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Sample Non-SE Focus Areas for Ph.D. Students
| Seismology (take any 3) | |
|---|---|
| SIO 225 | Physics of Earth Materials |
| SIO 227A | Introduction to Seismology |
| SIO 227C | Advanced Seismology II |
| SIO 232 | Environmental Geophysics |
| Mechanics | |
| MAE 233A | Fracture Mechanics |
| MAE 233B | Micromechanics |
| MAE 233C | Advanced Mechanics of Composite Materials |
| Controls | |
| MAE 280A | Linear Systems Theory (or ECE 275A Parameter Estimation I) |
| MAE 280B | Linear Control Design (or ECE 275B Parameter Estimation II) |
| MAE 284 | Robust and Multi-Variable Control |
| Computer-Aided Design | |
| MAE 291 | Design and Mechanics in Computer Technology |
| MAE 292 | Computer-Aided Design and Analysis |
| MAE 293 | Advanced Computer Graphics for Engineers and Scientists |
| Signal Processing (take any 3) | |
| ECE 161A/SIO 207A | Introduction to Digital Signal Processing |
| ECE 251AN/SIO 207B | Digital Signal Processing I |
| ECE 251BN/SIO 207C | Digital Signal Processing II |
| ECE 251CN | Filter Banks and Wavelets |
| ECE 251DN | Array Processing |
| ECE 254 | Detection Theory |
| Mathematics | |
| MAE 290A | Numerical Methods in Science and Engineering |
| MAE 290B | Numerical Methods for Differential Equations |
| (Choose a third from MAE 232A, MAE 294A, or consent of advisor) | |
| MAE 294A | Methods in Applied Mechanics I |
| MAE 294B | Methods in Applied Mechanics II |
| MAE 294C | Methods in Applied Mechanics III |
| Material Science (take any 3) | |
| MATS 211A | Mechanical Properties |
| MATS 211B | Advanced Mechanical Behavior |
| MATS 218 | Fatigue, Fracture, & Failure Analysis in Engineering Materials |
| MATS 233 | Processing and Synthesis of Advanced Materials |
| MATS 290 | Topics in Materials Science |
