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Tuition fees are waived for all undergraduate
students, and on-campus dormitories are provided.
Some of the fees for student activities, however,
are charged.
Total minimum credits required for the B. S. degree
in mechanical engineering are 130 which inculde
28(required; 7, elective ; 21) in humanities and
social science, 32(required; 23, elective ; 9) in
basic science, and 55(required; 30, elective ; 25)
in mechanical engineering courses. In addition,
64 hours of social/public services and physical
exercises, respectively, should be performed.
The required courses in mechanical engineering are
Applied Electronics, Thermodynamics I, Engineering
Laboratories I and II, and thesis Study. An apprenticeship
report as an outcome of the industrial practice
during the summer/winter vacations can be a substitute
tor the thesis. Either of the thesis or the report
must be approved by the review committee consisting
of three faculty members inculding the major advisor.
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All the graduate students are provided
with scholarships either from the government, the
institute(KAIST), or from the industry. The government
scholarship covers the total cost of education and
the recipients are provided with dormitories. The
coverage of the KAIST scholarship is basically the
same with that of the government scholarship; however,
the scholarship comes from research funds/grants
of the professors with whom the recipients will
work on their theses. The industry scholarships
also cover the total cost of education, room and
board and some other expenses. The recipients of
the industry scholarships should be the employees
of the industries or the national/private research
institutes, and most of them being the part-time
students.
Total minimum credits for the M. S. degree in mechanical
engineering are 36, which consist of 3 in core courses,
6 in required mechanical engineering courses, 18
in elective courses (at least 12 in mechanical or
aerospace engineering), and 9 in research credits.
Besides, a thesis must be submitted to and approved
by the review committee consisting of three faculty
members including the major advisors. The 6 credits
in required mechanical engineering courses can be
achieved by taking 2 courses out of 5; Mathematical
Methods in Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Fluid
Dynamics, Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Advanced
Dynamics, and Manufacturing Technologies.
Total minimum credits for the Ph. D. degree in mechanical
engineering are 78, which consist of 3 in core courses,
6 in required mechanicalengineering courses, 39
in elective courses(at least 30 in mechanical or
aerospace engineering), and 30 in research credits.
The credits achieved in the M. S. program of the
department of Mechanical engineering(or aerospace
engineering) are counted in the Ph. D. program and
those achieved in other universities/colleges can
be transferred up to 12 based on the course review.
Besides, a thesis must be submitted to and approved
by the thesis committee consisting of five faculty
members including the major advisor, and the contents
of the thesis must be published, either partially
or entirely, in internationally recognized journals.
The 6 credits in required mechanical engineering
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Since the English
lecture is essential
in the global era,
and number of English
lectures is increasing,
the department are
encouraging more
English lecture
to attract the foreign
students. When the
foreign student
takes courses, the
courses should be
taught in English.
In 2003, five courses
were taught in English:
MAE534 Fatigue fracture
(Prof. S.B. Lee),
MAE850 Special topic
of mech. eng. (Prof.
K.C. Park, U. of
Colorado), MAE491
Special topic of
mech. eng. (Prof.
S.W. Kim), MAE536
Plasticity (Prof.
Y.T. Im), MAE731
Nonlinear numerical
solid mechanics
(Prof. S.Y. Im).
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Since 2002, the
leadership course
became a required
course for graduation
for the MS students,
The course is given
on Friday afternoon,
and speakers include
the CEO in industry
and prominent figures
from government
and university.
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In order to prevent
the possible accidents
occurred in the
lab, the safety
committee was newly
organized in September
2003. The members
of the safely committee
consist of the department
chairman, seven
faculty members,
two staffs and a
student. The lecture
for safety in the
lab will be given
more than once per
semester for the
freshmen, and certification
exam was done for
every graduate student
in November. In
addition, every
lab at ME department
is regularly inspected
to follow the safety
guidelines specified
by the committee.
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