Nov 05, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Mechanical Engineering, with concentrations in Energy Systems, Design, Industrial, Materials and Manufacturing, and Mechatronics (B.S.)


Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Undergraduate Degree Programs

Bachelor of Science

The educational objectives of the mechanical engineering program are to graduate mechanical engineers who can: practice professionally as team members or leaders in both local and global, multidisciplinary environments; advance their careers in mechanical engineering or other fields through promotions, positions of increasing responsibilities or professional certification; contribute to the welfare of the society, and respond to its needs with consideration of ethical and environmental issues; engage in advanced academic and research careers; and pursue entrepreneurial endeavors.

Students are offered mechanical engineering electives concentrated in five areas: The Energy Systems concentration provides the engineering background for optimum use of energy resources; calculation of energy loads; design, selection and integration of conventional and non-conventional energy systems and components. The Design concentration integrates elements of the mechanical engineering program and utilizes modern computer methods to enable the engineer to model, analyze and design mechanical components and systems. The Industrial concentration enables the engineer to analyze, design, integrate, automate and manage industrial systems. The Materials and Manufacturing concentration focuses on ways of controlling material composition, treatment, and manufacturing in order to meet design requirements, and achieve desired levels of performance. The Mechatronics concentration focuses on computer programming, automatic control, sensor technology and, microcontrollers, robotics, integrated electromechanical design as well as automation techniques.

The Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for the Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

The Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) program has an equivalence from the Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt.

Students should consult the course listings and their faculty advisor on a regular basis to ensure that prerequisites for engineering core, concentration and elective courses are met. A model course plan for the Major is provided by the Department.

Students are admitted to the Mechanical Engineering Program either upon admission to AUC or after successful completion of criteria courses. Acceptance is subject to meeting the admissions requirements and the available quota.

Undeclared  and transfer students who intends to major in Mechanical Engineering must submit a Major Declaration Form after successful completion of criteria courses. Students are accepted based on their GPA and on the available quota in the department.

A student should declare his/her concentration (s) after completing 77 credit hours and before completing 120 credit hours.

A total of 147 credits is required for the bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.

Core Curriculum (33 credits)


The remaining 7 credit hours required to satisfy the core are fulfilled by the concentration Science/lab (4 cr.) and the capstone projects

  and   (3 cr.)

Concentration Electives (15 credit hours)


Courses must be selected from at least two of the five available concentrations of courses. A minimum of nine credits must be taken from one concentration and at least one course from another concentration as follows:

Energy Systems Concentration


A minimum of six credits from Group A courses, which should include MENG 4663 , and either MENG 4662  or MENG 5168 . The remaining three credits should be selected from either group A or Group B.

Design Concentration


A minimum of six credits from courses in group A of the Design concentration and the remaining three credits from courses in either group of A or B of the concentration.

Industrial Concentration


A minimum of six credits from courses in group A of the Industrial Engineering concentration and the remaining three credits from courses in either group of A or B of the concentration.

Materials and Manufacturing Concentration


A minimum of six credits from courses in group A of the Materials and Manufacturing concentration and the remaining three credits from courses in either group of A or B of the concentration.

Mechatronics Concentration


A minimum of six credits from courses in group A of the Mechatronics concentration and the remaining three credits from courses in either group of A or B of the concentration.

Notes


Pending approval of the department and relevance of the topic, only one of the concentration electives may be substituted for by a MENG 4930 , MENG 4931 , MENG 4932 , MENG 4936  or MENG 4937  courses.

Students opting for more than one concentration will take a minimum of eighteen credits, such that the minimum requirements of each area of concentration are satisfied. Common courses may be double-counted.

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Undergraduate Degree Programs