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  This specialty was established in 1958, and began to train the graduate students in 1962. As a key specialty in Shanghai, it has the right to confer master and doctor degree, and it has already set up a post-doctor station.

  The specialty is the earliest fluid mechanic center for doctors, which is characterized by hydromechanical research in the country. It mainly deals with research of such field of high speed hydrodynamics on free surface, irregular aerodynamics, computational hydrodynamics, fluid noise control, fluid dynamics of estuary and environment, etc. It has obtained many national, provincial and ministerial prizes of Scientific and Technological Progress. It has extensive exchanges both at home and abroad. The specialty now has abundant teachers – an academician and five doctoral tutors.

  The specialty has a fluid dynamics laboratory with multi-functional water troughs, small-scale low-speed wind-tunnels, gravity type vacuole, high speed self-enclosed circulating water tunnel equipment and laser speed testing apparatus, water noise apparatus, etc. A high-performance parallel computation server has also been built. The specialty undertakes forecasting research in national defense and applied research in some key projects.

  I. Training Objectives
  The degree winners possess solid theoretical foundation and deep specialized knowledge. They have the ability of innovation and independent scientific research on theories and computing methods within the specialty. They are able to use general software and basic theories to solve the fluid mechanics problems in engineering.

  II. Main Research Directions
  1. High speed hydrodynamics
  2. Computational aerodynamics
  3. Underwater fluid noise control
  4. Fluid dynamics of estuary and environment
  5. Industrial fluid mechanics
  6. Bio-fluid mechanics
  
  III. Length of Schooling and Credits
  The full-time Master degree candidates’ length of schooling is 2. 5 years. The total credits must get requested 32 credits at least; among them the credits of degree lessons must get requested 19. Semi-sabbatical master degree candidates’ period of schooling can be prolonged for another half a year or one year as approved.

  IV. Courses Offered
Classification No. Name of Courses Credit Time Remarks
Degree G09001 Introduction to Natural Dialectics 2.0 autumn Compulsory courses
Degree G09003 Theory and Practice of Scientific Socialism 1.0 spring Compulsory courses
Degree G14001 Basic English 3.0 autumn, spring Compulsory courses
Degree G14002 Professional English 1.0 autumn Compulsory courses
Degree X10001 Advanced fluid dynamics 3.0 autumn  
Degree X10011 Modern methods in mathematical physics of fluid mechanics 3.0 autumn  
Degree X10012 Modern numerical methods in fluid dynamics ( I) 2.0 spring  
Degree X10013 Modern numerical methods in fluid dynamics ( II) 2.0 spring  
Degree X10002 Introduction of continuum mechanics 2.0 autumn  
Degree X10003 Analytical dynamics 3.0 autumn  
Degree X10014 Analytical dynamics 3.0 spring  
Non-degree F10001 Tensor analysis and applications 2.0 autumn  
Non-degree F10002 Hydrodynamics 2.5 autumn  
Non-degree F10003 Bio-fluid mechanics 2.0 spring  
Non-degree F10011 Theory of underwater fluid noise 3.0 spring  
Non-degree F10018 Fluid mechanics 2.0 autumn  
Non-degree F10019 Dynamics of viscous flows 3.0 spring  
Non-degree F10021 Computational flight dynamics 2.0 spring  
Non-degree   High performance computing in numerical simulations 2.0 spring new
Non-degree F10030 Computer graphics 3.0 autumn  
Non-degree F10032 Advanced aerodynamics 3.0 spring  
Non-degree S10001 general reading of professional literature 3.0 spring, autumn Compulsory courses


  V. Middle Examinations
  Master degree candidates are supposed to have an all-round exam once a month in the fourth term to check whether their credits and grades in course study meet demands, by which to determine whether they can enter the stage of the academic dissertation. Its details refer to the relevant regulations of the graduate institution.
After entering this stage, master degree candidates should submit a brief summary of their half-a year work to their guide teacher by the end of each term, reporting the progress of the thesis within the range of the specialty.

  VI. Opening Report
  The opening report of master degree candidates should be finished before the end of the third term (at the latest the fourth term after in months). The reading amount of documents is no less than twenty.
  At the last period of their opening report, they must have their oral defense at a public lecture participated by experts of the specialty or the relevant specialties.

  VII. Academic Dissertation
  The details of academic dissertation refer to the relevant regulations of the university.

  VIII. Thesis Publishing
  Its details refer to “Requirement for graduate students of publishing scientific paper during learning at Shanghai Jiaotong University ".