Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Degree
What is Mechanical Engineering?
Because mechanical engineers are so versatile, this field will help prepare you to meet the needs of an evolving technological, solution-driven world. It encompasses meeting the needs of the design and analysis of machines and processes to meet the expanding needs of a changing, technological, energy-based society. Mechanical engineers work in many areas such as the automotive and aerospace industries, governmental agencies and laboratories, manufacturing facilities, power-production, consulting firms and universities.
Program Highlights
- Prepare to succeed in smaller classes taught by dedicated and expert faculty who are committed to helping you.
- Discover many networking and co-op opportunities that can help you land a great job through our many partnerships with local, state, and regional companies.
- Select from a wide variety of electives that will allow you to focus on what you are interested in and personalize your degree experience.
- Gain experience creating an engineering system that integrates multiple sensors and actuators, and provides supervisory autonomous control through an embedded microcontroller unit.
- Flowchart and Degree Map
- Freshman
ENGL 1010 Writing
HUFA Elective 1
MATH 1910 Calculus I
CHEM 1110 Gen Chemistry
ENGR 1110 Graphics3
3
4
4
2ENGL 1020 Writing II
HUFA Elective 2
MATH 1920 Calculus II
PHYS 2110 Physics I
ENGR 1120 Programming3
3
4
4
2Total: 16 Total: 16 - Sophomore
ENGL 2130, 2230, or 2330 Lit.
MATH 2120 Diff. Equations
MATH 2010 Matrix Algebra
PHYS 2120 Physics
CEE 2110 Statics
ME 2910 Prof. & Ethics3
3
3
4
3
1COMM 2025 or PC 2500 Communication
MATH 2110 Calculus III
ECE 2850 Principles of Electric Circuits
ME 3010 Materials
ME 2330 Dynamics3
4
3
3
3Total: 17 Total: 16 - Junior
ME 3001 ME Analysis
ME 3023 Measurements
ME 3210 Thermo I
ME 3720 Fluid Mechanics
CEE 3110 Mech of Materials3
3
3
3
3ME 3610 ME Dynamics of Mach
ME 3050 DMC
ME 3060 DMC Lab
ME 3220 Thermodynamics II
ME 3710 Heat Transfer
ME 4010 Machine Design3
3
1
3
3
3Total: 15 Total: 16 - Senior
Social Behavior Sc. Elective 1
ME 4410 Senior Design I
ME 4020 Applied Mac Design or
ME 4720 Thermal Design
Area of Emphasis Course 1
Area of Emphasis Course 23
3
3
3
3Social Behavior Sc. Elective 1
ME 4420 Senior Design II
Area of Emphasis Course 3
Area of Emphasis Course 4
Area of Emphasis Course 5
ME 4751 Energy Sys Lab3
3
3
3
3
2Total: 15 Total: 17
Future Careers
- Acoustics and Vibrations
- Design and Manufacturing
- Energy Conservation and Harvesting
- HVAC
- Thermal Science and Fluid Mechanics
Companies Hiring ME Students at Tennessee Tech
- Boeing
- Caterpillar
- DENSO
- GM
- Honda
- John Deere
- NASA
- Nissan
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Volkswagen
