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Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.)

As a mechanical engineering major, you will learn how to combine motion, energy and force to create mechanical solutions. You will be challenged to think creatively and develop designs that will impact and improve society. With a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree from Messiah University, you will learn how to discover solutions to both complex and everyday problems. If you are interested in aerospace, automotive or construction machines, heating and cooling systems, manufacturing, or robotic and automated systems, mechanical engineering is the right fit for you!

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Educational Objectives 

  • Graduates will be technically competent in their Engineering specialty area and able to perform essential engineering functions in their career of choice.
    • Furthermore, graduates will continue to learn and hone competencies necessary to their career through graduate education, participation in professional activities/societies, or other means relevant to their work.
  • Graduates will influence or lead inter-disciplinary and diverse design teams to generate creative solutions that meet societal challenges.
  • Graduates will conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the Christian faith, pursuing their work with a servant’s heart and a keen awareness of social responsibility.

Student Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Engineering program demonstrate:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

ENGR 111Introduction to Engineering

2
ENGR 112Engineering Design Tools

2
ENGR 211Project Management

1
ENGR 212Programming for Engineers

2
ENGR 213Engineering Statistics

3
ENGR 214Materials Engineering

4
ENGR 215Circuits I

4
ENGR 216Mechanics I

3
ENGR 301Seminar I

1
ENGR 302Seminar II

1
CHEM 105General Chemistry I

4
MATH 111Calculus I

4
MATH 112Calculus II

4
MATH 211Calculus III

4
MATH 270Linear and Differential Methods

3
PHYS 211General Physics I

4

Six credits distributed over multiple semesters from:

ENGR 415Engineering Project

1-3
The sequence of the required six credits of ENGR 415 is typically 1-1-2-2 over the last four semesters in the program of study. Alternative sequencing must be approved by the Engineering Department chair.

Mechanical Engineering requirements:

ENGR 323Mechanics II

3
ENGR 371Thermodynamics

3
ENGR 373Instrumentation & Measurement

3
ENGR 376Dynamics and Vibrations

4
ENGR 377Fluid Dynamics

4
ENGR 378Manufacturing Processes

3
ENGR 421Robotic Systems

4
ENGR 471Heat Transfer Analysis & Design

4
ENGR 472Mechanical Design

4
PHYS 212General Physics II

4

One of the following:

ENGR 324Control Systems

4
ENGR 422Industrial Automation

4

General Education Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement   0
General Education requirements   Credits
First Year Seminar IDFY 101/102H  3
Written Communication ENGL 110/110H 3
Oral Communication COMM 105 3
Mathematical and Scientific Ways of Knowing Mathematics (MATH 111) met/major
Science with Lab (CHEM 105, PHYS 211) met/major
Social Scientific Ways of Knowing
 Social Science 3
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing 24GE History 3
Literary & Aesthetic Ways of Knowing
 Literature or Arts 3
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing

Philosophy or Religion

 3
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing 1st and 2nd Level Language 6
Intercultural Perspectives Intercultural Global (or International Cross-cultural or 3rd Level Language) OR Intercultural Perspectives US (or Domestic Cross-cultural) 3
Bible
 24GE Bible 3
Christian Beliefs
 24GE Christian Beliefs  3
Holistic Wellness
 WELL 1xx 1
Ethics and the Common Good
 24GE Ethics and the Common Good 3
Common Learning
 Experiential Learning (ENGR 302) met/major 
General Education requirements   40
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration)   92
Free Electives    0
Total credits   132