Mechanical Engineering, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering program at Illinois (accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET) is one of the most diverse engineering majors and plays a major role in advancing almost every industry. Students study physical principles behind how forces act on bodies of solids or fluids and the interaction of these bodies with their environments through exchanges of energy. Further, Mechanical Engineering students learn how to apply these basic principles to design, manufacture, and control machines and complex systems. Examples include systems that apply loads, transport matter and energy, and convert one form of energy to another. Mechanical Engineering is a broad major that is well suited for students interested in the engineering underpinnings of the modern world around them.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Graduation Requirements
Minimum hours required for graduation: 128 hours.
Minimum Overall GPA: 2.0
Minimum Technical GPA: 2.0
TGPA is required for required Engineering courses and any technical elective courses. See Technical GPA to clarify requirements.
University Requirements
Minimum of 40 hours of upper-division coursework, generally at the 300- or 400-level. These hours can be drawn from all elements of the degree. Students should consult their academic advisor for additional guidance in fulfilling this requirement.
The university and residency requirements can be found in the Student Code (§ 3-801) and in the Academic Catalog.
General Education Requirements
Follows the campus General Education (Gen Ed) requirements. Some Gen Ed requirements may be met by courses required and/or electives in the program.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition I | 4-6 | |
| Advanced Composition | 3 | |
fulfilled by ME 470 | ||
| Humanities & the Arts (6 hours) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences & Technology (6 hours) | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 hours) | 6 | |
| Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures (1 course) | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies: US Minority Cultures (1 course) | 3 | |
| Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Cultures (1 course) | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning (2 courses, at least one course must be Quantitative Reasoning I) | 6-10 | |
| Language Requirement (Completion of the third semester or equivalent of a language other than English is required) | 0-15 | |
Major Requirements
Orientation and Professional Development
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 100 | Grainger Engineering Orientation Seminar (External transfer students take ENG 300.) | 1 |
| ME 290 | Seminar | 0 |
| Total Hours | 1 | |
Introductory Economics Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| or ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Foundational Mathematics and Science
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 102 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 103 | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| MATH 221 | Calculus I (MATH 220 may be substituted. MATH 220 is appropriate for students with no background in calculus. 4 of 5 credit hours count towards degree.) | 4 |
| MATH 231 | Calculus II | 3 |
| MATH 241 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 257 | Linear Algebra with Computational Applications | 3 |
| MATH 285 | Intro Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHYS 211 | University Physics: Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 212 | University Physics: Elec & Mag | 4 |
| Total Hours | 29 | |
Mechanical Engineering Technical Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS 101 | Intro Computing: Engrg & Sci (CS 124 or ECE 220 may be substituted.) | 3 |
| ECE 205 | Electrical and Electronic Circuits (ECE 110 and either ECE 210 or ECE 211 may be substituted.) | 3 |
| ECE 206 | Electrical and Electronic Circuits Lab | 1 |
| ME 170 | Computer-Aided Design | 3 |
| ME 270 | Design for Manufacturability | 3 |
| ME 200 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ME 310 | Fundamentals of Fluid Dynamics | 4 |
| ME 320 | Heat Transfer | 4 |
| ME 330 | Engineering Materials | 4 |
| ME 340 | Dynamics of Mechanical Systems | 3.5 |
| ME 360 | Signal Processing | 3.5 |
| ME 370 | Mechanical Design I | 3 |
| ME 371 | Mechanical Design II | 3 |
| ME 470 | Senior Design Project | 3 |
| TAM 210 | Introduction to Statics | 2 |
| TAM 212 | Introductory Dynamics | 3 |
| TAM 251 | Introductory Solid Mechanics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 52 | |
Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Science elective(s), chosen from one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Lab II | ||
| Molec & Cellular Basis of Life | ||
| Univ Physics: Thermal Physics and Univ Physics: Quantum Physics | ||
| Statistics elective, one course chosen from: | 3 | |
| Analysis of Data | ||
| Statistics and Probability I | ||
| MechSE electives chosen from the departmentally approved list below. | 6 | |
| All 400 level ME courses, except 470 and potentially 497, 498 (As Approved) | ||
| All 400 level TAM courses, except potentially 497, 498 (As Approved) | ||
| Technical electives chosen from the departmentally approved list below. | 6 | |
| ABE 361 | Functional Analysis and Design of Agricultural Machine Systems | 3 |
| ABE 430 | Project Management (As Approved) | 2 |
| ABE 436 | Renewable Energy Systems | 3 or 4 |
| ABE 445 | Statistical Methods | 4 |
| ABE 452 | Engineering for Disaster Resilience (As Approved) | 3 or 4 |
| ABE 454 | Environmental Soil Physics | 3 |
| ABE 455 | Erosion and Sediment Control | 2 |
| ABE 456 | Land & Water Resources Engrg | 3 or 4 |
| ABE 457 | NPS Pollution Processes | 2 |
| ABE 459 | Drainage and Water Management | 3 or 4 |
| ABE 466 | Engineering Off-Road Vehicles | 3 |
| ABE 469 | Capstone Design Experience | 4 |
| ABE 476 | Indoor Air Quality Engineering | 4 |
| ABE 483 | Engineering Properties of Food Materials | 3 |
| ABE 488 | Bioprocessing Biomass for Fuel | 4 |
| ABE 497 | Independent Study (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| ABE 498 | Special Topics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| ADV 462 | Computational Advertising Infrastructure | 3 or 4 |
| ADV 492 | Tech and Advertising Campaigns | 3 |
| AE 352 | Aerospace Dynamical Systems | 3 |
| AE 402 | Orbital Mechanics | 3 or 4 |
| AE 403 | Spacecraft Attitude Control | 3 or 4 |
| AE 410 | Computational Aerodynamics | 3 or 4 |
| AE 412 | Viscous Flow & Heat Transfer | 4 |
| AE 416 | Applied Aerodynamics | 3 or 4 |
| AE 419 | Aircraft Flight Mechanics | 3 or 4 |
| AE 420 | Finite Element Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| AE 428 | Mechanics of Composites | 3 |
| AE 433 | Aerospace Propulsion | 3 or 4 |
| AE 434 | Rocket Propulsion | 3 or 4 |
| AE 435 | Electric Space Propulsion | 3 or 4 |
| AE 442 | Aerospace Systems Design I | 3 |
| AE 443 | Aerospace Systems Design II | 3 |
| AE 451 | Aeroelasticity | 3 or 4 |
| AE 452 | Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics and Vibrations | 4 |
| AE 454 | Systems Dynamics & Control | 3 or 4 |
| AE 456 | Global Nav Satellite Systems | 4 |
| AE 460 | Aerodynamics & Propulsion Lab | 2 |
| AE 461 | Structures & Control Lab | 2 |
| AE 468 | Optical Remote Sensing | 3 |
| AE 480 | Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics | 3 or 4 |
| AE 482 | Introduction to Robotics | 4 |
| AE 483 | Autonomous Systems Lab | 2 |
| AE 485 | Spacecraft Environment and Interactions | 3 or 4 |
| AE 497 | Independent Study (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| AE 498 | Special Topics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| ANSC 445 | Statistical Methods | 4 |
| ASRM 402 | Actuarial Statistics II | 4 |
| ASRM 410 | Investments and Financial Markets | 3 or 4 |
| ASRM 450 | Methods of Applied Statistics | 3 or 4 |
| ASRM 451 | Basics of Statistical Learning | 3 or 4 |
| ASRM 453 | Applied Bayesian Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| ASRM 461 | Loss Models | 4 |
| ASRM 469 | Casualty Actuarial Mathematics | 3 or 4 |
| ASRM 471 | Life Contingencies I | 4 |
| ASRM 472 | Life Contingencies II | 3 |
| ATMS 301 | Atmospheric Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ATMS 302 | Atmospheric Dynamics I | 3 |
| ATMS 304 | Radiative Transfer-Remote Sens | 3 |
| ATMS 306 | Cloud Physics | 3 |
| ATMS 312 | Atmospheric Dynamics II | 3 |
| ATMS 405 | Boundary Layer Processes | 4 |
| ATMS 406 | Tropical Meteorology | 4 |
| ATMS 410 | Radar Remote Sensing | 4 |
| ATMS 411 | Satellite Remote Sensing | 4 |
| ATMS 420 | Atmospheric Chemistry | 4 |
| ATMS 424 | Atmospheric Convection | 4 |
| BADM 460 | Business Process Modeling | 3 |
| BADM 461 | Tech, Eng, & Mgt Final Project | 4 |
| BIOC 406 | Gene Expression & Regulation | 3 |
| BIOC 446 | Physical Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOC 455 | Technqs Biochem & Biotech | 4 |
| BIOE 380 | Biomedical Imaging | 3 |
| BIOE 414 | Biomedical Instrumentation | 3 |
| BIOE 415 | Biomedical Instrumentation Lab | 2 |
| BIOE 416 | Biosensors | 3 |
| BIOE 427 | Biomedical Ultrasound Imaging | 3 |
| BIOE 430 | Intro Synthetic Biology | 3 or 4 |
| BIOE 461 | Cellular Biomechanics | 4 |
| BIOE 467 | Biophotonics | 3 |
| BIOE 476 | Tissue Engineering | 3 |
| BIOE 479 | Cancer Nanotechnology | 3 |
| BIOE 480 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 3 or 4 |
| BIOE 481 | Whole-Body Musculoskel Biomech | 3 or 4 |
| BIOE 482 | Musculoskel Tissue Mechanics | 3 or 4 |
| BIOE 485 | Computational Mathematics for Machine Learning and Imaging | 4 |
| BIOE 497 | Individual Study (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| BIOE 498 | Special Topics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| BIOP 401 | Introduction to Biophysics | 3 |
| BIOP 419 | Brain, Behavior & Info Process | 3 |
| BIOP 432 | Photosynthesis | 3 |
| CEE 310 | Transportation Engineering | 3 |
| CEE 320 | Construction Engineering | 3 |
| CEE 330 | Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CEE 340 | Energy and Global Environment | 3 |
| CEE 350 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CEE 360 | Structural Engineering | 3 |
| CEE 380 | Geotechnical Engineering | 3 |
| CEE 398 | Special Topics (As Approved) | 0 to 4 |
| CEE 401 | Concrete Materials | 4 |
| CEE 405 | Asphalt Materials I | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 406 | Pavement Design I | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 407 | Airport Design | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 408 | Railroad Transportation Engrg | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 409 | Railroad Track Engineering | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 410 | Railway Signaling & Control | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 411 | RR Project Design & Constr | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 412 | High-Speed Rail Engineering | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 415 | Geometric Design of Roads | 4 |
| CEE 416 | Traffic Capacity Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 417 | Urban Transportation Planning (As Approved) | 4 |
| CEE 418 | Public Transportation Systems | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 419 | Transportation Economics | 4 |
| CEE 420 | Construction Productivity | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 421 | Construction Planning | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 422 | Construction Cost Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 434 | Environmental Systems I | 3 |
| CEE 437 | Water Quality Engineering | 3 |
| CEE 438 | Science & Environmental Policy | 3 |
| CEE 440 | Fate Cleanup Environ Pollutant | 4 |
| CEE 442 | Environmental Engineering Principles, Physical | 4 |
| CEE 443 | Env Eng Principles, Chemical | 4 |
| CEE 444 | Env Eng Principles, Biological | 4 |
| CEE 447 | Atmospheric Chemistry | 4 |
| CEE 449 | Environmental Engineering Lab | 3 |
| CEE 450 | Surface Hydrology | 3 |
| CEE 451 | Environmental Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| CEE 452 | Hydraulic Analysis and Design | 3 |
| CEE 453 | Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics | 4 |
| CEE 457 | Groundwater | 3 |
| CEE 458 | Water Resources Field Methods | 4 |
| CEE 460 | Steel Structures I | 3 |
| CEE 461 | Reinforced Concrete I | 3 |
| CEE 462 | Steel Structures II | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 463 | Reinforced Concrete II | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 465 | Design of Structural Systems | 3 |
| CEE 467 | Masonry Structures | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 468 | Prestressed Concrete | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 469 | Wood Structures | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 470 | Structural Analysis | 4 |
| CEE 471 | Structural Mechanics | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 472 | Structural Dynamics I | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 473 | Wind Effects on Structures | 4 |
| CEE 474 | Mechanics of Additive Manufacturing | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 483 | Soil Mechanics and Behavior | 4 |
| CEE 484 | Applied Soil Mechanics | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 490 | Computer Methods | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 491 | Decision and Risk Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| CEE 497 | Independent Study (As Approved) | 1 to 16 |
| CEE 498 | Special Topics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| CHBE 413 | Data Science for Chemistry and Engineering | 4 |
| CHBE 422 | Mass Transfer Operations | 4 |
| CHBE 424 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| CHBE 451 | Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| CHBE 452 | Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis | 3 |
| CHBE 453 | Electrochemical Engineering | 2 or 3 |
| CHBE 456 | Polymer Science & Engineering | 3 |
| CHBE 458 | Synthetic Nanomaterials | 3 |
| CHBE 459 | Polymer Rheology | 3 |
| CHBE 461 | Functional Materials Assembly | 3 |
| CHBE 471 | Biochemical Engineering | 3 or 4 |
| CHBE 472 | Techniques in Biomolecular Eng | 3 or 4 |
| CHBE 473 | Biomolecular Engineering | 3 or 4 |
| CHBE 474 | Metabolic Engineering | 3 or 4 |
| CHBE 475 | Tissue Engineering | 3 |
| CHBE 476 | Biotransport | 3 |
| CHBE 478 | Bioenergy Technology | 3 |
| CHEM 232 | Elementary Organic Chemistry I | 3 or 4 |
| CHEM 233 | Elementary Organic Chem Lab I | 2 |
| CHEM 236 | Fundamental Organic Chem I | 4 |
| CHEM 237 | Structure and Synthesis | 2 |
| CHEM 312 | Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 315 | Instrumental Chem Systems Lab | 2 |
| CHEM 317 | Inorganic Chemistry Lab | 3 |
| CHEM 332 | Elementary Organic Chem II | 4 |
| CHEM 420 | Instrumental Characterization | 2 |
| CHEM 436 | Fundamental Organic Chem II | 3 |
| CHEM 437 | Organic Chemistry Lab | 3 |
| CHEM 440 | Physical Chemistry Principles | 4 |
| CHEM 442 | Physical Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 444 | Physical Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 445 | Physical Principles Lab I | 2 |
| CHEM 447 | Physical Principles Lab II | 2 |
| CHEM 452 | Data Science for Chemistry and Engineering | 4 |
| CHEM 460 | Green Chemistry | 3 or 4 |
| CHEM 472 | Physical Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 480 | Polymer Chemistry | 3 or 4 |
| CHEM 482 | Polymer Physics | 3 or 4 |
| CHEM 483 | Solid State Structural Anlys | 4 |
| CHEM 488 | Surfaces and Colloids | 3 or 4 |
| CHEM 497 | Individual Study Senior (As Approved) | 1 to 3 |
| CPSC 489 | Photosynthesis | 3 |
| CS 225 | Data Structures | 4 |
| CS 233 | Computer Architecture | 4 |
| CS 242 | Programming Studio | 3 |
| CS 340 | Introduction to Computer Systems | 3 |
| CS 341 | System Programming | 4 |
| CS 357 | Numerical Methods I | 3 |
| CS 374 | Introduction to Algorithms & Models of Computation | 4 |
| CS 407 | Cryptography | 3 or 4 |
| CS 409 | The Art of Web Programming | 3 or 4 |
| CS 410 | Text Information Systems | 3 or 4 |
| CS 411 | Database Systems | 3 or 4 |
| CS 412 | Introduction to Data Mining | 3 or 4 |
| CS 413 | Intro to Combinatorics | 3 or 4 |
| CS 414 | Multimedia Systems | 3 or 4 |
| CS 415 | Game Development | 3 or 4 |
| CS 418 | Interactive Computer Graphics | 3 or 4 |
| CS 419 | Production Computer Graphics | 3 or 4 |
| CS 420 | Parallel Progrmg: Sci & Engrg | 3 or 4 |
| CS 421 | Programming Languages & Compilers | 3 or 4 |
| CS 422 | Programming Language Design | 3 or 4 |
| CS 423 | Operating Systems Design | 3 or 4 |
| CS 424 | Real-Time Systems | 3 or 4 |
| CS 425 | Distributed Systems | 3 or 4 |
| CS 426 | Compiler Construction | 3 or 4 |
| CS 427 | Software Engineering I | 3 or 4 |
| CS 428 | Software Engineering II | 3 or 4 |
| CS 429 | Software Engineering II, ACP | 3 |
| CS 431 | Embedded Systems | 3 or 4 |
| CS 433 | Computer System Organization | 3 or 4 |
| CS 436 | Computer Networking Laboratory | 3 or 4 |
| CS 437 | Topics in Internet of Things | 3 or 4 |
| CS 438 | Communication Networks | 3 or 4 |
| CS 439 | Wireless Networks | 3 or 4 |
| CS 440 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 or 4 |
| CS 441 | Applied Machine Learning | 3 or 4 |
| CS 442 | Trustworthy Machine Learning | 3 or 4 |
| CS 443 | Reinforcement Learning | 3 or 4 |
| CS 444 | Deep Learning for Computer Vision | 3 or 4 |
| CS 445 | Computational Photography | 3 or 4 |
| CS 446 | Machine Learning | 3 or 4 |
| CS 447 | Natural Language Processing | 3 or 4 |
| CS 448 | Audio Computing Laboratory | 3 or 4 |
| CS 450 | Numerical Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| CS 460 | Security Laboratory | 3 or 4 |
| CS 461 | Computer Security I | 4 |
| CS 463 | Computer Security II | 3 or 4 |
| CS 465 | User Interface Design | 4 |
| CS 466 | Introduction to Bioinformatics | 3 or 4 |
| CS 467 | Social Visualization | 3 or 4 |
| CS 468 | Tech and Advertising Campaigns | 3 |
| CS 469 | Computational Advertising Infrastructure | 3 or 4 |
| CS 473 | Algorithms | 4 |
| CS 474 | Logic in Computer Science | 3 or 4 |
| CS 475 | Formal Models of Computation | 3 or 4 |
| CS 476 | Program Verification | 3 or 4 |
| CS 477 | Formal Software Development Methods | 3 or 4 |
| CS 481 | Advanced Topics in Stochastic Processes & Applications | 3 or 4 |
| CS 482 | Simulation | 3 or 4 |
| CS 483 | Applied Parallel Programming | 4 |
| CS 484 | Parallel Programming | 3 or 4 |
| CS 498 | Special Topics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| CSE 401 | Numerical Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 402 | Parallel Progrmg: Sci & Engrg | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 408 | Applied Parallel Programming | 4 |
| CSE 412 | Numerical Thermo-Fluid Mechs | 2 to 4 |
| CSE 414 | Algorithms | 4 |
| CSE 422 | Computer System Organization | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 423 | Operating Systems Design | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 426 | Software Engineering I | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 427 | Interactive Computer Graphics | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 428 | Statistical Computing | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 429 | Software Engineering II | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 440 | Statistical Data Management | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 441 | Introduction to Optimization | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 448 | Advanced Data Analysis | 4 |
| CSE 450 | Computational Mechanics | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 451 | Finite Element Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 461 | Computational Aerodynamics | 3 or 4 |
| CSE 485 | Atomic Scale Simulations | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 329 | Fields and Waves I | 3 |
| ECE 330 | Power Ckts & Electromechanics | 3 |
| ECE 333 | Green Electric Energy | 3 |
| ECE 340 | Semiconductor Electronics | 3 |
| ECE 342 | Electronic Circuits | 3 |
| ECE 343 | Electronic Circuits Laboratory | 1 |
| ECE 350 | Fields and Waves II | 3 |
| ECE 374 | Introduction to Algorithms & Models of Computation | 4 |
| ECE 380 | Biomedical Imaging | 3 |
| ECE 385 | Digital Systems Laboratory | 3 |
| ECE 391 | Computer Systems Engineering | 4 |
| ECE 395 | Advanced Digital Projects Lab | 2 or 3 |
| ECE 401 | Signal Processing | 4 |
| ECE 402 | Electronic Music Synthesis | 3 |
| ECE 403 | Audio Engineering | 3 |
| ECE 407 | Cryptography | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 408 | Applied Parallel Programming | 4 |
| ECE 410 | Neural Circuits and Systems | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 411 | Computer Organization & Design | 4 |
| ECE 414 | Biomedical Instrumentation | 3 |
| ECE 415 | Biomedical Instrumentation Lab | 2 |
| ECE 416 | Biosensors | 3 |
| ECE 417 | Multimedia Signal Processing | 4 |
| ECE 418 | Image & Video Processing | 4 |
| ECE 419 | Security Laboratory | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 420 | Embedded DSP Laboratory | 2 |
| ECE 422 | Computer Security I | 4 |
| ECE 424 | Computer Security II | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 425 | Intro to VLSI System Design | 3 |
| ECE 428 | Distributed Systems | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 431 | Electric Machinery | 4 |
| ECE 435 | Computer Networking Laboratory | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 437 | Sensors and Instrumentation | 3 |
| ECE 438 | Communication Networks | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 439 | Wireless Networks | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 441 | Physcs & Modeling Semicond Dev | 3 |
| ECE 443 | LEDs and Solar Cells | 4 |
| ECE 444 | IC Device Theory & Fabrication | 4 |
| ECE 447 | Active Microwave Ckt Design | 3 |
| ECE 448 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 449 | Machine Learning | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 451 | Adv Microwave Measurements | 3 |
| ECE 452 | Electromagnetic Fields | 3 |
| ECE 453 | Wireless Communication Systems | 4 |
| ECE 454 | Antennas | 3 |
| ECE 455 | Optical Electronics | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 456 | Global Nav Satellite Systems | 4 |
| ECE 457 | Microwave Devices & Circuits | 3 |
| ECE 458 | Applic of Radio Wave Propag | 3 |
| ECE 459 | Communications Systems | 3 |
| ECE 460 | Optical Imaging | 4 |
| ECE 461 | Digital Communications | 3 |
| ECE 462 | Logic Synthesis | 3 |
| ECE 463 | Digital Communications Lab | 2 |
| ECE 464 | Power Electronics | 3 |
| ECE 465 | ||
| ECE 466 | ||
| ECE 467 | Biophotonics | 3 |
| ECE 468 | Optical Remote Sensing | 3 |
| ECE 469 | Power Electronics Laboratory | 2 |
| ECE 470 | Introduction to Robotics | 4 |
| ECE 472 | Biomedical Ultrasound Imaging | 3 |
| ECE 473 | Fund of Engrg Acoustics | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 476 | Power System Analysis | 3 |
| ECE 478 | Formal Software Development Methods | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 479 | IoT and Cognitive Computing | 4 |
| ECE 480 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 481 | Nanotechnology | 4 |
| ECE 482 | Digital IC Design | 3 |
| ECE 483 | Analog IC Design | 3 |
| ECE 486 | Control Systems | 4 |
| ECE 487 | Intro Quantum Electr for EEs | 3 |
| ECE 488 | Compound Semicond & Devices | 3 |
| ECE 489 | Robot Dynamics and Control | 4 |
| ECE 490 | Introduction to Optimization | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 491 | Numerical Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 492 | Parallel Progrmg: Sci & Engrg | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 493 | Advanced Engineering Math | 3 or 4 |
| ECE 495 | Photonic Device Laboratory | 3 |
| ECE 498 | Special Topics in ECE (As Approved) | 0 to 4 |
| ECON 302 | Inter Microeconomic Theory (As Approved) | 3 |
| EPSY 456 | Human Performance and Cognition in Context (As Approved) | 3 or 4 |
| ETMA 430 | Project Management (As Approved) | 2 |
| GEOL 450 | Investigating the Earth’s Interior | 3 |
| GEOL 451 | Environmental Geophysics | 4 |
| GEOL 454 | Introduction to Seismology | 3 or 4 |
| GEOL 460 | Geochemistry | 3 |
| IB 421 | Photosynthesis | 3 |
| IE 310 | Deterministic Models in Optimization | 3 |
| IE 311 | Operations Research Lab | 1 |
| IE 330 | Industrial Quality Control | 3 |
| IE 340 | Human Factors | 4 |
| IE 360 | Facilities Planning and Design | 3 |
| IE 361 | Production Planning & Control | 3 |
| IE 370 | Stochastic Processes and Applications | 3 |
| IE 371 | Simulation Modeling with Applications for Industrial Engineering | 3 |
| IE 400 | Design & Anlys of Experiments | 3 or 4 |
| IE 410 | Advanced Topics in Stochastic Processes & Applications | 3 or 4 |
| IE 411 | Optimization of Large Systems | 3 or 4 |
| IE 412 | OR Models for Mfg Systems | 3 or 4 |
| IE 413 | Simulation | 3 or 4 |
| IE 420 | Financial Engineering | 3 or 4 |
| IE 430 | Economic Found of Quality Syst | 3 or 4 |
| IE 431 | Design for Six Sigma | 3 |
| IE 434 | Deep Learning: Mathematics and Applications | 3 or 4 |
| IE 445 | Human Performance and Cognition in Context (As Approved) | 3 or 4 |
| IE 497 | Independent Study (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| IE 498 | Special Topics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| MATH 314 | Introduction to Higher Mathematics | 4 |
| MATH 347 | Fundamental Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 357 | Numerical Methods I | 3 |
| MATH 403 | Euclidean Geometry | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 412 | Graph Theory | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 413 | Intro to Combinatorics | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 414 | Mathematical Logic | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 417 | Intro to Abstract Algebra | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 418 | Intro to Abstract Algebra II | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 423 | Differential Geometry | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 424 | Honors Real Analysis | 3 |
| MATH 425 | Honors Advanced Analysis | 3 |
| MATH 427 | Honors Abstract Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 428 | Honors Topics in Mathematics (As Approved) | 3 |
| MATH 432 | Set Theory and Topology | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 442 | Intro Partial Diff Equations | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 444 | Elementary Real Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 446 | Applied Complex Variables | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 447 | Real Variables | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 448 | Complex Variables | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 450 | Numerical Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 453 | Number Theory | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 464 | Statistics and Probability II | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 466 | Applied Random Processes | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 473 | Algorithms | 4 |
| MATH 475 | Formal Models of Computation | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 481 | Vector and Tensor Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 482 | Linear Programming | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 484 | Nonlinear Programming | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 487 | Advanced Engineering Math | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 489 | Dynamics & Differential Eqns | 3 or 4 |
| MATH 490 | Advanced Topics in Mathematics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| MATH 492 | Undergraduate Research in Math (As Approved) | 1 to 3 |
| MCB 401 | Cellular Physiology | 3 |
| MCB 402 | Sys & Integrative Physiology | 3 |
| MCB 406 | Gene Expression & Regulation | 3 |
| MCB 419 | Brain, Behavior & Info Process | 3 |
| MCB 446 | Physical Biochemistry | 3 |
| MCB 450 | Introductory Biochemistry | 3 |
| MCB 493 | Special Topics Mol Cell Biol (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| MSE 304 | Electronic Properties of Matls | 3 |
| MSE 307 | Materials Laboratory I | 3 |
| MSE 308 | Materials Laboratory II | 3 |
| MSE 401 | Thermodynamics of Materials | 3 |
| MSE 402 | Kinetic Processes in Materials | 3 |
| MSE 403 | Synthesis of Materials | 3 |
| MSE 405 | Microstructure Determination | 3 |
| MSE 406 | Thermal-Mech Behavior of Matls | 3 |
| MSE 420 | Ceramic Materials & Properties | 3 |
| MSE 421 | Ceramic Processing | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 422 | Electrical Ceramics | 3 |
| MSE 440 | Mechanical Behavior of Metals | 3 |
| MSE 441 | Metals Processing | 3 |
| MSE 443 | Design of Engineering Alloys | 3 |
| MSE 450 | Polymer Science & Engineering | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 453 | Plastics Engineering | 3 |
| MSE 455 | Macromolecular Solids | 3 |
| MSE 456 | Mechanics of Composites | 3 |
| MSE 457 | Polymer Chemistry | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 458 | Polymer Physics | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 460 | Electronic Materials I | 3 |
| MSE 461 | Electronic Materials II | 3 |
| MSE 464 | Magnetic Materials and their Applications | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 466 | Electrochemical Energy Conversion | 3 |
| MSE 470 | Design and Use of Biomaterials | 3 |
| MSE 473 | Biomolecular Materials Science | 3 |
| MSE 474 | Biomaterials and Nanomedicine | 3 |
| MSE 480 | Surfaces and Colloids | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 481 | Electron Microscopy | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 485 | Atomic Scale Simulations | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 487 | Materials for Nanotechnology | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 488 | Optical Materials | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 489 | Matl Select for Sustainability | 3 or 4 |
| MSE 497 | Independent Study (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| MSE 498 | Special Topics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| NE 410 | Neural Circuits and Systems | 3 or 4 |
| NEUR 419 | Brain, Behavior & Info Process | 3 |
| NPRE 321 | Introduction to Plasmas and Applications | 3 |
| NPRE 330 | Materials in Nuclear Engineering | 3 |
| NPRE 402 | Nuclear Power Engineering | 3 or 4 |
| NPRE 412 | Nuclear Power Econ & Fuel Mgmt | 3 or 4 |
| NPRE 413 | Nuclear Separations and Fuel Reprocessing | 2 or 3 |
| NPRE 421 | Plasma and Fusion Science | 3 |
| NPRE 423 | Plasma Laboratory | 2 |
| NPRE 429 | Plasma Engineering | 3 |
| NPRE 435 | Radiological Imaging | 3 |
| NPRE 441 | Radiation Protection | 4 |
| NPRE 442 | Radioactive Waste Management | 3 |
| NPRE 445 | Interaction of Radiation with Matter | 4 |
| NPRE 448 | Nuclear Syst Engrg & Design | 4 |
| NPRE 449 | Nuclear Systems Engineering and Design | 3 |
| NPRE 451 | NPRE Laboratory | 3 |
| NPRE 452 | Advanced Radiological Science Lab | 2 or 4 |
| NPRE 455 | Neutron Diffusion & Transport | 4 |
| NPRE 457 | Safety Anlys Nucl Reactor Syst | 3 or 4 |
| NPRE 461 | Probabilistic Risk Assessment | 3 or 4 |
| NPRE 470 | Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Sources | 3 |
| NPRE 475 | Wind Power Systems | 3 or 4 |
| NPRE 498 | Special Topics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| NRES 445 | Statistical Methods | 4 |
| PHYS 329 | Atmospheric Dynamics I | 3 |
| PHYS 330 | Atmospheric Dynamics II | 3 |
| PHYS 370 | Introduction to Quantum Information and Computing | 3 |
| PHYS 401 | Classical Physics Lab | 3 |
| PHYS 402 | Light | 3 or 4 |
| PHYS 403 | Modern Experimental Physics | 4 or 5 |
| PHYS 404 | Electronic Circuits | 4 or 5 |
| PHYS 406 | Acoustical Physics of Music | 4 |
| PHYS 427 | Thermal & Statistical Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 435 | Electromagnetic Fields I | 3 |
| PHYS 436 | Electromagnetic Fields II | 3 |
| PHYS 446 | Modern Computational Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 460 | Condensed Matter Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 466 | Atomic Scale Simulations | 3 or 4 |
| PHYS 470 | Subatomic Physics | 4 |
| PHYS 475 | Introduction to Biophysics | 3 or 4 |
| PHYS 485 | Atomic Phys & Quantum Theory | 3 |
| PHYS 486 | Quantum Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 487 | Quantum Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 496 | Communicating in Physics—Writing Papers and Giving Talks (As Approved) | 3 |
| PHYS 497 | Individual Study (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| PHYS 498 | Special Topics in Physics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| PSYC 358 | Human Factors | 4 |
| PSYC 456 | Human Performance and Cognition in Context (As Approved) | 3 or 4 |
| SE 400 | Engineering Law (As Approved) | 3 or 4 |
| SE 402 | Comp-Aided Product Realization | 3 or 4 |
| SE 411 | Reliability Engineering | 3 or 4 |
| SE 412 | Nondestructive Evaluation | 3 or 4 |
| SE 413 | Engineering Design Optimization | 3 or 4 |
| SE 420 | Digital Control Systems | 4 |
| SE 422 | Robot Dynamics and Control | 4 |
| SE 423 | Mechatronics | 3 |
| SE 424 | State Space Design for Control | 3 |
| SE 450 | Decision Analysis I (As Approved) | 3 or 4 |
| SE 497 | Independent Study (As Approved) | 0 to 4 |
| SE 498 | Special Topics (As Approved) | 1 to 4 |
| STAT 409 | Actuarial Statistics II | 4 |
| STAT 410 | Statistics and Probability II | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 420 | Methods of Applied Statistics | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 424 | Design of Experiments | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 425 | Statistical Modeling I | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 426 | Statistical Modeling II | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 428 | Statistical Computing | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 429 | Time Series Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 430 | Topics in Applied Statistics (As Approved) | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 431 | Applied Bayesian Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 432 | Basics of Statistical Learning | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 433 | Stochastic Processes | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 434 | Survival Analysis | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 437 | Unsupervised Learning | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 440 | Statistical Data Management | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 443 | Professional Statistics (As Approved) | 3 or 4 |
| STAT 448 | Advanced Data Analysis | 4 |
| STAT 480 | Big Data Analytics | 3 or 4 |
| TE 461 | Technology Entrepreneurship (As Approved) | 3 |
| TMGT 460 | Business Process Modeling | 3 |
| TMGT 461 | Tech, Eng, & Mgt Final Project | 4 |
| UP 430 | Urban Transportation Planning (As Approved) | 4 |
Free Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Additional course work, subject to the Grainger College of Engineering restrictions to Free Electives, so that there are at least 128 credit hours earned toward the degree. | 11 | |
| Total Hours of Curriculum to Graduate | 128 | |
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Sample Sequence
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence. The curriculum sequence can also be viewed via dynamic and static curricular maps, which include prerequisite sequencing.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a third level of a language other than English. See the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements. One of the SBS courses must be an introductory economics course ( ECON 102 or ECON 103 ). ME 470 will satisfy a core course requirement and the Campus General Education Advanced Composition requirement.
Free Electives: Additional course work, subject to the Grainger College of Engineering restrictions to Free Electives, so that there are at least 128 credit hours earned toward the degree.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENG 100 | 1 | CS 101 (CS 124 or ECE 220 may be substituted.) | 3 |
| MATH 221 (MATH 220 may be substituted) | 4 | MATH 231 | 3 |
| CHEM 102 | 3 | PHYS 211 | 4 |
| CHEM 103 | 1 | Science elective course | 4 |
| ECON 102 or ECON 103 (Counts as General Education course) | 3 | ME 170 or Composition I course | 3-4 |
| Composition I course or ME 170 | 4-3 | ||
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ME 270 | 3 | ME 200 | 3 |
| MATH 241 | 4 | MATH 285 | 3 |
| PHYS 212 | 4 | ECE 205 (ECE 110 and either ECE 210 or ECE 211 may be substituted.) | 3 |
| MATH 257 | 3 | TAM 212 | 3 |
| TAM 210 | 2 | TAM 251 | 3 |
| ME 290 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ME 310 | 4 | ME 320 | 4 |
| ME 340 | 3.5 | ME 360 | 3.5 |
| ECE 206 | 1 | ME 371 | 3 |
| ME 330 | 4 | General Education course (choose a Humanities or Social/Behavioral Science course with Cultural Studies designation) | 3 |
| ME 370 | 3 | Language Other Than English (3rd level) course | 4 |
| 15.5 | 17.5 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Statistics elective course | 3 | MechSE elective course | 3 |
| MechSE elective course | 3 | Technical elective course or ME 470 | 3 |
| ME 470 (or Technical elective course) | 3 | Technical elective course | 3 |
| General Education course (choose a Humanities or Social/Behavioral Science course with Cultural Studies designation) | 3 | General Education course (choose a Humanities or Social/Behavioral Science course with Cultural Studies designation) | 3 |
| Free elective course | 4 | Free elective course | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours 128 | |||
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Mechanical Engineering
Student learning outcomes are based on learning outcomes in line with the ABET accreditation process.
Mechanical Engineering graduates will have:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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