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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, 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:

  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. Successfully pursued forms of continuing education and professional development such as graduate education.
  2. 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.

  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

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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
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