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2024 Mechanical Engineering Major Curriculum


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2024 Mechanical Engineering Major Tracks

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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
Required Courses Choose 10 of 10
MC300 FUND OF ENGR MECH AND DESIGN 3.0  
MC306 DYNAMICS 3.0  
MC311 THERMAL-FLUID SYSTEMS I 3.5  
MC312 THERMAL-FLUID SYSTEMS II 3.0  
MC364 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS 3.5  
MC380 ENGINEERING MATERIALS 3.5  
ME201 INTRO TO MECH ENGINEERING 3.0  
ME370 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN 3.0  
ME403 MANUFACTURING/MACHINE COMP DSN 3.5  
ME480 HEAT TRANSFER 3.5  
AND
Dynamic Systems Elective Choose 1 of 2
MC486 VIBRATION ENGINEERING 3.0  
XE472 DYNAMIC MODELING AND CONTROL 3.0  
AND
General Electives Choose 3 of 27
The electives selected from this list must together contain at least 3.0 credit hours of Engineering Topics (ET). One elective may be chosen from outside this list with approval of the ME program director and if it contains at least 3.0 credit hours of Math (MA), Basic Science (BS) or Engineering Topics (ET).
CE350 INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING 3.0  
CE403 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS 3.0  
CH362 MASS & ENERGY BALANCES 3.5  
CH364 CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING 3.5  
EE360 DIGITAL LOGIC W/ EMBEDDED SYS 3.5  
EE377 ELECTRICAL POWER ENGNRNG 3.0  
EM381 ENGINEERING ECONOMY 3.0  
MC486 VIBRATION ENGINEERING 3.0  
ME387 INTRODUCTION TO AERONAUTICS 3.0  
ME388 HELICOPTER AERONAUTICS 3.0  
ME389 INTRO TO ADV STUDY IN MECH ENG 3.0  
ME389A INTRO TO ADV STUDY IN MECH ENG 3.0  
ME472 ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS 3.0  
ME481 AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICS AND DSGN 3.0  
ME489 ADV STUDY IN MECH ENGRNG 3.0  
ME489A ADV STUDY IN MECH ENGRNG 3.0  
ME490 TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGNRG 3.0  
ME491 MECHANICAL POWER PLANTS 3.0  
ME492 PWR TRAINS & VEH DYNAMICS 3.0  
ME493 WEAPONS ENGINEERING 3.0  
NE300 FUNDAMENTALS OF NUCLEAR ENGR 3.0  
NE355 NUCLEAR REACTOR ENGINEERING 3.5  
XE310 INTRO TO BIOMECH ENGINEERING 3.0  
XE365 ADV EXP METHODS & DATA PROC 3.0  
XE472 DYNAMIC MODELING AND CONTROL 3.0  
XE475 MECHATRONICS 3.5  
XE495 TOPICS: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 3.0  
AND

Complementary Support Courses Choose 3 of 4
The following courses provide foundational math and applied science for cadets in the mechanical engineering major. For the math requirement, a cadet should take MA364 but may substitute MA365 if qualified.
CH102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II 4.0  
EE301 FUNDAMENTALS OF ELEC ENGIN 3.5  
MA364 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 3.0  
MA365 ADV MATH FOR ENGRS/SCIENTISTS 3.0  
AND

Integrative Experience for the Major Choose 2 of 2
ME404 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN 3.5  
ME496 MECHANICAL SYSTEM DESIGN 3.5  
AND
Science Depth  
Cadets in this major must take PH206 or PH256 to satisfy the Science Depth requirement.
PH206 PHYSICS II 4.0  
PH256 ADVANCED PHYSICS II 4.0  
STEM Depth  
Cadets in this major must take MA205 or MA255 to satisfy the STEM Depth requirement.
MA205 CALCULUS II 4.0  
MA255 ADV MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS 4.5  
AND

Curriculum Requirements  
This section describes how cadets in this major will satisfy various curriculum requirements.
IT/CYBER Requirement  
Cadets in this major will satisfy the IT/CYBER requirement by successfully completing the core curriculum, EE301 and ME370.
EE301 FUNDAMENTALS OF ELEC ENGIN 3.5  
ME370 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN 3.0  
Core Engineering Sequence  
Cadets in this major will satisfy the core engineering requirement as part of their major courses.
Writing-in-the-Major  
Cadets in this major satisfy the West Point Writing Program requirement by successfully completing writing requirements in the core curriculum and this course in the major.
MC312 THERMAL-FLUID SYSTEMS II 3.0