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Fourth Year (Senior) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
Code Title Credit Prerequisite(s)
IND 415 Design Studio V 3 IND 340 + Senior Status MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
IND 430 Graduation Project I 3 DES 410 + IND 280
Fall IND 460 Working Drawings 3 IND 350 + ARC 420
(Semester 7)
PRE 001 Professional Elective I 3 -
Fundamentals of Innovation and
FWS 310 3 ENG 200 + Completion of 60 CHs
Entrepreneurship
Total Credit Hours 15
IND 470 Graduation Project II 6 IND 430 + IND 415
Spring ISL 100 Islamic Culture 3 No Prerequisite
(Semester 8) PRE 002 Professional Elective II 3 -
OE 2 Open Elective II 3 -
Total Credit Hours 15

Introduction ranging solutions for state-of-the-art mechanical systems.
The program provides mechanical engineering students
Mechanical Engineering is the branch of engineering with the opportunity to learn through a combination
that deals with the design, construction and operation of theory and lab work. This mix of theory and practical
of machinery. It is an exciting field that encompasses all application allows students to think things through and
engineering aspects of almost everything that moves in then apply their ideas in a variety of real life situations.
the universe. Students also learn to diagnose problems and develop a
variety of solutions.
Mechanical engineers are trained to help address and solve
some of the world’s most pressing issues and problems The program curriculum has been designed to provide a
such as energy, environment, robotics and advanced balanced education in the design, analysis and hands-on
manufacturing, transportation on the ground, in the air, on experience. It is a challenging four-year curriculum that
and under water and in outer space – just to name a few integrates courses in mathematics, physics and mechanical
from a long list of challenges facing our society. The cars engineering to produce a professional engineer capable of
and vehicles that we drive or ride on, the airplanes that we designing and analyzing all aspects of modern mechanical
fly in, the ships, hovercrafts and submarines that we travel systems. The program emphasizes a number of areas of
in and the spaceships that take us to outer space and other technology including aerospace, thermal power, materials
planets are all mostly designed by mechanical engineers. and manufacturing and mechatronics. A Minor in
However, that is just a subset of everything that mechanical Aerospace is also available to our graduates.
engineers create.
The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering program at Abu Dhabi program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
University has been designed to ensure that its graduates Commission of ABET, as well as the UAE Commission for
ADU STUDENTS` GRADUATION PROJECTS will be uniquely qualified to design, analyze, and test wide- Academic Accreditation

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