机械和航空航天工程（MAE）系提供博士学位。机械和航空航天工程学位课程。该学习计划旨在使学生为从事研究，教学或工程实践的高级职业做好准备。预计学生将在这些学科中获得浓厚的一般背景，这些学科共同表征了他们所计划的机械和航空航天工程专业。同时，希望学生深入研究其论文的特定主题领域。
The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Department offers a Ph.D. degree program in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The program of study is intended to prepare students for careers in research, teaching or engineering practice at an advanced level. Students are expected to acquire a strong general background in those disciplines that collectively characterize their intended major of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. At the same time, students are expected to concentrate in-depth on the particular subject area of their dissertation.<br><br>A faculty advisor will be assigned to each full-time student for the purpose of course selection and, if applicable, research guidance. In particular, advisors may require a student to take specific courses in preparation for a special project or research.<br><br>All MAE graduate students are expected to be proficient in English, particularly oral communication and technical writing. Computer programming is also expected.