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Mechanical Engineering:
Mechanical engineering is an ideal foundation for careers in the aerospace industry, ocean engineering, marine engineering, biomedical engineering, the automobile industry, the power and utilities industries and virtually any area of activity that requires analytic abilities combined with a strong background in design practice.

The Mission Statement of the Department of Mechanical Engineering:
To produce broadly, yet rigorously, educated mechanical engineering graduates able to practice engineering professionally or pursue advanced studies in a variety of fields. They will have developed a commitment to lifelong learning and the fulfillment of their potential for responsible leadership.

Program Objectives:
• To provide a broad and rigorous basis in the sciences, mathematics, the humanities and social sciences to serve as a foundation for professional education in Mechanical Engineering and for life-long learning.
• To provide a broad-based analytical and design experience in the fundamental areas of mechanical engineering.
• To provide students with a wide range of opportunities for strongly interdisciplinary open-ended design activities.
• To provide students with an academic environment of commitment to excellence and pedagogical innovation that contributes to developing leadership, professionalism, and life-long learning for students' professional careers.

Undergraduate Program:
The sequence of courses shown in the undergraduate curriculum table emphasizes the fundamental engineering sciences in a computer environment and professional design practice. By the selection of electives and of their d esign and research projects, students have a large degree of flexibility in exploring their own interests.

Graduate Program:
Major areas of concentration are in Computer-Aided engineering and Design, Robotics, Combustion, Aerodynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Systems and other interdisciplinary areas of engineering.