Program Overview

Curriculum and General Course Information

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Curriculum Requirements

Curriculum requirements are based on the students' catalog term. A student can identify their catalog term either through myPurdue or myPurduePlan.

Program Details

The following curriculum maps are for general use in exploring majors. Students should refer to the specific department webpages and advisors for detailed information and course planning.

• Course prerequisite chain
  • Immediate prerequisite(s) (or concurrent registration allowed if listed in the same semester)
  • Concurrent registration required
  • Postrequisite course sequence

Course Schedule

Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior
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Fall | Spring | Fall | Spring | Fall | Spring | Fall | Spring
Intro-1 (2-4)
Intro to Engineering Calculus-1 (4-5)
Calculus I Chemistry (4-6)
Chemistry Communication-1 (3-4)
Written Communication | Intro-2 (2-4)
Intro to Engineering II Calculus-2 (4-5)
Calculus II Physics (4)
Physics ENGR/Selective (3-4)
First-Year Engineering Selective Communication-2 (3-4)
Oral Communication | MFET 16300 (2)
Graphical Communication and Spatial Analysis
Credit Hours: 2.00. An introductory course in computer graphics applications for mechanical- and aeronautical-related professions. Experiences focus on visualization, sketching, graphic standards, and problem-solving strategies for engineering design. The course will emphasize the proper use of parametric solid modeling for design intent. MA 26100 (4)
Multivariate Calculus
Credit Hours: 4.00. Planes, lines, and curves in three dimensions. Differential calculus of several variables; multiple integrals. Introduction to vector calculus. Not open to students with credit in MA 27100. ME 20000 (3)
Thermodynamics I
Credit Hours: 3.00. First and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, reversible and irreversible processes, properties of pure substances. Application to engineering problems. ME 27000 (3)
Basic Mechanics I
Credit Hours: 3.00. Vector operations, forces and couples, free body diagrams, equilibrium of a particle and of rigid bodies. Friction. Distributed forces. Centers of gravity and centroids. Applications from structural and machine elements, such as bars, trusses, and friction devices. Kinematics and equations of motion of a particle for rectilinear and curvilinear motion. PHYS 24100 (3)
Electricity Optics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Electrostatics, current electricity, electromagnetism, magnetic properties of matter. Electromagnetic waves, geometrical and physical optics. IDE 30100 (1)
Professional Prep IDE
Credit Hours: 1.00. Seminar covering topics required for professional preparation of engineers including functioning in teams, communication, ethics, global and societal impacts, how people learn, and contemporary issues impacting and impacted by engineering. | Elective/Area (3)
Area Selective ME 27400 (3)
Basic Mechanics II
Credit Hours: 3.00. Review and extension of particle motion to include energy and momentum principles. Planar kinematics of rigid bodies. Kinetics for planar motion of rigid bodies, including equations of motion and principles of energy and momentum. Three-dimensional kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies. Linear vibrations, with emphasis on single-degree-of-freedom systems. ECE 20001 (3)
Electrical Engr Fundamentals I
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers fundamental concepts and applications for electrical and computer engineers as well as for engineers who need to gain a broad understanding of these disciplines. The course starts by the basic concepts of charge, current, and voltage as well as their expressions with regards to resistors and resistive circuits. Essential concepts, devices, theorems, and applications of direct-current (DC), 1st order, and alternating-current (AC) circuits are subsequently discussed. Besides electrical devices and circuits, basic electronic components including diodes and transistors as well as their primary applications are also discussed. ECE 20007 (1)
Elec Engr Fundamentals I Lab
Credit Hours: 1.00. This is an introduction course in electronic measurement and circuit modeling, simulation and design techniques. These skills are developed through a variety of laboratory experiments ranging from voltage, current, and frequency, to resistors, inductors, capacitors, and operational amplifiers. When possible, the experiments develop practical skills through small design and soldering tasks. Finally, the course culminates in a two week group design project. In many ways this course is the laboratory of the co-requisite lecture course ECE 20001: Electrical Engineering Fundamentals I; however, we remind students that this is a standalone course that expects students will learn and demonstrate material not taught in ECE 20001. MA 26200 (4)
Lin Alg Diff Equats
Credit Hours: 4.00. Linear algebra, elements of differential equations. Not open to students with credit in MA 26500 or 26600. | CE 34000 (3)
Hydraulics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Fluid properties; hydrostatics; kinematics and dynamics of fluid flows; conservation of mass, energy, and momentum; flows in pipes and open channels. Formal laboratory experiments. CE 34300 (1)
Elem Hydraulics Lab
Credit Hours: 1.00. The laboratory covers basic concepts in analysis of experimental data and methods in hydraulic measurements. A variety of simple laboratory experiments illustrating the principles of hydraulics are performed. Elective/ENGR (3)
Engineering Elective GE (3)
General Education Elective/Area (3)
Area Selective NUCL 27300 (3)
Mechanics Of Materials
Credit Hours: 3.00. Analysis of stress and strain; equations of equilibrium and compatibility; stress-strain laws; extension, torsion, and bending of bars; membrane theory of pressure vessels; combined loading conditions; transformation of stresses and principal stresses; elastic stability, elected topics. | Elective/ENGR (3)
Engineering Elective Elective/EDS (3)
Engineering Design Selective GE (3)
General Education GE (3)
General Education IDE 36000 (3)
MDE Statistics
Credit Hours: 3.00. Statistical methodology is critical to the engineering problem-solving process. This course introduces engineering students to the role of statistics in problem solving, and to the design and presentation of simple models and experiments. An emphasis will be placed on using computer software to perform statistical analyses and to the interpretation of the software results. This is a recommended course for the MDE statistics elective. Permission of instructor is required. | Elective/Area (3)
Area Selective Elective/ENGR (3)
Engineering Elective GE (3)
General Education GE (3)
General Education IDE 48300 (1)
MDE Engr Analysis/Decision
Credit Hours: 1.00. Application of product evaluation, cost estimating, and product/project feasibility and viability analysis from multidisciplinary perspectives in the context of new product development. Topics include exposure to company success measures, quantitative and qualitative analysis, sensitivity analysis, cost-benefit analysis, project comparisons, new product life-cycle analysis, and related engineering decisions. Topics are explored through case-based, industrially focused examples. The course centers on the creation and use of analytical spreadsheets with computer tools/software for routine engineering analysis and decision making. IDE 48400 (1)
MDE Design Methodology
Credit Hours: 1.00. Engineering design methods targeted for MDE students. Introduction to Multidisciplinary Teams, Design Project Scoping and Task Clarification, Design Data Acquisition & Management, Design Communication & Iteration. and Design Review Processes. Permission of department required. IDE 48700 (1)
MDE Senior Development
Credit Hours: 1.00. Senior professional development covers and assesses students in Multidisciplinary Engineering professional outcomes including, teamwork, professional and ethical responsibility, communication, impact of engineering in context, lifelong learning, impact of contemporary issues, and leadership. Methods to obtain a professional position after graduation. | IDE 48500 (3)
MDE Engr Design Project
Credit Hours: 3.00. Capstone design experience for multidisciplinary engineering students. Physical system or process system design projects, related to contemporary or potential problems involving interdisciplinary teams of engineers. Permission of instructor required. Elective/Area (3)
Area Selective Elective/Area (3)
Area Selective Elective/ENGR (3)
Engineering Elective GE (3)
General Education
13-19 credits | 16-21 credits | 16 credits | 14 credits | 16 credits | 15 credits | 15 credits | 15 credits

Credit Hours

• Freshman: 13-19 credits
• Sophomore: 16-21 credits
• Junior: 16 credits
• Senior: 14 credits
• Electives: Various credits

Program Courses

• MFET 16300: Graphical Communication and Spatial Analysis
• MA 26100: Multivariate Calculus
• ME 20000: Thermodynamics I
• ME 27000: Basic Mechanics I
• PHYS 24100: Electricity Optics
• IDE 30100: Professional Prep IDE
• ME 27400: Basic Mechanics II
• ECE 20001: Electrical Engr Fundamentals I
• ECE 20007: Elec Engr Fundamentals I Lab
• MA 26200: Lin Alg Diff Equats
• CE 34000: Hydraulics
• CE 34300: Elem Hydraulics Lab
• NUCL 27300: Mechanics Of Materials
• IDE 36000: MDE Statistics
• IDE 48300: MDE Engr Analysis/Decision
• IDE 48400: MDE Design Methodology
• IDE 48700: MDE Senior Development
• IDE 48500: MDE Engr Design Project

Program Requirements

• Students should refer to the specific department webpages and advisors for detailed information and course planning.
• Curriculum requirements are based on the students' catalog term.
• A student can identify their catalog term either through myPurdue or myPurduePlan.