The combined major in mechanical engineering and design is designed to educate students in topics of both disciplines and the interface between them. Mechanical engineering involves the design, development, and manufacture of machinery and devices to transmit power or to convert energy from thermal to mechanical form in order to power the modern world and its machines. Its current practice has been heavily influenced by recent advances in computer hardware and software. Today, engineers also play a primary role in the development of new technologies in a variety of fields—energy conversion, solar energy utilization, environmental control, prosthetics, transportation, manufacturing, and new-materials development. Design is the discipline that shapes human experiences in specific situations to improve quality. Designers pose important questions about—and provide significant answers to—how we live. Designers are needed when we don’t know what is needed as well as when we think we do. Students in this program will combine the disciplines in order to address complex problems with human-centered solutions.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
NUpath requirements Interpreting Culture (IC), Societies and Institutions (SI), and Differences and Diversity (DD) are not satisfied by required courses. Students are responsible for satisfying these requirements with electives.
Engineering Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Engineering | ||
| ME 2340 and ME 2341 | Introduction to Material Science and Lab for ME 2340 | 5 |
| ME 2350 | Statics | 4 |
| ME 2355 and ME 2356 | Mechanics of Materials and Lab for ME 2355 | 5 |
| ME 2380 and ME 2381 | Thermodynamics and Recitation for ME 2380 | 4 |
| ME 3455 and ME 3456 | Dynamics and Lab for ME 3455 | 5 |
| ME 3475 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
| or ME 3480 | International Applications of Fluid Mechanics | |
| ME 4505 and ME 4506 | Measurement and Analysis with Thermal Science Application and Lab for ME 4505 | 5 |
| Senior Capstone Design Project | ||
| MEIE 4701 | Capstone Design 1 | 1 |
| MEIE 4702 | Capstone Design 2 | 5 |
| Technical Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following (at least one must be ME 4550 or ME 4570): | 8 | |
| Mechanical Engineering Computation and Design | ||
| Mechanical Engineering Design | ||
| System Analysis and Control | ||
| Thermal Systems Analysis and Design | ||
| Supplemental Credit | ||
| 2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 2 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
| 3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 3 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 | ||
Design Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art and Design Fundamentals | ||
| ARTF 1122 | Color and Composition (with optional ARTF 1123) | 4 |
| Art and Design Fundamentals Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 5 | |
| Form and Structure and Form and Structure Tools | ||
| Movement and Time and Movement and Time Tools | ||
| Experience and Interaction and Experience and Interaction Tools | ||
| Design Requirements | ||
| ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World and Seminar for Design Perspectives | 4 |
| ARTG 1250 | Design Process Context and Systems | 4 |
| ARTG 2250 and ARTG 2251 | Typography 1 and Type Tools | 5 |
| Design Elective | 4 | |
Complete any one ARTG design course not already required, as long as prerequisites have been met. | ||
If ARTG 5000 Topics in Design (or any other topics course in the subject listed above) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives. | ||
| Art and Design History Elective | 4 | |
Complete any one ARTH course. | ||
| Art and Design Elective | 4 | |
Complete any one ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME course as long as prerequisites have been met. | ||
Design Options
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following options: | 8 | |
| Experience Design Option | ||
| Experience Design 1 | ||
| Experience Design 2 | ||
| Graphic Design Option | ||
| Graphic Design 1 | ||
| Typography 2 | ||
| Information Design Option | ||
| Information Design 1 | ||
| Information Design 2 | ||
| Interaction Design Option | ||
| Interaction Design 1: Responsive and Interaction Design Tools | ||
| Interaction Design 2: Mobile | ||
Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science
Complete all mathematics/science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Mathematics/Science | ||
| CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1153 | General Chemistry for Engineers and Recitation for CHEM 1151 | 4 |
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
| PHYS 1151 and PHYS 1152 and PHYS 1153 | Physics for Engineering 1 and Lab for PHYS 1151 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151 | 5 |
| PHYS 1155 and PHYS 1156 and PHYS 1157 | Physics for Engineering 2 and Lab for PHYS 1155 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155 | 5 |
| Supplemental Credit | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
Professional Development
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Development | ||
| GE 1000 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| or ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | |
| ENCP 2000 | Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education | 1 |
| ENCP 3000 | Professional Issues in Engineering | 1 |
| Additional Required Courses | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 | ||
Writing Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A grade of C or higher is required in each course: | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 4 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses. Recommend selecting a course to fulfill NUpath DD. | 4 | |
Integrative Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement: | ||
| Capstone Design 2 | ||
Major GPA Requirement
2.000 minimum GPA required in IE, ME, and MEIE courses
Program Requirement
141 total semester hours required
1 Students can substitute GE 1110 and GE 1111 for GE 1501 and 1502 in approved situations.
Four Years, One Co-op in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTF 1000 or GE 1000 | 1 | ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | ||||
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTG 1250 (EI) | 4 | ARTF 1122 (EI) | 4 | ME 3475 or 3480 | 4 | Vacation | 0 |
| MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | Art and design fundamentals elective | 5 | ||
| ME 2350 | 4 | MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||
| PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | ME 2355 | 4 | ||||
| PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | ME 2356 | 1 | ||||
| PHYS 1157 | 1 | ME 2380 | 4 | ||||
| ME 2381 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTG 2250 and ARTG 2251 (EI) | 5 | ME 3455 | 4 | MEIE 4701 (EI, WI, CE) | 1 | Co-op | 0 |
| ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ME 3456 | 1 | Art and design elective | 4 | ||
| ME 2340 (WI) | 4 | ME 4505 (AD) | 4 | Engineering tech elective | 4 | ||
| ME 2341 | 1 | ME 4506 | 1 | ||||
| Design option | 4 | Design option | 4 | ||||
| Engineering tech elective | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||
| MEIE 4702 (EI, WI, CE) | 5 | ||||||
| Art and design history elective | 4 | ||||||
| Design elective | 4 | ||||||
| General elective (NUPath DD) | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 141 | |||||||
Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTF 1000 or GE 1000 | 1 | ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | ||||
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTG 1250 (EI) | 4 | MATH 2341 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | ARTF 1122 (EI) | 4 |
| ENCP 2000 | 1 | ME 2340 (WI) | 4 | ME 3475 or 3480 | 4 | ||
| MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ME 2341 | 1 | ||||
| ME 2350 | 4 | ME 2355 | 4 | ||||
| PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | ME 2356 | 1 | ||||
| PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | ME 2380 | 4 | ||||
| PHYS 1157 | 1 | ME 2381 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTG 2250 and ARTG 2251 (EI) | 5 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 |
| ME 3455 | 4 | MEIE 4701 (EI, WI, CE) | 1 | ||||
| ME 3456 | 1 | Engineering tech elective | 4 | ||||
| ME 4505 (AD) | 4 | ||||||
| ME 4506 | 1 | ||||||
| Design option | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | Art and design elective | 4 | ||||
| MEIE 4702 (EI, WI, CE) | 5 | Art and design fundamentals elective | 5 | ||||
| Art and design history elective | 4 | Design elective | 4 | ||||
| Design option | 4 | Engineering tech elective | 4 | ||||
| General elective (NUPath DD) | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 141 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTF 1000 or GE 1000 | 1 | ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | ||||
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ARTF 1122 (EI) | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Co-op | 0 |
| ME 2350 | 4 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||
| PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||
| PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | ME 2340 (WI) | 4 | ||||
| PHYS 1157 | 1 | ME 2341 | 1 | ||||
| ARTG 1250 | 4 | ME 2380 | 4 | ||||
| ME 2381 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ARTG 2250 and ARTG 2251 (EI) | 5 | Co-op | 0 |
| ME 2355 | 4 | ME 3475 or 3480 | 4 | ||||
| ME 2356 | 1 | ||||||
| Art and design fundamentals elective | 5 | ||||||
| Design option | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | ENCP 3000 | 1 | MEIE 4701 (EI, WI, CE) | 1 | Co-op | 0 |
| ME 3455 | 4 | Art and design elective | 4 | ||||
| ME 3456 | 1 | Engineering tech elective | 4 | ||||
| ME 4505 (AD) | 4 | ||||||
| ME 4506 | 1 | ||||||
| Art and design history elective | 4 | ||||||
| Design option | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | MEIE 4702 (EI, WI, CE) | 5 | ||||
| Design elective | 4 | ||||||
| Engineering tech elective | 4 | ||||||
| General elective (NUPath DD) | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 141 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTF 1000 or GE 1000 | 1 | ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | Vacation | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | ||||
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTG 1250 (EI) | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ARTF 1122 (EI) | 4 |
| ENCP 2000 | 1 | ME 3475 or 3480 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||||||
| ME 2350 | 4 | ||||||
| PHYS 1155 (ND) | 3 | ||||||
| PHYS 1156 (AD) | 1 | ||||||
| PHYS 1157 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| MATH 2341 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Vacation | 0 |
| ME 2355 | 4 | ||||||
| ME 2356 | 1 | ||||||
| ME 2380 | 4 | ||||||
| ME 2381 | 0 | ||||||
| Art and design fundamentals elective | 5 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ARTG 2250 and ARTG 2251 | 5 |
| ME 2340 (WI) | 4 | MEIE 4701 (EI, WI, CE) | 1 | ||||
| ME 2341 | 1 | General elective (NUPath DD) | 4 | ||||
| ME 3455 | 4 | ||||||
| ME 3456 | 1 | ||||||
| ME 4505 (AD) | 4 | ||||||
| ME 4506 | 1 | ||||||
| Design option | 4 | ||||||
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| MEIE 4702 (EI, WI, CE) | 5 | ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||
| Art and design history elective | 4 | Art and design elective | 4 | ||||
| Design option | 4 | Design elective | 4 | ||||
| Engineering tech elective | 4 | Engineering tech elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 141 | |||||||