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Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
154 Mechanical Engineering Buildin
1206 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-0366
Fax: (217) 244-6534
URL: http://www.mie.uiuc.edu
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering may be the most diverse of the engineering fields, embracing many subfields and affecting all aspects of our lives. Mechanical engineers work on new machines, products, and processes that hold the promise of better lives for all of us. They are concerned with both technological and economic aspects in the design, development, and use of their products. Today, one of the challenges is to design efficient, low-cost machines and processes that use the fewest possible natural resources to improve the lives of people throughout the world.
The technical portion of the mechanical engineering curriculum is designed as a sequence of increasingly specialized experiences. The entering student's first year is spent mastering the basics of science: math, chemistry, and physics. Building on this base, in the second year students begin to take fundamental courses such as statics, dynamics, basic circuits and electronics, thermodynamics, and strength of materials. By the third year, students are taking specialized mechanical engineering courses in the subfields of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, dynamic systems and controls, materials, mechanical design, and manufacturing. Finally, during the senior year, students have the opportunity to both broaden and deepen their knowledge of the field through technical elective courses. At the end of the curriculum, students take the capstone senior design course (M E 280), in which the knowledge and skills they have learned are applied to projects submitted to the department by industrial firms. Engineering design, communication, teamwork, and laboratory experiences are integrated throughout the curriculum from the first year to the last year.
The objectives of the mechanical engineering program are to prepare students for successful careers by providing:
· a rigorous background in mathematics and the physical sciences;
· the analytical, computational, experimental, and methodological tools to define complex problems and create viable solutions;
· communication and teamwork skills;
· an understanding of their professional responsibilities with respect to the societal and ethical impacts of their actions; and
· a recognition of the need for, and the skills to engage in life-long learning.
The educational outcomes associated with meeting these objectives are listed in the College of Engineering description.
To qualify for registration in the mechanical engineering courses shown in the third (junior) year of the curriculum, a student must have completed the mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer science, and engineering courses that are shown in the first (freshman) and second (sophomore) years of the curriculum with a combined grade point average of at least 2.25 (A=4.0). To remain in good academic standing or to graduate from this curriculum, a student must have a grade point average of at least 2.0 in all 200- and 300-level required engineering courses and technical elective courses taken on this campus.
The curriculum requires 132 hours for graduation.
The department's Web site at www.mie.uiuc.edu contains additional information about the mechanical engineering program.
First year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER 3 CHEM 101*-General Chemistry 1 CHEM 105*-General Chemistry Laboratory 0 ENG 100-Engineering Lecture 5 MATH 120*-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, I (1) M E 199-Undergraduate Open Seminar1 4 RHET 105-Principles of Composition2 3 Elective in social sciences or humanities3 16 Total HOURS SECOND SEMESTER 3 CHEM 102*-General Chemistry (Biological or Physical Version) 1 CHEM 106*-General Chemistry Laboratory (Biological or Physical Version) 3 M E 170*-Computer-Aided Design 3 MATH 130*-Calculus and Analytic Geometry, II 4 PHYCS 111*-General Physics (Mechanics) 3 Elective in social sciences or humanities3 17 TotalSecond year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER 3 C S 101*-Introduction to Computing with Application to Engineering and Physical Science 3 MATH 242*-Calculus of Several Variables 4 PHYCS 112*-General Physics (Electricity and Magnetism) 2 T A M 150*-Introduction to Statics 3 Elective in social sciences or humanities3 15 Total HOURS SECOND SEMESTER 3 ECE 205*-Introduction to Electric and Electronic Circuits 1 ECE 206*-Introduction to Electric and Electronic Circuits Laboratory 3 M E 205*-Thermodynamics 3 MATH 285*-Differential Equations and Orthogonal Functions 2 PHYCS 113*-General Physics (Fluids and Thermal Physics) 3 T A M 212*-Analytical Mechanics, IIDynamics 3 T A M 221*-Introduction to Solid Mechanics 18 TotalThird year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER 4 M E 211-Introductory Gas Dynamics 4 M E 231-Engineering Materials 3.5 M E 240-Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems 2 PHYCS 114*-General Physics (Waves and Quantum Physics) 3 MATH 315-Linear Transformations and Matrices 16.5 Total HOURS SECOND SEMESTER 4 M E 213-Heat Transfer 3.5 M E 261-Fundamentals of Signal Processing, Instrumentation, and Control 3 M E 271-Mechanical Design, I 3 M E 285-Design for Manufacturability 0 M E 291-Seminar 3 Elective in social sciences or humanities3 16.5 TotalFourth year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER 3 M E 272-Mechanical Design, II 3 M E & I E elective4 3 Statistics elective5 3 Elective in social sciences or humanities3 3 Free elective 15 Total HOURS SECOND SEMESTER 3 M E 280-Senior Mechanical Engineering Design Project 3 M E & I E elective4 6 Technical electives6 3 Elective in social sciences or humanities3 3 Free elective 18 Total* 2.25 GPA rule course
1. This course is highly recommended for freshmen. It may be used to help meet free elective requirements.
2. RHET 105 may be taken in the first or second semester of the first year.
3. Each student must satisfy the social sciences and humanities requirements of the College of Engineering, including ECON 102 or 103, and campus general education requirements for social sciences and humanities.
4. M E & I E electives-6 hours required. Choose from a departmentally approved list.
5. Statistics elective. MATH 361/STAT 351 or MATH 363/STAT 310 must be taken as a technical elective or I E 230 must be taken as an M&IE or technical elective.
6. Technical electives-9 hours required. Choose from a departmentally approved list.