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MEC 480 Mechanical Vibration MEC 410 3 MEC 490 Compressible Fluid Mechanics MEC 350 3
MEC 482 Introduction to Mechatronics MEC 390, MEC 410 (co-req) 3 MEC 491 Aerodynamics MEC 350 3
Aerospace
MEC 498 Capstone Design Project I MEC 430 (co-req) 1 MEC 492 Aerospace Propulsion MEC 350 3
MEC 499 Capstone Design Project II MEC 498 + Senior Level (120 cr) 3 MEC 493 Aerospace Structures MEC 302 + MEC 350 3
Electives 15 Credit Hours MEC 475 Microstructure Engineering MEC 300, MEC 301 3

Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours MEC 477 Corrosion & Degradation of Metals MEC 301, MEC 320 3
MEC 430, MEC 465 (Co-
ME 1 Major Elective I - 3 Metallurgy MEC 474 Fracture and Fatigue Control in Design requisite) 3
ME 2 Major Elective II - 3
MEC 476 Heat Treatment & Surface Hardening MEC 301, MEC 475 3
ME 3 Major Elective III - 3
MEC 478 Phase Transformations MEC 300, MEC 320, MEC 475 3
OE 1 Open Elective 1 - 3
OE 2 Open Elective 2 - 3 For Minor in Aerospace Engineering Program, the student must also complete:
• Minor Compulsory Courses 12 credit hours
Mechanical Engineering Electives/ Themes * • Minor Elective courses 6 credit hours
Themes Course
options Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours Compulsory Ciourses
MEC 460 Air Conditioning Systems MEC 420, MEC 321 3
Energy MEC 461 Internal Combustion Engines MEC 321 3 No Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
Systems MEC 462 Energy Management MEC 420 3 1 MEC 350 ( or equivalent) Fluid Mechanics CIV 201+MTT205 3
MEC 464 Power Plants MEC 321 + MEC 420 3 2 MEC 420 (or equivalent) Heat Transfer MEC 320 (or equivalent), MEC 350 3
MEC 431 Computer Aided Machine Design MEC 430 3 3 MEC 491 Aerodynamics MEC 350 3
MEC 470 Manufacturing of Composite Materials MEC 300 + MEC 302 3 4 MEC 493 Aerospace Struc-tures MEC 430, MEC 350 3
Introduction to Computer Aided
Materials and MEC 471 Manufacturing MEC 301 3
Manufacturing In Addition to : Any TWO (2) of the following Elective Courses:
MEC 472 Mechanics of Materials II MEC 302 3
MEC 473 Non-Conventional Machining MEC 301 3 No Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
MEC 474 Fracture & Fatigue Control in Design MEC 430 + MEC 465 (co-req) 3
1 MEC 490 Compressible Fluid Mechanics MEC 350 3
MEC 481 Introduction to Robotics CSC 201, MEC 411 3
2 MEC 492 Aerospace Propulsion MEC 350 3
MEC 450 Hydraulic & Pneumatic systems MEC 350 3 3 MEC 494 Computational Thermofluids MEC 465 3
MEC 451 PLC and Industrial Automation MEC 450 3 4 MEC 495 Aircraft Design MEC 350, MEC 430 3
Mechatronics MEC 483 Mechatronics System Design MEC 482 3
MEC 484 Artificial Intelligence in Mechatronics MEC 482, CSC 201, COE 101 3
MEC 485 DCS and SCADA MEC482, MEC 451(co-req) 3
MEC 486 Smart Material Systems and MEMS MEC 482 3

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