undergraduatestudy.independent study

Independent Study courses are usually taken in the Junior or Senior years. Students may register for 1/2 or 1 credit of independent study for one or two semesters. In an independent study course students work with a faculty advisor to focus on a special topic of the student's choosing by self-guided readings, developing and/or running computer simulations and/or laboratory experiments.

Note, with careful planning, independent study courses can be used to satisfy both the requirements for Graduation with Departmental Distinction, and requirements to participate in the Pratt Undergraduate Research Fellows program. Students are strongly encouraged to pursue both distinctions.

• ME 198. Projects in Mechanical Engineering. Individual projects arranged in consultation with a faculty member.  Open only to seniors enrolled in the graduation with distinction program or showing special aptitude for research. Prerequisite: B average and consent of the director of undergraduate studies. Instructor: Staff. Half course to two courses.

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• ME 172.  Engineering Undergraduate Fellows Projects. Intensive research project in Mechanical Engineering by students selected as Engineering Undergraduate Fellows. Course credit is contingent upon satisfactory completion of 173 and 174.  Consent of instructor and program director required.   Instructor:  Staff.   One course.
• ME 173.  Engineering Undergraduate Fellows Projects. Continuation course for Engineering Undergraduate Fellows, contingent upon satisfactory completion of 172.  Consent required.  Instructor:  Staff.   One course.
• ME 174.  Engineering Undergraduate Fellows Projects. Final continuation course for Engineering Undergraduate Fellows, contingent upon satisfactory completion of 172 and 173.   Consent required.   Instructor:  Staff.   One course.