Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology Concentration, B.S.

Engineering Technology
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Engineering Technology is a technologically advanced program at the Bachelor of Science level utilizing theoretical concepts and hands-on instruction. Program selection is from the following concentrations: Computer Engineering Technology, Electromechanical Engineering Technology, and Mechanical Engineering Technology.

The Mechanical Engineering Technology concentration is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org) under the General Criteria and the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Criteria. The Mechanical Engineering Technology concentration enables students to obtain the skills necessary for placement in highly competitive jobs in machine design, manufacturing, engineering, field service engineering, technical sales, thermal analysis, product design, utilities operations, air conditioning design, plant operations, and a variety of other professions. Through design projects and laboratory training, students examine how to relate such skills to a variety of fields in mechanical engineering technology including product and machine design, power generation, utilities, and manufacturing. The educational quality of this program is especially high in that it provides students with the opportunity to mesh their in-class experiences with project-oriented assignments and real-world experience in national competitions such as the Great Moonbuggy Race, SAE Formula One Collegiate Competition, and the Mini Baja Race.

The prospects for a graduate in mechanical engineering technology are as broad as the major concentration itself. Graduates can expect opportunities to work on a variety of projects from developing and producing engines and transportation equipment in the automobile, ship, rail, and aviation industries to working as a member of an engineering technologist design team to improve high-performance automobiles and air-conditioned environments. Students graduating from mechanical engineering technology programs often find themselves in highly responsible, challenging, and extremely rewarding positions.

NOTE: A grade of C or better is required on transfer credits accepted as part of a major in Engineering Technology.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	67 hours
Engineering Technology Core	21 hours
Mechanical Engineering Technology Concentration	46 hours
Supporting Courses	30 hours*
TOTAL	124-138 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 124 hours.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

MATH 1730 (Quant Lit)
CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 (Sci Lit)
PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 (Sci Lit)
COMM 2200 (NWC)

Major Requirements (67 hours)

Engineering Technology Core (21 hours)

ENGR 1100 - Engineering Fundamentals 3 credit hours
ENGR 3915 - Technical Project Management and Soft Skills 3 credit hours
ENGR 3920 - Engineering Safety 3 credit hours
ENGR 3970 - Engineering Economy 3 credit hours
ET 3601 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3 credit hours
ET 3602 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II 3 credit hours

Mechanical Engineering Technology Capstone

ET 4803 - Mechanical Engineering Technology 1 to 3 credit hours (3 credit hours required)

Mechanical Engineering Technology Concentration (46 hours)

ENGR 2210 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 3 credit hours
ENGR 2110 - Statics 3 credit hours
ENGR 2120 - Dynamics 3 credit hours
ET 2310 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design I 3 credit hours
ET 2920 - Industrial Orientation Internship 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour required)
ET 3210 - Machine Tool Technology 3 credit hours
ET 3260 - Manufacturing Processes and Materials 3 credit hours
ET 3360 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design II 3 credit hours
ET 3810 - Engineering Thermodynamics 3 credit hours
ET 3860 - Strength of Materials 3 credit hours
ET 4330 - Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting 3 credit hours
ET 4340 - Design of Machine Elements 3 credit hours
ET 4815 - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning 3 credit hours
ET 4830 - Vibration 3 credit hours
ET 4850 - Fluid Power 3 credit hours
ET 4860 - Robotics 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (30 hours)

COMM 2200 - Audience-Centered Communication 3 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (3 credit hours may be counted in the True Blue Core, 1 credit hour remaining)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing 3 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours (may be counted in the True Blue Core)

Curriculum: Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology

Students should consult their advisors each semester to plan their schedules.

Freshman

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
MATH 1730 - Pre-Calculus 4 credit hours (Quant Lit)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours
ENGR 1100 - Engineering Fundamentals 3 credit hours
ENGR 2210 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 3 credit hours
ET 2310 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design I 3 credit hours
CSCI 1170 - Computer Science I 4 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours (Sci Lit)

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 6 credit hours
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 credit hours
ENGR 2110 - Statics 3 credit hours
ET 3210 - Machine Tool Technology 3 credit hours
ET 3360 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design II 3 credit hours
ET 3601 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3 credit hours
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours (Sci Lit) AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours (Sci Lit)

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

COMM 2200 - Audience-Centered Communication 3 credit hours (NWC)
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
ENGL 3620 - Professional Writing 3 credit hours
ENGR 2120 - Dynamics 3 credit hours
ET 3260 - Manufacturing Processes and Materials 3 credit hours
ET 3602 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II 3 credit hours
ET 3810 - Engineering Thermodynamics 3 credit hours
ET 3860 - Strength of Materials 3 credit hours
ET 4330 - Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
ET 4340 - Design of Machine Elements 3 credit hours
ENGR 3920 - Engineering Safety 3 credit hours
ET 4850 - Fluid Power 3 credit hours
ENGR 3970 - Engineering Economy 3 credit hours
ET 4815 - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning 3 credit hours
ET 4860 - Robotics 3 credit hours
ET 4803 - Mechanical Engineering Technology 1 to 3 credit hours (3 credit hours required)
ET 4830 - Vibration 3 credit hours
ENGR 3915 - Technical Project Management and Soft Skills 3 credit hours
ET 2920 - Industrial Orientation Internship 1 to 3 credit hours (1 credit hour)