Degree Programs

 

Currently we are offering the following programs of study:


Undergraduate: 
• Mechanical Engineering


Graduate: 
• Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering
• Master of Engineering in Control Systems and Robotics
• Ph.D. in Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing

What's Your Interest?


The Mechanical Engineering program systemically builds upon the knowledge acquired in the study of the physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering sciences to provide the student with a broad base in the various areas of mechanical and manufacturing engineering, and prepares them for careers in the private and public sectors and/or to pursue graduate study. Stu­dents may orient their program toward the:

  • mechanical design, or
  • manufacturing engineering, or
  • thermal-fluid systems design.

Mechanical Engineering Design Experience

A major curriculum objective is to provide mechanical engineering students with the ability to systematically apply engineering funda­mentals to the design of mechanical, thermal and manufacturing components and/or systems. Courses with engineering design con­tent are integrated throughout the mechanical engineering curriculum.

The engineering design experience begins in the freshman year with ENGR 1020-Freshmen Engineering Seminar. The design expe­rience continues in the sophomore year with ENGR 2010-Thermodynamics, ENGR 2110-Statics, and ENGR 2120-Dynamics. The sequence is followed in the junior year with an interdisciplinary design course: ENGR 3200-Introduction to Design.

The Mechanical Design and Manufacturing sequence begins in the junior year with MEEN 3210-Mechanism Design, CVEN 3120-Mechanics of Materials, MEEN 3220-Design of Machine Elements, MEEN 3250-Computer Aided Design, and follows in the senior year with MEEN 4230-Machine Design. Students may take an elective course MEEN 4800-Advanced Machine Design with 100% design content and a technical elective course MEEN 4100-Instrumentation and Automatic Controls or MEEN 4700-Mechanical Vibration.

The Thermal Design sequence builds on ENGR 2010-Thermodynamics, CVEN 3100-Fluid Mechanics with two senior level thermal design courses MEEN 4150-Heat Transfer, MEEN 4250-Thermal-Fluid Systems Design, and an elective course with 100% design content MEEN 4200-Heating and Air Conditioning.

The Mechanical Engineering Design requirement is completed with two semester capstone design courses ENGR 4500, 4510- Capstone Design I & II, which draw upon previous course work.  An integral part of the design experience is the introduction of ethics, eco­nomics, social issues, and safety factors which are required to make a design successful. These concepts are introduced during the freshman year ENGR 1020-Freshmen Engineering Seminar, and reinforced during the junior year. ENGR 3200- Introduction to Design is integrated into design projects in junior and senior level design courses. At each level, a formal written report and a formal oral presentation are required to communicate the design.

ACCREDITATION

The Bachelor of Science degree program in Mechanical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC of ABET).

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Degree Requirements For Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering:

128 Semester Hours

Orientation:                  1 semester hour

Math & Science:           30 semester hours

English & Comm:          9 semester hours

History:                       6 semester hours

Humanities:                 6 semester hours

Social Sciences:            6 semester hours

English & Comm:          9 semester hours

Engineering Core:        29 semester hours

Major Core:                32 semester hours

Technical Electives:     3 semester hours; choose one from the following: MEEN 4100, 4120, 4300, 4400, 4600, 4700, or                                         other approved course by your advisor and Department Head.

Design Electives:         3 semester hours; choose one from the following: MEEN 4200, 4800.

 

Admission of Transfer Students:

Transfer students from other institutions of higher education who plan to enter the College of Engineering must meet University admission criteria. 

 

Specific College Requirements:

1.

No student will be allowed to take any departmental courses, major courses, engineering courses, mathematics, and/or science courses without having successfully completed the proper prerequisites for those courses with a grade of “C” or better.

2.

Students earning a grade of “D” or lower in a mathematics course(s), science course(s), departmental course(s), or a major course(s) must repeat that course(s) the very next time the course(s) is offered.

3.

All College students must take and successfully complete all components of the Rising Junior Examination (RJE) during the junior year.

4.

Each student must complete a practicum prior to graduation. A practicum may include, but is not limited to, an industrial internship, co-operative education experience, research experience, assistant in an engineering or technology laboratory, and other engineering/technology practical experiences. The practicum must be approved in advance by the student’s academic advisor and department head. The practical experience must be at least eight (8) continuous weeks in length.   A comprehensive report on at least one practicum is required. The report must be cosigned by a supervisor. The practicum report is to be given to the student’s faculty advisor. The Dean’s office will assist students in locating a practicum.





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