Mechanical engineering (MEEN) at Texas A&M at Qatar challenges students and helps them to develop their full creative potential. Texas A&M at Qatar’s program consists of three main areas: thermal-fluid sciences, systems and controls, and mechanics and materials. The courses taken in these areas enable students to develop the technical tools and skills required for enhancing design development. The education is broad and supports students being able to choose a variety of employment or further study opportunities.

Texas A&M at Qatar received ABET accreditation in the fall of 2008. According to ABET, an engineering education accreditation organization, mechanical engineers apply principles of engineering, basic science and mathematics to model, analyze, design and realize physical systems, components or processes and work professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems. Mechanical engineering is a diversified profession because all industries, including oil and gas industries, chemical industries, and built environment, need mechanical engineers for designing, maintaining, testing and managing operations. In addition to industry, mechanical engineers may work for governmental and consulting organizations, and mechanical engineers may continue their studies and earn graduate degrees in MEEN or other disciplines.

For more information, visit the Mechanical Engineering Program’s website at https://www.qatar.tamu.edu/programs/mechanical-engineering/.

 The freshman year is identical for degrees in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and petroleum engineering. The freshman year is slightly different for chemical engineering in that students take CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/CHEM 117 and CHEM 120. It is recognized that many students will change the sequence and number of courses taken in any semester. Deviations from the prescribed course sequence, however, should be made with care to ensure that prerequisites for all courses are met.

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A grade of C or better is required.

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CHEN requires 8 hours of freshman chemistry, which may be satisfied by CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/CHEM 117 and CHEM 120; Credit by Examination (CBE) for CHEM 119 or CHEM 107/CHEM 117 plus CHEM 120.

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Entering students will be given a math placement exam. Test results will be used in selecting the appropriate starting course which may be at a higher or lower level.

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Of the 21 hours shown as University Core Curriculum electives, 3 must be from language, philosophy and culture, 3 must be from creative arts, 3 from social and behavioral sciences, 6 from American history, and 6 from government/political science. The required 3 hours from international and cultural diversity and 3 hours from cultural discourse may be met by courses satisfying the language, philosophy and culture, creative arts, social and behavioral sciences, and American history requirements if they are also on the approved list of international and cultural diversity or cultural discourse courses.

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All students are required to complete a high-impact experience in order to graduate. The list of possible high-impact experiences is available in the advising office.

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See an academic advisor for a list of approved courses. Students must take at least three MEEN technical electives of which at least one course is from the Thermo-fluids Systems area; at least one from Data Science and Experimentation area; and at least one course is from Mechanical and Manufacturing Systems area.

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Must be 300-499 level course.

Total Program Hours 128