机械工程
The mechanical engineer deals with the broad areas of heat, 能源, 力和运动, and their effects on a multitude of products. Mechanical engineers may be involved in the design of large industrial machinery, 发电厂, 汽车和飞机, 机器人, 生物医学装置和设备, precision measurement and data acquisition equipment, 纳米技术与新材料, 等. Within these areas, the mechanical engineer enjoys considerable professional flexibility.
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The demand for mechanical engineers with a good technical education has been high for many years. The Department of 机械工程 at 乐虎电子 offers an education that enables its graduates to take their places in all facets of the profession. 自《乐虎电子》, the department has graduated thousands of mechanical engineers who have worked throughout the United States and many other parts of the world. The Bachelor of Science in 机械工程 program is accredited by the Engineering 认证 Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering 项目.
课程
The standard curriculum allows students flexibility in choosing courses that reflect their interests within the broad areas of mechanical engineering. 这包括机制, 材料与纳米技术, 生物医学工程, 可替代能源, 流体动力学, 机器人和更多. ME students also have the opportunity to pursue minors in coatings and polymeric materials, 生物医学工程, 和机器人, 等, which can enhance their educational experience.
本科 students who excel in our program may consider advancing towards a master’s degree by applying for our Accelerated Master’s Program. This option gives the student a jump-start on the Master of Science curriculum requirements while they finish their Bachelor of Science degree by allowing 6 credits of coursework to be applied to both degrees.
师资和设施
The Department of 机械工程 is housed in Dolve Hall, which is part of an eight-building engineering complex. Laboratories and classrooms are well-suited and equipped for teaching and research. Students have access to PC computer clusters and facilities located in Dolve Hall to assist them in their laboratory and class work. The faculty offers a variety of expertise and extensive experience in teaching and research.
高中准备
To enroll in the mechanical engineering curriculum for the freshman year, students should have two years of high school algebra and one year of trigonometry, 还有一年的化学和物理. Students without these courses may take them at NDSU to better prepare academically for a specific engineering curriculum.
选择性入学
The Department of 机械工程 has minimum admission requirements for new freshmen and transfer students.
New freshmen must have a minimum high school grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or have a minimum math ACT of 26 or SAT math sub score of 590.
Transfer students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7.
All new students who meet mechanical engineering admission requirements are initially admitted to the basic program in mechanical engineering. After completing the first two years of the curriculum with a minimum GPA of 2.5，工程GPA不低于2.7 and no grade below a C, students are eligible for admission to the professional program. The engineering GPA is calculated based on specific core engineering courses.
Students who do not meet the minimum admission criteria will be placed in mechanical engineering under the advisement of a general engineering advisor until minimum admission criteria have been met.
职业发展机会
Recent graduates have found employment in companies throughout the United States. The average starting salary is approximately $68,000. A sampling of companies hiring NDSU graduates includes: 3M, 美国冰糖, 安格斯的手掌, 乐虎集团工程, 北极猫公司., 黑与紫, 山猫, 波音公司, 美国嘉吉公司, 毛毛虫, CNH工业, Daktronics, Horsch安德森, 完整的窗户, 约翰迪尔, 蒙大拿达科他公用事业公司, 派克汉尼汾公司, 北极星, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Xcel Energy.
合作教育计划
Students in mechanical engineering are encouraged to participate in the 合作教育计划 at NDSU. It consists of one or more four-month sessions of work experience after completion of the sophomore year. This optional industry experience provides students with hands-on opportunities not available in the classroom and makes students more marketable to employers after graduation. Students who complete an internship or co-op may be eligible to apply those credits towards graduation as technical elective coursework.