Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

The undergraduate program is designed to impart a broad knowledge in basic and engineering sciences and to provide a solid understanding of contemporary engineering practices. The program also seeks to provide students with a foundation in communications skills, principles of economics, and other fundamentals upon which they will draw in their professional careers. Special emphasis is placed on communications skills by requiring extensive written laboratory reports and design project presentations. Computer literacy is bolstered by a variety of course assignments throughout the program and especially in the design courses, wherein students are exposed to a number of design software programs widely used in the engineering industry.

The Mechanical Engineering courses are grouped into five major areas streams:

The courses in each of these areas give students a foundation in the relevant engineering sciences with a strong orientation in design and extensive laboratory experience. The design curriculum culminates with a one-year (two semester)capstone design course in which the students design and implement a full system or product, usually under industrial sponsorship.

By weaving the design component through the core curriculum, the students are able to apply the design process in conjunction with the subject matter of the course in question (e.g., thermal-fluid systems, mechanical systems, dynamics, etc.). A broader approach to design instruction is then offered in the capstone course, in which the students work in teams, and design a system independently from a specific discipline.