Mechanical Engineering, B.S.
Mechanical Engineering Program Educational Objectives
The Mechanical Engineering program seeks to prepare graduates who, after the first few years of their career, have:
- Established themselves as valued practicing mechanical engineers working primarily in the region.
- Become supportive members of the community and active professionally, seeking continuous improvement of skills and professional growth.
In addition to CCSU admissions standards, admission to the undergraduate Civil Engineering (CE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME) programs requires:
- Completion of, or eligibility to enroll in, MATH 152 (Calculus I) and
- Completion of, or eligibility to enroll in, ENG 105 or ENG 110 (Freshman Composition).
The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering is a program of study requiring 127-135 credits of undergraduate work, including a two-term senior project capstone requirement completed through oral and written reports. If desired, the candidate may also choose an appropriate sequence of elective courses for concentration in Manufacturing, or Aerospace.
Required coursework can be grouped in four categories: General Education, Major Requirements, Electives or Concentration Requirements, and Additional Requirements.
For all majors a minimum grade of C- is required in all courses in the major, all additional course requirements as well as courses in Study Area IV, Skill Area I, and Skill Area II
Requirements
I. General Education
NOTE: Distribution requirements are similar to the existing Engineering Technology General Education requirements.
Study Area I: Arts and Humanities
| Literature | |
| Philosophy or Fne Arts | |
| Literature, Philosophy or Fine Arts (3) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Study Area II: Social Sciences
| History | |
| ECON or GEOG or HIST or PS or ET | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Study Area III: Behavioral Sciences
| Anthropology, Psychology, or Sociology | 3 |
Study Area IV: Natural Sciences
Skill Area I: Communication Skills
| ENG 110 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| ENGR 290 | Engineering Technical Writing and Presentation | 3 |
Skill Area II: Mathematics
Skill Area III: Foreign Language Proficiency
Skill Area IV: University Requirement
| PE 144 | Fitness/Wellness Ventures | 2 |
| or for transfer students | |
| ENGR 150 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2-3 |
II. Major Requirements
| ENGR 150 | Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 251 | Engineering Mechanics I - Statics | 3 |
| ENGR 252 | Engineering Mechanics II - Dynamics | 3 |
| ENGR 357 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ME 216 | Manufacturing Engineering Processes | 2 |
| ME 217 | Manufacturing Engineering Processes Lab | 1 |
| ME 258 | Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ME 345 | Engineering Statistical Analysis of Operations | 3 |
| ME 352 | Modeling of Dynamic Systems | 3 |
| ME 354 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 367 | Machine Design I | 3 |
| ME 368 | Machine Design II | 3 |
| ME 370 | Instrumentation | 3 |
| ME 454 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| ME 497 | Senior Project I: Project Research | 1 |
| ME 498 | Senior Project II: Design Project | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 40-43 |
III. Electives or Concentration Requirements
General Electives:
| ME 458 | Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems Design | 3 |
| or | |
| ME 459 | Energy Conversion Systems | 3 |
| | |
| ME Electives | 6 |
| Tech Elective | 3 |
Manufacturing:
| ME 340 | Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing for Mechanical Design | 3 |
| ME 360 | Manufacturing Operations Analysis and Simulation | 3 |
| ME 460 | Manufacturing System Design | 3 |
| and | |
| ME 461 | Discrete Event Simulation for Manufacturing Systems | 3 |
| or | |
| ME 466 | Inventive Engineering Design | 3 |
Aerospace:
| ME 480 | Propulsion Systems | 3 |
| ME 483 | Aerodynamics | 3 |
| ME 486 | Aerospace Structures and Materials | 3 |
| ME 403 | Control of Dynamic Systems | 3 |
IV. Additional Requirements
| CET 236 | Circuit Analysis | 3 |
| CHEM 161 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 162 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGR 392 | Engineering Practicum (400 hours) | 1 |
| ENGR 240 | Computational Methods for Engineering | 3 |
| ETM 260 | Computer Aided Design and Integrated Manufacturing CAD/CAM/CIM | 3 |
| ETM 356 | Materials Analysis | 3 |
| ETM 467 | Applied Finite Element Analysis | 3 |
| MATH 222 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Linear Algebra and Probability for Engineers | 4 |
| MATH 355 | Introduction to Differential Equations with Applications | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 35 |