Undergraduate Curriculum Requirements
The Mechanical Engineering curriculum requires a minimum of 126 hours of coursework and satisfies the UMKC General Education Matrix.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester Hours
MATH 210(a) Calculus I 4
CHEM 211 General Chemistry 5
ME 130 Engineering Graphics 3
ME 111 Essential Engineering 3
Total Hours 15
Spring Semester Hours
MATH 220 Calculus II 4
PHYS 240 Engineering Physics I 5
COMS 110 Eff. Speaking and Listening 3
ENGL 225(b) English II 3
Total Hours 15
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester Hours
MATH 250 Calculus III 4
PHYS 250 Engineering Physics II 5
CE 275 Engineering Statics 3
ME 219 Computer Programming for
Engineers 3
ME 211 The Engineering Enterprise 3
Total Hours 18
Spring Semester Hours
MATH 345 Ordinary Differential Equations 4
CE 276 Strength of Materials 3
ME 220 Electric Circuits 3
ME 299 Engineering Thermodynamics 3
ME 285 Engineering Dynamics 3
Total Hours 16
Junior Year
Fall Semester Hours
ME 319 Engr. Statistics and Computation 3
ME 324 Engineering Materials 4
ME 351 Fluid Mechanics 3
ME 352 Inst. and Meas. Lab I 3
ME 360 Thermal System Design 3
Total Hours 16
Spring Semester Hours
ME 306 Computer-Aided Engineering 3
ME 362 Inst. and Meas. Lab II 3
ME 380 Manufacturing Methods 3
ME 385 System Dynamics 3
ME 399 Heat and Mass Transfer 3
Total Hours 15
Senior year
Fall Semester Hours
ME 415 Feedback Control Systems 3
ME 456WI(c) Mech. Component Design 3
ME Electives(d) 6
Constitution Req: PolSc 210/Hist 101/102 3
Total Hours 15
Spring Semester Hours
ME 311 The Technical Entrepreneur 3
ME 496WI(c) Mechanical Design Synthesis 4
ME Energy Systems Design Elective(e) 3
ME Elective(d) 3
General Education(f) 3
Total Hours 16
(a) Prerequisite: Four units of high school math including trigonometry; or Math 120; or Math 110 and Math 125.
(b) Prerequisite: ACT English score of 30; or SAT Verbal score of 630; or AP English Lang/Comp score of 4; or Engl 110.
(c) Written English Proficiency Test (WEPT) required before enrollment. Contact English Department for details.
(d) ME Electives are engineering courses offered in the 3XX level or above, or courses approved by the department.
(e) ME 440 Heating and Air Conditioning or ME 451 Power Plant Design.
(f) English, ComStudies, Philosophy or Foreign Language 2XX level or above.