Minor in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Minor Program
General Requirements
The Mechanical Engineering department offers a minor in Mechanical Engineering. Students must fulfill all prerequisites for each course in the chosen sequence. Students in the sciences or mathematics must be prepared to meet the requirements for fundamental engineering and engineering science courses. Students in engineering disciplines are better positioned to meet the prerequisites for minor courses.
For a Minor in Mechanical Engineering, the student must complete a minimum of 18 credits from the following:
| 1. Required Courses (choose three, 9 credits) | ||
| MEGN212 | INTRODUCTION TO SOLID MECHANICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN261 | THERMODYNAMICS I | 3.0 |
| MEGN315 | DYNAMICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN351 | FLUID MECHANICS | 3.0 |
| 2. Tracks (choose one track): | ||
Robotics, Automation & Design Track (9 credits) | ||
| MEGN324 | INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS | 3.0 |
| MEGN441 | INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN481 | MACHINE DESIGN | 3.0 |
| or MEGN416 | ENGINEERING VIBRATION | |
| or MEGN485 | MANUFACTURING OPTIMIZATION WITH NETWORK MODELS | |
Solid Materials Track (9 credits) | ||
| MEGN324 | INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS | 3.0 |
| MEGN412 | ADVANCED MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | 3.0 |
| MEGN416 | ENGINEERING VIBRATION | 3.0 |
| or MEGN481 | MACHINE DESIGN | |
Thermal-Fluids Track (9 credits) | ||
| MEGN451 | AERODYNAMICS | 3.0 |
| MEGN461 | THERMODYNAMICS II | 3.0 |
| MEGN471 | HEAT TRANSFER | 3.0 |
Primary Contact
Mechanical Engineering Department
mechanical@mines.edu