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Akula Venkatram, Ph.D., Chair
Program Office, A159 Bourns Hall
(909) 787-5190; http://www.engr.ucr.edu/mechanical

Professor
Qing Jiang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors
Curtis Collins, Ph.D.
Frank Jacobitz, Ph.D.
Guanshui Xu, Ph.D.

Mechanical engineering is one of the oldest and broadest areas of engineering activity. Mechanical engineers design and manufacture most of the machines responsible for a high standard of living. These machines move and lift loads, transport people and goods, and produce energy and convert it to other forms. The design and production of machines requires training in a variety of disciplines including mechanical design, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat and mass transfer. With this type of broad training, mechanical engineers are in an excellent position to adapt themselves to the modern industrial environment, which is constantly changing in response to new developments in automation, the use of computers, and new sources of energy. The demand for mechanical engineers is strong and will continue to be so in the future.

During their freshman year, all engineering students follow a common curriculum of mathematics and sciences. By the beginning of the sophomore year, students begin more specific course work toward their selected major.

Students enrolled in community college pre-engineering programs are expected to complete the equivalent of the first two years of UCR's course work for engineering majors and to demonstrate strength in calculus, chemistry, and physics. The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) does not meet transfer requirements for Engineering. The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering provides special advisory services to aid community college transfer students in formulating their program and in remedying any deficiencies in required course work.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

General University requirements are Universitywide requirements which all undergraduates must satisfy. See the Undergraduate Studies section for a complete listing.

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

Students must fulfill all breadth requirements of The Bourns College of Engineering. See Degree Requirements under The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering in the Undergraduate Studies section of this catalog.

To fulfill the Humanities and the Social Sciences breadth requirements, students enrolled in The Bourns College of Engineering must meet both University criteria and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria for breadth and depth in their selection of courses. The ABET criteria are implemented in the following manner:

1. At least two of the Humanities and/or Social Science courses must be upper-division.
2. At least two courses must be from the same subject area (for example, two courses in History), with at least one of the two being an upper-division course.
3. Courses must be selected from an approved list available in The College Office of Student Affairs.

The Mechanical Engineering major uses the following major requirements to satisfy The College's Natural Sciences and Mathematics breadth requirement.

1. One course in the biological sciences chosen from an approved list
2. CHEM 001A-CHEM 001B-CHEM 001C
3. MATH 009A

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

The major requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering are as follows.

Lower-division requirements (75 units)

1. One course in the biological sciences chosen from an approved list
2. CHEM 001A-CHEM 001B-CHEM 001C
3. CS 010
4. EE 001A, EE 001LA
5. MATH 009A-MATH 009B-MATH 009C, MATH 010A-MATH 010B, MATH 046
6. ME 009, ME 010, ME 014
7. PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B, PHYS 040C

Upper-division requirements (81 units)

1. EE 132
2. ENGR 100, ENGR 115, ENGR 116, ENGR 118
3. ME 103, ME 110, ME 115, ME 120, ME 130, ME 131, ME 153, ME 160, ME 170, ME 175A-ME 175B
4. STAT 155
5. Technical electives (12 units); three courses, selected from the following list, in consultation with an advisor: EE 144; CHE 136; CHE 130/ENVE 130; ENVE 138; ME 100; ME 122

Sample Program