Mechanical Engineering
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Additional Basic Sciences Semester Hours
CH 123, 126 - Chemistry II 4
Mechanical Engineering Option:
MAE 100 - Introduction to Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering 2
CPE 112 - Computer Methods in Engrg 3
MAE 198 - Engineering Graphics 3
MAE/CHE 294 - Nature and Properties of Materials 3
CHE 295 - Nature and Properties
of Materials Lab 1
MAE 311 - Principles of Measurement
and Instrumentation 3
MAE 341 - Thermodynamics I 3
MAE 342 - Thermodynamics II 3
MAE/CHE 352 - Fluid Mechanics I 3
MAE/CE 362 - Dynamics 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 396 - Numerical Methods and Computations 2
MAE/CHE 442 - Introduction to Heat
and Mass Transfer 4
MAE 446 - Design of Thermal Systems 3
MAE 454 - Fluid Mechanics II 2
MAE 455 - Fluid Mechanics Lab 1
MAE 465 - Engineering Design 3
MAE 466 - Mechanics and Design of
Machine Elements 3
MAE 488 - Analysis of Engineering Systems 3
MAE 493 - Introduction to Engineering Design 2
*Technical Electives 6
*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
MA171 4 MA172 4
CH 121/125 4 CH 123/126 4
MAE 198 3 PH 111/114 4
EH 101 3 EH 102 3
MAE 100 2 HU/SS* 3
16 18
Second Year
MA201 4 Diff. Eqs. 3
HU/SS* 3 ISE 321 3
MAE 271 3 MAE 362 3
CPE 112 3 MAE 294 3
PH 112/115 4 CHE 295 1
MAE 244 3
17 16
Third Year
MAE 341 3 MAE 342 3
MAE 370 4 MAE 352 3
MAE 396 2 MAE 378 3
EE 300 3 MAE 311 3
HU/SS* 3 MAE 364 4
HU/SS* 3
18 16
Fourth Year
MAE 442 4 MAE 446 3
MAE 454 2 MAE 465 3
MAE 466 3 MAE 488 3
MAE 493 2 TechElec 3
HU/SS* 3 HU/SS* 3
MAE 455 1 TechElec 3
15 18
Total Hours 134
*Hu/SS: 18 hours in humanities/social sciences
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