Graduate Admissions

Pathway to Admissions

Choose a Degree of Study

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers programs leading to the degrees of M.S. and Ph.D. with a specialization in any of the following six areas of research:

• Bioengineering and Systems Biology
• Computational Science and Engineering
• Dynamic Systems, Control and Robotics
• Micro and Nanoscale Engineering
• Solid Mechanics, Materials and Structures
• Thermal Sciences and Fluid Mechanics 

UCSB Mechanical Engineering Degrees Offered:

• Mechanical Engineering, MS
• Mechanical Engineering, PhD
• Optional emphasis in Computational Science & Engineering
• Optional emphasis in Bioengineering
• Optional emphasis in Neuroscience

Degree Requirements

Understand the degree requirements for a M.S. and/or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at UCSB before applying.

Choose a Faculty Advisor

Read about choosing an advisor and area of research. Reach out to the UCSB Mechanical Engineering professors with whom you would like to study and ask them about their goals and their personal style of mentorship. Faculty in the department look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with talented and motivated graduate students. Important goals we envision for our PhD students include:

1. A thorough understanding of current literature and the identification of fundamental research problems.
2. The development of a strong theoretical and experimental background and the proposal of innovative solutions to challenging problems.
3. The presentation and publication of research in the most prestigious journals and conferences.
4. The development of teaching, laboratory, personal communication, team work and presentation skills.

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