Mechanical Engineering, B.S.

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Minimum credits for a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering: 136

*Free electives are 1XX and higher. COMX 111, Intro to Public Speaking, recommended. HPER/Activity credits are limited to 1 credit.

**See below for approved professional electives.

***These are CORE courses that must be completed at Montana Tech (no transfer classes allowed).

Internship education is limited to 4 credits at 3 credits per semester.

Professional Electives - The following courses are recommended:

Professional Electives are specifically listed below and should include one of the following Focus Areas.

Control Systems:  EELE 203, EELE 321, EELE 421, M 426

Nanotechnology:  EELE 203, CHMY 371, EELE 321, EGEN 474, EMAT 351

Mechanical Design:  EMEC 448, EMEC 457, EMEC 4XX, EMEC 4XY, EMEC 4XZ

Welding:  EWLD 314, EWLD 340, EWLD 341, EWLD 443, EWLD 444, EWLD 475, EWLD 476

• CHMY 371 - Physical Chemistry-Quantum Chemistry & Spectoscopy 3 credits
• EELE 203 - Circuits II for Engineering 4 credits
• EELE 308 - Signals and Systems Analysis 4 credits
• EELE 321 - Intro to Feedback Controls 3 credits
• EELE 421 - Feedback Control II 3 credits
• EGEN 474 - Intro to Micro/nanoelectromechanical Systems 2 credits
• EMAT 351 - Fundamentals of Materials 3 credits
• EMEC 435 - Rocket Propulsion 3 credits
• EMEC 448 - Heating,Ventilating & Air Conditioning (HVAC) 3 credits
• EMEC 491 Aerospace Propulsion 3 credits
• EMEC 322 - Product Development 3 credits
• EMEC 415 - Impact Dynamics 3 credits
• EMEC 457 - Kinematics 3 credits
• EMEC 498 - Internship 1-6 credits (3 credit maximum)
• ENGR 5710 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics 3 credits
• ENGR 5850 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials 3 credits
• EWLD 314 - Introduction to Welding Engineering 2 credits
• EWLD 340 - Welding Process Applications 2 credits
• EWLD 341 - Welding Process Applications Lab 1 credit
• EWLD 440 - Design of Welded Connections 2 credits
• EWLD 443 - Physics of Welding 2 credits
• EWLD 444 - Physics of Welding Lab 1 credit
• EWLD 475 - Robotics and Automated Welding 1 credit
• EWLD 476 - Nondestructive Examination 3 credits

3 credits maximum allowed (not required) from the following Project Management courses:

• MIN 458 - Mine Management 3 credits
• MPEM 5020 - Project & Engineering Management (Core) 3 credits

3 credits maximum allowed (not required) from the following Math/Statistics classes:

• M 405 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I 3 credits
• M 410 - Numerical Computing for Engineering & Science 3 credits
• M 426 - Mathematical Modeling 3 credits
• M 435W - Advanced Calculus I 3 credits
• STAT 421 - Probability Theory 3 credits
• STAT 432 - Regression and Model Building 3 credits