These lists establish which courses qualify to meet the program elective requirements for each of the academic plans.
List 1: General Mechanical Engineering Electives
These courses provide experiences that are central to the development of General Mechanical Engineering attributes. Lists 1A and 1B are included in List 1 for meeting technical elective requirements.
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| APSC 381 | Advanced Design and Skills for Innovation | 3.50 |
| APSC 400 | Technology, Engineering & Management (TEAM) | 7.00 |
| APSC 401 | Interdisciplinary Projects | 4.50 |
| CHEE 490 | Polymer Formulations and Processing Technology | 3.50 |
| ELEC 280 | Fundamentals of Electromagnetics | 3.75 |
| ELEC 333 | Electric Machines | 4.25 |
| MECH 330 | Applied Thermo II (Option core to ME1, and a List 1 Tech for ME2 and ME3) | 3.50 |
| MECH 341 | Fluid Mechanics II (Option core to ME1, and a List 1 Tech for ME2 and ME3) | 3.50 |
| MECH 361 | Project Based Engineering: Conceive, Design, Implement & Operate | 3.50 |
| MECH 370 | Prin Of Materials Processing (Option core to ME2, and a List 1 to ME1 and ME3) | 3.50 |
| MECH 371 | Deformation and Fracture Failure of Engineering Materials (Option core to ME2, and a List 1 to ME1 and ME3) | 3.50 |
| MECH 393 | Biomechanical Product Development (Option core to ME3, and a List 1 Tech for ME1 and ME3) | 3.50 |
| MECH 394 | Frontiers in Biomechanical Engineering (Option core to ME3, and a List 1 Tech for ME1 and ME3) | 3.50 |
| MECH 420 | Vibrations | 3.50 |
| MECH 423 | Introduction To Microsystems | 3.50 |
| MECH 424 | Sustainable Product Design | 3.50 |
| MECH 430 | Thermal Systems Design | 4.00 |
| MECH 435 | Internal Combustion Engines | 3.50 |
| MECH 437 | Fuel Cell Technology | 3.50 |
| MECH 439 | Turbomachinery | 3.50 |
| MECH 441 | Fluid Mechanics III | 3.50 |
| MECH 444 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 3.50 |
| MECH 448 | Compressible Fluid Flow | 3.50 |
| MECH 452 | Mechatronics Engineering | 5.00 |
| MECH 455 | Computer Integrated Manufacturing | 3.50 |
| MECH 456 | Introduction To Robotics | 3.50 |
| MECH 457 | Additive Manufacturing | 4.00 |
| MECH 461 | Research Project | 4.00 |
| MECH 462 | Team Project - Implement and Operate (Option core to ME3, and a List 1 Tech for ME1 and ME2) | 3.50 |
| MECH 465 | Computer Aided Design | 3.50 |
| MECH 480 | Airplane Aerodynamics and Performance | 3.50 |
| MECH 481 | Wind Energy | 3.50 |
| MECH 482 | Noise Control | 3.50 |
List 1A: Engineering Science
These List 1 courses include substantial Engineering Science content and are staffed by Mechanical and Materials Engineering with licensed Professional Engineers, or EITs, as instructors to meet the requirements of CEAB Appendix 3.
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| MECH 492 | Biological Fluid Dynamics | 3.50 |
List 1B: Engineering Design
These List 1 courses include substantial Engineering Design content and are staffed by Mechanical and Materials Engineering with licensed Professional Engineers as instructors to meet the requirements of CEAB Appendix 3.
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| MECH 495 | Ergonomics And Design | 3.50 |
List 2: Materials Engineering Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| MECH 461 | Research Project | 4.00 |
| MECH 470 | Deformation Processing | 3.50 |
| MECH 476 | Engineering of Composite Materials and Polymers | 3.50 |
| MECH 478 | Biomaterials | 3.50 |
| MECH 479 | Nanomaterials Science and Engineering | 3.50 |
| MECH 483 | Nuclear Materials | 3.50 |
List 3: Biomechanical Engineering Electives
List 4: Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| ANAT 100 | Anatomy of the Human Body | 3.00 |
| APSC 250 | Biology Through an Engineering Lens | 3.50 |
| APSC 303 | Professional Internship | 3.50 |
| CHEE 340 | Biomedical Engineering (for ME1 & ME2 only) | 3.50 |
| CHEE 342 | Environmental Biotechnology | 3.50 |
| CHEE 371 | Mitigation of Industrial Pollution | 3.50 |
| CHEE 412 | Transport Phenomena | 3.50 |
| CHEE 363 | Electrochemical Engineering | 3.50 |
| CIVL 371 | Groundwater Engineering | 4.00 |
| CIVL 372 | Water and Wastewater | 4.00 |
| CIVL 471 | Subsurface Contamination | 4.00 |
| CIVL 473 | Water Resources Systems | 4.00 |
| ELEC 271 | Digital Systems | 4.00 |
| ELEC 274 | Computer Architecture | 4.00 |
| ELEC 371 | Microprocessor Interfacing and Embedded Systems | 4.00 |
| MTHE 212 | Linear Algebra | 3.50 |
| MTHE 337 | Intro. To Operations Research | 3.00 |
| MTHE 338 | Fourier Methods for Boundary Value Problems | 3.50 |
| MTHE 434 | Optimization Theory with Applications to Machine Learning | 3.50 |
| MTHE 472 | Optimization and Control of Stochastic Systems | 3.50 |
| MINE 272 | Applied Data Science | 4.50 |
| MINE 431 | Life-Cycle Assessment for Green Technologies | 3.50 |
| MINE 459 | Risk and Reliability Analysis for Industrial Asset Management, Health & Safety | 4.00 |
| ENPH 491 | Physics Of Nuclear Reactors | 3.50 |
Areas of Concentration in Mechanical
Although there is no formal streaming of electives in the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum, the following groupings are provided in order to give students some guidance in areas where they may wish to concentrate their studies.
Aerospace Engineering
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| MECH 371 | Deformation and Fracture Failure of Engineering Materials (Core for ME2 option) | 3.50 |
| MECH 437 | Fuel Cell Technology | 3.50 |
| MECH 439 | Turbomachinery | 3.50 |
| MECH 441 | Fluid Mechanics III | 3.50 |
| MECH 444 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 3.50 |
| MECH 448 | Compressible Fluid Flow | 3.50 |
| MECH 465 | Computer Aided Design | 3.50 |
| MECH 480 | Airplane Aerodynamics and Performance | 3.50 |
| MECH 481 | Wind Energy | 3.50 |
Biomechanical Engineering
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| MECH 370 | Prin Of Materials Processing (Core for ME2 option) | 3.50 |
| MECH 371 | Deformation and Fracture Failure of Engineering Materials (Core for ME2 option) | 3.50 |
| MECH 393 | Biomechanical Product Development (Core for ME3 option) | 3.50 |
| MECH 394 | Frontiers in Biomechanical Engineering (Core for ME3 option) | 3.50 |
| MECH 465 | Computer Aided Design | 3.50 |
| MECH 478 | Biomaterials | 3.50 |
| MECH 492 | Biological Fluid Dynamics | 3.50 |
| MECH 494 | Kinematics Of Human Motion | 3.50 |
| MECH 495 | Ergonomics And Design | 3.50 |
| MECH 496 | Musculoskeletal Biomechanics | 3.50 |
Manufacturing Engineering
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| APSC 381 | Advanced Design and Skills for Innovation | 3.50 |
| MECH 370 | Prin Of Materials Processing (Core for ME2 option) | 3.50 |
| MECH 424 | Sustainable Product Design | 3.50 |
| MECH 455 | Computer Integrated Manufacturing | 3.50 |
| MECH 457 | Additive Manufacturing | 4.00 |
| MECH 462 | Team Project - Implement and Operate (Core for ME3 option) | 3.50 |
| MECH 465 | Computer Aided Design | 3.50 |
| MECH 476 | Engineering of Composite Materials and Polymers | 3.50 |
| MECH 482 | Noise Control | 3.50 |
Mechatronics Engineering
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| ELEC 271 | Digital Systems | 4.00 |
| ELEC 274 | Computer Architecture | 4.00 |
| ELEC 371 | Microprocessor Interfacing and Embedded Systems | 4.00 |
| MECH 420 | Vibrations | 3.50 |
| MECH 423 | Introduction To Microsystems | 3.50 |
| MECH 452 | Mechatronics Engineering | 5.00 |
| MECH 455 | Computer Integrated Manufacturing | 3.50 |
| MECH 456 | Introduction To Robotics | 3.50 |
| MECH 482 | Noise Control | 3.50 |
Energy and Fluid Systems
Materials Engineering
Course List | Code | Title | Units |
| MECH 370 | Prin Of Materials Processing (Core to ME2 option) | 3.50 |
| MECH 371 | Deformation and Fracture Failure of Engineering Materials (Core to ME2 option) | 3.50 |
| MECH 470 | Deformation Processing | 3.50 |
| MECH 476 | Engineering of Composite Materials and Polymers | 3.50 |
| MECH 478 | Biomaterials | 3.50 |
| MECH 479 | Nanomaterials Science and Engineering | 3.50 |
| MECH 483 | Nuclear Materials | 3.50 |
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