The Cooper Union
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Degree Requirements

Courses Credits
FIRST YEAR
FALL MA 110 Introduction to Linear Algebra 2
MA 111 Calculus I 4
CH 110 General Chemistry 3
EID 101 Engineering Design and Problem Solving 3
CS 102 Introduction to Computer Science 3
HSS 1 Literary Forms and Expressions 3
Total Credits: 18
SPRING MA 113 Calculus II 4
PH 112 Physics I: Mechanics 4
EID 103 Principles of Design 3
or    
EID 110 Engineering Design Graphics  
CH 111 General Chemistry Laboratory 1.5
CH 160 Physical Principles of Chemistry 3
HSS 2 Texts and Contexts: Old Worlds and New 3
Total Credits: 18.5
SECOND YEAR
FALL ESC 100 Engineering Mechanics 3
MA 223 Vector Calculus 2
MA 224 Probability 2
PH 213 Physics II: Electromagnetic Phenomena 4
PH 291 Introductory Physics Laboratory 1.5
ESC 110 Materials Science 3
HSS 3 The Making of Modern Society 3
Total Credits: 18.5
SPRING ESC 121 Basic Principles of Electrical Engineering 2
MA 240 Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations 3
PH 214 Physics III: Optics and Modern Physics 3
ESC 101 Mechanics of Materials 3
ESC 161 Systems Engineering 3
ME 155 Design and Prototyping 2
HSS 4 The Modern Context: Figures and Topics 3
Total Credits: 19
THIRD YEAR
FALL ESC 130 Engineering Thermodynamics 3
ESC 140 Fluid Mechanics and Flow Systems 3
ME 100 Stress and Applied Elasticity 3
ME 151 Feedback Control Systems 3
  Engineering or Science Elective 3
  Humanities/Social Sciences Elective 3
Total Credits: 18
SPRING ME 101 Mechanical Vibrations 3
ME 130 Advanced Thermodynamics 3
ME 142 Heat Transfer 3
ME 160 Engineering Experimentation 3
  Engineering or Science Elective 3
  Humanities/Social Science Elective 3
Total Credits: 18
FOURTH YEAR
FALL ME 120 Design Elements 3
or    
ME 141 Fundamentals of Aerodynamics  
ME 163 Mechanical Engineering Projects 3
ME 312 Manufacturing Engineering 3
  Free Electives 4
Total Credits: 13
SPRING ME 164 Capstone Senior Mechanical Engineering Design 3
ME 320 Mechanical Design 3
or    
ME 300 Space Dynamics
  Free Electives 6
Total Credits: 12
Requirements for Bachelor's Degree: 135