Wilkes University College of Business and Engineering 39 courses 130 total credits
The Department of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering offers a four-year Bachelor of Science degree program in Mechanical Engineering. The BS ME program prepares its students for industry and graduate study with the expectation of eventual leadership responsibilities. To that end, its faculty and facilities emphasize design and industrial experience, student-faculty-industry cooperative projects, teamwork, the adoption of new technologies, and the hands-on student utilization of laboratories and computing systems. The Mechanical Engineering program maintains professional accreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; Telephone: (410) 347-7700). The ME program is designed to achieve a balance among the major areas of Machine Design, Electro-Mechanical Systems, and Thermal Systems. Descriptions of program objectives and outcomes are publicly posted in the department and on the department’s webpages. The Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) is also available, including a BS/MS 4+1 option to achieve the MS in one additional year. The MSME degree program is described in the Graduate Bulletin. The MSME 4+1 option is described in the “Special Programs” sections of the Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletins.
| Total Credits | 130 credits |
First Semester
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 117 | Introductory Chemistry Lab for Engineers | 1 |
| CHM 118 | Chemistry for Engineers | 3 |
| EGR 180 | CADD Lab | 1 |
| ENG 101 | Composition | 4 |
| FYF 101 | First-Year Foundations | 3 |
| MTH 111 | Calculus I | 4 |
| ME 175 | Machining | 1 |
| Total First Semester | 17 credits | |
Second Semester
Also required: General Education (3 credits).
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EGR 200 | Materials Science | 3 |
| EGR 201 | Engineering Ethics and Professionalism | 1 |
| EGR 231 | Statics | 3 |
| MTH 112 | Calculus II | 4 |
| PHY 201 | General Physics I | 3 |
| PHY 204 | General Physics I Lab | 1 |
| Total Second Semester | 18 credits | |
Third Semester
Also required: General Education (3 credits).
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EE 211 | Electrical Circuits and Devices | 3 |
| EE 283 | Electrical Engineering Lab | 1 |
| EGR 140 | Scientific Programming | 3 |
| MTH 211 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | 4 |
| PHY 202 | General Physics II | 3 |
| PHY 205 | General Physics II Lab | 1 |
| Total Third Semester | 18 credits | |
Fourth Semester
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EGR 222 | Mechatronics | 3 |
| ME 232 | Strength of Materials | 3 |
| ME 234 | Dynamics | 3 |
| ME 322 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| MTH 212 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| Total Fourth Semester | 16 credits | |
Fifth Semester
Also required: General Education (3 credits).
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME 321 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 215 | Manufacturing Processes | 3 |
| ME 333 | Machine Design | 3 |
| ME 335 | Finite Element Methods | 4 |
| Total Fifth Semester | 16 credits | |
Sixth Semester
ME Technical Elective Credits: 3 (Note 2) General Education (3 credits)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ME 399 or EGM 320 | Cooperative Education or Engineering Project Management | 1-6 |
| ME 323 | Fluid Mechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| ME 324 | Heat Transfer | 3 |
| ME 330 | Vibrations Laboratory | 1 |
| ME 332 | Vibrations | 3 |
| Total Sixth Semester | 17 credits | |
Seventh Semester
Math/Science Elective Credits: 3 (Note 3) General Education (3 credits)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EGR 391 | Senior Projects I | 1 |
| ME 317 | Robotics | 3 |
| ME 326 | Heat Transfer Laboratory | 1 |
| ME 384 | Mechanical Design Laboratory | 3 |
| Total Seventh Semester | 14 credits | |
Eighth Semester
Engineering Elective Credits: 3 (Note 4) Free Elective Credits: 3 (Note 5) ME Technical Elective Credits: 3 (Note 2) General Education (3 credits)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EGR 392 | Senior Projects II | 2 |
| Total Eighth Semester | 14 credits | |
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