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Undergraduate Program -- Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Below is the list of courses for each of the four years of the Mechanical Engineering program. Hours shown in parentheses; total = 128 semester hours. See also:

ME Curricula Flowchart 2005/2006 Catalog (pdf)

ME Curricula Flowchart 2006/2007 Catalog (pdf)

ME Curricula Flowchart 2006/2007 and later Catalogs (pdf)


FIRST YEAR

FALL SEMESTER (16)
Math 141 - Calculus I (4)
EF 151 - Eng. Fundamentals (4)
EF 105 - Eng. Fundamentals (1)
Chemistry 120 - Gen. Chem. (4)
English 101 - English Comp. (3)

SPRING SEMESTER (16)
Math 142 - Calculus II (4)
EF 152 - Eng. Fundamentals (4)
ME 202 - Eng. Mechanics (2)
English 102 - English Comp. II (3)
Gen Ed - Cultures/Civilizations Cluster (3)


SECOND YEAR

FALL SEMESTER (16)
Math 241 - Calculus III (4)
ME 231 - Dynamics (3)
EF 230 - Eng. Fundamentals (2)
Gen Ed - Cultures/Civilizations Cluster (3)
Econ. 201 - Social Sciences Cluster (4)

SPRING SEMESTER (2006/07 and later catalogs)
Math 231 - Differential Equations (3)
Math 251 - Matrix Algebra (3)
ME 321 - Mechanics of Materials I (3)
Physics 231 - Fund. of Physics (3)
MSE 201 - Intro. (3)
GEN Ed - Arts & Humanities Cluster (3)


THIRD YEAR

FALL SEMESTER (15)
AE 341 - Fluid Mechanics I (3)
ME 331 - Thermodynamics (3)
ME 366 - Mfg. Processes (3)
ME 391 - Engineering Analysis (3)
EE 301 - Circuits & Electro. Mech. (3)

SPRING SEMESTER (15)
ME 466 - Elements of Machine Design II (3)
ME 363 - System Dynamics (3)
ME 344 - Heat Transfer (3)
ME 345 - ME Instrumentation & Meas. (3)
Dept. Elective* (3)


FOURTH YEAR

FALL SEMESTER (16)
ME 449 (3) or Technical Elective ** (3)
ME 410 - Prof. Dev. (2)
ME 365 - Mechanisms - or -
ME 463 - Mechanical Vibration (3)
ME 475 - Thermal Engineering (3)
ME 450 - Mech. Eng. Design (1-4)
Phil 241 - Arts & Humanities Cluster (3)

SPRING SEMESTER (16)
ME 449 - Senior ME Lab (3) or Tech Elec
Dept. Elective* (3)
Dept. Elective* (3)
EF 402 - Fundamentals of Eng. (1)
ME 460 - ME Design II (1-4)
Gen. Ed. - Social Sciences Cluster (3)

NOTES
* Any 300 or 400 level departmental course not required for the degree.

**Technical elective must have prior approval. No "Special Topics" course may be used without prior approval.