Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Semester Credit Hours | |
| CHEM 1311 & CHEM 1111 |
Gen Inorganic Chemistry I and Gen Inorganic Chem Lab I |
4 |
| ENGL 1301 | Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| GEEN 1201 | Engineering as a Career 3 | 2 |
| MATH 2413 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MEEN 1310 | Engineering Graphics I | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| ENGL 1302 | Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | American History to 1877 | 3 |
| MATH 2414 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MEEN 1320 | Elem Num Meth & Engr Prob Solv | 3 |
| PHYS 2325 & PHYS 2125 |
University Physics I and University Physics I Lab |
4 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| MEEN 2301 | Mechanics I Statics | 3 |
| MATH 3320 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHYS 2326 & PHYS 2126 |
University Physics II and University Physics II Lab |
4 |
| POLS 2301 | Government and Politics of US | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| CEEN 3311 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
| MATH 3415 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MEEN 2146 | Engineering Measurements | 1 |
| MEEN 2302 | Mechanics II Dynamics | 3 |
| MEEN 3145 | Material Science Laboratory | 1 |
| MEEN 3344 | Materials Science | 3 |
| Communications 1 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| MEEN 3347 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| MEEN 3349 | Fundamentals of Mfg Processes | 3 |
| MEEN 3352 | Kinematics of Machines | 3 |
| MEEN 3392 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MEEN 3370 | Introduction to Electromechanical System Design | 3 |
| Lang/Phil/Culture | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| IEEN 3325 | Engr Economic Analysis I 2 | 3 |
| MEEN 3348 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MEEN 3350 | Machine Design I | 3 |
| MEEN 3360 | Engineering Design & Sim | 3 |
| MEEN 4341 | Appl of Thermodynamics | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| MEEN 4131 | Mechanical Engineering Lab | 1 |
| MEEN 4263 | Mech Engr Design Proj I (WI) | 2 |
| MEEN 4344 | Control of Systems | 3 |
| MEEN 4351 | Machine Design II | 3 |
| POLS 2302 | Government and Politics of TX | 3 |
| Engineering Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MEEN 4264 | Mech Eng Design Projects II | 2 |
| Social/Behavioral | 3 | |
| Engineering Elective | 3 | |
| Engineering Elective | 3 | |
| HIST 1302 | American History since 1877 | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Total Credit Hours Required: | 129 | |
A grade of "C" or better is required in any science, engineering, or mathematics course required for the Mechanical Engineering degree.
- 1
ENGL 2374 or COMS 2374 is required unless otherwise approved by adviser and department chair.
- 2
CEEN 3317 can be taken instead if IEEN 3325 has a time conflict or is not available.
- 3
Pre-Engineering Students and Alternate Pre-Engineering students are required to take UNIV 1201 instead of GEEN 1201.
Engineering Electives
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MEEN 3398 | Comp App in Nuclear Engr | 3 |
| MEEN 4301 | Design of Aerospace Structures | 3 |
| MEEN 4303 | Aerodynamics | 3 |
| MEEN 4305 | Aerospace Flight Dynamics | 3 |
| MEEN 4307 | Aerospace Systems Design | 3 |
| MEEN 4335 | Special Problems | 1-3 |
| MEEN 4336 | Selected Topics | 1-3 |
| MEEN 4343 | Dynamics of Systems | 3 |
| MEEN 4345 | Engineering Vibrations | 3 |
| MEEN 4348 | Gas Dynamics | 3 |
| MEEN 4352 | Design of Turbomachinery | 3 |
| MEEN 4354 | Intro to Finite Elem Method | 3 |
| MEEN 4355 | Robotics I | 3 |
| MEEN 4371 | Introduction to UAVs | 3 |
| MEEN 4372 | Resource Optimization for DHS | 3 |
| MEEN 4373 | Info Anal. & Mod. in Sec Eng | 3 |
| MEEN 4382 | Polymer Science & Engineering | 3 |
| MEEN 4385 | Manufacturing of Composites | 3 |
| MEEN 4395 | Therm Hydr of Nuclear Reactors | 3 |
| MEEN 4396 | Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering | 3 |
| MEEN 4397 | Intro to Nuclear Power Plants | 3 |
| EVEN 3399 | Nuclear Environment Protection | 3 |
| EEEN 4357 | Wireless Sensor Networks | 3 |
| CSEN 4367 | Data Mining | 3 |