Fast Track Curriculum Requirements for Mechanical Engineering
The mechanical engineering curriculum requires a total of 156 hours of graduate and undergraduate coursework and satisfies the UMKC General Education Matrix.
First Year
Fall Semester Hours
MATH 210(a) Calculus I 4
CHEM 211 General Chemistry 5
ME 111 Essential Engineering 3
ME 130 Engineering Graphics 3
Total Hours 15
Spring Semester Hours
MATH 220 Calculus II 4
PHYS 240 Engineering Physics I 5
COMS 110 Fund. Eff. Speaking and Listening 3
ENGL 225(b) English II 3
Total Hours 15
Second Year
Fall Semester Hours
MATH 250 Calculus III 4
PHYS 250 Engineering Physics II 5
CE 275 Engineering Statics 3
ME 211 The Engineering Enterprise 3
ME 219 Computer Programming for
Engineers 3
Total Hours 18
Spring Semester Hours
MATH 345 Ordinary Differential Equations 4
CE 276 Strength of Materials 3
ME 285 Engineering Dynamics 3
ME 299 Engineering Thermodynamics 3
ME 220 Electrical Circuits 3
Total Hours 16
Third Year
Fall Semester Hours
ME 319 Engr. Computation & Statistics 3
ME 324 Engr. Materials w/Lab 4
ME 351 Fluid Mechanics 3
ME 352 Inst. & Measurement 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 Measurement Lab II 3
ME 380 Manufacturing Methods 3
ME 385 System Dynamics 3
ME 399 Heat and Mass Transfer 3
Total Hours 15
Summer Semester Hours
Graduate Credit Enrollment(f) 6
Total Hours 6
Fourth 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 101/102/360R 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(d) 3
ME Elective(d) 3
General Education(e) 3
Total Hours 16
Summer Semester Hours
Graduate Credit Enrollment(f) 6
Total Hours 6
Fifth Year
Fall Semester Hours
Graduate Credit Enrollment(f) 9
Total Hours 9
Spring Semester Hours
Graduate Credit Enrollment(f) 9
Total Hours 9
(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) English, ComStudies, Philosophy or Foreign Language 2XX level or above.
(f) Graduate credit enrollment has degree specific requirements and faculty adviser will work out details of the program in consultation with the student.