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College of Engineering -
Undergraduate
www.miami.edu/engineering
Engineering is the art of applying the knowledge of science
for the benefit of humanity. Mechanical Engineering is the
most broadly based area of engineering. It is concerned with
the analysis, design, development and application of equipment
for such diverse fields as energy conversion, transportation,
production machinery, consumer goods, and environmental control.
Today’s advanced technology is largely a result of the
skill of mechanical engineers who are heavily represented
in most fields of modern industry.
Because of the varied careers and opportunities which are
available to the Mechanical Engineering graduates, the curriculum
emphasizes education in the fundamentals of the physical,
mathematical, and engineering sciences, including materials
science, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
These basic subjects are followed by courses in their application
to the design and analysis of engineering devices and systems.
The available mini- and micro-computers are utilized for analysis
and design throughout the curriculum.
Aerospace Engineering is concerned with the analysis, design
and development of a wide variety of aircraft and space vehicles
and systems. The undergraduate aerospace engineering program
is designed to provide a broad based foundation in aeronautics
and astronautics, including topics such as aerodynamics, propulsion,
aerospace structures and materials, flight dynamics, control
and performance.
In the junior and senior years, the student is assisted in
choosing technical electives in preparation for a degree of
professional specialization or for further study in engineering,
law, business or medicine. With the aid of an advisor and
the concurrence of the department chairman, the student may
select courses compatible with a variety of career goals.
The department offers two undergraduate degrees: Bachelor
of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Science
in Aerospace Engineering. Within the Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering program, sequences of courses are available
to provide advanced knowledge in such traditional areas as
electromechanical design, heat transfer, applied mechanics,
fluid mechanics, materials science, and nuclear engineering.
There are concentrations in Aerospace Engineering, Environmental
Engineering, Energy Engineering, Automobile Engineering, Combustion
Engines/Exhaust Emissions, and Heating, Ventilation and Air
Conditioning. In addition, a Biomedical Engineering concentration
is offered in conjunction with the Department of Biomedical
Engineering and the Medical School.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering is to provide excellent undergraduate education
in aerospace engineering and undergraduate and graduate education
in mechanical engineering that will prepare graduates to meet
Society’s changing needs and aspirations.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the mechanical engineering program are
to educate engineers who:
(1) have a sound background in the fundamentals of engineering
(2) have the abilities and knowledge expected by industry
(3) are prepared for entry-level jobs in mechanical engineering
(4) are prepared for graduate work in mechanical engineering
The objectives of the aerospace engineering program are to
educate engineers who:
(1) have a sound background in the fundamentals of engineering
(2) have the abilities and knowledge expected by industry
(3) are prepared for entry-level jobs in aerospace engineering
(4) are prepared for graduate work in aerospace engineering
GRADUATE STUDIES
Graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science,
Doctor of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy are offered by the
Department with options in various engineering and interdisciplinary
fields. Detailed information is available in the Bulletin
of the Graduate School.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CURRICULUM (126 credits)
* People and Society (PS)/Humanities and Arts (HA) Electives
are selected from the appropriate table found in this Bulletin
in the College of Engineering section.
** Technical Electives are advanced courses in mathematics,
science or engineering, approved by the Faculty Advisor, as
appropriate for individual objectives. The Department recommends
that students take Engineering Administration (MAE 410) as
a possible technical elective. It is a part of the professional
registration examinations, and professional registration,
a desirable qualification for all engineers, is essential
for those in consulting work and those employed by large utilities.
*** Applied Thermodynamics Electives are selected with approval
of Faculty Advisor, e.g., MAE 308, MAE 408, MAE 503, MAE 510,
MAE 520, MAE 570.
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING CURRICULUM
(126 CREDITS)
* People and Society (PS)/Humanities and Arts (HA) Electives
are selected from the appropriate table found in this Bulletin
in the College of Engineering section.
** Technical Electives are advanced courses in mathematics,
science or engineering, approved by the Faculty Advisor, as
appropriate for individual objectives. The Department recommends
that students take Engineering Administration (MEN 410) as
a possible technical elective. It is a part of the professional
registration examinations, and professional registration,
a desirable qualification for all engineers, is essential
for those in consulting work and those employed by large utilities.
CONCENTRATIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Aerospace Engineering Concentration
The mission of the aerospace engineer is to design and manufacture
payload carrying vehicles to travel distances at the lowest
cost in the shortest period of time. The training of the aerospace
engineer is by demand multidisciplinary and by spirit pioneering.
It includes aerodynamics, propulsion, advanced materials,
structures, controls, robotics, electronics and computer usage.
An option has been developed to allow students at the University
of Miami to have a concentration of courses in Aerospace Engineering.
This concentration in aerospace is built on the existing accredited
degree program in Mechanical Engineering.
See Aerospace Engineering Concentration Curriculum.
Energy Engineering Concentration
This concentration provides the fundamentals and applications
of various aspects of energy such as solar, hydrogen, electric
and nuclear energy sources; energy conversion; internal combustion
engines; and energy utilization in heating, ventilating, air
conditioning and refrigeration systems. The technical electives
related to this concentration include MAE 408, MAE 503, MAE
506, MAE 509, MAE 510, MAE 514, MAE 538, MAE 539, and MAE
540. Students can take special project courses in Internal
Combustion Engines, Dorgan Solar Energy, Pollution Control,
Fluid and Thermal Sciences, and Two-Phase Flow Laboratories.
Biomedical Engineering Concentration
This concentration is built around a 9-credit course sequence
which has been developed to familiarize graduate and advanced
undergraduate students with the rudiments of anatomy, physiology,
biochemistry, and clinical medicine. Completion of the program
is intended to aid the student in pursuing a career in medicine
or in engineering and design in such areas as extracorporeal
life-support systems and prosthetic devices.
The student should take Chemistry 201 as a prerequisite to
Biomedical Engineering 501 and 502, Unified Medical Sciences
I and II. These Biomedical Engineering courses satisfy the
requirements for electives in the Mechanical Engineering Program,
but under current regulations, the student will require 131
credits to graduate.
Automotive Engineering Concentration
This program is designed to acquaint the mechanical engineering
student with the fundamental science and engineering underlying
the design of both conventional and high performance internal
combustion engines and the fundamentals of emission formation
in combustion systems, automobile mechanisms and structures
including vibrations and noise. Included are studies of conventional
fuels and synthetic fuels of the future such as hydrogen and
methanol.
Technical Electives are MAE 503, 514 and 521.
Environmental Engineering Concentration
In the students junior and senior years he or she should
select three People and Society/Humanities and Arts electives
from List A below, including one of the 500-level courses,
and two Technical Electives from List B.
| List A |
List B |
| Socio-Humanistic elective sequences recommended: |
Technical electives recommended: |
| ECO 211, 212 |
MAE 408, 503, 508, 521, 520 |
| SOC 101, 344 |
CAE 430, 541 |
| POL 211, 212 |
IEN 465 |
| GEG 341 |
MAS 547 |
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BIL 150, 160 |
HVAC Systems Concentration
This concentration is offered to specialize the mechanical
engineering student with the theory and applications of HVAC
systems. At least the HVAC Technical Electives MAE 408, MAE
508, and MAE 539 should be selected. The design project for
MAE 442-443 will involve air-conditioning component and system
design.
Sustainable Engineering Concentration
The Sustainable Engineering concentration focuses on engineering
that maximizes the benefits of technology to society while
it minimizes the non-renewable resources utilized and the
associated impact on the environment of producing and disposing
of that technology. Projects in the design courses MAE 342,
MAE 441 and MAE 442-443 will focus on Sustainable Engineering,
and there will be a Special Project in the laboratory course
MAE 404.
Other Concentrations
Concentrations may also be elected in electro-mechanical
design, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, computer
aided design, nuclear engineering, materials science and chemical
technology by judicious selection of technical electives.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM
- AEROSPACE ENGINEERING CONCENTRATION (126 credits)
* People and Society (PS)/Humanities and Arts (HA) Electives
are selected from the appropriate table found in this Bulletin
in the College of Engineering section.
DUAL-DEGREE
PROGRAM
A dual-degree program leading to the two degrees, Bachelor
of Science in Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Science
in Mechanical Engineering, is available as per the following
curriculum.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM (147 CREDITS)
* People and Society (PS)/Humanities and Arts (HA) Electives
are selected from the appropriate table found in this Bulletin
in the College of Engineering section.
** Technical Electives are advanced courses in mathematics,
science or engineering, approved by the Faculty Advisor, as
appropriate for individual objectives. The Department recommends
that students take Engineering Administration (MAE 410) as
a possible technical elective. It is a part of the professional
registration examinations, and professional registration,
a desirable qualification for all engineers, is essential
for those in consulting work and those employed by large utilities.
*** Applied Thermodynamics Electives are selected with approval
of Faculty Advisor, e.g., MAE 308, MAE 408, MAE 503, MAE 510,
MAE 520, MAE 570.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MINOR
A student in the College of Arts and Sciences choosing the
general field of mechanical engineering as a minor must complete
15 credits consisting of the following:
1. A core of CAE 210 and MAE 111.
2. Nine additional credits of Mechanical Engineering electives.
These nine credits must be chosen from one of the following
areas of specialization:
a. Energy Engineering: MAE 303, MAE 308, MAE 503, MAE
506, MAE 510.
b. Environmental Engineering: MAE 303, MAE 309, MAE 408,
MAE 510, MAE 520, MAE 521.
c. Materials Engineering: MAE 207, MAE 301, MAE 302, MAE
507.
d. Thermal Engineering: MAE 303, MAE 308, MAE 310, MAE
408, MAE 441, MAE 503, MAE 508, MAE 510
BACHELOR of SCIENCE and MASTER of SCIENCE
in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
The five-year BS/MS program leads to both the B.S. degree
and the M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in five years.
The program is intended for exceptional students who are admitted
to the graduate program in their junior year. Students applying
for this program must have a grade point average of at least
3.0 and must attain a score of more than 1000 on the Graduate
Record Examination (taken before the fifth year). The curriculum
requirements for this program are as follows:
* People and Society (PS)/Humanities and Arts (HA) Electives
are selected from the appropriate table found in this Bulletin
in the College of Engineering section.
** Technical Electives are advanced courses in mathematics,
science or engineering, approved by the Faculty Advisor, as
appropriate for individual objectives. The Department recommends
that students take Engineering Administration (MAE 410) as
a possible technical elective. It is a part of the professional
registration examinations, and professional registration,
a desirable qualification for all engineers, is essential
for those in consulting work and those employed by large utilities.
*** Applied Thermodynamics Electives are selected with approval
of Faculty Advisor, e.g., MAE 308, MAE 408, MAE 503, MAE 510,
MAE 520, MAE 570.
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