The Mechanical Engineering minor is a great asset to many majors. In the minor, you’ll get a strong foundation in courses that cover computer-aided design, materials, statics and dynamics. You’ll get plenty of hands-on experience in electives like robotics, industrial materials and thermodynamics.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
Mechanical Engineering Minor
The primary objective of the mechanical engineering minor is to prepare students to enter and progress in mechanical engineering related positions in business, industry, and government. Graduates are generally expected to work in the research and development of ideas, products, and processes by applying engineering principles to the solution of practical problems in the mechanical engineering field.
It is the policy of the Mechanical Engineering program that students, once admitted to and pursuing a course of study at EWU in Mechanical Engineering, will take their required courses at EWU. A student wishing to take a course at another institution with the intention to transfer that course into his/her degree program at EWU must receive prior approval from the Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator.
Grade Requirements: Students getting a minor in the department must earn an average GPA ≥2.5 in all courses required for the minor (all courses in the list below).
| Required Courses | ||
| MENG 217 | 3D PARAMETRIC COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN | 4 |
| MENG 240 | STATICS | 4 |
| MENG 241 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 4 |
| MENG 242 & 242L | DYNAMICS and DYNAMICS LAB | 4 |
| Choose from the following | 15 | |
| LABORATORY ANALYSIS AND REPORTS and LABORATORY ANALYSIS AND REPORTS LAB | ||
| INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS and INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS LAB | ||
| THERMODYNAMICS and THERMODYNAMICS LAB | ||
| FLUID MECHANICS and FLUID MECHANICS LAB | ||
| ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION and ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LAB | ||
| DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS | ||
| HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING and HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING LAB | ||
| HEAT TRANSFER and HEAT TRANSFER LAB | ||
| FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS | ||
| Total Credits | 31 | |