Undergraduate Program -- Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering involves the design, analysis, testing, and manufacture of mechanical and thermal systems. Mechanical engineers are employed in nearly every industry, from basic research through mass production of energy systems, computer software/hardware, robotics, and automobiles. Due to high demand for mechanical engineers and the excellent undergraduate program at UTK, the mechanical engineering degree is one of the largest degree programs.
Mechanical engineering is a versatile and broadly-based engineering discipline that also provides pathways into many exciting fields of specialization. Its foundation is in the basic sciences, but mechanical engineers must further understand such subject areas as mechanical design, solid and fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, vibrations, manufacturing processes, instrumentation and automatic control. Design projects throughout the curriculum develop student skills in handling practical real-world problems. Because of the broad engineering foundation and design training in this program, graduates are found in nearly every industry and at different levels of research, design, and management.
Honors Mechanical Engineering Concentration
In addition to satisfying the requirements for the mechanical engineering major, candidates for the honors mechanical engineering concentration must also complete the following requirements.
- First-year courses for honors concentration in the engineering majors. (Note: Most of the honors requirements are course substitutions for the mechanical engineering major.)
- Two upper division honors courses in mechanical engineering via Honors-by-Contract or Honors Independent study. The contract or independent study must be submitted to the Chancellor's Honors Program by the third week of the semester.
- A minimum of 3-credit hours of an honors senior design course. This requirement is normally satisfied as part of the senior capstone design course (Mechanical Engineering 460).
Minor in Mechanical Engineering
The College of Engineering offers a minor in mechanical engineering to those undergraduate students whose academic history provides the prerequisites for the courses required by the minor. The minor requires the completion of a minimum of 21 credits. Some of the courses used in the minor may also satisfy requirements for the stduent's major.
Students may declare the minor on their application to graduate. Or, a student may ask department personnel in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, 414 Dougherty Engineering Building, to enter the minor in the student information system so that it appears on the DARS.
Required Courses |
Hours Credit |
|---|---|
Mechanical Engineering 344, 345, 363 and 466 |
12 |
Select one from Biomedical Engineering 310, Mechanical Engineering 365, or 463 |
3 |
Select one from Aerospace Engineering 449, Biomedical Engineering 430, or |
|
Mechancial Engineering 449 |
3 |
Mechancial Engineering 451 or 475 |
3 |
Total 21 |
Mechanical Engineering Curriculum
The Mechanical Curriculum can be accessed here.
Mechanical Engineering Fact Sheet
http://pr.tennessee.edu/academicprograms/majorsseriespdfs/05mechanical.pdf