Mission

  • Prepare students to excel as development, design or production engineers.
  • Provide a fundamental, laboratory-oriented, hands-on education in the areas of energy conversion and transfer, materials and manufacturing, and mechanical systems design.
  • Foster creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving abilities.
  • Enable students to be leaders in the profession, community, nation and the world.

Objectives

  • Graduates of the Mechanical Engineering program will have the requisite knowledge of engineering fundamentals, mathematics, science, and humanities to conceive, analyze and implement solutions for problems in the mechanical engineering field.
  • Graduates of the Mechanical Engineering program will be able to work professionally in team environments to both thermal and mechanical systems.
  • Graduates of the Mechanical Engineering program will have a positive outlook on professional life and will recognize the need for professionals and citizens in an evolving global society to pursue a course of life-long learning.

Outcomes

  • An ability to apply knowledge of ME, advanced mathematics (thru multivariate calculus, differential equations, statistics, and linear algebra), and chemistry & physics.
  • A knowledge of the fundamental methods of measurement used in ME.
  • A knowledge of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing.
  • A knowledge of contemporary issues in ME.
  • An understanding of professional & ethical issues in ME.
  • An understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a societal context.
  • An ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
  • An ability to design and conduct experiments and analyze and interpret data.
  • An ability to use techniques, skills and modern tools necessary for ME practice.
  • An ability to select appropriate materials and manufacturing processes in the realization of specified system components.
  • An ability to design a component, system or process that meets performance, cost, time, safety and quality requirements.
  • An ability to communicate effectively.
  • An ability to function as either a leader or member of a multidisciplinary team.
  • A recognition of the need for ME's to engage in lifelong learning and beginning the process of development by taking the FE exam.
  • A recognition of the need for ME's to develop leadership skills appropriate to a life of service and participatory citizenship.

Accreditation

The Mechanical Engineering curriculum is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET).