Mechanical Engineering - BS
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.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| CHEM 107 & CHEM 117 | General Chemistry for Engineering Students and General Chemistry for Engineering Students Laboratory 1,2 | 4 |
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric 1 | 3 |
| ENGR 102 | Engineering Lab I - Computation 1 | 2 |
| MATH 151 | Engineering Mathematics I 1,3 | 4 |
| University Core Curriculum 4 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGR 216/PHYS 216 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab II - Mechanics 1 | 2 |
| MATH 152 | Engineering Mathematics II 1,3 | 4 |
| PHYS 206 | Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science 1 | 3 |
| University Core Curriculum 4 | 6 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 31 | |
| 1 | A grade of C or better is required. |
| 2 | 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. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | 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. |
| Second Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Credit Hours | |
| ENGR 217/PHYS 217 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab III - Electricity and Magnetism 1 | 2 |
| MATH 251 or MATH 253 | Engineering Mathematics III 1 or Engineering Mathematics III | 3 |
| MEEN 210 | Geometric Modeling for Mechanical Design 1 | 2 |
| MEEN 225 | Engineering Mechanics 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 207 | Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science 1 | 3 |
| STAT 211 | Principles of Statistics I 1 | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ECEN 215 or ECEN 214 | Principles of Electrical Engineering 1 or Electrical Circuit Theory | 3 |
| ENGL 210 | Technical and Business Writing | 3 |
| ISEN 302 | Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects | 2 |
| MATH 308 | Differential Equations 1 | 3 |
| MEEN 315 | Principles of Thermodynamics 1 | 3 |
| MEEN 368 | Solid Mechanics in Mechanical Design 1 | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Summer | ||
| High Impact Experience 5 | 0 | |
| High Impact Experience for Mechanical Engineers | ||
| Semester Credit Hours | 0 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MEEN 260 | Mechanical Measurements 1 | 3 |
| MEEN 344 | Fluid Mechanics 1 | 3 |
| MEEN 357 | Engineering Analysis for Mechanical Engineers 1 | 3 |
| MEEN 363 | Dynamics and Vibrations 1 | 3 |
| MEEN 381 | Seminar | 1 |
| University Core Curriculum 4 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MEEN 345 | Fluid Mechanics Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| MEEN 360 | Materials and Manufacturing Selection in Design 1 | 3 |
| MEEN 361 | Materials and Manufacturing in Design Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| MEEN 364 | Dynamic Systems and Controls 1 | 3 |
| MEEN 441 | Design of Mechanical Components and Systems 1 | 3 |
| MEEN 461 | Heat Transfer 1 | 3 |
| University Core Curriculum 4 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MEEN 401 | Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design 1 | 3 |
| MEEN 404 | Engineering Laboratory | 3 |
| MEEN 464 | Heat Transfer Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| University Core Curriculum 4 | 3 | |
| Technical elective 6 | 6 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MEEN 402 | Intermediate Design | 3 |
| University Core Curriculum 4 | 3 | |
| Technical elective 6 | 6 | |
| General elective 6,7 | 3 | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 97 | |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | See an academic advisor for a list of approved courses. Students must take at least one course from Thermofluids Systems and at least one course from Mechanical and Manufacturing Systems. |
| 7 | Must be 300-499 level course. |
Total Program Hours 128