Minor Requirements
The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers three minors:
Courses and Minor Declaration
Students cannot declare a minor until they have been accepted into a major.
As per the University of Rochester academic policy and advising handbook, students cannot elect the satisfactory/fail option for courses submitted for a minor.
No more than two courses from the minor can be used towards a separate major or minor.
Once you’re ready to select your courses, please contact Professor John Lambropoulos, who evaluates and manages all ME minors. Once you have discussed your course selections with Professor Lambropoulos, you can submit the minor declaration form. The declaration administrator for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will review your submission.
Any questions about these minors should be directed to Professor Lambropoulos or the undergraduate coordinator in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering Minor
A mechanical engineering (ME) minor is a great way to prepare for an interdisciplinary career in technology. Students in this minor will gain substantial skills in mechanical engineering, including hands-on experience through an upper-level design or laboratory course.
Understanding mechanics can help create a complete picture for students in other engineering disciplines, showing them how their program, wiring, materials, and mechanics come together to create a complete product. A better understanding of mechanical engineering can also help support physics and earth science majors interested in research careers.
Minor Requirements
Four ME courses at the 200 level or higher with a combined GPA of at least 2.0 in these four courses.
One the following courses must be included:
- ME 204: Mechanical Design
- ME 205: Advanced Mechanical Design
- ME 240: Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Measurement
- ME 241: Mechanics Laboratory
- ME 251: Advanced Heat and Power
Note: Prerequisites for upper-level ME courses generally include MATH 161-164, and PHYS 121-122. Some courses may also have additional prerequisites.
Specializations
Students wishing to specialize in a specific area of ME can use the following examples as a guideline.
Fluid Dynamics and Thermal Sciences
ME 223: Heat Transfer
ME 225: Intro to Fluid Dynamics
ME 241: Mechanics Laboratory
ME 251: Heat and Power
Materials and Solid Mechanics
ME 226: Intro to Solid Mechanics
ME 240: Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Measurement
ME 280: Intro to Materials
ME 281: Mechanical Properties of Materials
Fluid Mechanics and Solid Mechanics
ME 225: Intro to Fluid Dynamics
ME 226: Intro to Solid Mechanics
ME 241: Mechanics Laboratory
ME 240: Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Measurement
Mechanical Design
ME 204: Mechanical Design
ME 205: Advanced Mechanical Design
ME 222: Robust Design
ME 226: Intro to Solid Mechanics
Structural Analysis
ME 204: Mechanical Design
ME 226: Intro to Solid Mechanics
ME 254: Finite Elements
ME 440: Mechanics of Structures