BS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING  – 2005-07 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 153 Introduction to Solid Modeling

1

ME 134 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

1

ME 211 Engineering Statics

3

ME 212 Engineering Dynamics

3

ME 234 Philosophy of Design

3

ME 236 Thermal Measurements

3

ME 302 Thermodynamics

3

ME 303 Thermal Engineering

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 I

3

ME 343 Heat Transfer

4

ME 346 Thermal Science Laboratory

1

ME 347 Fluid Mechanics II

4

ME 422 Mechanical Control Systems

4

ME 440 Thermal System Design

4

ME 481 Senior Project Laboratory I

2

ME 463 Undergraduate Seminar

1

Concentration (see below)

19/20

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

BIO 213 Life Science for Engineers and ENGR/ BRAE 213 Bioengineering Fundamentals (B2)*

4

CE 204 Mechanics of Materials I

3

CE 207 Mechanics of Materials II

3

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

4

CHEM 125 Gen Chem for Engineering II

4

CSC 231 Programming for Engineering Students or CSC 234 C and Unix

2/3

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 244 Linear Analysis I

4

MATH 344 Linear Analysis II (B6)*

4

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

4

PHYS 132, 133 General Physics II, III

4,4

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

1

 

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77-78

GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 32 units are in Support.

 

®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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40

ELECTIVES

0

 

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CONCENTRATIONS (select one)

General Concentration

 

ME 428 Design

3

EE 255 Energy Conversion Electromagnetics

3

EE 295 Energy Conversion Electromag Lab

1

Technical electives selected from emphasis area

12

 

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19

 

Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Concentration (HVAC&R)

 

ME 359 Fundamentals of HVAC Systems

4

ME 456 HVAC Air and Water Distribution System Design

4

ME 457 Refrigeration Principles and Design

4

ME 458 Building Heating and Cooling Loads

4

ME 459 HVAC System Design

3

 

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19

 

Mechatronics Concentration 

 

ME 305 Introduction to Mechatronics

4

ME 405 Mechatronics

4

ME 406 Mechatronics Design

4

ME 423 Robotics: Fundamentals and Applications

4

1  CPE 336/IME 157/IME 356/ME 506

4

 

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20

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1  Elective based on interests of students.