Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 151 Ralph G. Anderson Building | Lexington, KY 40506-0503 | Contact: Christine Trinkle, Ph.D. - c.trinkle@uky.edu
From aerospace to manufacturing and aviation to acoustics, a degree in Mechanical Engineering can prepare you for an exciting career in a variety of industries. Examples of products and processes developed by mechanical engineers include engines and control systems for automobiles and aircraft, electric power generation, lifesaving medical devices, robots, and high-tech consumer products such as low-energy lighting, HVAC, refrigeration, and household appliances. Mechanical engineers use mathematics, computers, sophisticated modeling and analysis to solve problems associated with energy usage, propulsion, power generation, sound and vibration, machinery design, and manufacturing. In short, mechanical engineers play a part in designing and building the mechanical devices and systems that are essential to our everyday lives.
Total Hours Required for Degree: 127
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Mechanical Engineering
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Freshman Year Credit Hours: 31
Fall Semester
15
EGR 101 | EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I
1
EGR 102 | EGR 102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING COMPUTING
2
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. I
3
MA 113 | MA 113 - CALCULUS I
4
PHY 231 | PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS
4
PHY 241 | PHY 241 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY
1
Spring Semester
16
EGR 103 | EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II
2
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. II
3
MA 114 | MA 114 - CALCULUS II
4
CHE 105 | CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I
4
UK Core - Social Sciences
3
Sophomore Year Credit Hours: 36
Fall Semester
18
MA 213 | MA 213 - CALCULUS III
4
PHY 232 | PHY 232 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS
4
PHY 242 | PHY 242 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY
1
EM 221 | EM 221 - STATICS
3
ME 205 | ME 205 - COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
3
UK Core - Humanities
3
Spring Semester
18
MA 214 | MA 214 - CALCULUS IV
3
ME 220 | ME 220 - ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS I
3
ME 251 | ME 251 - INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
3
EM 313 | EM 313 - DYNAMICS
3
Guided Elective
3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reason
3
Junior Year Credit Hours: 30
Fall Semester
15
EM 302 | EM 302 - MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE SOLIDS
3
EE 305 | EE 305 - ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS
3
ME 330 | ME 330 - FLUID MECHANICS
3
ME 340 | ME 340 - INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS