Courses
MECH 402 HEAT TRANSFER 4.0 Credit(s)
Introduction to the study of heat transfer, transport coefficients, steady-state conduction, transient conduction, radiative heat transfer, and forced and natural convection. Prerequisite: Take MECH-316 MECH-317
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MECH 417 ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT I 3.0 Credit(s)
Team projects oriented toward providing experience in project management, prototype design selection, and developing a bill of materials toward building a prototype. Prerequisite: Take MECH-318
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MECH 316 THERMODYNAMICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduction to the fundamentals of thermodynamics: heat, energy, and work, properties of pure substances, first and second law for closed and open systems; properties and behavior of pure substances; application to thermodynamic systems operating in a steady state and transient processes, reversibility, entropy, thermodynamic temperature scales, and heat transfer mechanisms. Prerequisite: Take PY-152 MECH-216
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
GDD 422 AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY 3.0 Credit(s)
Students are introduced to the design and development of interactive applications using virtual and augmented reality technologies. Through hands-on projects, students learn the fundamentals of building immersive experiences across both VR and AR platforms. Prerequisite: Take GDD-271;
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
MECH 355 INTRODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS WITH LAB 4.0 Credit(s)
An introduction to the fundamentals of mechatronic systems, integrating mechanical, electrical, and computing components. Topics include sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, signal processing, and system integration. Through hands-on lab activities, students gain experience with circuit design, programming, data acquisition, and control of electromechanical systems. Emphasis is placed on design, troubleshooting, and real-world applications in mechanical engineering. Prerequisite: Take ENGR-200 MECH-213
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MECH 418 ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT II 3.0 Credit(s)
Continuation of Senior Project I focused upon implementation and presentation of the project design. Prerequisite: Take MECH-417
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MECH 318 MACHINE DESIGN 4.0 Credit(s)
Fundamentals of machine design, such as general design rules, load analysis, materials selection, stress analysis, failure theories, and safety factors. Introduces design guidelines, mathematical models, and equations for: fasteners and power screws, springs, bearings, gears, shafts, clutches and brakes, and chain drives. Prerequisite: Take MECH-213 MECH-216
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MECH 403 MACHINE DESIGN II WITH LAB 4.0 Credit(s)
Continuation of Machine Design. Introduction to the design of machinery and mechanisms. Analysis of degrees of freedom. Basic mechanism synthesis. Kinematics of mechanisms: displacement, velocity, and acceleration analyses. Static load and force transmission analysis. Dynamic force analysis and balancing. Fatigue and failure theories Prerequisite: Take MECH-318
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MECH 356 FINITE ELEMENT METHOD WITH LAB 3.0 Credit(s)
Fundamental concept of finite element analysis (FEA). Discretization of the domain. Element and interpolation functions. Meshing effect. Error analysis. One- and two-dimensional boundary value problems. Time-dependent field problems. Examples and applications on different areas such as heat transfer, fluid mechanics and elasticity. Lab includes coding using a programming language (MATLAB, Python, .) and an introduction to commercial FE software. Prerequisite: Take MECH-216 MA-254 MA-261
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MECH 404 PRODUCTION PROCESS WITH LAB 4.0 Credit(s)
Theories and applications of materials forming. Removal processes in manufacturing. Properties of materials and applications, including metals, alloys, and non-metallic materials. Metal forming and casting process. Machining and its applications. Product development and economics. Layout of plants, production, and productivity. Prerequisite: Take MECH-316
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MECH 405 MECHANICAL VIBRATION WITH LAB 4.0 Credit(s)
Review of analytical dynamics of continuous and discrete systems. Modelling of components of a vibrating system. Derivation of equation of motion of a vibrating system. Free and forced vibration analysis of single-degree-of-freedom systems with various forms of damping. Undamped and damped vibrations of n-degree of freedom systems. Torsional vibration. Non-linear vibration. Modeling and response of continuous system. Vibration isolation and control methods and devices. Vibration sensors. Prerequisite: Take MECH-213 MA-254
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MECH 413 INTERNSHIP IN ENGINEERING 3.0 Credit(s)
Students will complete a full-time, career-related Mechanical Engineering internship before taking this course. Students will work with their on-site supervisor to write a final report and supervisor evaluation while developing professional skills in networking, LinkedIn optimization, and resume and cover letter writing to enhance career readiness and reflect on their engineering work experience. Prerequisite: Take MECH-216
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
MGT 402 BUSINESS AND SOCIETY 3.0 Credit(s)
Business and Society explores the ethical and social challenges facing organizations in an era of rapid change. From climate change and income inequality to misinformation and technological disruption, governments and businesses must grapple with complex, interrelated issues that lack easy answers. This course develops students' ethical reasoning and critical thinking skills, enabling them to analyze difficult workplace and societal dilemmas with clarity and compassion. Through discussion, reflection, and applied problem-solving, students will learn to approach business and personal decisions in a disciplined and thoughtful way-aware of their impact on all stakeholders and the tradeoffs inherent in every choice
Offered: All Semesters All Years
AC 395 FEDERAL TAX INTERN TRAINING 1.0 Credit(s)
Elective tax intern training course, designed to provide interns with foundational tax knowledge, hands-on experience, and exposure to client service within a supportive environment. This intern tax training course is intended to provide students with valuable real-life tax experience to enable the student to work successfully as a tax intern in a C.P.A. firm environment. The course will provide students with experience handling client data to prepare tax returns in a simulated environment. Pre-requisite is AC 221. Prerequisite: Take AC-221
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
BI 304 NATURE'S WEIRD WICKED WAYS 3.0 Credit(s)
This seminar-style course explores the evolution of behaviors often considered weird, or even wicked, in humans by investigating their occurrence in non-human taxa. We will delve into potential evolutionary origins and fitness implications of these weird and wicked behaviors, as well as the effects of genetics and environment on their prevalence. This course focuses on animal behaviors but may venture into plants, protozoans, fungi, or others. Prerequisite: Take BI-201 BI-203 BI-202 BI-204
Offered: All Semesters All Years