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Degree Requirements and Course Descriptions

Please consult the General Catalog for your catalog year.

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Career Opportunities

Rapid technological advances in computers, robotics, and automation, combined with declining enrollments in engineering, have created a substantial demand for mechanical and industrial engineers. High-technology industries want mechanical and industrial engineers because of their technical versatility and adaptability to a broad range of engineering activities. Excellent opportunities exist in aerospace, computers, energy, manufacturing and fabrication, machine and tool design, public transportation, electronics, and a host of other industries.

Facilities

Excellent laboratory facilities emphasize computer interaction, the operation and use of instruments, and the experimental approach. The mechanical engineering laboratories are equipped with laser measurement systems, digital data acquisition systems and test apparatus which enable engineering students to study the effects of different parameters on the operation and performance of energy, fluid, aerospace, and other mechanical systems. The laboratory program also includes strong emphasis on computer-aided design.

Student Professional Organizations:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Mechanical engineering majors are strongly recommended to join one or both of the following professional organizations. Students from these organizations build ground vehicles and participate, annually, in national competitions sponsored by the professional societies.

Engineering Honor Society - Tau Beta Pi (τβπ)
Undergraduate students whose scholarship places them in the top eight of their class in their Junior year and the top fifth in their Senior year should join (if invited) the engineering honor society.

Other Engineering Organizations
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
These societies provide information on career opportunities and resources available for minorities and women.