Mechanical Engineering

Course details

This course is designed to teach the student to design and maintain different types of machinery as well as identify different types of engineering components. The student will also learn basic hydraulic and pneumatic systems. The Mechanical Engineering program's mission is to admit qualified high school graduates and prepare them for productive professional careers in mechanical engineering. To fulfill this goal, the program offers students a rigorous mathematically based engineering education with a balanced laboratory experience that provides the technical knowledge and problem solving skills needed for them to grow as intellectually inquisitive individuals and as critically involved members of our society with a lifelong commitment to continued learning.

•An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
•An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
•An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
•An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
•An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
•An ability to communicate effectively
•The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,economic, environmental, and societal context
•A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning
•A knowledge of contemporary issues
•An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.