Courses
MECH 317 FLUID MECHANICS 3.0 Credit(s)
The fundamentals of fluid mechanics, including fluid statics, control-volume analysis, the Navier-Stokes equations, similitude, inviscid, viscous, and turbulent flows, pipe flow, boundary layers, external flows, forces on submerged structures, and fluid measurements.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
MECH 401 CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH LAB 4.0 Credit(s)
Dynamics of mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluid, and hybrid systems. System response using the Laplace transform. Transfer functions. Transient response, Stability, Basic control algorithms, PID tuning methods, Frequency response, basic controller design, and case studies.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
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.
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.
Offered: Fall Semester 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.
Offered: Fall Semester 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.
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.
Offered: Spring Semester 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.
Offered: Spring Semester 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Offered: Fall Semester 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