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Major: Mechanical Engineering
Accredited by ABET (see inside front cover).
Offered by: The Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
108 Upson Hall, 255.3573, www.mae.cornell.edu
Program Objectives
Cornell University is a learning community that seeks to serve society by educating the leaders of tomorrow and extending the frontiers of knowledge. The faculty and staff of the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as members of this community, affirm these objectives. Specifically, the Sibley School is committed to excellence and seeks to graduate mechanical engineers who, collectively:
• assume leadership positions in technology-based industries;
• conceive, design, and realize useful products, systems, and services, properly respecting economic, environmental, cultural, life-safety, and ethical standards or constraints;
• discover and apply new knowledge, and develop new tools for the practice of engineering;
• complete programs of graduate and/or professional studies and continue to learn throughout their lives;
• are valued in their careers, whether for mastery of the disciplines central to mechanical engineering or for the broader analytical or creative abilities fostered by their engineering education; and
• engage with their communities, profession, and the world.
These Program Educational Objectives describe long-term accomplishments for which we seek to prepare our graduates. Progress toward these objectives is expected to be measurable within three to five years of graduation.
Engineering Distributions
ENGRD 202: Mechanics of Solids (required)
ENGRD 221: Thermodynamics (recommended)
Required Major Courses
ENGRD 221: Thermodynamics
ENGRD 203: Dynamics
M&AE 212: Mechanical Properties and Selection of Engineering Materials
M&AE 225: Mechanical Synthesis
M&AE 323: Introductory Fluid Mechanics
M&AE 324: Heat Transfer
M&AE 325: Analysis of Mechanical and Aerospace Structures
M&AE 326: System Dynamics
M&AE 327: Mechanical Property and Performance Laboratory
M&AE 378: Mechatronics (recommended)
or
ENGRD 210: Introduction to Circuits for Electrical and Computer Engineers
or
PHYS 360: Electronic Circuits
M&AE 427: Fluids/Heat Transfer Laboratory
M&AE 428: Engineering Design
M&AE 429: Supervised Senior Design Experience
Major-approved Electives
Senior Design electivea
Mathematics elective: T&AM 310: Introduction to Applied Mathematics I; or ENGRD 270: Basic Engineering Probability and Statistics; or CEE 304: Uncertainty Analysis in Engineering; or ENGRD 320: Engineering Computation
Technical electiveb
Major concentration electives (two courses)c
The upper-level common curriculum (advisor-approved electives) and the Major-approved electives can be used to build a program with particular emphasis for individual students, appropriate for a wide range of career objectives, including supervised engineering practice, advanced professional engineering education, and other professional education (business, medicine, law).
For a complete list of designated senior design courses and concentration courses and for advisor approved electives and technical elective guidelines, consult: mae.cornell.edu.
Mechanical Engineering Major Check List| | Minimum Credit Hours
| √ When Done
|
| MATH 191 | 4 | ❑ |
| MATH 192 | 4 | ❑ |
| MATH 293 | 4 | ❑ |
| MATH 294 | 4 | ❑ |
| CHEM 209 or 215 | 4 | ❑ |
| PHYS 112 (or 116) | 4 | ❑ |
| PHYS 213 (or 217) | 4 | ❑ |
| PHYS 214 (or 218) | 4 | ❑ |
CS 100
| 4 | ❑ |
CS 101
| 1 | ❑ |
| Introduction to Engineering: (ENGRI 1XX) | 3 | ❑ |
| Engineering Distribution 2: ENGRD 221 (recommended)d | 3 | ❑ |
| First Year Writing Seminar 1e | 3 | ❑ |
| First Year Writing Seminar 2 | 3 | ❑ |
| Liberal Studies Distribution—six courses (18-credit minimum)f | | |
| Liberal Studies 1 | | ❑ |
| Liberal Studies 2 | | ❑ |
Liberal Studies 3
| | ❑ |
| Liberal Studies 4 | | ❑ |
Liberal Studies 5
| | ❑ |
| Liberal Studies 6 | | ❑ |
| Advisor Approved Elective (two courses; 6-credit minimum) | | ❑ |
| Advisor Approved Elective | | ❑ |
| Physical Education (two semesters) and swim test | | ❑ |
| | | |
| Required Major Courses (52-credit minimum)g | | |
| | | |
| ENGRD 203 | 3 | ❑ |
| M&AE 378 (or ENGRD 210 or PHYS 360) | 4 | ❑ |
| ENGRD 221d | 3 | ❑ |
| M&AE 212 | 3 | ❑ |
| M&AE 225 | 4 | ❑ |
| M&AE 323 | 4 | ❑ |
| M&AE 324 | 3 | ❑ |
| M&AE 325 | 3 | ❑ |
| M&AE 326 | 4 | ❑ |
| M&AE 327 | 2 | ❑ |
| M&AE 427e | 3 | ❑ |
| M&AE 428 | 2 | ❑ |
| | | |
| Major-approved Electives | | |
| | | |
| Senior Design Elective | 3 | ❑ |
| Mathematics Elective: T&AM 310 or ENGRD 270 or CEE 304 or ENGRD 320 | 3 | ❑ |
| Technical Elective | 3 | ❑ |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | ❑ |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | ❑ |
| Total Required Credits | 127 minimum | |
| Additional Elective Courses (0 credits minimum, no maximum) | | ❑ |
| Technical Writing Coursee: M&AE 427 | | ❑ |
Notes
a. Taken during the fourth year concurrently with M&AE 428 or after M&AE 428.
b. Generally any course at a level beyond the required courses of the college curriculum in engineering, mathematics, or science (chemical, physical, or biological). Business or organization courses excluded, except M&AE 461: Entrepreneurship for Engineers.
c. A Concentration comprises two designated M&AE courses in one of the following areas: aerospace engineering, biomechanics, energy systems, engineering materials, mechanical systems and design, thermo-fluids engineering, and vehicle engineering.
d. May simultaneously satisfy Major and distribution requirements. In this case, students may satisfy total required credits in a variety of ways following affiliation.
e. In addition to the first-year writing seminars, a technical writing course must be taken as an engineering distribution, liberal studies, approved elective, or Major course (M&AE 427 satisfies this requirement).
f. The six courses must be chosen from at least three of the following six groups: (1) Cultural Analysis (CA), (2) Historical Analysis (HA), (3) Literature and the Arts (LA), (4) Knowledge, Cognition, and Moral Reasoning (KCM), (5) Social and Behavioral Analysis (SBA), (6) Foreign Languages (not literature courses). At least two of the six courses must be at 200-level or higher.
g. The 9 credits of Major-complementary courses (outside the Major) are ENGRD 202, ENGRD 203, and T&AM 310 or ENGRD 270 or CEE 304 or ENGRD 320.
This engineering check list is formatted to conform to the general specifications of the College of Engineering. We strongly recommend you consult www.mae.cornell.edu for complete Mechanical Engineering academic program information or visit 108 Upson Hall for additional information.
