Mechanical Engineering

  • Major

Today’s engineers need to think about sociological, cultural, and environmental impacts of designs. That’s why our program combines the rigorous foundation of engineering courses with the human dimensions of technology through a curriculum grounded in the liberal arts.

  • ABET Accredited
  • Small class sizes
  • Close-tied industrial partnerships
  • Industrial partnerships for work experience
  • Newly equipped educational laboratories
  • Combined hands-on experience and fundamental education
  • Targeted and well-equipped educational laboratory experiments
Gain real life experience, all before you graduate.

Our curriculum, course content, laboratory experience, design projects, teaching, and extracurricular activities are all oriented to simulate real-world experience, including:

  • Labs
  • Physics
  • Material Testing
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Instrumentational Electronics
  • Engineering Computer Lab, which houses 25 new computers with 3D Drafting, Finite Element Analysis modeling software, and software for computer programming, as well as a virtual reality characterization station
  • Senior Design Lab, which contains manufacturing, welding, and 3D printing equipment
  • Internships and Cooperative Education

Coursework

Required Courses

Course Title Credits

CHEM 133

General Chemistry I (Lec/Lab)

3/1

COMM 370

Diversity Communication

3

ECON 202

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ENGR 101

Introductory Computer-Aided Design

1

ENGR 110

Introduction to Engineering

3

ENGR 121

Engineering Computing

3

ENGR 201

Intermediate Computer-Aided Design

1

ENGR 210

Statics

3

ENGR 211

Dynamics

3

ENGR 212

Materials (Lec/Lab)

3/1

ENGR 220

Mechanics of Materials

3

ENGR 301

Advanced Computer-Aided Design

1

ENGR 330

Manufacturing Processes (Lec/Lab)

3/1

ENGR 340

Fluid Mechanics (Lec/Lab)

3/1

ENGR 350

Thermodynamics I

3

ENGR 351

Thermodynamics II

3

ENGR 361

Numerical Methods

3

ENGR 362

Control Systems

3

ENGR 370

Machine Design

3

ENGR 380

Fundamentals of Electric Circuits (Lec/Lab)

3/1

ENGR 381

Instrumentation and Measurement (Lec/Lab)

3/1

ENGR 402

Sustainable Engineering

3

ENGR 410

Engineering Design I

3

ENGR 411

Engineering Design II

3

ENGR 450

Heat Transfer

3

ENGR 461

Engineering Statistics

3

MATH 251

Calculus of Derivatives

3

MATH 252

Calculus of Integrals

3

MATH 254

Multidimensional Calculus

3

MATH 315

Linear Algebra and Series

3

MATH 352

Ordinary Differential Equations

3

PHYS 203

Physics I (Lec/Lab)

4/1

PHYS 204

Physics II (Lec/Lab)

4/1

Plus one of the following courses

Course Title Credits

ENGR 420

Intermediate Mechanics of Materials

3

ENGR 451

Introduction to Combustion

3

ENGR 460

Finite Element Analysis

3

ENGR 470

Machine Dynamics

3

ENGR 471

Vibrations

3

ENGR 480

Introduction to Electronic Packaging

3

ENGR 401/PHYS 401
-or-
ENGR 490

Classical Mechanics
-or-
Special Topics

3
-or
1-3

Total Semester Credits Required: 110

Our Faculty

We prioritize your success by providing an academic advisor (who is also engineering faculty) from day one. Instead of focusing on growing their publication list like a lot of larger universities require, our faculty are dedicated to teaching the next generation of engineers.

Charles Keesee, PhD

  • Engineering Division Director
  • Mechanical Engineering Chair  
  • Associate Professor

Tuition and Financial Aid

We believe every student, regardless of their financial situation, should have access to a UJ education. All on-campus students enrolled in the undergraduate college have some type of financial aid, with scholarship packages starting at $8,000 minimum.