Major areas of specialization within the department are:

• Thermal-Fluid Mechanics and Energy Systems

• Dynamics, Vibrations, and Machine Design

• Robotics, Controls, and Mechatronics

• Biomechanics

• Manufacturing

Courses are organized in the above five tracks, however students have the flexibility to choose their own courses according to their individual interests and career goals. Numerous and continuous opportunities exist for exposure to engineering problems and developments within the industrial/research complex of Northeastern Ohio. In addition to substantial interdisciplinary research activities in the College of Engineering, faculty and students participate in research programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the NASA Glenn Research Center, and industrial partners like Parker-Hannifin, General Electric and Philips Medical Systems, to name a few. The program is designed to stimulate creativity, to provide a deep understanding of the basic physical phenomena involved in mechanical systems, and to provide an ability to use modern techniques in the analysis, control, and design of mechanisms machines, mechatronic and robotic systems and fluid/thermal systems.Students may enter the program immediately after receiving a bachelor's degree or after a period of employment in industry. In either case, students may pursue their studies on a full-time or part-time basis. The Department also offers a combined BME/MSe degree program to be completed in 5 years.