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BSME Labs and Projects
(1*) The course has a lab component of less than 1 C.H.in addition to the lecture hours (usually 5 to 7
labs of 2 hours each).
N.B. MEC 401 and 402 do not carry regular lab/lecture hours and project teams meet at least once
every week with their advisor. A weekly average of 3-4 hours of workshop and/or research work is
required per credit hour of each capstone design course.
The BSME program consists of university general requirement courses (21 credit hours), faculty
requirement courses (35 credits hours), mechanical engineering program core courses (59 credit
hours) and mechanical engineering technical elective courses (18 credit hours) and a 2-credit hour
industrial training/internship.
Technical Electives
Technical Elective courses allow the undergraduate student to specialize somewhat or to pursue
broader understanding. They aim at providing the student a method, technique and/or skill as a
complement to core mechanical engineering. There is great care to exercise in the choice of technical
electives and students are strongly encouraged to make their choices in consultation with their
academic advisor. In choosing the technical electives, all three areas of concentration namely thermofluid
and energy, instrumentation and control and, materials and manufacturing should be covered. A
maximum of 12 credit hours can originate from the same basket. The list of the technical elective
courses will be regularly revisited to allow the program stay current with contemporary issues,
industry/society needs, economic trends, and advances in areas of competency.
Course Code Course Description Credits
Thermo-Fluid and Energy
MEC 406 Atomic and Nuclear Physics 3
MEC 430 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 3
MEC 431 Air Conditioning Systems 3
MEC 436 Turbomachinery 3
MEC 440 Thermal and Mechanical 3
MEC 441 Environmental Effects of Radiation 3
MEC 442 Nuclear Plant Operation and 3
MEC 443 Fluid Power Systems 3
MEC 444 Sustainable and Alternative Energy 3
MEC 445 Selected Topics 3
Instrumentation and Control
MEC 450 Mechanical Vibrations and Control 3
MEC 454 Maintenance and Reliability 3
MEC 455 Mechanical Engineering 3
MEC 456 Engineering Acoustics and 3
MEC 460 Selected Topics 3
Materials and Manufacturing
MEC 472 Advanced Manufacturing Processes 3
MEC 473 Manufacturing System Automation 3
MEC 474 Failure of Mechanical 3
MEC 481 Quality Control 3
MEC 485 Selected Topics 3
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