COMMON PREREQUISITES
(Math / Science Hours: 32)
- CHM 1045: General Chemistry – 3
- CHM 1045L: General Chemistry Lab I – 1
- MAC 2311: Calculus I – 4
- MAC 2312: Calculus II – 4
- MAC 2313: Multivariable Calculus – 4
- MAC 2302: Differential Equations – 3
- EGM 3311: Analysis of Engineering Systems – 3
- PHY 2048: Physics with Calculus I – 4
- PHY 2048L: General Physics Lab I – 1
- PHY 2049: Physics with Calculus II – 4
- PHY 2049L: General Physics Lab II – 1
Degree Program Hours: (128 credits)
The qualifications for admissions to the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering are the same as for admission to the School of Engineering.
The academic program is designed to satisfy the criteria outlined by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), as well as to meet the State of Florida’s articulation policy. Entering freshmen at FIU should seek advisement from the Undergraduate Studies Office as well as from the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department’s office of advisement.
Mechanical Engineering with Aerospace Enigneering Track
Engineering Science, Engineering Design, Laboratory and Elective semester credit hour requirements:
- EGN 1100: Introduction to Engineering – 2
- EML 2030: Software for Mechanical Design – 3
- EGN 3311: Statics1 – 3
- EGN 3321: Dynamics1 – 3
- EGN 3365: Materials in Engineering1 – 3
- EMA 3702: Mechanics and Material Science1 – 3
- EMA 3702L Mech. and Mat’l Science Lab – 1
- EGM 3311 Analysis of Engineering Systems – 3
- EML 3126 Transport Phenomena1 – 3
- EML 3126L Transport Phenomena Lab – 1
- EAS 4105 Intro to Flight Mechanics – 3
- EGN 3343 Thermodynamics I1 – 3
- EML 3222 System Dynamics – 3
- EML 4806 Modeling and Control of Robots – 3
- EIN 3354 Engineering Economy – 3
- EGM 5615: Synthesis of Eng’g Mechanics – 3
- EML 4804 Introduction to Mechatronics – 3
- EML 4140 Heat Transfer – 3
- EML 4711 Gas Dynamics – 3
- EGM 4350: Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engineering – 3
- or EML 4721: Intro to Comput. Thermo-Fluids – 3)
- EML 4419 Propulsion Systems – 3
- EIN 3390 Manufacturing Processes – 2
- EIN 3390L Manufacturing Processes Lab – 1
- EEL 3003 Electrical Engineering I1 – 3
- EEL 3111L Circuits Lab – 1
- EML 3301L Instrumentation & Measurement Lab – 1
- EML 4906L Mechanical Lab I – 1
- EML 3500 Mechanical Design I – 3
- EML 4501 Mechanical Design II – 3
- EML 4551 Design Project Organization 2 – 1
- EML 4905 Senior Design Project 2 – 3
1 These courses are four contact hours to include a one-hour non-credit tutorial.
2 The Senior Design Project is taken in two consecutive semesters during the senior year.
During the first semester of his/her senior year, the student must register for EML 4551 Design Project Organization. The senior project begins during this course. The next semester the student must register for EML 4905 to complete the project.
Projects must be completed in the Aerospace Engineering Field.
Students must achieve a grade of C or better in each of the engineering courses to satisfy BSME degree requirements. This “major GPA” is computed in the manner of the overall GPA. Students failing to maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 will be placed on probation, or dismissed from the program.
Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.2 to apply for the Aerospace Engineering Track.
Students who are dismissed for the first time from the University due to low grades may appeal to the Dean for reinstatement. A second dismissal results in no possibility of reinstatement.
Laboratories
Over and above the laboratory requirements in Physics and Chemistry, the program consists of six semester hours of required Engineering laboratory work. The students are assigned two hours of laboratory work (one hour in Instrumentation and Measurement Lab and one hour in Mechanical Lab) which are specifically devoted to solving design problems using experimental methods. The laboratory experience includes the following areas: Machining, Circuits, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials and Materials Testing, Applications in Fluid and Thermal Science, Gas Dynamics and Instrumentation and Measurement.
Courses listed below may be taken as elective courses for the BSME with Aerospace Engineering Track.
- EML 4702 Fluid Dynamics – 3
- EML 5509 Mechanical Design Optimiz. – 3
- EMA 5295 Principles of Composite Materials – 3
- EML 4220 Mechanical Vibrations – 3
- EML 5125 Classical Dynamics – 3
Students with special needs may take other elective courses (not listed above) with permission of the Mechanical Engineering Advisor.
