Florida Institute of Technology
High Tech with a Human Touch
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Degree Requirements
Candidates for a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering must complete the minimum course requirements as outlined in the following curriculum.
This outline reflects the curriculum as defined in the 2009-2010 University Catalog. Curriculums in previous catalog editions may be different. Students generally follow the program curriculum outlined in the catalog that was current when they first enrolled at Florida Tech.
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| FALL | ||
| ASC 1000 | University Experience | 1 |
| CHM 1101 | General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| COM 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| MAE 1022 | Introduction to Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
| MTH 1001 | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| 18 | ||
| SPRING | ||
| COM 1102 | Writing about Literature | 3 |
| MTH 1002 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| PHY 1001 | Physics 1 | 4 |
| PHY 2091 | Physics Lab 1 | 1 |
| CSE 150x | Introduction to Software Development | 3 |
| (May either be CSE 1502 or CSE 1503) | ||
| 15 | ||
| Sophomore Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| CHE 3260 | Materials Science and Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 3265 | Materials Laboratory | 1 |
| COM 2223 | Scientific and Technical Communication | 3 |
| MAE 2081 | Applied Mechanics: Statics | 3 |
| MTH 2001 | Calculus 3 | 4 |
| PHY 2002 | Physics 2 | 4 |
| 18 | ||
| SPRING | ||
| MAE 2024 | Solids Modeling and 3-D Mechanical Design Principles | 3 |
| MAE 2082 | Applied Mechanics: Dynamics | 3 |
| MAE 3083 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| MAE 3191 | Engineering Thermodynamics 1 | 3 |
| MAE 2201 | Differential Equations/Linear Algebra | 4 |
| PHY 2092 | Physics Lab 2 | 1 |
| 17 | ||
| Junior Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| HUM 2051 | Civilization 1 | 3 |
| MAE 3090 | Design of Machine Elements | 3 |
| MAE 3161 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE 3064 | Fluid Mechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| MAE 3192 | Engineering Thermodynamics 2 | 3 |
| MTH 3201 | Boundary Value Problems | 3 |
| 16 | ||
| SPRING | ||
| HUM 2052 | Civilization 2 | 3 |
| MAE 3024 | Computer-Aided Engineering | 3 |
| MAE 3091 | Theory of Machines | 3 |
| MAE 4171 | Principles of Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MAE 4190 | Design Methodologies and Practice | 1 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
| Senior Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| ECE 4991 | Electric and Electronic Circuits | 3 |
| MAE 4024 | Mechanical Vibrations | 3 |
| MAE 4071 | Thermal Systems Design | 3 |
| MAE 4074 | Heat Transfer Laboratory | 1 |
| MAE 4193 | Mechanical Engineering Design 1 | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
| SPRING | ||
| MAE 4014 | Control Systems | 3 |
| MAE 4175 | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning | 3 |
| MAE 4194 | Mechanical Engineering Design 2 | 4 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED | 132 | |