TERM OFFERINGS IN MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE DEPARTMENT
2026-2027 yearly schedule (Updated 06/08/2026)
Subsequent updates to individual courses will be noted next to the course
*Subject to Change*
NOTE: The MECH&AE Department ENFORCES all requisites for their courses through MyUCLA enrollment.
This means you MUST complete the requisite BEFORE being allowed to enroll in a course.
All students are advised to plan out their own individualized schedule. Especially students who have started upper-division coursework (100-199). Please use DARS and download an excel MAE worksheet posted at the Class Planning Tips link to get started on planning a schedule!
Students are also encouraged to review the latest Samueli Announcement every Fall quarter (October) on HSSEAS Announcements. The announcement will contain requisite information, term offerings, and approved electives list for the AE and ME majors.
| MECH&AE 1 – Undergraduate Seminar | Fall 2026 | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE M20 (same as C&EE M20) – Introduction to Computer Programming with MATLAB | lab component | – | – | Spring 2027 | Summer 2027 | |
| MECH&AE M20P (same as C&EE M20P)- Introduction to Computer Programming with PYTHON | lab component | Fall 2026 (Enrollment is through C&EE M20P) | Winter 2027 | – | ||
| MECH&AE 82 – Mathematics of Engineering | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 94 – Introduction to Computer-Aided Design and Drafting | lab | Fall 2026 | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 101 – Statics and Strength of Materials | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 102 – Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 103 – Elementary Fluid Mechanics | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 105A – Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 105D – Transport Phenomena | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 107 – Introduction to Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems | lab component | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | ||
| MECH&AE 131A – Intermediate Heat Transfer | Fall 2026 | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE C131G – Microscopic Energy Transport (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE C132A – Mass Transfer (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 133A – Engineering Thermodynamics | – | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE C134 – Introduction to Bayesian Statistics for Data-Driven Science and Engineering | – | – | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE C136 – Energy and Environment (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE C137 – Design and Analysis of Smart Grids | – | Winter 2027 | – | |||
| MECH&AE C138 – Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics |
– | Winter 2027 | – | |||
| MECH&AE CM140 – Introduction to Biomechanics (NOT OFFERED 2025-2026) updated 08/27/2025 | – | Winter 2027 | – | |||
| MECH&AE 150A – Intermediate Fluid Mechanics | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | – | |||
| MECH&AE 150B – Aerodynamics | – | – | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 150C – Combustion Systems (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE C150G – Fluid Dynamics of Biological Systems (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE C150P – Aircraft Propulsion Systems | Fall 2026 | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE C150R – Rocket Propulsion Systems | – | – | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 154A – Preliminary Design of Aircraft | – | Winter 2027 | – | |||
| MECH&AE 154B -Design of Aerospace Structures(NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 154S – Flight Mechanics, Stability, and Control of Aircraft | Fall 2026 | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 155 – Intermediate Dynamics (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 156A – Advanced Strength of Materials | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE C156B – Mechanical Design for Power Transmission (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 157A – Aerospace Design Laboratory (DELETED COURSE EFFECTIVE 2025-2026, see 157D/E for AE capstone requirement) | AE senior capstone | – | – | – | ||
| MECH&AE 157D – Aerospace Design Laboratory (I) | AE senior capstone (I) | – | Winter 2027 | – | ||
| MECH&AE 157E – Aerospace Design Laboratory (II) | AE senior capstone (II) | – | – | Spring 2027 | ||
| MECH&AE 157W – Basic Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Laboratory | AE senior capstone | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | ||
| MECH&AE 161A – Introduction to Astronautics | Fall 2026 | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 161B – Introduction to Space Technology | – | Winter 2027 | – | |||
| MECH&AE 161C – Spacecraft Design | – | – | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE C162A – Introduction to Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems | Fall 2026 | – | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE C162B – Compliant Mechanism Design | – | Winter 2027 | – | |||
| MECH&AE 162D – Mechanical Engineering Design I (please reference the MAE FAQ for details about 162D/E) |
ME senior capstone I | – | Winter 2027 | – | ||
| MECH&AE 162E – Mechanical Engineering Design II (please reference the MAE FAQ for details about 162D/E) |
ME senior capstone II | – | – | Spring 2027 | ||
| MECH&AE C163A – Kinematics of Robotic Systems | Fall 2026 | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE C163B – Dynamics of Robotic Systems | – | Winter 2027 | – | |||
| MECH&AE C163C – Control of Robotic Systems | – | – | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 166A – Analysis of Aerospace Structures | Fall 2026 | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 166C – Design of Composite Structures (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) *updated 08/03/2026* | – | – | ||||
| MECH&AE M168 – Introduction to Finite Element Methods | – | – | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 169A – Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 171A – Introduction to Feedback and Control Systems | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE C171B – Digital Control of Physical Systems (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 172 – Control System Design Laboratory Updated 02/14/2025 | – | Winter 2027 | – | |||
| MECH&AE 174 – Probability and Its Applications to Risk, Reliability, and Quality Control | Fall 2025 | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE C175A – Probability and Stochastic Processes in Dynamical Systems | Fall 2026 | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 181A – Complex Analysis and Integral Transforms (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 182B -Mathematics of Engineering (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 182C – Numerical Methods for Engineering Applications | Fall 2026 | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE 183A – Introduction to Manufacturing Processes | lab | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | Spring 2027 | ||
| MECH&AE M183B – Introduction to Microscale and Nanoscale Manufacturing | lab | Fall 2026 | Winter 2027 | – | ||
| MECH&AE C183C – Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing | – | – | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE 185 – Introduction to Radio Frequency Identification (NOT OFFERED 2026-2027 AY) | – | – | – | |||
| MECH&AE C186 – Applied Optics | – | – | Spring 2027 | |||
| MECH&AE C187L – Nanoscale Fabrication, Characterization, and Biodetection Laboratory | lab | – | – | Spring 2027 | ||
| EC ENGR 100 – Electrical and Electronic Circuits | see ECE schedule | |||||
| EC ENGR 110L – Circuit Measurements Laboratory | lab | see ECE schedule | ||||
| MAT SCI 104 – Science of Engineering Materials | see MAT SCI schedule |