Mechanical Engineering Major (ME), BS

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 27 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts  program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• Chemistry and mathematics satisfy 6 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.
• BIOL 3120  satisfies 3 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning and 3 hours of Self and Society.
• ENGR 3100  satisfies 4 hours of Self and Society. According to Arkansas State Law, international students are required to take POLS 1787 , which will increase the number of hours for the major.
• ENGR 1010  satisfies 3 hours of Aesthetics and the Creative Spirit.

Recommended:

• BDOC 3090  and BHIS 3040  or BHIS 3050  will count toward the Historical and Literary Perspective and reduce the number of required Bible/electives.

Major: 97 Hours

• BIOL 3120 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1040/1040L - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CENG 1530 - Computer Programming for Engineers Credit Hours: 3
• EENG 2300 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Credit Hours: 3

• and EENG 2300L - LAB: Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Credit Hours: 1   

• ENGR 1010 - Introduction to Engineering Credit Hours: 2
• ENGR 3100 - Engineering Economics Credit Hours: 3
• ENGR 3600 - Instrumentation Credit Hours: 3

• and ENGR 3600L - LAB: Instrumentation Credit Hours: 1  

• ENGR 3800 - Mechatronics Credit Hours: 3
• ENGR 4010 - Control Systems I Credit Hours: 3
• ENGR 4201 - Engineering Design Project I Credit Hours: 2
• ENGR 4202 - Engineering Design Project II Credit Hours: 2
• ENGR 4890 - Engineering Ethics and Professionalism Credit Hours: 1
• ENGR 4900 - Engineering Professional Development Credit Hours: 0
• MATH 2350 - Analytics and Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 3300 - Analytics and Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 3350 - Analytics and Calculus III Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 4330 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3
• MENG 1300 - Materials Science and Manufacturing Processes Credit Hours: 3

• and MENG 1300L - LAB: Materials Science and Manufacturing Processes Credit Hours: 1  

• MENG 2250 - Statics Credit Hours: 2
• MENG 2260 - Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
• MENG 2700 - Thermodynamics Credit Hours: 3
• MENG 2800 - Mechanics of Materials Credit Hours: 3
• MENG 3210 - Heat and Mass Transfer Credit Hours: 3
• MENG 3400 - Fluid Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
• MENG 3700 - Thermodynamic Systems Credit Hours: 3
• MENG 4100L - LAB: Mechanical Engineering Credit Hours: 2
• MENG 4200 - Machine Design Credit Hours: 3
• MENG 4450 - Design with Finite Elements Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 2110 - University Physics I Credit Hours: 3

• and PHYS 2110L - LAB: University Physics I Credit Hours: 1 

• PHYS 2120 - University Physics II Credit Hours: 3

• and PHYS 2120L - LAB: University Physics II Credit Hours: 1  

Remaining Bible/Electives: 4 Hours

Two additional Bible classes. If BDOC 3090  and BHIS 3040  or BHIS 3050  are not taken to satisfy liberal arts requirements, then additional Bible classes will be required.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here. 

Total Hours: 128

Note(s):

Engineering majors have the following Liberal Arts substitutions: BDOC 3090  is a substitute for a World Literature course. BHIS 3040  or BHIS 3050  may be taken for 2 or 3 hours and is a substitute for a Western Civilization course. ENGR 1010  is a substitute for Art, Music, or Theatre Appreciation. ENGR 3100  is a substitute for ECON 2010  and BUS 2510 .