

✔

   ✔
(Remote)

  MAE-107

  Computational Methods in Engineering

 ✔  

✔

✔
(Remote)

  

  MAE-108

  Probability and Statistical Methods for Engineering

   ✔

 

    

  MAE-110

  Thermodynamic Systems

   ✔      

  MAE-113

  Fundamentals of Propulsion

 ✔    

✔
(Remote)

  
  

  MAE-114

  Space Propulsion

 ✔

 

      

 MAE-117A

 Elementary Plasma Physics

          

 MAE-118

 Introduction to Energy and Environment

     ✔    

  MAE-119

  Introduction to Renewable Energy: Solar and Wind

    

✔

    

  MAE-120

  Introduction to Nuclear Energy

    

✔

    

  MAE-122

  Flow and Transport in the Environment

   ✔      

  MAE-123

  Introduction to Transport in Porous Media

          

  MAE-125

  Building Energy Efficiency

   ✔      

  MAE-126A

  Environmental Engineering Laboratory (EnvEng students can take MAE-171A as a substitute)

  

 

      

  MAE-126B

  Environmental Engineering Design (EnvEng students can take MAE-156B as a substitute)

    

 

    

  MAE-130

  Advanced Vibrations

     ✔    

  MAE-131A

  Solid Mechanics I

 ✔  

✔

✔
(Remote)

  

  MAE-131B

  Fundamentals of Solid Mechanics II

   ✔

 

    

  MAE-133

  Finite Element Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

   ✔      

  MAE-142

  Dynamics & Control of Aerospace Vehicles

 ✔     ✔  

  MAE-143A

  Signals and Systems

 ✔ ✔  

 

  

  MAE-143B

  Linear Control

   ✔

✔

 

 ✔
(Remote
w/in-person midterm & final exams)

  MAE-144

  Embedded Control and Robotics

 ✔        

  MAE-145

  Introduction to Robotic Planning and Estimation

     ✔    

 MAE-146

 Introduction to Machine Learning Algorithms

   ✔      

  MAE-148

  Introduction to Autonomous Vehicles

 ✔ ✔

✔

   ✔

  MAE-150

  Computational Methods for Design

 ✔  

✔

 ✔  

  MAE-152

  Introductions to Manual and CNC Machining

 ✔   ✔    
 

  MAE-153

  Design of Machine Elements

          

  MAE-154

  Product Design and Entrepreneurship

   ✔      

  MAE-155A

  Aerospace Engineering Design I

   ✔      

  MAE-155B

  Aerospace Engineering Design II

    

✔

    

  MAE-156A

  Fundamental Principles of Mechanical Design I

 ✔ ✔      

  MAE-156B

  Fundamental Principles of Mechanical Design II

   ✔

✔

    

  MAE-160

  Mechanical Behavior of Materials

   ✔

 

✔
(Remote)

  
   

  MAE-165

  Fatigue and Failure Analysis of Engineering Components

 ✔        

  MAE-166

  Modern Concepts in Nanotechnology

          

  MAE-170

  Experimental Techniques

✔

  

✔

    

  MAE-171A

  Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I

   ✔ ✔    

  MAE-175A

  Aerospace Engineering Laboratory I

   ✔ ✔    

 MAE-180 (*Students may not receive credit for both MAE-180 and MAE-180A)

 Orbital Mechanics

 ✔     ✔
(Remote)		  

  MAE-181

  Space Mission Analysis and Design

  

✔

      

  MAE-182

  Spacecraft Guidance and Navigation

          

 MAE-184 

 Flight Simulation Techniques

     ✔    

  MAE-185

  Computational Fluid Dynamics

    

✔

    

 MAE-190

 Radiation and Light Sources

          
  

  MAE-190

  Marine Robotics

  

✔

      
  

  MAE-191

  Sustainable Engineering of Design

 

        

 

GRADUATE COURSES (M.S. Plan II)

COURSE

FA26

WI27

SP27

  MAE-200

  Controls

 

 ✔  

  MAE-201

  Mechanics of Fluids

✔

    

  MAE-202

  Thermal Processes

 ✔

 

 

  MAE-203

  Solid Mechanics and Materials

✔

    

  MAE-204

  Robotics

  

✔

  

  MAE-206 (co-taught with GPPA-463

  Energy Systems

  

✔

  

  MAE-208

  Mathematics for Engineers

✔

    

  MAE-209

  Continuum Mechanics Applied to Medicine / Biology

    

✔

 

MAE-207's "Topics in Engineering Science"         

 COURSE

FA26

WI27

SP27

  Advanced Astro Dynamics

  Instructor: Rosengren

     

    

  Air-sea Interactions

  Instructor: Hao

            

 Critical Competencies

 Instructor: Gerardo

      ✔  

  Design & Control of Haptic Systems

  Instructor: Morimoto

          

  Medical Device Experience I

  Instructor: Friend

      ✔      

  Medical Device Experience II

  Instructor: TBD

         ✔

  Multiphase Flow & Heat Transfer

  Instructor: Saha

          

  Experimental Spectroscopy for High Energy Density (HED) Physics

  Instructor: Beg

      

  Distributed Optimization and Decision Making for Multi-Agent Systems

  Instructor: Martinez

    ✔  

  Inertial Fusion Energy

  Instructor: Campbell

      

 Warm Dense Matter

 Instructor: Beg

      

 

         ^ MAE-207's to be offered at the discretion of the Instructor in which topics of current interest in Engineering will be presented. 

                          Prerequisites: consent of instructor (RE: MAE-207, See Schedule of Classes ea. quarter for details)

 

GRADUATE COURSES (PhD & MS)

COURSE

FA26

WI27

SP27

  MAE-205

  Graduate Seminar (required for PhD only)

    ✔     ✔     ✔

  MAE-210A

  Fluid Mechanics I

✔

    

  MAE-210B

  Fluid Mechanics II

  

✔

  

  MAE-210C

  Fluid Mechanics III

    

✔

  MAE-211

  Introduction to Combustion

    

 

  MAE-212

  Introductory Compressible Flow

   ✔

 

  MAE-213

  Mechanics of Propulsion

      

  MAE-214A

  Introduction to Turbulence and Turbulent Mixing

    

✔

  MAE-215

  Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer

     ✔

  MAE-217A

  Introduction to Gas Discharge Plasma Physics

 

    

  MAE-217B

  Introduction to Non-magnetized Hot Plasma Physics

  

 

  

  MAE-217C

  Introduction to Magnetized Hot Plasma Physics

 

    

  MAE-218A

  Introduction to High Energy Density Physics (MHD and Pinches)

  

   ✔

  

  MAE-218B

  Introduction to High Energy Density Physics (Laser-Plasma Interactions)

    

✔

  MAE-219

  Design and Control of Haptic Systems

       

  MAE-220A

  Physics of Gases

 

  

 

  MAE-221A

  Heat Transfer

 ✔    

  MAE-221B

  Mass Transfer

  

✔

  

  MAE-221C

  Convection Heat transfer

   ✔  

  MAE-221D

  Radiation Heat Transfer

      

  MAE-223

  Ocean Tech Design & Develop

     ✔

  MAE-224A

  Environmental Fluid Dynamics I

    

✔

  MAE-226

  Advanced Dynamics

   ✔  

  MAE-227

  Convex Optimization for Eng

     ✔

  MAE-230

  Introduction to Photonics

   ✔  

  MAE-231A

  Foundations of Solid Mechanics

     ✔  

  MAE-231B

  Elasticity

     ✔

  MAE-231C

  Inelasticity

 

 ✔

 

  MAE-232A

  Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics I

    ✔

 

  

  MAE-232B

  Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics II

     ✔ 

 

 MAE-232C

 Finite Element Methods in Solid mechanics III

        ✔  

  MAE-233A

 Fracture Mechanics

 ✔    

  MA- 235

  Computational Techniques in Finite Elements

        

  MAE-238

  Stress Waves in Solids

         

  MAE-240

  Space Flight Mechanics

     ✔

  MAE-242

  Robot Motion Planning

      

✔

  MAE-243

  Electric Power Systems Modeling

     ✔

  MAE-244

  Renewable Energy Integration

     ✔

  MAE-247

  Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Systems

        

  MAE-248

  Safety for Autonomous Systems

   ✔  

  MAE-249

  Soft Robotics

 ✔    

  MAE-251

  Structure and Analysis of Solids

   ✔

    

  MAE-253

  Advanced Ceramics

     ✔

  MAE-254

  Energy Materials & Applications

    

   

  MAE-256

  Radiative Transfer for Energy Applications

    

   ✔

 MAE-257

 Polymer Science and Engineering

  ✔    

  MAE-259

  ODE Simulation Methods

      

 MAE-261

 Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics

        

 MAE-262

 Biological Fluid Mechanics

      

  MAE-263

  Experimental Methods in Cell Mechanics

    

   

  MAE-265A

  Electronic and Photonic Properties of Materials

   ✔

    

  MAE-265B

  Magnetic Materials: Principles and Applications

      ✔   

  MAE-266

  Biomaterials and Medical Devices

    

✔

  MAE-267

  Nanomaterials and Properties

    

✔

  MAE-269

  Bioinspired Mobile Robotics

     ✔

  MAE-270

 Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

   ✔  

  MAE-271A

  Thermodynamics of Solids

✔

    

  MAE-271B

  Solid State Diffusion and Reaction Kinetics

  

✔

  

  MAE-271C

  Phase Transformations

    

✔

  MAE-272

  Imperfections in Solids

 

 ✔  

 MAE-274

 Model Reduction

 ✔    

  MAE-276

  Mechanics of Soft Materials

  

✔

  

 MAE-279

 Uncertainty Quantification

      

  MAE-280A

  Linear Systems Theory

✔

    

  MAE-280B

  Linear Control Design

  

 

✔

  MAE-281A

  Nonlinear Systems

  

✔

  

  MAE-281B

  Nonlinear Control

    

✔

  MAE-283A

  Parametric Identification: Theory and Methods

✔

    

  MAE-283B

  Approximate Identification and Control

    

 

  MAE-284

  Robust and Multivariable Control

      

  MAE-285

  Design of Micro/Nanoacousticofluidic Devices 

      

 MAE-286

 Hybrid Systems

      

 MAE-287

 Control of Distributed Parameter Systems

     ✔

  MAE-288A

  Optimal Control

    

 

  MAE-288B

  Optimal Estimation

  

 

 ✔

 MAE-289A

 Mathematical Analysis for Applications

      

 MAE-289B

 Real Analysis for Applications

     ✔

 MAE-289C

 Functional Analysis and Applications

      

  MAE-290A

  Numerical Linear Algebra

✔

    

  MAE-290B

  Numerical Methods for Differential Equations

  

✔

  

  MAE-290C

  Computational Fluid Dynamics

    

✔

  MAE-292

  Computer-Aided Design and Analysis

    

 

  MAE-294A

  Introduction to Applied Mathematics I

✔

    

  MAE-294B

  Introduction to Applied Mathematics II

  

✔

 

  MAE-294C 

  Introduction to Applied Mathematics III

    

✔