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Mechanical Engineering and History, BSME

2022-2023 Edition

  • Undergraduate
    • Admission
    • Information for Entering Students
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    • College of Arts, Media and Design
    • D'Amore-​McKim School of Business
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    • College of Engineering
      • First Year Engineering
      • Interdisciplinary Minors
      • Bioengineering
      • Chemical Engineering
      • Civil and Environmental Engineering
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering
      • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
        • Industrial Engineering, BSIE
        • Mechanical Engineering, BSME
        • Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, BSME
        • Mechanical Engineering and Design, BSME
        • Mechanical Engineering and History, BSME
        • Mechanical Engineering and Physics, BSME
        • Aerospace, Minor
        • Biomechanical Engineering, Minor
        • Healthcare System Operations, Minor
        • Industrial Engineering, Minor
        • Mechanical Engineering, Minor
        • Robotics, Minor
      • Accelerated Bachelor/​Graduate Degree Programs
    • Bouvé College of Health Sciences
    • College of Science
    • College of Social Sciences and Humanities
    • Faculty
    • Appendix
  • College of Professional Studies Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Course Descriptions
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  • Program Requirements
  • Plan of Study

The combined history and mechanical engineering major is designed to help students develop skills across different intellectual domains. A solid grounding in history helps students better understand the political, cultural, and economic context in which technologies are developed and deployed. Indeed, history offers a myriad of case studies that highlight both the transformative potential and the unintended consequences of new technologies and technological processes. By studying different phases of the past and different societies in the past, students will gain a broad perspective that gives them the range and flexibility required in many work situations. History also provides a terrain for moral contemplation. Greater sensitivity to historical context also helps students see beyond commonly accepted narratives valorizing individual entrepreneurs and appreciate the different ways in which innovation, disruption, official support, and even contingency give rise to new technologies. Finally, by writing effective papers and engaging in productive discussions at the heart of history courses, students also cultivate skills in critical analysis and persuasive communication that could be employed in any future careers.

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 requirement Interpreting Culture (IC)is not explicitly satisfied by required courses. Students are responsible for satisfying this requirement with electives.

Engineering Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Engineering
ME 2340
and ME 2341
Introduction to Material Science
and Lab for ME 2340
5
ME 2350Statics4
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 3475Fluid Mechanics4
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 4701Capstone Design 11
MEIE 4702Capstone Design 25
Technical Electives
Complete two of the following:8
ME 4508
Mechanical Engineering Computation and Design
ME 4550
Mechanical Engineering Design
ME 4555
System Analysis and Control
ME 4570
Thermal Systems Analysis and Design
Supplemental Credit
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:2
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

History Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
HIST 1200Historical Research and Writing1
HIST 1201First-Year Seminar4
HIST 2220History of Technology4
Research Methods
HIST 2301The History Seminar4
HIST 2302Historical Writing1
Introductory History
Complete one course from HIST 1001 to HIST 1999 (excluding HIST 1200/1201).4
Pre-1800 History Elective
Complete one of the following:4
HIST 1187
Introduction to Latin American History
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1272
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
HIST 1389
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
HIST 2000
Native American Resistance: Past and Present
HIST 2311
Colonialism/Imperialism
HIST 2330
Colonial and Revolutionary America
HIST 2370
Renaissance to Enlightenment
Intermediate History
Complete four HIST courses numbered 2000 or above (except HIST 2301/2302).16
Advanced History
Complete one HIST course at the 3000 level or above.4

Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science

Complete all mathematics/science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Mathematics/Science
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153
General Chemistry for Engineers
and Recitation for CHEM 1151
4
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2321Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2341Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering4
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
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1

Professional Development

Course List
Code Title Hours
Professional Development
GE 1000First-Year Seminar1
ENCP 2000Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education1
ENCP 3000Professional Issues in Engineering1
Additional Required Courses
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1

Writing Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
A grade of C or higher is required in each course:
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Integrative Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement.
HIST 2220
History of Technology

Required General Elective

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 4 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitive courses.4

Major GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in ME courses

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all HIST 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 Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4Vacation0Vacation0
CHEM 11530HIST 12001  
ENGW 1111 (WF)4HIST 12014  
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
GE 15014PHYS 1151 (ND)3  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
 PHYS 11531  
 17 18 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENCP 20001HIST 23014Vacation0ME 3475 or 34804
MATH 2321 (FQ)4HIST 2302 (WD)1 Introductory history course4
ME 2340 (WI)4MATH 23414  
ME 23411ME 23554  
ME 23504ME 23804  
PHYS 1155 (ND)3ME 23810  
PHYS 1156 (AD)1ME 23561  
PHYS 11571   
 19 18 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HIST 2220 (SI, DD)4Co-opCo-opMEIE 4701 (EI, CE, WI)1
ME 34554  ME technical elective4
ME 34561  Intermediate history course4
ME 4505 (AD)4   
ME 45061   
Pre-1800 history elective4   
 18 0 0 9
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
ENCP 30001Advanced history course4  
ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4General elective4  
MEIE 4702 (EI, CE, WI)5Intermediate history course4  
Intermediate history course4ME technical elective4  
Intermediate history course4   
 18 16  
Total Hours: 141

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4GE 1502 (ER)4Vacation0Vacation0
CHEM 11530HIST 12001  
ENGW 1111 (WF)4HIST 12014  
GE 10001MATH 1342 (FQ)4  
GE 15014PHYS 1151 (ND)3  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
 PHYS 11531  
 17 18 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENCP 20001Co-op0Co-op0Vacation0
MATH 2321 (FQ)4   
ME 23504   
PHYS 1155 (ND)3   
PHYS 1156 (AD)1   
PHYS 11571   
HIST 23014   
HIST 2302 (WD)1   
 19 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
MATH 23414Co-opCo-opME 23804
ME 2340 (WI)4  ME 23810
ME 23411  Intermediate history course4
ME 23554   
ME 23561   
Introductory history course4   
 18 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENCP 30001Co-opCo-opME 3475 or 34804
HIST 2220 (SI, DD)4  MEIE 4701 (EI, CE, WI)1
ME 34554  General elective4
ME 34561   
ME 4505 (AD)4   
ME 45061   
Pre-1800 history elective4   
 19 0 0 9
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
ENGW 3302 or 3315 (WD)4Advanced history course4  
MEIE 4702 (EI, CE, WI)5Intermediate history course4  
Intermediate history course4ME technical elective4  
Intermediate history course4ME technical elective4  
 17 16  
Total Hours: 141
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