Mechanical Engineering
This information is provided as a service to our students, but the catalog is the final authority on prerequisites and you should consult with the Catalog or your advisor if you have any questions.
Additional Basic Sciences Semester Hours
BY/CH/PH Science Elective 4
Engineering Core for Mechanical Engineering
MAE/CE - 271 Statics 3
EE 213 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3
ISE 321 - Engineering Economy 3
MAE 341 - Thermodynamics I 3
Mechanical Engineering Option
(excluding Engineering Core):
MAE 100 - Introduction to Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering 2
MAE 110 - Introduction to Engineering Computer
Aided Design 3
MAE/CE 272 - Dynamics 3
MAE 285 - Numerical Methods and Computations I 3
MAE/CHE 310 - Fluid Mechanics I 3
MAE 311 - Principles of Measurement and
Instrumentation 3
MAE 342 - Thermodynamics II 3
MAE 364 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines 4
MAE/CE 370 - Mechanics of Materials 4
MAE/ISE 378 - Materials and Manufacturing
Processes 3
MAE 385 - Numerical Methods and Computations II 2
MAE 410 - Fluid Mechanics II 2
MAE 411 - Fluid Mechanics Laboratory 1
MAE 450 - Introduction to Heat and
Mass Transfer 4
MAE 455 - Design of Thermal Systems 3
MAE 466 - Mechanics and Design of
Machine Elements 3
MAE 488 - Analysis of Engineering Systems 3
MAE 489 - Computer Aided Engineering Analysis 2
MAE 490 - Introduction to Engineering Design 2
MAE 491 - Engineering Design 3
Technical Electives* 8
*MA 244 (transfer students only) or MAE courses at
300 level or above, approved by the department.
Suggested Schedule of Courses for Full-time Mechanical Engineering Students
Fall Spring
First Year
MA 171 4 MA 172 4
CH 121/125 4 BY/CH/PH Elective 4
MAE 110 3 PH 111/114 4
EH 101 3 EH 102 3
MAE 100 2 HSBS/HFA* 3
16 18 34
Second Year
MA 201 4 MA 238 3
MAE 271 3 HSBS/HFA* 3
MAE 285 3 ISE 321 3
PH 112/115 4 MAE 272 3
HSBS/HFA* 3 HSBS/HFA* 3
17 15 32
Third Year
MAE 341 3 MAE 310 3
MAE 370 4 MAE 311 3
MAE 385 2 MAE 342 3
EE 213 3 MAE 364 4
HSBS/HFA* 3 MAE 378 3
HSBS/HFA* 3
18 16 34
Fourth Year
MAE 410 2 MAE 455 3
MAE 411 1 MAE 488 3
MAE 450 4 MAE 491 3
MAE 466 3 Technical Elective 3
MAE 489 3 Technical Elective 3
MAE 490 2
Tech. Elec. 2
17 15 32
Total Hours 132
*HSBS/HFA - 3 hours of PHL 202 or equivalent, 9 hours in History
and Social and Behavioral Sciences (including a 6 hour sequence
in a discipline), and 6 hours in Humanities and Fine Arts.
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