Mechanical Engineering (AS)

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Division of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Mechanical engineers are active in all engineering functions of a product including creative design, research and development, production and management. Energy, airplanes, automobiles, space vehicles, machinery, earth-moving equipment and medical hardware are but a few examples of the infinite number of products that mechanical engineers have produced through their use of the basic laws of physical sciences.

Upon successful completion, the Associate in Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering is awarded.

Career Pathway

Students are advised to select career pathway electives after careful consideration of their career choices in their second year. Some electives may not transfer to engineering programs at some four-year institutions.

Career Pathway Electives:

MN 118 ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS 3
EC 201 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3 (fall)
EC 202 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 3 (spring: recommended for transferring to UMass Lowell)
BI 110 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I w/LAB 4 (fall) (recommended for transfer to Northeastern University Mechanical Engineering program)

Career Pathway Electives:

CS 120 PROGRAMMING I 4 (fall)
CS 200 PROGRAMMING II 4 (spring)
or
Computer Science (CS) courses higher than CS 110 (for transfer to UMass Lowell for Electrical Engineering/Computer Science double major program)

Humanities Electives:

Art, Communications, Film, Foreign Language, Humanities, Literature, Music, Oral Communication, Philosophy, Photography, Sign Language, Theater Arts

Social Science Electives:

Anthropology, Geography, History, Economics, Government, Law & Society (LA 230 ), Psychology, Sociology

First Year: Semester 1

credits: 18

First Year: Semester 2

credits: 18

Second Year: Semester 1

CH 110 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I w/LAB 4
or
CH 140 CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS w/LAB 4
MA 202 CALCULUS III 4
CS 110 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE 4
MN 203 ENGINEERING MECHANICS: STATICS 3
Social Science Elective 3

credits: 18

Second Year: Semester 2

MN 204 ENGINEERING MECHANICS: DYNAMICS 3
MA 211 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 4
MN 210 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS I 4
Career Pathway Elective 3/4
Humanities Elective 3
or
Social Science Elective 3

credits: 17/18

Total Credits: 71/72

Program Notes

Students are advised to check transfer requirements at four year institutions. Some institutions require 2 (two) Chemistry courses for specific engineering programs. CH 110 and CH 120 sequence is recommended in such cases.

This program qualifies as an Alternative Transfer Agreement (MassTransfer) with select public institutions in Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.mass.edu/masstransfer.