Description

Engineers are creative problem-solvers who help shape the future. No profession unleashes the spirit of innovation like engineering.

The ABET-accredited BSE engineering program prepares graduates to collaborate across disciplines to design and build solutions to real-world problems. In the BSE program, students apply fundamental engineering knowledge and design thinking to real projects every semester.

Students in the mechanical engineering systems concentration of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering program first build a broad engineering foundation to which they add skills and knowledge necessary to contribute mechanical subject matter expertise in transdisciplinary engineering teams. This expertise includes theory and application of materials, machine design, thermal fluid systems, and energy and power from a systems perspective. The mechanical systems curriculum also provides significant hands-on experience designing and implementing mechanical systems to meet the needs of users.

Engineers collaborate on transdisciplinary teams to design, manufacture and deliver innovative technological products and services. The BSE program enables students to develop sophisticated technical skills in tandem with the professional skills of communication, teamwork and collaboration, and self-motivation and adaptability that many employers seek. Graduates are prepared to work in large corporations, government agencies, small businesses, as well as to go on to graduate school to pursue advanced degrees. The program's emphasis on open-ended design and project-based learning supports the development of entrepreneurial skills and attitudes, and some students start companies of their own.

Engineers with mechanical expertise are in high demand in many different industry sectors, including transportation, agriculture, a wide variety of process industries, product development, manufacturing, and energy and defense systems. Mechanical engineers also work in close collaboration with other engineering disciplines in a wide variety of fields, including biomedical, building and construction, transportation, and aerospace. Graduates from this program have a broad base of technical knowledge and operational skills that make them invaluable members of multidisciplinary engineering teams, well-suited for employment across the whole spectrum of applications.