Mechanical Engineering (BS)
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Plan Requirements
First Year | ||
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Fall Semester | Hours | |
CH 101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
CH 102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
E 101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
E 115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
MA 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 | ||
Hours | 17 | |
Spring Semester | ||
CSC 113 | Introduction to Computing - MATLAB | 3 |
MA 241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
PY 205 & PY 206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
GC 120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
E 102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
Hours | 16 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
MA 242 | Calculus III | 4 |
MAE 206 | Engineering Statics 2 | 3 |
PY 208 & PY 209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
MAE 200 | Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design | 1 |
ST 370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
MA 341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 |
MAE 208 | Engineering Dynamics 2 | 3 |
MAE 201 | Engineering Thermodynamics I 2 | 3 |
MAE 214 | Solid Mechanics 2 | 3 |
MAE 305 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I | 1 |
Hours | 13 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
ENG 331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 |
MAE 302 | Engineering Thermodynamics II | 3 |
MAE 306 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II | 1 |
MAE 308 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
MAE 315 | Dynamics of Machines | 3 |
Hours | 13 | |
Spring Semester | ||
ECE 331 | Principles of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
MAE 310 | Heat Transfer Fundamentals | 3 |
MAE 316 | Strength of Mechanical Components | 3 |
MSE 200 | Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials | 3 |
Tech Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
MAE 435 | Principles of Automatic Control | 3 |
MAE 405 | Controls Lab | 1 |
ISE 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 416) | ||
Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development I (This course should be followed by MAE 483) | ||
Tech Elective | 3 | |
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 | ||
Hours | 7 | |
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 |
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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 |
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IDS 201 | Environmental Ethics | 3 | |
MS 402 | Advanced Military Science - Military Justice, Ethics and Professionalism | 3 | |
NS 420 | Naval Leadership and Ethics | 3 | |
PHI 214 | Issues in Business Ethics | 3 | |
PHI 227 | Data Ethics | 3 | |
PHI/STS 325 | Bio-Medical Ethics | 3 | |
PHI 375 | Ethics | 3 | |
STS 302 | Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | 3 | |
STS 304 | Ethical Dimensions of Progress | 3 |
Acad Writing Research
Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
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Acad Writing Research | |||
ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
FLE 101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
Transfer Sequence | |||
ENG 1GEP | 3 | ||
ENG 202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 |
Tech Electives
Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
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Choose From: | |||
ME technical electives | |||
MAE 342 | Introduction to Automotive Engineering | 3 | |
MAE 403 | Air Conditioning | 3 | |
MAE 406 | Energy Conservation in Industry | 3 | |
MAE 407 | Steam and Gas Turbines | 3 | |
MAE 408 | Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals | 3 | |
MAE 410 | Modern Manufacturing Processes | 3 | |
MAE 412 | Design of Thermal System | 3 | |
MAE 413 | Design of Mechanical Systems | 3 | |
MAE 420 | Dynamic Analysis of Human Movement | 3 | |
MAE 421 | Design of Solar Energy Systems | 3 | |
MAE 426 | Fundamentals of Product Design | 3 | |
MAE 430 | Applied Finite Element Analysis | 3 | |
MAE 440 | Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation | 3 | |
MAE 495 | Special Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 1-3 | |
MAE 496 | Undergraduate Project Work in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 1-6 | |
AE technical electives | |||
MAE 452 | Aerodynamics of V/STOL Vehicles | 3 | |
MAE 455 | Boundary Layer Theory | 3 | |
MAE 456 | Computational Methods in Aerodynamics | 3 | |
MAE 457 | Flight Vehicle Stability and Control | 3 | |
MAE 459 | Rocket Propulsion | 3 | |
MAE 458 | Propulsion | 3 | |
MAE 467 | Introduction to Space Flight | 3 | |
MAE 470 | Space Exploration Systems | 3 | |
MAE 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 501 | Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 | |
MAE 504 | Fluid Dynamics Of Combustion I | 3 | |
MAE 505 | Heat Transfer Theory and Applications | 3 | |
MAE 511 | Advanced Dynamics I | 3 | |
MAE 513 | Principles of Structural Vibration | 3 | |
MAE 515 | Advanced Automotive Vehicle Dynamics | 3 | |
MAE 517 | Advanced Precision Manufacturing for Products, Systems and Processes | 3 | |
MAE 518 | Acoustic Radiation I | 3 | |
MAE 520 | Dynamic Analysis of Human Movement | 3 | |
MAE 521 | Linear Control and Design For Mimo Systems | 3 | |
MAE 522 | Non Linear System Analysis and Control | 3 | |
MAE 525 | Advanced Flight Vehicle Stability and Control | 3 | |
MAE 526 | Fundamentals of Product Design | 3 | |
MAE 528 | Experimental Flight Testing | 3 | |
MAE 531 | Engineering Design Optimization | 3 | |
MAE 532 | Smart Structures and Micro-Transducers | 3 | |
MAE 533 | Finite Element Analysis I | 3 | |
MAE 534 | Mechatronics Design | 3 | |
MAE 535 | Design of Electromechanical Systems | 3 | |
MAE 536 | Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems | 3 | |
MAE 537 | Mechanics Of Composite Structures | 3 | |
MAE 538 | Smart Structures and Materials | 3 | |
MAE 539 | Advanced Materials | 3 | |
MAE 540 | Advanced Air Conditioning Design | 3 | |
MAE 541 | Advanced Solid Mechanics I | 3 | |
MAE 543 | Fracture Mechanics | 3 | |
MAE 544 | Robot Mechanics and Control | 3 | |
MAE 545 | Metrology For Precision Manufacturing | 3 | |
MAE 546 | Photonic Sensor Applications in Structure | 3 | |
MAE 550 | Foundations Of Fluid Dynamics | 3 | |
MAE 551 | Airfoil Theory | 3 | |
MAE 552 | Introduction to Experimental Fluid Dynamics and Measurement Systems | 3 | |
MAE 553 | Compressible Fluid Flow | 3 | |
MAE 554 | Hypersonic Aerodynamics | 3 | |
MAE 555 | Applications of Acoustic and Elastic Wave Propagation | 3 | |
MAE 558 | Microfluidics and Nanofluidics | 3 | |
MAE 560 | Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer | 3 | |
MAE 561 | Wing Theory | 3 | |
MAE 562 | Physical Gas Dynamics | 3 | |
MAE 570 | Space Exploration Systems | 3 | |
MAE 573 | Hydrodynamic Stability and Transition | 3 | |
MAE 575 | Advanced Propulsion Systems | 3 | |
MAE 577 | Multiscale Two-phase Flow Simulations | 3 | |
MAE 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 | ||
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Fall Semester | Hours | |
CH 101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 | 3 |
CH 102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
E 101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
E 115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
MA 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 | |
Hours | 18 | |
Spring Semester | ||
CSC 113 | Introduction to Computing - MATLAB | 3 |
MA 241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
PY 205 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I 1 | 3 |
PY 206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 1 |
E 102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
GC 120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
Hours | 17 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
MA 242 | Calculus III | 4 |
MAE 200 | Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design | 1 |
PY 208 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 |
PY 209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 1 |
MAE 206 | Engineering Statics 2 | 3 |
ST 370 or ST 371 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers or Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 |
GEP Requirement | 3 | |
Hours | 18 | |
Spring Semester | ||
MA 341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 |
MAE 208 | Engineering Dynamics 2 | 3 |
MAE 201 | Engineering Thermodynamics I 2 | 3 |
MAE 214 | Solid Mechanics 2 | 3 |
MAE 305 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I | 1 |
GEP Requirement | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
ENG 331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 |
MAE 308 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
MAE 315 | Dynamics of Machines | 3 |
MAE 306 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II | 1 |
MAE 302 | Engineering Thermodynamics II | 3 |
GEP Requirement | 3 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Spring Semester | ||
MAE 310 | Heat Transfer Fundamentals | 3 |
ECE 331 | Principles of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
MSE 200 | Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials | 3 |
MAE 316 | Strength of Mechanical Components | 3 |
Technical Elective | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
MAE 435 | Principles of Automatic Control | 3 |
MAE 405 | Controls Lab | 1 |
ISE 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 416) | ||
Engineering Entrepreneurship and New Product Development I (This course should be followed by MAE 483) | ||
Technical Elective | 3 | |
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 | |
Hours | 13 | |
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).