1995-1996 Undergraduate Catalog

College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering		 NMSU

Professor Richard G. Hills, department head; Associate Professor Ronald J. Pederson, associate department head

Professors Burchett, Genin, Hardee, Matthews, Mulholland, Smith; Associate Professors Choo, Colbaugh, Conley, Hensel, LaFrance, Leslie, Willem; Assistant Professor Reynolds; College Professor Hill, Ricketts; College Assistant Professors Aukland, Xu

DEGREE: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

The mechanical engineering program prepares students for a wide range of professional engineering positions. Career areas include manufacturing and design, product development, project engineering, technical sales, research and many others. Because of this diversity of employment opportunities, the emphasis in the curriculum is on a broad based educational experience. All mechanical engineering students take courses in solid mechanics, thermal sciences, engineering analysis, fluid mechanics, and engineering design. A student can tailor a program to meet specific career goals by selecting mechanical engineering elective courses from specific areas. A minimum grade-point average of 2.0 in mechanical engineering courses is required for graduation.
Requirements (Total credits 130)

Freshman Year (33 credits)

MATH 191, 192, Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, II 6 cr.
Basic science option:
CHEM 114, General Chemistry for Engineers, and
basic science elective, or
CHEM 111, General Chemistry I, and
CHEM 112, Chemistry II
8 cr.
ENGR 101, Introduction to Engineering 1 cr.
ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition 4 cr.
ECON 251G, Principles of Macroeconomics, or
ECON 252G, Principles of Microeconomics
3 cr.
M E 159, Graphical Communication and Design 2 cr.
M E 160, Mechanical Engineering Problem Solving 3 cr.
M E 166, Introduction to Design 3 cr.
Approved General Education History elective 3 cr.

Sophomore Year (33 credits)

MATH 291, Calculus and Analytic Geometry III 3 cr.
PHYS 215, Engineering Physics I 3 cr.
E E 201, Networks I 3 cr.
C E 233, Mechanics-Statics 3 cr.
Approved General Education Human Thought and
Behavior elective
3 cr.
Approved General Education Literature and Fine Arts elective 3 cr.
MATH 392, Differential Equations 3 cr.
PHYS 216, Engineering Physics II 3 cr.
M E 234, Mechanics-Dynamics 3 cr.
M E 240, Thermodynamics 3 cr.
COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication 3 cr.

Junior Year (33 credits)

M E 256, Design of Mechanisms 3 cr.
M E 328, Engineering Analysis I 3 cr.
M E 338, Fluid Mechanics 3 cr.
M E 340, Applied Thermodynamics 3 cr.
M E 345, Experimental Methods I 3 cr.
C E 301, Mechanics of Materials 3 cr.
M E 329, Engineering Analysis II 3 cr.
M E 326, Mechanical Design I 3 cr.
M E 341, Heat Transfer 3 cr.
PHYS 315, Modern Physics for Engineers 3 cr.
Approved General Education upper-division ECON elective 3 cr.

Senior Year (31 credits)

M E 425, Design of Machine Elements 3 cr.
M E 426, Design Project Laboratory I 2 cr.
M E 427, Design Project Laboratory II 2 cr.
M E 445, Experimental Methods II 3 cr.
M E 446, Thermal Systems Design 3 cr.
Approved General Education upper-division Arts and Sciences elective 3 cr.
CH E 313, Engineering Materials 3 cr.
Mathematics elective* 3 cr.
Mechanical engineering electives** 6 cr.
ENGL 218G, Technical and Scientific Communication 3 cr.

*Mathematics electives must be taken from MATH 280, 391, 471, 472, 473, 480, STAT 371, E ST 465, or I E 310.

**Students in their senior year choose 6 credits of M E electives. Of the 6 credits of M E electives, at least 3 credits must be engineering science credits.

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