B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET,www.abet.org.
Mechanical engineering has its foundation in the basic sciences, including mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and requires an understanding of such areas as solid and fluid mechanics, materials, thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, manufacturing processes, instrumentation, and control. Mechanical engineers are engaged in a variety of activities including design, manufacturing, research, development, testing, construction, operations, sales, management, consulting, and teaching.
The mechanical engineering curriculum provides a broad base on which to build an engineering career. Traditional subjects in mechanical engineering are complemented by extensive computer experience in such areas as computer-aided design and numerical problem solving. The program's flexibility allows students to specialize in their area of interest through choosing electives. Part-time employment is available to students in the research laboratories of the department. Such experience enhances course work and is particularly valuable to those who later undertake graduate study.
Graduates of the mechanical engineering program at IUPUI will:
1. meet or exceed the expectations of their employers.
2. pursue advanced study if desired.
3. assume leadership roles in their professions and/or communities.
The number of credit hours required for graduation is 128.
Freshman Year
First Semester (14 credit hours)
- ENGR 12500 First Year Seminar for Engineering Majors (Grade of C- or better required): 1 credit hour
- ENGR 19600 Introduction to Engineering (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- MATH 16500 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (Grade of C- or better required): 4 credit hours
Second Semester (16 credit hours)
- ENGR 19700 Introduction to Programming Concepts (Grade of C- or better required): 2 credit hours
- ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- MATH 16600 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (Grade of C- or better required): 4 credit hours
- PHYS 15200 Mechanics (Grade of C- or better required): 4 credit hours
- MATH 17100 Multidimensional Mathematics (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
Sophomore Year
Third Semester (17 credit hours)
- ENGR 29700 Computer Tools for Engineering: 1 credit hour
- ME 20000 Thermodynamics I (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- ME 27000 Basic Mechanics I (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- MATH 26100 Multivariate Calculus (Grade of C- or better required): 4 credit hours
- PHYS 25100 Heat, Electricity, and Optics: 5 credit hours
- ME 22501 Mechanical Engineering Lab 1: 1 credit hour
Fourth Semester (16 credit hours)
- ME 32700 Engineering Economics: 3 credit hours
- ME 26201 Design, Ethics and Entrepreneurship (Grade of C- or better required): 2 credit hours
- ME 27400 Basic Mechanics II (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- ECE 20400 Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits (Grade of C- or better required): 4 credit hours
- MATH 26600 Ordinary Differential Equations (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- ME 25001 Mechanical Engineering Lab 2: 1 credit hour
Junior Year
Fifth Semester (16 credit hours)
- ME 27200 Mechanics of Materials (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- ME 33000 Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- ME 31002 Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- Statistics Elective (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- General Education Elective: 3 credit hours
- ME 32501 Mechanical Engineering Lab 3: 1 credit hour
Sixth Semester (17 credit hours)
- ME 34400 Introduction to Engineering Materials: 3 credit hours
- ME 31401 Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer: 3 credit hours
- ME 37200 Design of Mechanisms (Grade of C- or better required): 3 credit hours
- ME 35001 Mechanical Engineering Lab 4: 1 credit hour
- ME 34001 Dynamic Systems and Measurements: 2 credit hours
- General Education Elective: 3 credit hours
- TCM 36000 Communication in Engineering Practice: 2 credit hours
Senior Year
Seventh Semester (16 credit hours)
- ME 41400 Thermal-Fluid Systems Design or ME 45310 Machine Design: 3 credit hours
- ME 48200 Control Systems Analysis and Design: 3 credit hours
- TECH Elective: 3 credit hours
- General Education Elective: 3 credit hours
- Restricted Elective: 3 credit hours
- ME 42501 Mechanical Engineering Lab 5: 1 credit hour
Eighth Semester (16 credit hours)
- ME 40600 Robust Design, Standards and Contemporary Issues: 1 credit hour
- ME 46200 Capstone Design: 3 credit hours
- TECH Elective: 3 credit hours
- TECH Elective: 3 credit hours
- Science/TECH Elective: 3 credit hours
- GEN ED (Depth) Elective: 3 credit hours
The complete list of approved electives can be found at https://et.iupui.edu/departments/mee/programs/ and the curriculum may be found by clicking: https://et.iupui.edu/departments/mee/programs/me/undergrad/bsme/
