Minor: Mechanical Engineering

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 21

GPA requirements to earn minor: 2.0

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: No grades below C-.

Contact Information: Mohsen Shahinpoor, Chair, 119 Boardman Hall, 207-581-2143, mohsen.shahinpoor@maine.edu

PLEASE NOTE: This minor is not available to Mechanical Engineering majors.

The Mechanical Engineering Minor is designed to provide majors outside of the Department of Mechanical Engineering a fundamental introduction to the mechanical engineering field, allowing them to interact more successfully with mechanical engineers on team projects. The minor consists of 15 credit hours of required courses and a minimum of six credit hours of MEE elective courses.

Core Courses: (15 credit hours)

MEE 150 - Applied Mechanics: Statics Credits: 3
MEE 230 - Thermodynamics I Credits: 3
MEE 251 - Strength of Materials Credits: 3
MEE 270 - Applied Mechanics: Dynamics Credits: 3
MEE 360 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3

Examples of Optional Courses: (6 credit hours minimum)

MEE 320 - Materials Engineering and Science Credits: 3
MEE 370 - Modeling, Analysis and Control of Mechanical Systems Credits: 3
MEE 432 - Heat Transfer Credits: 3
MEE 433 - Solar-Thermal Engineering Credits: 3
MEE 445 - Aeronautics Credits: 3
MEE 446 - Astronautics Credits: 3
MEE 450 - Introduction to the Mechanics of Composite Materials Credits: 3
MEE 455 - Advanced Strength of Materials Credits: 3
MEE 456 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method Credits: 3
MEE 462 - Fluid Mechanics II Credits: 3
MEE 471 - Mechanical Vibrations Credits: 3
MEE 483 - Turbomachine Design Credits: 3
MEE 484 - Power Plant Design and Engineering Credits: 3