Mechanical Engineering Minor

General Requirements

The minor in Mechanical Engineering requires the following:

at least 27 credit hours of coursework
a minimum overall GPA of 2.0
a minimum grade of “C” or better in all courses taken for the minor

The student will be responsible for any prerequisites to required courses. Only 6 credit hours of transfer work may be applied to the minor. This minor is for non-Mechanical Engineering majors.

Required Courses (21 credit hours)

Complete all of the following courses:

MAE 2301 - Engineering Thermodynamics I
MAE 3130 - Fluid Mechanics
MAE 3201 - Mechanics of Materials
MAE 3401 - Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems
MAE 3501 - Machine Design I
MAE 4510 - Engineering Design I
MAE 4511 - Engineering Design II

Mechanical Engineering Electives (6 credit hours)

Complete a minimum of 6 hours of MAE electives from the following list:

Note: An MAE 5000- or 9000-level course may be taken for an elective with prior MAE Department approval.

MAE 3302 - Engineering Thermodynamics II
MAE 4055 - Robotics
MAE 4120 - Machine Design II
MAE 4130 - Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
MAE 4131 - Computational Fluid Dynamics
MAE 4150 - Mechanical Vibrations
MAE 4155 - Introduction to Composite Materials
MAE 4160 - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
MAE 4210 - Fracture Mechanics
MAE 4301 - Design of Thermal-Fluid Systems
MAE 4320 - Sustainable Energy Systems
MAE 4350 - Biofluid Mechanics
MAE 4373 - Radiation Heat Transfer
MAE 4402 - Intermediate Dynamics
MAE 4405 - Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
MAE 4421 - Automatic Control of Aerospace and Mechanical Systems
MAE 4515 - Mechanical Engineering Technology
MAE 4520 - Engineering Professional Development
MAE 4550 - Introduction to Polymer Engineering
MAE 4610 - Design and Development of Medical Devices