Mechanical Engineering (BS)
The Mechanical Engineering degree program prepares its graduates for careers in mechanical and thermal systems design, analysis and manufacturing.
Mechanical engineering involves practical application of mechanical and thermal sciences to research, design, development, testing and manufacturing of a wide variety of products. Mechanical engineers contribute to the fields of transportation, power generation and energy conversion, environmental control and pollution abatement, noise control, and biomechanics. Recent developments have increased interest in such areas as robotics, mechatronics, precision engineering, automated manufacturing systems, combustion and propulsion. Student projects include Mini Baja, Formula Cars, and walking machines.
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 | Thermal-Fluid Sciences 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 | Fundamentals of Vibrations | 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 |
| MAE听415 | Mechanical Engineering Design I | 3 |
| Tech Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MAE听416 | Mechanical Engineering Design II | 4 |
| Tech Elective | 3 | |
| Ethics Elective | ||
| 听 | Hours | 7 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 109 |
- 1
A grade of C or higher is required.
- 2
A grade of C- or higher is required.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | ||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Total Hours | 17 | |
Ethics Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EED 414/514 | Ethics for Engineering Education | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acad Writing Research | ||
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| FL贰听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| ENG听1GEP | ||
| Transfer students with fewer than 4 credits of college composition transfer credit take the following. | ||
| ENG听202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 |
Tech Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose From: | ||
| ME technical electives | ||
| MAE听342 | Introduction to Automotive Engineering | 3 |
| MAE听398 | Relativistic Dynamics: An Evolution in Space, Time, and Matter | 3 |
| MAE听402 | Aerosol Science and Technology | 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448 | Computational Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| MAE听495 | Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 3 |
| MAE听496 | Undergraduate Project Work in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 3 |
| 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502 | Aerosol Science and Technology | 3 |
| MAE听504 | Fluid Dynamics Of Combustion I | 3 |
| MAE听505 | Heat Transfer Theory and Applications | 3 |
| MAE听508 | Automotive Power Systems | 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530 | Optical Engineering | 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548 | Computational Methods in Engineering | 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 | 3 |
| Other engineering technical electives | ||
| NE听419 | Introduction to Nuclear Energy | 3 |
| 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 | Thermal-Fluid Sciences 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 | Fundamentals of Vibrations | 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 |
| MAE听415 | Mechanical Engineering Design I | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MAE听416 | Mechanical Engineering Design II | 4 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Ethics (GEP Requirement) | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 126 |
- 1
Courses required for Change of Degree Audit (CODA). A grade of C or higher is required.
- 2
A grade of C- or higher is required, E 115 requires satisfactory completion (S).
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