Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Mechanical Engineers design automobiles, refrigerators, tractors, robots and other equipment to make life simpler and more productive. At WWU, you will study dynamics, kinematics, machine design, and computer aided design, and apply these principles to design machines and mechanisms and visualize them as computerized solid models. In the mechanical engineering lab, you will learn fluid dynamics in the wind tunnel and hydraulic jumps in open channel flow. In the robotics and manufacturing systems labs, you will learn and apply modeling, programming and industrial processes. Professional mechanical engineers work on machines that range in size from the microscopic nanomachines to the space shuttle.
More information about Mechanical Engineers can be found at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) website.
FRESHMAN: Mechanical Engineering Concentration
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Autumn |
Cr |
Winter |
Cr |
Spring |
Cr |
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Intro to Engineering Precalculus+ General Chemistry* College Writing General Studies |
2 5 4 3 3 |
Intro to Engineering Calculus I General Chemistry* College Writing General Studies |
2 4 4 3 4 |
Intro to Engineering* Calculus II General Chemistry* General Studies Intro to Programming |
2 4 4 3 4 |
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Total: |
17 |
Total: |
17 |
Total: |
17 |
SOPHOMORE: Mechanical Engineering Concentration
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Autumn |
Cr |
Winter |
Cr |
Spring |
Cr |
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Engineering Mechanics Calculus III Principles of Physics* General Studies |
4 4 7 |
Engineering Mechanics Calculus IV Principles of Physics* General Studies |
4 4 7 |
Engineering Mechanics Differential Equations Principles of Physics* Circuit Analysis General Studies |
4 4 4 3 |
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Total: |
18 |
Total: |
18 |
Total: |
18 |
JUNIOR: Mechanical Engineering Concentration
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Autumn |
Cr |
Winter |
Cr |
Spring |
Cr |
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Mechanics of Materials* Fluid Mechanics Linear Algebra Network Analysis General Studies Colloquium |
4 3 4 2 0 |
Engineering Materials* Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Lab* Feedback and Control Writing for Engineers General Studies |
4
3 2 |
Materials and Processes* Thermo and Thermal Systems Machine Element Design Lab* Vibrations Probability and Statistics Engineering Economy Seminar |
3
3 0 |
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Total: |
17 |
Total: |
18 |
Total: |
17 |
SENIOR: Mechanical Engineering Concentration
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Autumn |
Cr |
Winter |
Cr |
Spring |
Cr |
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Seminar Kinematics Heat Transfer Technical Electives Finite Elem Methods Colloquium |
1 4 4
0 |
Seminar Machine Design Elec-Mech Energy Conversion* Technical Electives Instrumentation* |
1 4 4 4 3
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Seminar Technical Electives General Studies Colloquium |
1 10 4 0 |
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Total: |
17 |
Total: |
16 |
Total: |
15 |
*Experimentation Laboratory
Technical Electives are to be selected with the approval of the School of Engineering. See your School of Engineering advisor for scheduling alternatives.
Last update on March 30, 2008
