Undergraduate program
The Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) program is a 2+2 program. Students spend their first two years taking lower-division courses in math, science, and engineering. At the end of their sophomore year, students apply for admission into the BSME upper-division program.
Students admitted to the BSME upper-division program will be placed on one of two course plans for their junior year. These two course plans are the ME 313 First Course Plan and the ME 320 First Course Plan. These course plans are designed to maintain a healthy class size and help make sure that seats are available for newly admitted students. All juniors will complete the same courses, just in a different order, and still meet prerequisites.
MECOP students are placed on the course plan that aligns with MECOP program requirements.
By following the assigned course plan, a student is able to complete the BSME in four years. As a reminder, the Department requires students to complete all highlighted classes with a grade of 'C' or better, prior to applying for admission into the upper-division program.
The prerequisite map shows relationships between required courses in the BSME program. The General Education requirements are not shown.
Our BSME program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; telephone 410-347-7700. ABET is the national organization that sets standards for engineering education defined in terms of curricular content, quality of faculty, and adequacy of facilities.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Degree Requirements
Majors in Mechanical Engineering must complete the following University and Departmental degree requirements. Any deviation from the required courses, including engineering and mathematics course substitutions, must be approved, in writing, by the Chair of the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering.
Requirements
Freshman year
| Ch 221 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| Ch 222 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| Ch 227 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| Ch 228 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| ME 120 | An Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| ME 121 | Introduction to Systems and Control | 3 |
| ME 122 | Introduction to Design | 3 |
| Mth 251 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Mth 252 | Calculus II | 4 |
| Mth 261 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 4 |
| | Approved Science elective | 4 |
| | Freshman Inquiry | 15 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 50 |
Approved Science Elective: Any course from Biology, Environmental Science and Management, Chemistry, Geology or Physics not explicitly listed as a degree requirement.
Sophomore year
| EAS 211 | Statics | 4 |
| EAS 212 | Strength of Materials | 4 |
| EAS 215 | Dynamics | 4 |
| ECE 241 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | 4 |
| ECE 241L | Introduction to Electrical Engineering Lab | 0 |
| Mth 254 | Calculus IV | 4 |
| Mth 256 | Applied Ordinary Differential Equations | 4 |
| Ph 211 | General Physics (with Calculus) I | 4 |
| Ph 212 | General Physics (with Calculus) II | 4 |
| Ph 213 | General Physics (with Calculus) III | 4 |
| Ph 214 | Lab for Ph 201 or Ph 211 or Ph 221 | 1 |
| Ph 215 | Lab for Ph 202 or Ph 212 or Ph 222 | 1 |
| Ph 216 | Lab for Ph 203 or Ph 213 or Ph 223 | 1 |
| | Sophomore Inquiry | 12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 51 |
Junior year
| BA 306U | Essentials of Finance for Non-Business Majors | 4 |
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| Ec 314U | Private and Public Investment Analysis | 4 |
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| ME 213 | Properties of Materials | 4 |
| ME 213L | Properties of Materials Lab | 0 |
| ME 240 | Survey of Manufacturing Processes | 2 |
| ME 240L | Survey of Manufacturing Processes Lab | 0 |
| ME 250 | Geometric Modeling | 2 |
| ME 250L | Lab for ME 250 | 0 |
| ME 313 | Analysis of Mechanical Components | 4 |
| ME 314 | Analysis and Design of Machine Elements | 4 |
| ME 320 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
| ME 320L | Fluid Mechanics Lab | 0 |
| ME 321 | Engineering Thermodynamics I | 4 |
| ME 322 | Applied Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 4 |
| ME 323 | Heat Transfer | 4 |
| ME 350 | Programming and Numerical Methods | 2 |
| ME 351 | Vibrations and System Dynamics | 4 |
| Wr 327 | Technical Report Writing | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 46 |
Senior year
| ME 370 | Mechanical Engineering Profession | 2 |
| ME 411 | Engineering Measurement and Instrumentation Systems | 4 |
| ME 411L | Engineering Measurement and Instrumentation Systems Lab | 0 |
| ME 488 | Design of Experiments | 4 |
| ME 491 | Design Process | 2 |
| ME 492 | Conceptual Design Project | 4 |
| ME 493 | Detailed Design Project | 4 |
| | Approved mechanical engineering electives | 16 |
| | Upper-division cluster | 8 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 44 |
Approved Mechanical Engineering electives
Electives include any regular upper-division mechanical engineering course, except that no more than 4 credits be taken from:
Further, students can take one MCECS non-ME course and apply it toward elective credits. Students can take an additional MCECS non-ME course, if taken at the 500-level, with advisor approval.
MECOP students must complete EAS 407, MECOP Seminar.