Mechanical Engineering (BS)
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Plan Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| Acad Writing Research 2 | 4 | |
| Select one of the following Economic courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CSC听113 | Introduction to Computing - MATLAB | 3 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY听205 &听PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| GC听120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MA听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MAE听206 | Engineering Statics 2 | 3 |
| PY听208 &听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| MAE听200 | Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design | 1 |
| ST听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MA听341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 |
| MAE听208 | Engineering Dynamics 2 | 3 |
| MAE听201 | Engineering Thermodynamics I 2 | 3 |
| MAE听214 | Solid Mechanics 2 | 3 |
| MAE听305 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ENG听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| MAE听302 | Engineering Thermodynamics II | 3 |
| MAE听306 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II | 1 |
| MAE听308 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE听315 | Dynamics of Machines | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECE听331 | Principles of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| MAE听310 | Heat Transfer Fundamentals | 3 |
| MAE听316 | Strength of Mechanical Components | 3 |
| MSE听200 | Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials | 3 |
| Tech Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MAE听435 | Principles of Automatic Control | 3 |
| MAE听405 | Controls Lab | 1 |
| ISE听311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 |
| Select one of following ME Senior Design Part 1: | 3 | |
| Mechanical Engineering Design I (This course should be followed by MAE听416) | ||
| Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development I (This course should be followed by MAE听483) | ||
| Tech Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select one of following ME Senior Design Part 2 based on Senior Design Part 1 choice: | 4 | |
| Mechanical Engineering Design II | ||
| Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development II and Engineering Entrepreneurship Senior Design Lab | ||
| Tech Elective | 3 | |
| Ethics Elective | ||
| 听 | Hours | 7 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 109 |
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A grade of C or higher is required.
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | |||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 17 | ||
Ethics Elective
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDS听201 | Environmental Ethics | 3 | |
| MS听402 | Advanced Military Science - Military Justice, Ethics and Professionalism | 3 | |
| NS听420 | Naval Leadership and Ethics | 3 | |
| PHI听214 | Issues in Business Ethics | 3 | |
| PHI听227 | Data Ethics | 3 | |
| PHI/STS 325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 | |
| PHI听375 | Ethics | 3 | |
| STS听302 | Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | 3 | |
| STS听304 | Ethical Dimensions of Progress | 3 |
Acad Writing Research
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acad Writing Research | |||
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| FL贰听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| Transfer Sequence | |||
| ENG听1GEP | 3 | ||
| ENG听202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 | |
Tech Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choose From: | |||
| ME technical electives | |||
| MAE听342 | Introduction to Automotive Engineering | 3 | |
| MAE听403 | Air Conditioning | 3 | |
| MAE听406 | Energy Conservation in Industry | 3 | |
| MAE听407 | Steam and Gas Turbines | 3 | |
| MAE听408 | Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals | 3 | |
| MAE听410 | Modern Manufacturing Processes | 3 | |
| MAE听412 | Design of Thermal System | 3 | |
| MAE听413 | Design of Mechanical Systems | 3 | |
| MAE听420 | Dynamic Analysis of Human Movement | 3 | |
| MAE听421 | Design of Solar Energy Systems | 3 | |
| MAE听426 | Fundamentals of Product Design | 3 | |
| MAE听430 | Applied Finite Element Analysis | 3 | |
| MAE听440 | Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation | 3 | |
| MAE听495 | Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 1-3 | |
| MAE听496 | Undergraduate Project Work in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 1-6 | |
| AE technical electives | |||
| MAE听452 | Aerodynamics of V/STOL Vehicles | 3 | |
| MAE听455 | Boundary Layer Theory | 3 | |
| MAE听456 | Computational Methods in Aerodynamics | 3 | |
| MAE听457 | Flight Vehicle Stability and Control | 3 | |
| MAE听459 | Rocket Propulsion | 3 | |
| MAE听458 | Propulsion | 3 | |
| MAE听467 | Introduction to Space Flight | 3 | |
| MAE听470 | Space Exploration Systems | 3 | |
| MAE听472 | Aerospace Structures II | 3 | |
| MAE 500-level courses (with departmental approval) | |||
| Available to students who are admitted to an engineering ABM program OR have a minimum 3.5 overall GPA and completed all required 3rd year MAE lecture courses | |||
| MAE听501 | Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 | |
| MAE听504 | Fluid Dynamics Of Combustion I | 3 | |
| MAE听505 | Heat Transfer Theory and Applications | 3 | |
| MAE听511 | Advanced Dynamics I | 3 | |
| MAE听513 | Principles of Structural Vibration | 3 | |
| MAE听515 | Advanced Automotive Vehicle Dynamics | 3 | |
| MAE听517 | Advanced Precision Manufacturing for Products, Systems and Processes | 3 | |
| MAE听518 | Acoustic Radiation I | 3 | |
| MAE听520 | Dynamic Analysis of Human Movement | 3 | |
| MAE听521 | Linear Control and Design For Mimo Systems | 3 | |
| MAE听522 | Non Linear System Analysis and Control | 3 | |
| MAE听525 | Advanced Flight Vehicle Stability and Control | 3 | |
| MAE听526 | Fundamentals of Product Design | 3 | |
| MAE听528 | Experimental Flight Testing | 3 | |
| MAE听531 | Engineering Design Optimization | 3 | |
| MAE听532 | Smart Structures and Micro-Transducers | 3 | |
| MAE听533 | Finite Element Analysis I | 3 | |
| MAE听534 | Mechatronics Design | 3 | |
| MAE听535 | Design of Electromechanical Systems | 3 | |
| MAE听536 | Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems | 3 | |
| MAE听537 | Mechanics Of Composite Structures | 3 | |
| MAE听538 | Smart Structures and Materials | 3 | |
| MAE听539 | Advanced Materials | 3 | |
| MAE听540 | Advanced Air Conditioning Design | 3 | |
| MAE听541 | Advanced Solid Mechanics I | 3 | |
| MAE听543 | Fracture Mechanics | 3 | |
| MAE听544 | Robot Mechanics and Control | 3 | |
| MAE听545 | Metrology For Precision Manufacturing | 3 | |
| MAE听546 | Photonic Sensor Applications in Structure | 3 | |
| MAE听550 | Foundations Of Fluid Dynamics | 3 | |
| MAE听551 | Airfoil Theory | 3 | |
| MAE听552 | Introduction to Experimental Fluid Dynamics and Measurement Systems | 3 | |
| MAE听553 | Compressible Fluid Flow | 3 | |
| MAE听554 | Hypersonic Aerodynamics | 3 | |
| MAE听555 | Applications of Acoustic and Elastic Wave Propagation | 3 | |
| MAE听558 | Microfluidics and Nanofluidics | 3 | |
| MAE听560 | Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer | 3 | |
| MAE听561 | Wing Theory | 3 | |
| MAE听562 | Physical Gas Dynamics | 3 | |
| MAE听570 | Space Exploration Systems | 3 | |
| MAE听573 | Hydrodynamic Stability and Transition | 3 | |
| MAE听575 | Advanced Propulsion Systems | 3 | |
| MAE听577 | Multiscale Two-phase Flow Simulations | 3 | |
| MAE听589 | Special Topics In Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 1-6 | |
| Other engineering technical electives (with departmental approval) | |||
| Contact your MAE academic advisor for options | |||
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following Economics courses: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CSC听113 | Introduction to Computing - MATLAB | 3 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY听205 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I 1 | 3 |
| PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| GC听120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MA听242 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MAE听200 | Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design | 1 |
| PY听208 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 |
| PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 1 |
| MAE听206 | Engineering Statics 2 | 3 |
| ST听370 or ST听371 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers or Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MA听341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 |
| MAE听208 | Engineering Dynamics 2 | 3 |
| MAE听201 | Engineering Thermodynamics I 2 | 3 |
| MAE听214 | Solid Mechanics 2 | 3 |
| MAE听305 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I | 1 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ENG听331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| MAE听308 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE听315 | Dynamics of Machines | 3 |
| MAE听306 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II | 1 |
| MAE听302 | Engineering Thermodynamics II | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MAE听310 | Heat Transfer Fundamentals | 3 |
| ECE听331 | Principles of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| MSE听200 | Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials | 3 |
| MAE听316 | Strength of Mechanical Components | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MAE听435 | Principles of Automatic Control | 3 |
| MAE听405 | Controls Lab | 1 |
| ISE听311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 |
| Select one of following ME Senior Design Part 1: | 3 | |
| Mechanical Engineering Design I (This course should be followed by MAE听416) | ||
| Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development I (This course should be followed by MAE听483) | ||
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select one of following ME Senior Design Part 2 based on Senior Design Part 1 choice: | 4 | |
| Mechanical Engineering Design II | ||
| Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development II and Engineering Entrepreneurship Senior Design Lab | ||
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Ethics (GEP Requirement) | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 126 |
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Courses required for Change of Degree Audit (CODA). A grade of C or higher is required.
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A grade of C- or higher is required, E 115 requires satisfactory completion (S).