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General Description of the
Department
The
Mechanical & Materials Engineering
(MME) Department at Florida International University (FIU) offers a
curriculum which is designed to give our students a thorough understanding of
the basic laws of science and to stimulate and develop creative thinking, a
professional attitude, economic judgment and environmental consciousness. The
aim is to develop the students’ potential to the fullest, to prepare the
students for superior performance as engineers, and to provide the students
with the fundamental principles necessary for pursuing advanced study in the
diverse fields of engineering, science and business The Department of
Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) offers BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in
Mechanical Engineering and MS and PhD degrees in Materials Science and
Engineering. Mechanical and materials engineering are, and will be, of critical
importance in areas as diverse as space exploration, environmental control,
defense, energy issues, transportation and bioengineering.
Degrees offered
The Mechanical
Engineering Department offers these programs:
MS in Materials Science and Engineering
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
BS in Mechanical Engineering
MS in Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Terminal Degree2 for
each discipline taught in Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Ph.D.
in Materials Engineering
Ph.D.
in Mechanical Engineering
Related Disciplines3
Chemical
Engineering (14.0701) - all courses
Engineering
Mechanics (14.11) - all courses
Materials
Science (40.1001) - all courses
Mining and Mineral Engineering (14.2101)
- all courses
Structural Engineering (14.1803) – all
courses
Related Disciplines3 for
specific courses
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (14.0201) – EGM 4993, 5993
Any
Engineering (14) - EGN 1033
Civil
Engineering (14.0801) - EGN 3311, 3321
Physics
(40.0801) - EGN 3311, 3321, 3365
Physical
Sciences (40.0101) - EGM 3311, 4350, 5315, 5354, EML 3036, 4911
Other Teaching Qualifications
(Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the
programs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering)
Consideration
of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a
case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional
industry experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are
directly applicable to the course being taught.
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Whenever
instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved
CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification
of the instructor’s qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed
instructor’s academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates,
or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors,
awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies,
skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific
courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is
qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned. The
Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the
justifications warrant the instructor’s teaching the courses proposed, it
will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years
for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members)
or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced
degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some
instructors where their accomplishments warrant this: Active
Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent
Clearance in the Discipline |
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The level and
discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is
required to teach graduate courses in the discipline |
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For each discipline,
all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include
level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level |
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(1)The appropriate
academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not
obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate
in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline
and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to
determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in
the program. |