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Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

General Engineering

The General Engineering program strives to maintain a curriculum that promotes excellence in undergraduate education. The general engineering program supports the Academy's mission by providing midshipmen with a broad education in various engineering subjects and a knowledge of fundamental engineering principles that enhance their ability to understand and design naval systems and to supervise the operation of these systems. The program instills in its graduates a desire to maintain high ethical and professional standards and prepares them for continued success in naval service, professional training programs, graduate studies, and/or engineering careers.

The General Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria.

Within a few years (3-5 years) of graduation, we want our graduates to have:

  1. Attained warfare qualification.
  2. Successfully served in leadership positions in a technically complex environment typical of the Naval services.

Within five to nine years after graduation, we want our graduates to have:

  1. Pursued graduate studies and/or other forms of continuing education and certification required for their professional development.
  2. Managed technical projects to successful completion, demonstrating knowledge of fundamental engineering principles that enable competence as engineers and leaders who significantly contribute to overall mission effectiveness.

The General Engineering program uses the ABET program curricular outcomes of Criterion 3 (1-7) for its student outcomes.

  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Major Matrix

General Engineering Program

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours* PDF Summary Course Director
EM211 Statics 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. John Burkhardt
EG215 Introduction to General Engineering 1 - 4 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Jim Cowart
EM232 Dynamics 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Joshua Radice
EM316 Thermal-Fluid Sciences I 3 - 2 - 4 PDFPING Prof. Cody Brownell
EM317 Thermal-Fluid Sciences II 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Cody Brownell
EM313 Materials Science 3 - 2 - 4 PDFPING Prof. Joel Schubbe
EX401 Interdiscip Capstone Design I 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Assoc. Prof. Marshall Millett
EX401 Interdiscip. Capstone Design II 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Assoc. Prof. Marshall Millett
EX485F Interdisciplinary Capstone Design I 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Len Hamilton
EX486F Interdisciplinary Capstone Design II 1 - 4 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Len Hamilton

 

Electives List

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours* PDF Summary Course Director
EM420 Project Management for Mechanical Engineers 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING LCDR John Joyce
EM424 Analytical Methods of Mechanics 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. John Burkhardt
EM433 Computer Aided Manufacturing 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Richard Link
EM441 Directed Energy 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Cody Brownell
EM444 Solar Engineering 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Keith Lindler
EM447 Wind and Tidal Energy 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Asst. Prof. Ethan Lust
EM451 Design of Robotic Elements 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Stephen Graham
EM456 Corrosion and Corrosion Control 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Michelle Koul
EM458 Failure Analysis 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Joel Schubbe
EM461 Engines: Principles, Design and Applications 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Jim Cowart
EM473 Design of Modern Weapons 3 - 0 - 3 PDF Prof. Ken Conely
EM485F Energy Analysis, Policy, and Security 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Karen Flack
EM496A Sound and Vibration 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. John Burkhardt
EM486B Vehicle Dynamics 2 - 2 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Len Hamilton
EM486H Waste-to-Energy Conversion 3 - 0 - 3 PDFPING Prof. Patrick Caton
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