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Fall 2008 - Summer 2009

Cullen College of
Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Information Degree Plans

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Program
Mechanical Engineering Minor
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering

See also Basic Degree Information

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Chair:
Matthew Franchek

Associate Chair:
David C. Zimmerman

Professors:
Richard B. Bannerot, Akhil Bidani, Yi-Chao Chen, Charles Dalton, Roger Eichhorn (Emeritus), Matthew Franchek, Roland Glowinski, Karolos M. Grigoriadis, A. K. M. Fazle Hussain, Isaak A. Kunin (Emeritus), John H. Lienhard (Emeritus), Ralph W. Metcalfe, Y. H. Michael Pao (Adjunct), Alan Powell (Emeritus), Alan Rhodes (Adjunct), Kamel Salama, SuSu Wang, Lewis T. Wheeler, Kenneth W. White, Larry C. Witte, David C. Zimmerman

Associate Professors:
Timothy P. Harrigan (Adjunct), D. Keith Hollingsworth, Stanley J. Kleis, J. R. J. Rao, Gangbing Song

Assistant Professors:
Adam Capitano, Bonnie J. Dunbar (Adjunct), Kirill Larin, Pradeep Sharma, Li Sun

Lecturer:
Haleh Ardebili, Richard Beaubouef, Ross L. Kastor

Web: www.me.uh.edu

Mechanical Engineering Program

Mechanical engineering majors must earn a grade of C- or better in all engineering, mathematics, and science courses, including transfer courses. No grade lower than C- will be accepted for other courses transferred to the University of Houston.

Students must earn a 2.25 GPA in all courses and, in particular, in MECE courses (1331, 2334, 2336, 2361, and 3336) in order to enroll in additional 3000-level and above MECE courses. Each course must be completed with a minimum grade of C-. A minimum GPA of 2.000, both in MECE and overall, is required for graduation. The major GPA is calculated using all MECE courses except MECE 3400, which cannot be applied to the MECE degree. Prerequisites and corequisites must be satisfied for a course before a student can enroll in that course.

A drafting requirement (for no credit toward graduation) may be satisfied by completing CNST 1330 or MECT 3341 or an equivalent. A computer-aided course would be best. (This requirement may be met using other courses, high school drafting completed in the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade, or industrial experience by filing a petition in the department.)

MECE - First Year ⁴

Fall Semester	Hours
CHEM 1117. Fundamentals of Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory	1
CHEM 1372. Fundamentals of Chemistry for Engineers	3
ENGL 1303. Freshman Composition I or ENGL 1309. English Composition for Nonnative Speakers I	3
MATH 1431. Calculus I 2	4
POLS 1336. U.S. and Texas Constitutions and Politics 1	3
Total	14

Spring Semester	Hours
ENGL 1304. Freshman Composition II or ENGL 1310. English Composition for Nonnative Speakers II, or ITEC 3372. Communicating Science, Engineering, and Technology Issues and Trends within the Global Marketplace	3
MECE 1100. Introduction to Mechanical Engineering	1
MECE 1331. Computing for Engineers	3
MATH 1432. Calculus II	4
PHYS 1321. University Physics I	3
Total	14

MECE - Second Year

Fall Semester	Hours
MECE 2336. Mechanics I	3
MECE 2361. Introduction to Mechanical Design	3
MATH 2433. Calculus III	4
PHYS 1322. University Physics II	3
Humanities Core Course	3
Total	16

Spring Semester	Hours
MATH 3321. Engineering Math	3
MECE 2334. Thermodynamics I	3
MECE 3336. Mechanics II	3
ENGI 2304. Technical Communications	3
POLS 1337. U.S. Government: Congress, President, and Courts 1	3
Total	15

MECE - Third Year

Fall Semester	Hours
ECE 3336. Introductions to Circuits and      Electronics	3
MATH 3363. Introduction to Partial Differential Equations	3
MECE 3334. Thermodynamics II	3
MECE 3345. Materials Science	3
MECE 3369. Solid Mechanics	3
HIST 1377. The United States to 1877 1	3
Total	18

Spring Semester	Hours
HIST 1378. The United States Since 1877 1	3
MECE 3245. Materials Science Laboratory	2
MECE 3338. Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems	3
MECE 3360. Experimental Methods	3
MECE 3363. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics	3
MECE 3371. Numerical Methods for Mechanical Engineers	3
Total	17

MECE - Fourth Year

Fall Semester	Hours
MECE 4364. Heat Transfer	3
MECE 4372. Mechanics-Controls-Vibrations Laboratory	3
MECE 53xx. Mechanical Engineering Elective 12	3
MECE 53xx. Mechanical Engineering Elective 12	3
Visual/Performing Arts Core Course	3
Total	15

Spring Semester	Hours
MECE 4334. Mechanical Design—Capstone Course	3
MECE 4371. Thermal-Fluids Laboratory	3
MECE 53xx. Mechanical Engineering Elective 12	3
MECE 53xx. Mechanical Engineering Elective 12	3
MECE 53xx. Mechanical Engineering Elective 12	3
Social Science Core Course	3
Total	18
Degree Total:	127

Mechanical Engineering Minor

Students who choose to minor in mechanical engineering must complete the general requirements for a minor with at least 18 hours in Mechanical Engineering including MECE 2334, 3363, and 3400 or equivalent.

Courses in the minor program can be selected from any of the Mechanical Engineering courses listed in the Undergraduate Studies catalog, including the senior level electives, provided that prerequisites are satisfied. . No special problems or honors thesis courses are permitted

Students should consult the Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements section of this catalog for general information on the requirements for minors and contact the undergraduate advisor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Students must earn a 2.00 minimum cumulative grade point average on all courses attempted in the minor discipline at the University of Houston. No course may count toward the minor in which a grade of less than C- is earned.

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineering majors must earn a grade of C– or better in all engineering, mathematics, and science courses, including transfer courses.

After attempting at least six hours within the major, if the cumulative major GPA is below 2.25, the student is placed on probation.

Once on probation, in the next semester(s), the semester major GPA is evaluated. If the semester major GPA is greater than or equal to 2.25, but the cumulative major GPA is below 2.25 the student continues on probation. If the semester major GPA is below 2.25 the student is suspended.

Hours in the major include all BIOE courses plus ECE 1331, CHEE 2331, ECE 2100, ECE 2300, ECE 3337 (Neuroengineering Option only), and ECE 3455 (Neuroengineering Option only).

Students may petition for readmission to the Cullen College of Engineering through the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs. Readmission is not guaranteed. If readmitted, the student will be on engineering major probation during the semester of readmission. Students must transfer out of engineering after two engineering major suspensions.

BIOE - First Year

Fall Semester	Hours
BIOE 1100. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering	1
BIOL 1161. Introduction to Biological Sciences Laboratory	1
BIOL 1361. Introduction to Biological Sciences	3
CHEM 1111. Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab	1
CHEM 1311 Fundamentals of Chemistry	3
ENGL 1303. Freshman Composition I or ENGL 1309. English Composition for Nonnative Speakers I	3
MATH 1431. Calculus I	4
Total	16

BIOE - Second Year

Fall Semester	Hours
BIOE 2150. Biosensors	1
CHEM 3221. Organic Chemistry I Lab	2
CHEM 3331. Organic Chemistry I	3
ENGL 1304. Freshman Composition II or ENGL 1310. English Composition for Nonnative Speakers II	3
MATH 2433. Calculus III	4
PHYS 1322. Physics II	3
Total	16

Students must choose one of the three options below for years three and four:

• Biomedical Analysis and Design Option
• Biomolecular Option
• Neuroengineering Option

Biomedical Analysis and Design Option - Third Year

Fall Semester	Hours
BIOE 3340. Quantitative Physiology	3
ENGI 2304. Technical Communications	3
INDE 2333. Engineering Statistics 1	3
HIST 1378. The United States Since 1877	3
Visual and Performing Arts Core Course	3
Total	15

Biomedical Analysis and Design Option - Fourth Year

Fall Semester	Hours
BIOE 4312. Computational Fluid Dynamics I	3
BIOE 4323. Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering	3
BIOE 4455. Bioanalytics	4
BIOE Technical Elective 13	3
POLS 1337. U.S. Government: Congress, President and Courts	3
Total	16

Biomolecular Option - Third Year

Fall Semester	Hours
BIOE 3340. Quantitative Physiology	3
ENGI 2304. Technical Communications	3
INDE 2333. Engineering Statistics 1	3
HIST 1378. The United States Since 1877	3
Visual and Performing Arts Core Course	3
Total	15

Biomolecular Option - Fourth Year

Fall Semester	Hours
BIOE 4323. Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering	3
BIOE 4366. Biomolecular Engineering Fundamentals	3
BIOE 4393. Cellular and Biological Transport Phenomena	3
BIOE 4455. Bioanalytics	4
POLS 1337. U.S. Government: Congress, President and Courts	3
Total	16

Neuroengineering Option - Third Year

Fall Semester	Hours
BIOE 3340. Quantitative Physiology	3
BCHS 3304. General Biochemistry I	3
ECE 3337. Engineering Analysis I	3
ENGI 2304. Technical Communications	3
INDE 2333. Engineering Statistics 1	3
Total	15

Neuroengineering Option - Fourth Year

Fall Semester	Hours
BIOE 3366. Introduction to Digital Signal Processing	3
BIOE 4458. Bioinstrumentation	4
BIOE Technical Elective 13	3
HIST 1378. The United States Since 1877	3
Visual and Performing Arts Core Course	3
Total	16

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