Dual Degree Curriculum Plan: BSME/MSMSE (Plan B)
Mechanical Engineering
Degree Requirements
The following curriculum meets the requirements for a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (provided the student satisfies University Studies requirements and graduation requirements of the College of Engineering) and a MSMSE in Manufacturing Systems Engineering. (Plan B)
Freshman Year
| First Semester | |
| EGR 101 Introduction to Engineering | 4 |
| CHE 105 General College Chemistry I | 3 |
| MA 113 Calculus I | 4 |
| ENG 101 Writing I | 3 |
| University Studies* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 17 |
| Second Semester | |
| ME 151 Manufacturing Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 107 General College Chemistry II | 3 |
| MA 114 Calculus II | 4 |
| ENG 102 Writing II | 3 |
| COM 181 Basic Public Speaking | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
Sophomore Year
| First Semester | |
| PHY 231 General University Physics | 4 |
| PHY 241 General University Physics Lab | 1 |
| MA 213 Calculus III | 4 |
| CS 221 First course in Computer Science for Engineers | 2 |
| ME 205 Computer Aided Engineering Graphics | 3 |
| Compter | |
| Total Hours | 17 |
| Second Semester | |
| ME 220 Engineering Thermodynamics I | 3 |
| PHY 232 General University Physics | 4 |
| PHY 242 General University Physics Lab | 1 |
| MA 214 Calculus IV | 3 |
| EM 221 Statics | 3 |
| University Studies* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 17 |
| Summer Semester 1 | |
| *MFS 503 Lean Manufacturing Principles and Practices | 3 |
| *MFS 526 Operations Management in Lean Mfg. | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 |
Junior Year
| First Semester | |
| Co-Op Tour #1 | 1 |
| Total Hours | 1 |
| Second Semester | |
| ME 321 Engineering Thermodynamics II | 3 |
| ME 330 Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| EM 302 Mechanics of Deformable Solids | 3 |
| EM 313 Dynamics | 3 |
| EE 305 Electrical Circuits and Electronics | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 |
| Summer Semester 1 | |
| MFS 599/612 (FP 1) | 3 |
| MFS 525 Organizational Learning for Lean Manufacturing | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 |
| Summer Semester 2 | |
| Co-Op tour #2 | 1 |
| Total Hours | 1 |
Senior Year #1
| First Semester | |
| ME 310 Engineering Experimentation I | 3 |
| ME 344 Mechanical Design | 3 |
| ME 325 Elements of Heat Transfer | 3 |
| ME 340 Introduction to Mechanical Systems | 3 |
| Mathematics Elective** | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
| Second Semester | |
| Co-Op #3 | 1 |
| Total Hours | 1 |
| Summer Semester 2 | |
| MFS (614-TPM) | 3 |
| MFS (613-FP2) | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 |
Senior Year #2
| First Semester | |
| ME 407 Engineering Ethics | 1 |
| ME 311 Engineering Experimentation II | 3 |
| ME 440 Design of Control Systems | 3 |
| ME 501 Mechanical Design with Finite Element Methods | 3 |
| University Studies* | 3 |
| MFS 505 Modeling of Mfg. Process and Machines | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
| Second Semester | |
| ME 408 Safety Engineering | 2 |
| ME 412 Senior Design Project | 3 |
| University Studies* | 3 |
| MFS 605 Systems for Factory Information and Control | 3 |
| MFS 611 | 3 |
| MFS Elective | 3 |
| Total Hours | 17 |
Senior Year #3
| First Semester | |
| MFS 784 Research Project | 3 |
| MFS Elective | 3 |
| MFS 606 Seminar and Project in MSE | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 |
Years-5.5
Undergraduate degree-complete
Graduate degree-complete
*MFS 503/ME503 counts as undergraduate "Technical Elective", and does not count towards the MSMSE.
*MFS 526 counts as undergraduate "Supportive Elective", and does not count toward the MSMSE.