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MS Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Programme overview

MS Mechanical Engineering is a master's programme in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA. Areas of study: Dynamics; fluid mechanics; heat and mass transfer; micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS); structural and solid mechanics; systems and control.

Faculty: Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science  |  Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall Consult department regarding other quarters.  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Areas of study: Dynamics; fluid mechanics; heat and mass transfer; micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS); structural and solid mechanics; systems and control. At least nine courses (36 units) are required, of which at least five (20 units) must be graduate courses. For the thesis plan, seven of the nine must be formal courses, including at least four from the 200 series. The remaining two may be 598 courses involving work on the thesis. For the capstone plan, no units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the minimum course requirement.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadline: December 1, 2026. GRE: General and Required. Letters of recommendation: 3. In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants to the M.S. and Ph.D. Programs are expected to submit a statement of purpose and a resume or CV. All graduate students (terminal MS or PhD-seeking) will be normally admitted as masters students unless they already have an MS degree. Conversion to the PhD program and candidacy requires passing the PhD preliminary exam and a faculty sponsor (PI). Student applicants with an MS degree expected at the time of enrollment will be normally admitted as PhD students.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Graduate application fee: $135 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all other applicants, $200 for the Global Executive MBA for Asia Pacific, Master of Financial Engineering and MS in Business Analytics; nonrefundable, paid by card with the online Application for Graduate Admission.

Executive MBA: rolling admission for fall entry; Round 1 December 1, 2026, Round 2 February 1, 2027, Round 3 May 1, 2027; application fee $200.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply/

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