Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering

The Department offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. The option to minor in Materials Science and Engineering at the undergraduate level is also available. Our classes are generally small in size, and we typically offer multiple sessions to accommodate the needs of our students. With the addition of an Assistant to the Chair early in 2007, we have instituted a quarterly student advising system to monitor the progress of our students and provide enhanced academic advice to better facilitate a timely graduation.

All students come into our department at different levels, and most students are not born with the knowledge of engineering, nor do we expect them to. Therefore, in order to prepare our incoming students for the exciting yet strenuous engineering discipline we require them to participate in a number of introductory courses. In particular, our introductory engineering mathematics course, EGR 101, which is funded by the National Science Foundation, provides students with the necessary math skills to begin their fundamental engineering and physics courses. In addition, EGR 101 serves as motivation for the rigorous calculus courses to come. This course has received national recognition for its success in achieving high student retention.

We invite you to explore our website and learn more about Mechanical and Materials Engineering, our faculty, and our student activities.