Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Among engineers, mechanical engineers are the jacks-of-all-trades because of their ability to design and build a wide array of commercial and industrial products and systems.

Careers in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering is the second most popular field of engineering after civil engineering. Mechanical engineering involves the analysis, design, manufacturing and maintenance of mechanical and thermal systems, including motor vehicles, aircraft, heating and air conditioning systems, power generation, watercraft, manufacturing plants, medical devices and a growing amount of nanotechnology.

High School Preparation

Engineering education requires strong high school preparation. Pre-engineering students should take at least one semester in trigonometry and one year each in elementary algebra, intermediate and advanced algebra, plane geometry, chemistry and physics, thus preparing to move immediately into demanding college courses in calculus, calculus-based physics and chemistry for science majors.

Students also should be able to read rapidly and with comprehension, and to write clearly and correctly.

Mechanical Engineering at UT Dallas

The mechanical engineering curriculum is expressly tailored to the needs of the modern mechanical engineer, providing instruction in:

• Micro-thermodynamics.
• Micro-fluidics.
• Other areas essential for 21st-century mechanical engineering.

Student must take 127 hours to graduate, including 42 hours from the University’s core curriculum and 76 hours in the major. All lower-division students concentrate on mathematics, science and introductory engineering courses, building competence in these cornerstone areas for future application in upper-division engineering courses. Courses will include thermodynamics, probability and statistics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, systems and controls, and computer-aided design (CAD).