Mechanical Engineering B.S.ME.
Engineering design is developed and integrated into each student’s program and culminates in a required major design experience which draws upon prior course work and which focuses on the issues and expectations of professional practice.
Mechanical Engineering Program Educational Objectives
The educational objectives of the Mechanical Engineering program are to provide our graduates with disciplinary breadth and depth to fulfill complex professional and societal expectations by:
1. Pursuing careers as practicing engineers or using their program knowledge in a wide range of other professional, educational and service activities.
2. Assuming leadership roles and seeking continuous professional development.
3. Contributing to their profession and society while appreciating the importance of ethical and sustainable practices, diversity, and inclusion.
The Curriculum for the B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Note that the University's Sustainability (SU), Quantitative and Data Literacy (QD), Natural Sciences (both N1 and N2), and Mathematics (MA) requirements and the College's Professional Development requirement are built into the Mechanical Engineering curriculum. Total credits for this degree range from 128 to 134, depending on whether or not students take courses that fulfill multiple university and college requirements. Minimum of 128 credits required.
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (27 CREDITS) 1 | ||
| University WIL1: Writing & Information Literacy | 3 | |
| University WIL2: Writing & Information Literacy Tier 2 | 3 | |
| University D1: Diversity 1 | 3 | |
| University D1/D2: Diversity 1 or Diversity 2 | 3 | |
| University AH1/AH2/AH3: Arts and Humanities | 6 | |
| University S1: Social Sciences | 6 | |
| University GC: Global Citizenship | 3 | |
| MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS REQUIREMENTS (21 CREDITS) | ||
| MATH 1234 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 1248 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 2248 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 2522 | Applied Linear Algebra | 3 |
| or MATH 2544 | Linear Algebra | |
| MATH 3201 | Adv Engineering Mathematics | 3 |
| STAT 2430 | Statistics for Engineering | 3 |
| COMPUTING & SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS (14 CREDITS) | ||
| CS 1210 | Computer Programming I | 3 |
| CHEM 1400 | General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 1500 | Physics for Engineers I | 4 |
| PHYS 1550 | Physics for Engineers II | 3 |
| MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSE REQUIREMENTS (53 CREDITS) | ||
| ME 1010 | First-Year Design Experience 2 | 2 |
| ME 1020 | Engineering Shop Experience | 1 |
| ME 1120 | Dynamics | 3 |
| ME 1140 | Mechanics of Solids | 3 |
| ME 1210 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ME 1220 | Applied Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ME 1510 | Computational Mech Engr Lab | 1 |
| ME 2110 | Materials Engineering | 3 |
| ME 2111 | Materials and Mechanics Lab | 2 |
| ME 2120 | System Dynamics | 3 |
| ME 2230 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 2231 | Thermo-Fluid Lab | 2 |
| ME 2240 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| ME 2310 | Design of Elements | 3 |
| ME 4010 | Capstone Design I | 3 |
| ME 4020 | Capstone Design II | 3 |
| ME Electives 3 | 12 | |
| ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS (19 CREDITS) | ||
| CEE 1100 | Statics | 3 |
| EE 2145 | Electrical Engr Concepts | 4 |
| EE 2845 | Digital Control w/Embedded Sys | 4 |
| ENGR 1020 | Graphical Communication | 2 |
| Technical Electives 4 | 6 | |
| OPTIONAL/RECOMMENDED COURSES (4 CREDITS) | ||
| ME 1310 | Intro to Robotics and Coding | 1 |
| CEMS 1500 | CEMS First Year Seminar | 1 |
| PHYS 1510 | Physics Problem Solving I | 1 |
| PHYS 1560 | Physics Problem Solving II | 1 |
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A single course can satisfy multiple requirements in this category.
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First Year Design Experience: ME 1010 is a degree requirement designed for first-year students. Internal and external transfer students may substitute 200-level or higher engineering (BME, CEE, EE, ENGR, ME) credits for this requirement.
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ME Electives: All 3 credit 3000-level ME courses except ME 3994, ME 3995, and ME 3899. All 3 credit 5000-level ME courses.
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Technical Electives: All 2000-level (or higher) courses in BME, CEE, EE, EMGT, ENGR, ME, CS, CSYS, MATH, ASTR, BIOC, BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, MMG & PHYS; STAT 2510 or higher.