Current Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Student Electives

Typical Fall Semester MECH Elective Offerings

MECH Electives for BSME: Typical Fall Semester Offerings
Course Number Course Name

 AEEM5115

MODERN CONTROL 

MECH3035

TECH PROMOTING HEALTHY AGING 

MECH5003

FUND NUCLEAR ENGR 

MECH5025

INTRO FINITE ELEMEN 

MECH5031

RENEW ENERGY SYS 

MECH5103

INTRO TO NE AND HP 

MECH5113

SMART STRUCTURES

MECH5120

INTRO ADV MFG PROC 

MECH5122

MOD & SIM OF MULTIPHYSICS SYST 

MECH5131

INTRO TO ROBOTICS 

MECH5135

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS 

MECH5150

OCC SAFETY ENGR 

MECH5160

AFFT 

MECH5171

ADV DFM 

MECH5174

QUALITY CONTROL 

MECH5177

MICRONANO MANUF 

MECH5179C

INTRO TO ADDITIVE MFG 

MECH5181

MODELING MATERIALS 

MECH5195

THERMAL ENERGY 

MTEN3050C

MAT PROCESSING 

MTEN3076

MAT. SEL. DES. 

MTEN4034

POLYMER CHEMISTRY 

MTEN5110L

PHYS PROP SOLIDS 

MTEN5197

MECH PROP MATER 

Note: courses from other engineering departments may be approved on a case by case basis with a signed petition

Typical Spring Semester MECH Elective Offerings

MECH Electives for BSME: Typical Spring Semester Offerings
Course Number Course Name

MECH5011

PACKAGING TECH

MECH5102C

RADIATION DETECTION

MECH5112

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION

MECH5124

COMP METHODS IN ADDITIVE MFG I

MECH5132

ROBOT CONTL/DESIGN

MECH5143

MOMENTUM AND ENERGY TRANS

MECH5152

SYSTEM SAFETY

MECH5162C

EXPERIMENTAL VIBRATIONS

MECH5166

ACOUSTICS

MECH5178

INTRO TO INDUSTRIAL AI

MECH5191

HEAT EXCH DES ENG

MECH5194

FUND & AP OF SOL EN

MECH5196

ICE

MTEN3012

INTRO TO METALLURGY

MTEN5112C

NANO MATERIALS ENGINEERING

MTEN5120

KIN OF MATLS PROC

MTEN5125C

POLYMER PROCESSING

MTEN5134

POLYMER PHYSICS

MTEN5142

COMPOSITE MATERIALS

MTEN5170

PHASETRANS

Note: Courses not on the list may be approved on a case by case basis with a signed Petition to Use a Substitute Course. Students must meet all enrollment requirements of the college teaching the course.

Guided Electives

Guided Electives are courses to help further advance professional goals in engineering. While courses can be technical in nature by taking an additional Department elective, they may also advance your soft skills in communication, ethics, writing, business, etc. Additional courses may be approved by petition. Please contact your academic advisor more information.

Guided Electives for Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Course Number Course Name

AEEM5167

Entrepreneurship and Technology Law
CVE5138 Leadership/Decision Making *Dept approval req.
ENFD3008 Nanoscale Science & Technology
ENFD3010L Experimental Nanoscale Science and Technology
ENGR3001 Global Technical Workforce
ENGR3015 Energy, Environment, and Society
ENGR5102 Management of Professionals
ENGR5110 Effectiveness in Technical Organizations
ENGR5114 Engineering Project Management
ENGR5150 Fundamentals of Leadership
HVAC Any course in HVAC
WLTN Any course in Welding Technology

AF 3000 & 4000 levels
 Coursework in Air Force
COMM1071 Introduction to Effective Speaking
COMM1076 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
COMM2081 Business Proposals
ENGL5123 Reports and Proposals
Languages Any language not used for BoK
EVST1011 Introduction to Environmental Science
MATH2076 Linear Algebra
MATH Any 3000-level or above
MS 3000 & 4000 level Coursework in Military Science
PHIL1003 Introduction to Ethics
PHIL1010 Critical Thinking
PHIL1011 Introduction to Logic
PHIL1025 Contemporary Moral Issues
PHYS1033 The Physics of Sounds and Musics
PHYS Any 3000-level or above
ACCT2081 Financial Accounting
BLAW2080 Legal Environments of Business
ENTR2001 Essentials of Entrepreneurship
MGMT2002 Negotiation in Business and Everyday Life
MKTG2001 Advertising and Society
MKTG2080 Intro to Marketing