MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
(124-126 HR curriculum)
All courses that have been approved as technical requirements for Mechanical Engineering students are listed below. The Mechanical Engineering Curriculum requires that nine credits be taken from this list. Of this number, six credits must come from courses designated ME. The nine credits must contain at least two credits of engineering design. Substitution of courses not on this list is made only with the approval of the Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department.
| Mechanical Engineering Technical Requirements: | Credit | Engr. Design | |
| ME 405 | Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery I | 3 | 2 |
| ME 407 | Applied Heat Transfer | 3 | 3 |
| ME 415* | Undergraduate Research (app. of Dept. Head req.) | 1-3 | var |
| ME H415 | Undergraduate Research (app. of Dept. Head req.) | 1-3 | var |
| ME 416 | Control of Mechanical Systems | 3 | 1 |
| ME 417 | Control Systems Design | 3 | 1 |
| ME 418 | Finite Element Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Systems | 3 | 1 |
| ME 420 | Energy Sources and Their Utilization | 3 | 1 |
| ME 421 | Introduction to Compressible Flow | 3 | 1 |
| ME 422 | Design of Gas Turbines | 3 | 1 |
| ME 423 | Introduction to Aerodynamics | 3 | 1 |
| ME 429 | Thermal Environmental Control | 3 | 2 |
| ME 430 | Mechanics of Composite Materials | 3 | 1 |
| ME 431 | Applied Fluids Engineering | 3 | 2 |
| ME 432 | Advanced Strength of Materials | 3 | 1 |
| ME 440 | Materials for Aggressive Environments | 3 | 1 |
| ME 450 | Mechanical Vibrations | 3 | 1 |
| ME 453 | Dynamic Performance of Vehicles | 3 | 1 |
| ME 454 | Design of Machine Elements | 3 | 2 |
| ME 455 | Design for Computer Automated Manufacturing | 3 | 1 |
| ME 456 | Design and Application of Industrial Robots | 3 | 1 |
| ME 471 | Computer Aided Engineering Analysis & Design | 3 | 2 |
| ME 493 | Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering | 1-6 | var |
Other Engineering Courses:
Any 400 level engineering course with approval of advisor.
Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics:
Any 400 level mathematics, 300 or 400 level chemistry or physics courses, with approval of advisor.
*ME 415 (non honors) - 3 hours maximum for technical elective credit. It may be taken a second time for free elective.
Appr. 3/27/98 --- 2/21/06