Program Overview
This four-year mechanical engineering program requires 128 credit hours, including core engineering courses, technical electives, and general education. It emphasizes hands-on learning through laboratory work and design projects, culminating in a capstone Senior Design project. The program provides a strong foundation in engineering fundamentals, design, manufacturing, control systems, and professional development.
Program Outline
Outline
Duration:
The program spans four years and requires the completion of 128 credit hours.
Structure:
- Nonengineering and General Education Requirements: 51 credit hours, including courses in writing, math, physics, chemistry, and humanities.
- Required Courses in the College of Engineering: 62 credit hours, including engineering fundamentals, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, dynamics, design, and manufacturing.
- Technical Electives: 12 credit hours from a selection of advanced mechanical engineering courses.
- Electives Outside the Major Rubric: 3 credit hours from courses outside of mechanical engineering.
Sample Course Schedule:
The provided schedule details the courses typically taken in each semester throughout the four years.
Modules:
- Engineering Fundamentals: Statics, Strength of Materials, Electrical Circuit Analysis, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Dynamics, Engineering Design and Graphics, Numerical Methods, Experimental Methods.
- Manufacturing: Manufacturing Process Principles.
- Control & Systems: Dynamics Systems and Control.
Other
The program emphasizes a hands-on approach through laboratory work and design projects included in various courses, culminating in the capstone Senior Design project.
Entry Requirements:
EU Home Students:
- High school diploma or equivalent with strong academic performance in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
- Completion of the following pre-requisite courses:
- Calculus I & II
- Physics I & II
- General Chemistry
- Linear Algebra
- Differential Equations
International Students (Outside EU):
- All the requirements for EU home students listed above.
- Evidence of English language proficiency through recognized tests like TOEFL or IELTS.
- Meeting university-specific admission requirements for international students.
Language Proficiency Requirements:
TOEFL:
- Minimum score of 80 on the internet-based test (iBT)
- Minimum score of 570 on the paper-based test (PBT)
IELTS:
- Minimum overall score of 6.5 with a minimum score of 6.0 in each individual band
Other Acceptable Tests:
- Pearson Test of English (Academic): Minimum score of 61
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Minimum score of 169
- Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE): Minimum score of 180
Exemptions:
- Students from countries where English is the official language are exempt from the English language proficiency requirements.