Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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Courses by Semester

Note: Students may take either the three-semester mathematics sequence, Mathematics 2107 (3cr.), Mathematics 2108 (3cr.), and Mathematics 2109 (4cr.) or the two-semester sequence Mathematics 2111 (5cr.) and Mathematics 2112 (5cr.).  Mathematics 3221 may be taken in place of Mechanical Engineering 3020.

Fall Semester, Year 1
Course Number Course Title Credits

ENGL 1157

English Composition

3

MATH 2107

Calculus and Analytic Geometry

3

CSCI 1201 or 1205

Intro to C++ or Intro to Programming in Fortran

3

CHEM 1014

General Chemistry for Engineers

4

ENME 1781

Computer Aided Engineering Graphics

3
 
Total credits
16
     
Spring Semester, Year 1
Course Number Course Title Credits

ENGL 1158

English Composition

3

MATH 2108

Calculus and Analytical Geometry

3

PHYS 1061

Physics for Science and Engineering

3

PHYS 1063

Physics Lab for Science and Engineering

1

ENME 2785

Introduction to CIM Methods

3

Art Elective

 

3
 
Total credits
16
     
Fall Semester, Year 2
Course Number Course Title Credits

MATH 2109

Calculus and Analytical Geometry

4

PHYS 1062

Physics for Science and Engineering

3

PHYS 1065

Physics Lab for Science and Engineering

1

ECON 2000

Engineering Economy

3

ENCE 2350

Statics

3

ENME 2740

Structure and Properties of Materials

3

ENME 2711

Structure and Properties of Materials Lab

1
 
Total credits
18
     
Spring Semester, Year 2
Course Number Course Title Credits

MATH 2221

Elementary Differential Equations

3

ENEE 2500

Basic Electrical Circuits

3

MATH 2314

Elementary Statistical Methods

3

ENME 2750

Dynamics

3

ENCE 2351

Mechanics of Materials

3

ENCE 2311

Mechanics of Materials Lab

1
 
Total credits
16
     
Fall Semester, Year 3
Course Number Course Title Credits

MATH 2115

Calculus of Several Variables

3

ENME 3770

Engineering Thermodynamics

3

ENME 3720

Fluid Mechanics

3

ENME 3716

Fluid Mechanics Lab

1

ENME 3735

Mechanism Design

3

ENME 3734

Machine Elements

3
 
Total credits
16
     
Spring Semester, Year 3
Course Number Course Title Credits

ENME 3020 or MATH 3221

Engineering Analysis or Methods in Differential Equations

3

ENME 3776

Intermediate Engineering Thermodynamics

3

ENME 3771

Heat Transfer

3

Mech.Engr.Elective

 

3

Social Sc. Elective

 

3

ENGL 2152

Technical Writing

3
 
Total credits
18
     
Fall Semester, Year 4
Course Number Course Title Credits

ENGR 3090

Senior Seminar

1

ENEE 3501

Basic Electrical Machinery

3

ENME 3711

Thermal Sciences Lab

1

Mech Engr Elective

 

3

ENME 3755

Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations

3

Biology Elective

 

3

Literature Elective

 

3
 
Total credits
17
     
Spring Semester, Year 4
Course Number Course Title Credits

PHIL 2244

Engineering Ethics

1

ENEE 3518

Electrical Engineering Lab

1

ENME 3773

Design of Thermal-Fluid Systems

3

Mech Engr Elective

 

3

ENME 3733

Machine Design

3

Humanities Elective

 

3
 
Total credits
14