Requirements

Wade Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Mission Statement
The mission of the mechanical engineering program at Trine University is to enable students to become productive mechanical engineers, to advance to leadership roles in the profession, and to provide service to society.

Program Educational Objectives

1. To provide graduates with high-quality preparation for the practice of mechanical engineering and related disciplines at the professional level;
2. to offer graduates opportunities to pursue graduate studies, lifelong learning, and to offer services to their professions;
3. to supply technical expertise and engineering and education services to industry and the community.

The following curriculum is designed to foster attainment of the Program Educational Objectives.

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - 132 Hrs.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS 12 HRS.
ENG 103 English Composition I (3)
ENG 133 Technical Communication (3)
EGR 143 Engineering Graphics (3)
SP 203 Effective Speaking (3)

SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES 12 HRS.
ECO 213 Microeconomics (3)
Social Science and Humanities Electives (9)

Students must choose social science and humanities electives that, with ECO 213, satisfy the University’s General Education Requirements.

MATHEMATICS 20 HRS.
MA 134 Calculus I (4)
MA 164 Calculus II (4)
MA 213 Calculus III (3)
MA 233 Differential Equations (3)
MA 313 Linear Algebra (3)
MA 393 Probability and Statistics (3)

SCIENCE 12 HRS.
CH 104 General Chemistry I
or
CH 104H Honors General Chemistry I (4)
PH 124 University Physics I (4)
PH 134 University Physics II (4)

ENGINEERING SCIENCE 26 HRS.
ES 213 Statics (3)
ES 223 Dynamics (3)
ES 233 Engineering Materials (3)
ES 243 Solid Mechanics (3)
ES 253 Electrical Science (3)
ES 313 Thermodynamics (3)
ES 323 Fluid Mechanics (3)
ES 343 Heat Transfer (3)
ES 382 Engineering Economics (2)

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CORE 33 HRS.
MAE 303 Mechanics of Machinery (3)
MAE 323 Thermodynamics II (3)
MAE 333 Fluid Mechanics II (3)
MAE 343 Manufacturing Processes and Equipment (3)
MAE 353 Machine Component Design (3)
MAE 363 Introduction to Mechatronics (3)
MAE 373 Computer-Aided Machine Design (3)
MAE 413 Thermo-Fluid Component Design (3)
MAE 463 Measurement Laboratory (3)
MAE 4053 Mechanical Engineering Design I (3)
MAE 4063 Mechanical Engineering Design II (3)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2 HRS.
GE 101 Introduction to Engineering (1)
GE 401 Professional Development (1)

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ELECTIVES 9 HRS.
Electives may be selected from other technical disciplines if used to complete an engineering or robotics minor.

UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES 6 HRS.