Mechanical Engineering: Motorsports Engineering Concentration, MSME (Indianapolis)

About the Program

With the only accredited Motorsports Engineering program in the country, Purdue University in Indianapolis provides an MS in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on racing. Students get hands-on experience and direct connections to the industry in the “Racing Capital of the World.” Purdue University students have always been interested in speed: from steam locomotives in the 1800s, to the supersonic rockets of the space age. Motorsports is a natural proving ground for the engineering knowledge and experience Purdue is famous for worldwide. Beyond the thrill of victory, motorsports teaches teamwork, innovation, and other skills prized by companies. Many of the program’s students end up at SpaceX, Boeing, John Deere, Polaris, and other companies.

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Program Requirements

30 Credits Required

Professional Development Selectives (9 credits)

Students shoud choose courses from the Professional Development Selectives list found here: Mechanical Engineering Supplemental Information (GR) .

Electives (6 credits)

Students have a choice between conducting one or two independent projects and taking the associated course (ME 597) or choosing electives within or outside of the department. The electives must be technical and quantitative in content. A non-exhaustive list of ME or non-ME electives can be found here: Mechanical Engineering Supplemental Information (GR) .

Concentrations

Interdisciplinary concentrations:

• Computational Science and Engineering Concentration (GR) 

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