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, https://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, and Engineering Science.
Within a few years (3-5 years) of graduation, we want our graduates to have:
- Attained warfare qualification.
- 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:
- Successfully pursued forms of continuing education and professional development such as graduate education.
- Managed technical projects to successful completion, demonstrating competence as engineers and leaders who significantly contribute to overall mission effectiveness.
The General Engineering program is currently following the ABET program curricular outcomes of Criterion 3 (1-7) as our student outcomes.
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- 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
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- 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
- 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
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- 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* |
| EM211 | Statics | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM215 | Introduction to Mechanical Engineering | 1 - 4 - 3 |
| EM232 | Dynamics | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM316 | Introduction to Fluids and Heat Transfer | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM317 | Thermodynamics with Applications | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM312 | Materials Science | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EX401 | Interdisciplinary Capstone Design I | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EX402 | Interdisciplinary Capstone Design II | 2 - 2 - 3 |
Electives List
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours* |
| EM420 | Project Management for Mechanical Engineers | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM423 | Mechanical Vibrations | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM433 | Computer Aided Manufacturing | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM434 | Additive Manufacturing | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM436 | Mechanics of Composite Structures | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM441 | Directed Energy Weapons | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM443 | Energy Conversion | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM444 | Solar Engineering | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM445 | Nondestructive Evaluation | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM447 | Wind and Tidal Energy | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM450 | Combustion and Flames | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM451 | Design of Robotic Elements | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM456 | Corrosion and Corrosion Control | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM458 | Failure Analysis | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM461 | Engines: Principles, Design, and Applications | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM462 | Energy: Analysis, Policy, & Security | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM473 | Design of Modern Weapons | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM474 | Gas Turbines: Design and Analysis | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM476 | Vehicle Dynamics | 2 - 2 - 3 |
| EM478 | Biological Fluid Dynamics | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM485 | Humanitarian Engineering | 3 - 0 - 3 |
| EM485E | Sustainable Energy | 2 - 2 - 3 |