The undergraduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence, Modeling and Simulation in Engineering (AIMS) requires 18 s.h. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in coursework specifically for the certificate. The certificate may be earned by any student admitted to the University of Iowa who is not concurrently enrolled in a UI graduate or professional degree program.
Mechanical engineering (ME) students may earn the certificate in AIMS while they complete the design, robotics, and autonomous systems or the manufacturing focus area for their major. In addition, mechanical engineering students may use the certificate as a tailored engineering focus area by adding one eligible course.
Students are strongly encouraged to participate in at least one workshop related to Python, R, or high-performance and parallel computing offered by the Information Technology Services Research Services (ITS-RS) department, and HACKUIOWA organized by the University of Iowa's Hydroinformatics Lab.
Students could petition to substitute certificate courses with Artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and modeling and simulation-related courses offered by ME and other departments. Non-ME students may earn this certificate while completing their degrees without taking extra courses.
The undergraduate certificate in Artificial Intelligence, Modeling and Simulation requires the following coursework.
Required Courses
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Both of these: | ||
| ME:4111 | Scientific Computing and Machine Learning | 3 |
| ME:4150 | Artificial Intelligence in Engineering | 3 |
Elective Courses
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Three of these: | ||
| ME:4110 | Computer-Aided Engineering | 3 |
| ME:4112 | Engineering Design Optimization | 3 |
| ME:4116 | Manufacturing Processes Simulations and Automation | 3 |
| ME:4117 | Finite Element Analysis | 3 |
| ME:4120 | Advanced Linear Control Systems | 3 |
| ME:4175 | Computational Naval Hydrodynamics | 3 |
| ME:5143 | Computational Fluid and Thermal Engineering | 3 |
| ME:5170 | Data-Driven Analysis in Engineering Mechanics | 3 |
| ME:5300 | Uncertainty Quantification and Design Optimization | 3 |
Capstone Course
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| ME:4086 | Mechanical Engineering Design Project | 3 |
| ME:4098 | Individual Investigations: Mechanical Engineering | 3 |