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Click on the Course Number for a description of
the class. In the case of a discrepancy between this listing and the curriculum
detailed in the
Undergraduate
Catalog, please refer to the web-based catalog for your class year as your
official contract with the University.
The Department seeks to provide a fundamentally sound, well-rounded,
and flexible educational program. Throughout the curriculum the
technical courses are balanced by a careful selection of humanities
courses to ensure that the effects of technology on society are given
due consideration in design.
- The first two years of the ME program are devoted to laying a
foundation of mathematics, physical sciences, and the general
engineering sciences. The junior and senior years are devoted
primarily to Mechanical Engineering topics. The required courses
span the field of mechanical engineering, and career/ME electives
provide the opportunity to pursue specific areas of the discipline
in greater depth. The design process is emphasized throughout the
program and culminates with a
Senior
Design Project that requires a synthesis of basic principles
learned in previous courses. A faculty advisor is assigned to each
student to provide academic and career guidance throughout his/her
years in the program. The advisor should be consulted regarding such
topics as career electives, minors or concentrations, and completion
of degree requirements for graduation.
- Every ME student has the opportunity to specialize in a specific
technical concentration of Mechanical Engineering through several
Mechanical Engineering and Career Electives. Currently, the three
approved technical concentrations are
Solid
Mechanics (& Materials Science), Thermal/Fluid Systems, and Dynamic
Systems. There are also many undergraduate research opportunities
sponsored by individual faculty in the areas of
Solid Mechanics &
Materials Science,
Thermal/Fluid Systems,
Dynamic Systems & Control, and
Bioengineering.
- Every ME student also has the opportunity to take
minors, such as
Mechatronics,
Bioengineering, and
other disciplines
in Engineering, Business, and Arts and Sciences. The Department
also supports
studying abroad to add an immersive global exposure.
-
M.E. Pre- and Co-Requisites Course Guide
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Course List for Technical Concentrations
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Mechanical Engineering Study Abroad Audit
Freshman Year
Sophomore Year
Junior Year
Senior Year
| ME Elective/Concentration Elective3 |
3 |
ME 5006 - Capstone Design II
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2 |
| Career/ME Elective4 |
3 |
ME Elective/Concentration Elective3 |
3 |
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ME 5005 - Capstone Design I
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2 |
Career/ME Elective4 |
3 |
| Restricted ME Elective8 |
1 |
Professional Dev. Elective6 |
3 |
| Theology (2000 level or greater) or any PHI |
3 |
Free/Career Elective7 |
3 |
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ETH 2050 - Eth Trad & Contemp Life
5 |
3 |
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| Total Credits |
15 |
Total Credits |
14 |
Footnotes:
- must be selected from ME 3103, ME 3403, ME 4850; students must take the
appropriate course in their concentration if one is selected
- Course selection available from catalog or advisor
- must be selected from the ME electives listed for the students in concentrations; any ME elective for others
- May be selected from the following:
a) ME Elective, or
b) appropriate elective from "hard" sciences and/or other Eng. Depts., or
c) a course from the student's minor
- This course may be replaced with an approved ethics course from the student's minor
- List (subject to change): EGR 2001, ME 4050, ME 4600, CEE 4601, BL 1090
- any 3-credit course offered at Villanova including a course from student's minor or ME 4010 (summer internship)
- must be selected from ME 4001, ME 4002, ME 4003; students must take the
appropriate lab in their concentration if one is selected
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