Minor in Mechanical Engineering

About

The Mechanical Engineering minor is a great asset to many majors. In the minor, you’ll get a strong foundation in courses that cover computer-aided design, materials, statics and dynamics. You’ll get plenty of hands-on experience in electives like robotics, industrial materials and thermodynamics.

Curriculum & Requirements

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Mechanical Engineering Minor

The primary objective of the mechanical engineering minor is to prepare students to enter and progress in mechanical engineering related positions in business, industry, and government. Graduates are generally expected to work in the research and development of ideas, products, and processes by applying engineering principles to the solution of practical problems in the mechanical engineering field.

It is the policy of the Mechanical Engineering program that students, once admitted to and pursuing a course of study at EWU in Mechanical Engineering, will take their required courses at EWU. A student wishing to take a course at another institution with the intention to transfer that course into his/her degree program at EWU must receive prior approval from the Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator.

Grade Requirements: Students getting a minor in the department must earn an average GPA ≥2.5 in all courses required for the minor (all courses in the list below).

Required Courses
MENG 2173D PARAMETRIC COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN4
MENG 240STATICS4
MENG 241STRENGTH OF MATERIALS4
MENG 242DYNAMICS4
Choose from the following 15
LABORATORY ANALYSIS AND REPORTS
INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS
THERMODYNAMICS
FLUID MECHANICS
ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS
HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING
HEAT TRANSFER
FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
Total Credits31