Click on the Course Number for a description of the class. In the case of a discrepancy between this listing and the curriculum detailed in the Undergraduate Catalog, please refer to the web-based catalog for your class year as your official contract with the University.

The Department seeks to provide a fundamentally sound, well-rounded, and flexible educational program. Throughout the curriculum the technical courses are balanced by a careful selection of humanities courses to ensure that the effects of technology on society are given due consideration in design.

• The first two years of the ME program are devoted to laying a foundation of mathematics, physical sciences, and the general engineering sciences. The junior and senior years are devoted primarily to Mechanical Engineering topics. The required courses span the field of mechanical engineering, and career/ME electives provide the opportunity to pursue specific areas of the discipline in greater depth. The design process is emphasized throughout the program and culminates with a Senior Design Project that requires a synthesis of basic principles learned in previous courses. A faculty advisor is assigned to each student to provide academic and career guidance throughout his/her years in the program. The advisor should be consulted regarding such topics as career electives, minors or concentrations, and completion of degree requirements for graduation.
• Every ME student has the opportunity to specialize in a specific technical concentration of Mechanical Engineering through several Mechanical Engineering and Career Electives. Currently, the three approved technical concentrations are Solid Mechanics (& Materials Science), Thermal/Fluid Systems, and Dynamic Systems. There are also many undergraduate research opportunities sponsored by individual faculty in the areas of Solid Mechanics & Materials Science, Thermal/Fluid Systems, Dynamic Systems & Control, and Bioengineering.
• Every ME student also has the opportunity to take minors, such as Mechatronics, Bioengineering, and other disciplines in Engineering, Business, and Arts and Sciences. The Department also supports studying abroad to add an immersive global exposure.
• M.E. Pre- and Co-Requisites Course Guide
• Course List for Technical Concentrations
• Mechanical Engineering Study Abroad Audit

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Footnotes:

1. Must be selected from ME 3103, ME 3403, ME 4850; students must take the appropriate course in their concentration if one is selected.
   
2. Course selection available from catalog or advisor
3. Must be selected from the ME electives listed for the students in one of the concentrations; any ME elective for others
4. May be selected from the following:
   a) ME Elective, or
   b) appropriate elective from "hard" sciences and/or other Eng. Depts., or
   c) a course from the student's minor
   
5. This course may be replaced with an approved ethics course from the student's minor
   
6. Must be selected from MAT 4310 or MAT 5700.
   
7. Any 3-credit course offered at Villanova including a course from student's minor or ME 4010 (summer internship).
   
8. Must be selected from ME 4001, ME 4002, ME 4003; students must take the appropriate lab in their concentration if one is selected.