Reliability Engineering

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Reliability engineers collaborate in the design, operation, and maintenance of complex technological systems to improve their performance and safety.

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Admission Requirements

Requirements specific to the reliability engineering program include:

  • A bachelor's degree, GPA of 3.0 or better, in a STEM field from an accredited institution.
  • Successful completion of all of the following courses (or their equivalent):
    • Math: Calculus I, II, and III, and Differential Equations

For a complete list of admission requirements, visit the Application Process page. Completed applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Degree Requirements

Master of Engineering: 30 Credits or 10 Courses

Students pursuing this option must complete at least six courses in reliability engineering (ENRE), including: 

  • ENRE600, Fundamentals of Failure Mechanisms
  • ENRE602, Reliability Analysis

Students may not register for more than a total of six credits of ENRE648, Special Problems in Reliability Engineering. For each registration of ENRE648, an approved scholarly paper must be submitted. There is no research or thesis required for this degree. 

Graduate Certificate in Engineering: 12 Credits or 4 Courses

Students pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Engineering must complete four courses, including the ones listed below and two other ENRE 600-level courses.

  • ENRE600, Fundamentals of Failure Mechanisms
  • ENRE602, Reliability Analysis

 

Degree Planning Sheets

All students are expected to complete a preliminary course plan for their intended degree program (10-course for MEng or 4-course for GCEN) with the Senior Academic Advisor by the end of their first semester of study. The Degree Planning Sheet lists the core and technical elective requirements for each program, and all courses that are pre-approved for that program. Alternative technical electives must be approved by the same academic advisor. 

Degree planning sheets for all academic programs can be found here.

For additional course information, please refer to the MAGE Course Catalog, where you can find course syllabi and/or course intro videos for ENPM and ENAI courses, as well as the Graduate School Catalog, where you can review the course descriptions for courses offered in the other engineering areas.

Tuition and Fees

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Program Content Advisor

Dr. Katrina Groth

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Director for Research, Center for Risk and Reliability
 

 

 

Admissions Contact

Emily Golub

Email mage@umd.edu for assistance 

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