Students are often able to participate in the UC Education Abroad Program (EAP) and UC San Diego’s Opportunties Abroad Programs (OAP) while still making progress toward the major. Interested students should contact the Study Abroad UC San Diego office, as well as the double major or minor department.
Before you go abroad:
1. Research your options at UCSD's Study Abroad Office. For more specific information for MAE majors, please see here.
2. Once you have determined a program, country and university, please either message your MAE advisor via the VAC or set up a meeting to discuss your plan.
3. If you intend to take a MAE required course abroad, submit a pre-approval petition as early as possible, with a syllabus of the course, so that our faculty can review your request for equivalency. NOTE: Courses must be taken for a letter grade and transfer in as 4+ units.
4. After your course(s) have been pre-approved, then submit your Study Abroad form for review.
It is the student's responsibility to rearrange their course schedule to make sure they are able to stay on track to graduate. Please submit your modified academic plan to a MAE advisor for review.
We suggest that students look for elective-level courses that may not be offered at UC San Diego, to gain the most from their experience abroad, and request TE course substitution credit. Course equivalency with core-level courses is rarely approved.
After your return from abroad:
1. While EAP transcripts should be processed by the University automatically, you may need to take action to facilitate this if you participate in a OAP program.
2. Once your study abroad courses appear in your Academic History, you must attach supporting documentation (such as homework assignments and exams) to the original pre-approval petition and submit it for final approval. Only after a final approval, can your degree audit be updated.
- Study Abroad Scholarships are available! Don't forget to inquire about them, or find out more on their website.
- List of Study Abroad Course Equivalencies
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This is a list of courses that have been approved in the past. However, this DOES NOT mean that these courses will be approved in the future as curriculum may change.
Country University Course MAE Course Quarter Denmark
Technical Univ. of Denmark 28870 Energy and Sustainability TE FA23 Technical Univ. of Denmark Electric Circuits 1 (34600) MAE 40 FA24 Technical Univ. of Denmark 12104 Environmental Modeling TE FA23 Technical Univ. of Denmark 41814 Heat transfer MAE 101C FA23 Univ. of Copenhagen Earth and Climate Physics SIO 117 (TE) FA18 Univ. of Copenhagen ENV 165 TE FA19 Univ. of Copenhagen 103 ESYS 101 FA19 Univ. of Copenhagen Natural Habitats Ecology TE FA18 England
Imperial College London Reactor Design & Control Project MAE 126B SP17 Imperial College London Mecatronics MAE 40 SP22 Imperial College London Materials 1 MAE 20 FA21 Imperial College London Design and Manufacture 1 MAE 150 SP22 Imperial College London Mathematics and Computing 1 TE SP22 Imperial College London Computational Methods 1 MAE 107 SP17 Imperial College London Environmental Fluid Mechanics MAE 122 SP17 Imperial College London Group Design Project MAE 126B SP17 Imperial College London Heat Transfer MAE 101C SP17 Imperial College London Environmental Engineering: Water Resource & Supply Eng. MAE 123 SP17 Univ. of Bristol EMAT 20200 MAE 107 FA16 Univ. of Bristol MENG 11202 MAE 110A FA16 Queen Mary Univ. of London ECS 601U MAE 143A FA16 Queen Mary Univ. of London DEN 5102 MAE 131A FA16 France
Univ. of Bordeaux Mechanique des Solides Deformab MAE 131B FA18 Univ. of Bordeaux Elements finis et codes MAE 150 FA18 CIEE Toulouse Study Center ENGI 3002 MAE 124 (TE) SU18 Germany
Technical Univ. Of Berlin Construction 1 SE 2/2L FA18 Technical Univ. Of Berlin Aerodynamik 1 MAE 104 SP18 Technical Univ. Of Berlin CAD in Aircraft Design MAE 150 SP18 Munich Univ. of Applied Sciences ME 101 TE Munich Univ. of Applied Sciences ME 100 Smart Vehicles TE Munich Univ. of Applied Sciences ME 117 - Engineering of Sustainable Energy Systems TE FA18 Munich Univ. of Applied Sciences ME 102 - Performance Analysis & Thermodynamics of the Internal Combustion Engine TE FA18 Munich Univ. of Applied Sciences ME 116 - Hydraulic & Pneumatic Systems TE SU17, FA18 Munich Univ. of Applied Sciences ME 105 Sustainable Entrepreneurship TE or MGT 121A SU17 Hong Kong
Univ. of HK STAT 2901 MAE 108 Univ. of HK ELEC 2201 MAE 143A Univ. of HK ELEC 3241 MAE 143A WI19 Univ. of HK MATH 3408 MAE 107 Univ. of HK MECH 2413 MAE 130A HK Univ. of Science & Tech ELEC 2400 MAE 140 FA16 HK Univ. of Science & Tech MECH 2907 MAE 3 FA18 HK Univ. of Science & Tech ENGG 1110 MAE 124 FA18 HK Univ. of Science & Tech ENGG 1130 MGT 127 FA18 HK Univ. of Science & Tech MECH 3670 MAE 142 FA23 HK Univ. of Science & Tech MECH 2020 MAE 30A FA23 HK Univ. of Science & Tech ENGG 3960 ECE 196 (TE) FA18 HK Univ. of Science & Tech MECH 4710 MAE 145 FA18 HK Univ. of Science & Tech MECH 4720 TE FA18 HK Univ. of Science & Tech COMP 2011 TE FA16 HK Univ. of Science & Tech ELEC 2100 MAE 143A FA16 HK Univ. of Science & Tech MECH 3640 MAE 104 FA17, FA23 Iceland UC Davis Abroad ENG 105+ENG 198 MAE 11 SU24 Ireland Dublin City Univ. ENVI 3001 MAE 124 (TE) SU18 Japan
Osaka University Summer Lab Research TE SU18 Tohoku Univ Reservoir Engineering MAE 123 (TE) SP23 Tohoku Univ Practical Machine Learning I TE SP23 Tohoku Univ Mech Vibrations I MAE 130C FA18 Korea
Hanyang Univ. APA4010 Mechanism Design TE FA23 Hanyang Univ. MEE 3007 MAE 101A FA23 Korea Univ. ACEE290 Basic Renewable Energy TE FA22 Korea Univ. MECH334 Finite Element Method TE FA22 Yonsei Univ. Design for Sustainability MAE 124 (TE) Yonsei Univ. Innovation & Technology TE SU18 Yonsei Univ. Energy & the Environment TE SU18 Scotland
Univ. of Glasgow ENG 3039 MAE 130C FA18 Univ. of Glasgow ENG 1062 + ENG ENG 2084 MAE 130B FA18 Univ. of Glasgow COMP SCI 3005 TE FA18 Singapore
Natl Uni. of Singapore CM 3261 CHEM 171 FA16 Natl Uni. of Singapore CM 4282 TE FA16 Spain
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Materials Science Engineering MAE 20 FA23 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Aerospace Propulsion I MAE 113 FA22 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Systems and Signals (15545) MAE 143A FA20, FA24 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Engineering fluid mechanics (15499) MAE 101A FA20 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Advanced Mathematics (15331) MAE 105 FA22 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 18256 Programming MAE 8 FA22 Sweden
Univ. of Lund MMVF05 MAE 101C FA18 Univ. of Lund MMVN05 TE FA18 Univ. of Lund AEBF 25 TE FA18 Univ. of Lund MMKN 41 TE FA18 Univ. of Lund MMKF 35 TE FA18 Univ. of Lund MMTF 01 TE FA18 Univ. of Lund EIEN41 (Hybrid Vehicle Drive Systems) TE WI19 Univ. of Lund MVKF 15 TE FA19 Univ. of Lund MMKF 15 TE FA18 Univ. of Lund MMKN 30 TE FA18 Univ. of Lund FMEN 15 MAE 150 FA18 Univ. of Lund FMEN 30 TE FA19 Univ. of Lund MVKN 50 (Intro to Combustion Engines) TE FA17, WI19 Univ. of Lund MMKV05 (Product Development & Design Methodology) TE WI19 Univ. of Lund Intro to Vehicle Systems TE FA17 Univ. of Lund VVR 176 MAE 122 FA17 Univ. of Lund Applied Mechatronics TE FA16 Univ. of Lund Fluid Mechanics MAE 101A FA16 Univ. of Lund FMEN 11 MAE 130 FA19, FA24 Univ. of Lund Production TE FA16 Univ. of Lund MMK070 (Industrial Design) TE FA16, WI19 Switzerland Zurich Univ. of Applied Sciences Propulsion Systems and Performance MAE 113 SP23 Taiwan
Natl Taiwan Univ EE 3013 TE SP18 Natl Taiwan Univ EE 5114 TE SP18 Natl Taiwan Univ EE 2011 MAE 143A SP18 Natl Taiwan Univ ME 3007 MAE 143B FA17 Natl Taiwan Univ ME 5118 TE FA17 Natl Taiwan Univ ME 5241 TE SP18 Natl Taiwan Univ ME 186S TE FA18