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Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering Sample Curriculum


Aerospace Engineering | Materials Science and Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

Note that this is just a sample curriculum, and does not reflect credit gained from advanced placement, transfer credit, minors, or other special programs. Also, in some cases, courses below may represent an arbitrary choice between two equivalent or optional courses in a program. For more details, see the Undergraduate Bulletin.

Aerospace Engineering

Semester 1 Credits
Semester 2 Credits
Calculus 1 5
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Calculus 2 5
Principles of Chemistry 1 4
General Physics 1: Mechanics 4
Introduction to the Profession 3
Introduction to Computer Programming 2
Engineering Graphics and Design 2
Materials Science 3
Total 17
Total 17

Semester 3 Credits
Semester 4 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Multivariate and Vector Calculus 5
Introduction to Differential Equations 4
General Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism 4
General Physics 3: Thermal and Modern Physics 3
Mechanics of Solid 1 3
Mechanics of Solids 2 3
Computational Mechanics 3
Total 17
Total 17

Semester 5 Credits
Semester 6 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Instrumentation Laboratory 3
Engineering Materials and Design 3
Dynamics 3
Mechanics of Aerostructures 3
Fluid Mechanics 4
Compressible Flow 3
Thermodynamics 3
Aerodynamics of Aerospace Vehicles 3
Total 16
Total 15

Semester 7 Credits
Semester 8 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Technical Elective 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Heat and Mass Transfer 4
Engineering Measurements 4
Aerospace Dynamics 3
Design of Aerospace Vehicles 1 3
Aerospace Propulsion 3
Design of Aerospace Vehicles 2 3
Total 16
Total 16

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Materials Science and Engineering

Semester 1 Credits
Semester 2 Credits
Calculus 1 5
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Calculus 2 5
Principles of Chemistry 1 4
General Physics 1: Mechanics 4
Introduction to the Profession 3
Introduction to Computer Programming 2
Engineering Graphics and Design 2
Materials Science 3
Total 17
Total 17

Semester 3 Credits
Semester 4 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Multivariate and Vector Calculus 5
Free Elective 3
General Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism 4
Introduction to Differential Equations 4
Mechanics of Solid 1 3
General Physics 3: Thermal and Modern Physics 3
Mechanics of Solids 2 3
Total 15
Total 16

Semester 5 Credits
Semester 6 Credits
Instrumentation Laboratory 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Engineering Materials and Design 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Structures and Properties 1 3
Technical Elective 3
Metallurgical and Materials Thermodynamics 3
Structures and Properties 2 3
Materials Laboratory 1 3
Electrical, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Materials 3
Total 15
Total 15

Semester 7 Credits
Semester 8 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Technical Elective 3
Technical Elective 3
Manufacturing Processes 3
Introduction to Ceramic Materials 3
Introduction to Polymer Science 3
Composites 3
Materials Laboratory 2 3
Design of Aerospace Vehicles 2 3
Total 15
Total 12

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Mechanical Engineering

Semester 1 Credits
Semester 2 Credits
Calculus 1 5
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Calculus 2 5
Principles of Chemistry 1 4
General Physics 1: Mechanics 4
Introduction to the Profession 3
Introduction to Computer Programming 2
Engineering Graphics and Design 2
Materials Science 3
Total 17
Total 17

Semester 3 Credits
Semester 4 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Multivariate and Vector Calculus 5
Introduction to Differential Equations 4
General Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism 4
General Physics 3: Thermal and Modern Physics 3
Mechanics of Solid 1 3
Mechanics of Solids 2 3
Computational Mechanics 3
Total 15
Total 16

Semester 5 Credits
Semester 6 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Instrumentation Laboratory 3
Analysis and Design of Machine Elements 3
Dynamics 3
Applied Thermodynamics 3
Fluid Mechanics 4
Heat and Mass Transfer 4
Thermodynamics 3
Engineering Materials and Design 3
Total 16
Total 16

Semester 7 Credits
Semester 8 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Technical Elective 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Engineering Measurements 4
Technical Elective 3
Design of Thermal Systems 3
Design of Thermal Systems 3
Manufacturing Processes 3
Systems Analysis and Control 3
Total 16
Total 15

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