BS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING  – 2001-03 Catalog
Mechanical Engineering Department
Engineering Bldg. (13), Room 254
(805) 756-1334

   o  60 units upper division

   o  GWR

   o  2.0 GPA

   o  USCP

   * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

ME 151 Engineering Design Communication I

2

ME 152 Engineering Design Communication II

2

ME 134 Mechanical Systems (Transfer students must take ME 234)

3

ME 211 Engineering Statics

3

ME 212 Engineering Dynamics

3

ME 236 Thermal Systems

3

ME 302 Thermodynamics

3

ME 313 Heat Transfer

3

ME 318 Mechanical Vibrations

4

ME 326 Intermediate Dynamics

4

ME 328 Introduction to Design

4

ME 329 Intermediate Design

4

ME 341 Fluid Mechanics

3

ME 342 Fluid Mechanics

3

ME 344 Thermal Engineering

4

ME 345 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

1

ME 346 Thermal Science Laboratory

1

ME 422 Mechanical Control Systems

4

ME 440 Thermal System Design

4

ME 461 Senior Project

2

ME 462 Senior Project

3

ME 463 Undergraduate Seminar

1

Concentration

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

Life Science elective (excluding ANT 250) (B2)*

4

CE 204 Strength of Materials

3

CE 205, 206 Strength of Materials and Lab

2,1

CHEM 124 Gen Chem for Engineering (B3/B4)*

4

CHEM 125 Gen Chem for Engineering

4

CSC 231 Fortran for Engineering Students

2

EE 201, 251 Electric Circuit Theory and Lab

3,1

EE 321, 361 Electronics and Lab

3,1

ENGL 149 Technical Writing for Engineers (A3)*

4

IME 142 Mfg Processes: Materials Joining

2

IME 143 Mfg Processes: Material Removal

2

MATE 210, 215 Materials Engineering and Lab

3,1

MATH 141, 142 Calculus I, II (B1)*

4,4

MATH 143 Calculus III (Add’l Area B)*

4

MATH 241 Calculus IV

4

MATH 242 Differential Equations

4

MATH 318 Adv. Engineering Math (B6)*

4

PHYS 131 General Physics (Add’l Area B)*

4

PHYS 132, 133 General Physics

4,4

Manufacturing Processes elective
(IME 141 or IT 327 or IT 341)

1

 

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 32 units are in Support.

 

®See page 79 for complete GE course listing.

 

®Minimum of 8 units required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A  Communication (8 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing * 4 units in Support

0

Area B  Science and Mathematics (no additional units required)

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics * 8 units in Support

0

B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support

0

B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Support

0

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

 

B5 (requirement for Liberal Arts students only)

 

B6 Upper-division Area B * 4 units in Support

0

Additional Area B units* 8 units in Support

0


Area C  Arts and Humanities (16 units)

 

C1 Literature

4

C2 Philosophy

4

C3 Fine/Performing Arts

4

C4 Upper-division elective

4

Area D/E  Society and the Individual (16 units)

 

D1 The American Experience (40404)

4

D2 Political Economy

4

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

4

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

4

 

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ELECTIVES

0

 

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CONCENTRATIONS (select one)

General Concentration

 

ME 428 Design

4

EE 325 Energy Conversion Electromagnetics

3

EE 365 Energy Conversion Electromag Lab

1

Technical electives selected from emphasis area

12

 

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Mechatronics Concentration 

 

IME 157 Electronic Manufacturing

3

ME 405 Mechatronics

4

ME 406 Mechatronics Design

4

ME 423 Robotics: Fundamentals and Applications

4

1  CPE 336 or IME 356

4

ME 400 Special Problems Adv Undergraduates

1

 

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1  Elective based on interests of students.