This is the list of current and anticipated undergraduate courses in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Visit the Graduate Course Schedule page for info on Mechanical Engineering graduate courses.
Fall 2024
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL SCHEDULE. THESE ARE THE COURSES THAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL BE OFFERED. COURSE INFORMATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. Visit the JHU PUBLIC COURSE SEARCH PAGE for course offerings for current and past semesters.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
The schedule and availability of courses are subject to change. The official schedule will be announced prior to Advising Week of the previous semester in time to determine course schedules.
NUMBER |
TITLE |
AREA |
INSTRUCTOR |
DAY/TIME |
| 530.107 | MechE Undergraduate Seminar I | E | Prof. Steven Marra | F 3:00-3:50 |
| 530.111 | Intro to MechE Design and CAD | E | Prof. Steven Marra | MW 4:30-5:20 |
| 530.115 | MechE Freshman Lab I | E | Prof. Steven Marra | Sec 1 Th 9:00-11:50
Sec 2 Th 12:00-2:50 Sec 3 Th 3:00-3:50 Sec 4 F 12:00-2:50 |
| 530.123 | Intro to Mechanics I | E N | Prof. David Kraemer | MW 3:00-4:15 |
| 560.201 / 560.211
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Statics and Mechanics of Materials and Lab | E | Dr. Rachel Sangree | 560.201 Lecture – TTh 10:30-11:45
560.211 Labs Lab 1 – W 3:00-4:15 Lab 2 – M 3:00-4:15 Lab 3 – M 4:30-5:45 Lab 4 – T 1:30-2:45 Lab 5 – T 3:00-4:15 Lab 6 – T 4:30-5:45 Lab 7 – Th 1:30-2:45 Lab 8 – Th 3:00-4:15 Lab 9 – Th 4:30-5:45 |
| 530.231 | Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics | E | Prof. Joe Katz | MWF 1:30-2:20
Problem Solving Th 4:00-5:30 |
| 530.232 | Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics Lab | E | Prof. Steven Marra | T 6:00-6:50, lab sessions TBA |
| 530.254 | Manufacturing Engineering | E | Ms. Dani Barker | Lecture: F 2:30-4:30
Labs: times and sections may change. Updates to come soon. Sec 1 – M 8:00-11:00 Sec 2 – M 12:00-3:00 Sec 3 – T 2:00-5:00 Sec 4 – W 8:00-11:00 Sec 5 – W 12:00-3:00 Sec 6 – Th 2:00-5:00 Sec 7 – F 8:00-11:00 |
| 530.310 | Reverse Engineering and Diagnostics | E | Prof. Steve Belkoff | TTh 1:30-2:45
Lab T 3:00-6:00 |
| 530.327 | Intro to Fluid Mechanics | E | Prof. Rui Ni | TTh 10:30-11:45 |
| 530.329 | Intro to Fluid Mechanics Lab | E | Prof. Steven Marra | W 6:00-6:50, lab sessions TBA |
| 530.352 | Materials Selection | E | Prof. Kevin Hemker | MWF 11:00-11:50 |
| 530.403 | MechE Senior Design Project I | E | Mr. Rich Bauernschub | Lectures – W 6:00-7:00 p.m. Individual team meetings will be scheduled ad hoc. |
| 530.414 | Computer Aided Design | E | Prof. Dan Stoianovici | Sec 1 – MW 3:00-4:15
Sec 2 – MW 4:30-5:45 |
| 530.420 | Robot Sensors and Actuators | E | Prof. David Kraemer | LECTURES
Sec 1-4: TTh 12:00-1:15 Sec 5-8: TTh 1:30-2:45 LABS Sec 1 and 5 – W 6:00-8:50 Sec 2 and 6 – Th 3:00-5:50 Sec 3 and 7 – Th 6:00-8:50 Sec 4 and 8 – F 3:00-3:50 |
| 530.424 | Dynamics of Robots and Spacecraft | E | Dr. Jin Seob Kim | TTh 1:30-2:45 |
| 530.430 | Applied Finite Element Analysis | E | Dr. Mike Boyle | Th 3:00-5:30 |
| CANCELLED
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| 530.443 | Fundamentals, Design Principles and Applications of Microfluidic Systems | E | Prof. Claire Hur | TTh 10;30-11:45 |
| CANCELLED
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Additive Manufacturing | E | Prof. Kevin Hemker and Dr. Syed “Ali” Jalali | MWF 12:00-1:15 |
| 530.483 | Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer | E | Prof. Jung-Hee Seo | MW 12:00-1:15 |
| 530.501 | Undergraduate Research | Research without weekly meetings.
See also 530.511. |
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| 530.511 | Group Undergraduate Research | Research with weekly meetings.
See also 530.501. |
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| 530.527 | Independent Study |
Visit the graduate courses page for graduate courses.
Spring 2025
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL SCHEDULE. THESE ARE THE COURSES THAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL BE OFFERED. COURSE INFORMATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. Visit the JHU PUBLIC COURSE SEARCH PAGE for course offerings for current and past semesters.
UPDATED DecemBER 17, 2024
The schedule and availability of courses are subject to change. The official schedule will be announced prior to Advising Week of the previous semester in time to determine course schedules.
NUMBER |
TITLE |
AREA |
INSTRUCTOR |
DAY/TIME |
| 500.114 | Gateway Computing – MATLAB | E | Prof. David Kraemer | Sec 1 MWF 10:00-10:50 a.m.
Sec 2 MWF 11:00-11:50 a.m. Sec 3 MWF 9:00-9:50 a.m. Sec 4 MWF 4:00-4:50 pm |
| 530.108 | MechE Undergraduate Seminar I | E | Prof. Steven Marra | F 3:00-3:50 p.m. |
| 530.116 | MechE Freshman Lab II | E | Prof. Steven Marra | Sec. 1 – Th 9:00-11:50 a.m.
Sec. 2 – Th 12:00-2:50 p.m. Sec. 3 – Th 3:00-5:50 p.m. Sec. 4 – F 12:00-2:50 p.m. |
| 530.124 | Intro to Mechanics II | E N | Prof. Ishan Barman | MW 3:00-3:50 p.m. |
| 530.202 | Mechanical Engineering Dynamics | E | Prof. Steve Belkoff | TTh 10:30-11:45 a.m. |
| 530.212 | Mechanical Engineering Dynamics Lab | E | Prof. Steve Belkoff | Sec. 1 – M 3:30-5:20 p.m.
Sec. 2 – M 6:00-7:50 p.m. Sec. 3 – W 4:30-6:20 p.m. Sec. 4 – Th 3:30-5:20 p.m. Sec. 5 – Th 6:00-7:50 p.m. |
| 530.215 | Mechanics Based Design | E | Prof. Vicky Nguyen | TTh 1:30-2:45 p.m.
Problem Solving TBA |
| 530.216 | Mechanics Based Design Lab | E | Prof. Steven Marra | Lecture: T 6:00-6:50 p.m.
Labs: Sec. 1 – M 3:30-5:20 p.m. Sec. 2 – M 6:00-7:50 p.m. Sec. 3 – T 3:30-5:20 p.m. Sec. 4 – T 7:00-8:50 p.m. Sec. 5 – W 3:30-5:20 p.m. Sec. 6 – W 7:00-8:50 p.m. Sec 7 – Th 6:00-7:50 p.m. Sec 8 – F 10:00-11:50 a.m. |
| 530.241 | Electronics and Instrumentation | E | Prof. David Kraemer | MWF 1:30-2:20 p.m. |
| 530.243 | Electronics and Instrumentation Lab | E | Prof. David Kraemer | Sec 1. – W 6:00-8:50 p.m.
Sec. 2 – Th 3:00-5:50 p.m. Sec. 3 – Th 6:00-8:50 p.m. Sec. 4 – F 3:00-5:50 p.m. |
| 530.254
Sections 1-2, 4-7 are open |
Manufacturing Engineering | E | Ms. Danielle Barker | Lecture:
F 2:30-4:30 p.m. Labs: Sec 1 – M 8:00-11:00 a.m. Sec 2 – M 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Sec 4 – W 8:00-11:00 a.m. Sec 5 – W 12:00-3:00 p.m. Sec 6 – Th 2:00-5:00 p.m. Sec 7 – F 8:00-11:00 a.m. |
| 530.334 | Heat Transfer | E | Prof. Claire Hur | MWF 10:00-10:50 a.m.
Problem Solving F 12:00-12:50 p.m. |
| 530.335 | Heat Transfer Lab | E | Prof. Steven Marra | Lecture: W 6:00-6:50 p.m.
Labs: Sec 1 – M 2:00-3:50 p.m. Sec 2 – M 4:00-5:50 p.m. Sec 3 – T 1:00-2:50 p.m. Sec 4 – T 7:00-8:50 p.m. Sec 5 – W 12:00-1:50 p.m. Sec 6 – W 2:00-3:50 p.m. Sec 7 – W 4:00-5:50 p.m. Sec 8 – Th 4:00-5:50 p.m. Sec 9 – F 2:00-3:50 p.m. Sec 10 – F 4:00-5:50 p.m. |
| 530.343 | Design and Analysis of Dynamical Systems | E | Prof. Louis Whitcomb | TTh 9:00-10:15 a.m.
Problem Solving TBA |
| 530.344 | Design and Analysis of Dynamical Systems Lab | E | Prof. Steven Marra | Sec. 1 – M 6:00-8:50 p.m.
Sec. 2 – T 3:00-5:50 p.m. Sec. 3. – Th 6:00-8:50 p.m. |
| 530.404 | MechE Senior Design Project II | E | Mr. Rich Bauernschub and Prof. Steve Belkoff | Lecture – W 6:00-6:50 p.m. plus individual Team Meetings |
| 530.410 | Biomechanics of the Cell | E | Prof. Sean Sun | MWF 3:00-3:50 p.m. |
| 530.421 | Mechatronics | E | Prof. Jeremy Brown | Lecture – M 9:00-9:50 a.m.
Lab Sec. 1 – M 1:30-4:20 p.m. Lab Sec. 2 – T 1:30-4:20 p.m. Lab Sec. 3 – W 1:30-4:20 p.m. |
| 530.425 | Mechanics of Flight | E | Prof. Rui Ni | TTh 4:30-5:45 p.m. |
| 530.427 | Intermediate Fluid Mechanics | E | Prof. Charles Meneveau | TTh 10:30-11:45 a.m. |
| 530.431 | Biomechanics of Development | E | Prof. Shinuo Weng | MW 4:30-5:45 p.m. |
| 530.438 | Aerospace Materials | E | Prof. Kevin Hemker | TTh 10:30-11:45 a.m. |
| 530.448 | Biosolid Mechanics | E | Prof. Jill Middendorf | TTh 12:00-1:15 p.m. |
| 530.468 | Locomotion Mechanics: Fundamentals | E | Prof. Chen Li | TTh 1:30-2:45 p.m. |
| CANCELLED
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| 530.501 | Undergraduate Research | Research without weekly meetings.
See also 530.511. |
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| 530.511 | Group Undergraduate Research | Research with weekly meetings.
See also 530.501. |
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| 530.526 | Independent Study | |||
| 530.566 | Independent Research – DAVINCI Venus Mission |
Visit the graduate courses page for graduate courses.
Fall 2025
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL SCHEDULE. THESE ARE THE COURSES THAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL BE OFFERED. COURSE INFORMATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. Visit the JHU PUBLIC COURSE SEARCH PAGE for course offerings for current and past semesters.
UPDATED Janaury 17, 2024
The courses listed here were offered in Fall 2023. We expect that most or all of these courses will be offered in Fall 2025. The updated course schedule for Fall 2025 will be announced in March 2025.
The schedule and availability of courses are subject to change. The official schedule will be announced prior to Advising Week of the previous semester in time to determine course schedules.
NUMBER |
TITLE |
AREA |
INSTRUCTOR |
DAY/TIME |
| 530.107 | MechE Undergraduate Seminar I | E | Prof. Steven Marra | F 3:00-3:50 |
| 530.111 | Intro to MechE Design and CAD | E | Prof. Steven Marra | MW 4:30-5:20 |
| 530.115 | MechE Freshman Lab I | E | Prof. Steven Marra | Sec 1 Th 9:00-11:50
Sec 2 Th 12:00-2:50 Sec 3 Th 3:00-5:50 Sec 4 F 12:00-2:50 Sec 5 Th 6:00-8:50 p.m. |
| 530.123 | Intro to Mechanics I | E, N | Prof. David Kraemer | MW 3:00-4:15 |
| 560.201 | Statics and Mechanics of Materials | E | Dr. Rachel Sangree | TTh 10:30-11:45 |
| 560.211 | Statics and Mechanics of Materials Lab | E | Dr. Rachel Sangree | Sec 1 M 4:00-5:50
Sec 2 M 6:00-7:50 Sec 3 T 2:00-3:50 Sec 4 T 4:00-5:50 Sec 5 W 4:00-5:50 Sec 6 Th 4:00-5:50 |
| 530.231 | Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics | E | Prof. Joe Katz | MWF 1:30-2:20
Problem Solving Th 4:30-6:00 p.m. |
| 530.232 | Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics Lab | E | Dr. Steven Marra | T 6:00-6:50, lab sessions TBA |
| 530.254 | Manufacturing Engineering | E | Ms. Dani Barker | Lecture:
TTh 1:30-2:20 Labs: Sec 1 – M 8:00-11:00 a.m. Sec 2 – M 12:00-3:00 p.m. Sec 3 – T 2:00-5:00 p.m. Sec 4 – W 8:00-11:00 a.m. Sec 5 – W 12:00-3:00 p.m. Sec 6 – Th 2:00-5:30 p.m. Sec 7 – F 8:00-11:00 a.m. |
| 530.310 | Reverse Engineering and Diagnostics | E | Dr. Steve Belkoff | LECTURE TTh 1:30-2:45
LAB T 3:00-6:00 |
| 530.327 | Intro to Fluid Mechanics | E | Prof. Rui Ni | TTh 10:30-11:45 |
| 530.329 | Intro to Fluid Mechanics Lab | E | Dr. Steven Marra | W 6:00-6:50, lab sessions TBA |
| 530.352 | Materials Selection | E | Prof. Kevin Hemker | MWF 11:00-11:50 |
| 530.403 | MechE Senior Design Project I | E | Prof. Steve Belkoff | Lecture TBA for first week of the semester, otherwise 17 team meeting sessions, one per team. |
| 530.414 | Computer Aided Design | E | Dr. Dan Stoianovici | Sec 2 – MW 4:30-6:00 |
| 530.418 | Aerospace Structures | E | Dr. Tom Dragone | TTh 9:00-10:15 |
| 530.420 | Robot Sensors and Actuators | E | Dr. David Kraemer | LECTURES
Sec 1-4: TTh 12:00-1:15 Sec 5-8: TTh 1:30-2:45 LABS Sec 1-5 W 6:00-8:50 Sec 2-6 Th 3:00-5:50 Sec 3-7 Th 6:00-8:50 Sec 4-8 F 3:00-3:50 |
| 530.424 | Dynamics of Robots and Spacecraft | E | Dr. Jin Seob Kim | TTh 1:30-2:45 |
| CANCELLED
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| NEW!
530.429 |
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics | E | Prof. Jill Middendorf | MW 4:30-5:45 |
| 530.430 | Applied Finite Element Analysis | E | Dr. Michael Boyle | TTh 4:30-5:45 |
| 530.436 | Bioinspired Science and Technology | E | Prof. Sung Hoon Kang | TTh 1:30-2:45 |
| CANCELLED
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| NEW!
530.465 |
Spacecrafts, Submarines, and Glaciers: Solid Mechanics in Extreme Environments | E | Prof. Jaafar El-Awady | MW 12:00-1:15 |
| 530.468 | Locomotion Mechanics: Fundamentals | E | Prof. Chen Li | TTh 1:30-2:45 |
| 530.474 | Effective and Economic Design for Biomedical Instrumentation | E | Prof. Yun Chen | LECTURE MW 4:30-5:45
LAB Th 4:30-6:30 |
| 530.483 | Applied Computational Modeling in Aerodynamics and Heat Transfer | E | Dr. Jung-Hee Seo | TTh 9:00-10:15 |
| 530.501 | Undergraduate Research | Research without weekly meetings. Faculty TBA. See also 530.511. | ||
| 530.511 | Group Undergraduate Research | Research with weekly meetings. Faculty TBA. See also 530.501. | ||
| 530.527 | Independent Study |
Visit the graduate courses page for graduate courses.
Spring 2026
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL SCHEDULE. THESE ARE THE COURSES THAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL BE OFFERED. COURSE INFORMATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. Visit the JHU PUBLIC COURSE SEARCH PAGE for course offerings for current and past semesters.
UPDATED JANUARY 18, 2024
The schedule and availability of courses are subject to change. The official schedule will be announced prior to Advising Week of the previous semester in time to determine course schedules.
NUMBER |
TITLE |
AREA |
INSTRUCTOR |
DAY/TIME |
| 530.108 | MechE Undergraduate Seminar II | E | Prof. Steven Marra | F 3:00-3:50 |
| 530.116 | MechE Freshman Lab II | E | Prof. Steven Marra | Sec 1 – Th 9:00-11:50
Sec 2 – Th 12:00-2:50 Sec 3 – Th 3:00-5:50 Sec 4 – F 12:00-2:50 Sec 5 – Th 6:00-8:50 p.m. |
| 530.124 | Intro to Mechanics I | E N | Prof. Ishan Barman | MW 3:00-3:50 |
| 530.202 | Mechanical Engineering Dynamics | E | Prof. Noah Cowan | TTh 10:30-11:45 |
| 530.212 | Mechanical Engineering Dynamics Lab | E | Prof. Noah Cowan | Sec. 1 – M 3:30-5:20
Sec. 2 – M 6:00-7:50 Sec. 3 – W 4:30-6:20 Sec. 4 – Th 3:30-5:20 Sec. 5 – Th 6:00-7:50 |
| 530.215 | Mechanics Based Design | E | Prof. Jaafar El-Awady | TTh 1:30-2:45 |
| 530.216 | Mechanics Based Design Lab | E | Prof. Steven Marra | Lecture: T 6:00-6:50
Labs: Sec. 1 – M 3:30-5:20 Sec. 2 – M 6:00-7:50 Sec. 3 – T 3:30-5:20 Sec. 4 – T 7:00-8:50 p.m. Sec. 5 – W 3:30-5:20 Sec .6 – W 7:00-8:50 p.m. Sec 7 – Th 6:00-7:50 |
| 530.241 | Electronics and Instrumentation | E | Prof. David Kraemer | MWF 1:30-2:20. |
| 530.243 | Electronics and Instrumentation Lab | E | Prof. David Kraemer | Sec 1. – W 6:00-8:50
Sec. 2 – Th 3:00-5:50 Sec. 3 – Th 6:00-8:50 Sec. 4 – F 3:00-5:50 |
| 530.254 | Manufacturing Engineering | E | Ms. Dani Barker | Lecture: F 2:30-4:30
Lab 1 – M 8:00-11:00 |
| 530.334 | Heat Transfer | E | Prof. Claire Hur | MWF 10:00-10:50
Problem Solving F 12:00 |
| 530.335 | Heat Transfer Lab | E | Dr. Dominic Jarecki | Lecture – W 6:00-6:50
Lab 1 – M 2:00-3:50 |
| 530.343 | Design and Analysis of Dynamical Systems | E | Prof. Jin Seob Kim | TTh 9:00-10:15 |
| 530.344 | Design and Analysis of Dynamical Systems Lab | E | Prof. Steven Marra | Sec. 1 – M 6:00-8:50 Sec. 2 – T 3:00-3:50 Sec. 3. – W 3:00-5:50 |
| 530.404 | MechE Senior Design Project II | E | Prof. Steve Belkoff | 17 Team Meeting sections TBA |
| 530.410 | Biomechanics of the Cell | E | Prof. Sean Sun | MWF 3:00-3:50 |
| 530.411 | Composite Materials | E | Dr. Nilanjan Mitra | TTh 9:00-10:15 |
| 530.421 | Mechatronics | E | Prof. Jeremy Brown | Lecture – Th 9:00-10:20,
Lab 1 – M 1:30-4:20, |
| 530.423 | Design of Marine Robots | E | Prof. Jim Bellingham | MW 1:30-2:45 |
| NEW!
530.431 |
Biomechanics of Development | E | Prof. Shinuo Weng | MW 4:30-5:45 |
| 530.432 | Jet and Rocket Propulsion | E | Prof. Joe Katz | TTh 12:00-1:15 |
| 530.435 | Guidance and Control of Flight Vehicles | E | Mr. Danny Dembner, BS ’17 | MW 4:30-5:45 |
| 530.469 | Locomotion Mechanics: Recent Advances | E | Prof. Chen Li | WF 1:30-2:45 |
| 530.480 | Image Processing and Data Visualization | E | Prof. Yun Chen | MW 4:30-5:45 |
| 530.501 | Undergraduate Research | Research without weekly meetings. Faculty TBA. See also 530.511. | ||
| 530.511 | Group Undergraduate Research | Research with weekly meetings. Faculty TBA. See also 530.501. | ||
| 530.526 | Independent Study |
Visit the graduate courses page for graduate courses.