Mechanical Engineering
From virtually indestructible composite materials to the most
fragile fiber optics, mountainous earth-movers to microsurgical
robots, today's automobiles and tomorrow's spacecrafts, the diverse work of mechanical engineers touches nearly every aspect of life. THE MARQUETTE ADVANTAGE
SHIFT GEARS. Marquette engineers design and build solar-powered boats and mini-Indy race cars that race against collegiate and corporate competitors throughout the world.
So you're a freshman
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Orientation
First-year reading
Your RA, GDL and friends along the way
PRACTICE WHAT YOU LEARN. From your first day of classes, you'll get hands-on experience in our materials science, mechanical and industrial labs. You can also work in our labs for metallography, computer-aided design, stress analysis, engines, flexible manufacturing robotics and ergonomics.
MAKE YOUR PROGRAM UNIQUE. Focus on the science of materials and the design of machine elements and robotics through your elective courses. You can also add a minor in business administration or computer science without putting a strain on your curriculum.
LOOKING FOR A "HOT" JOB? US News & World Report, citing increased industrial reliance upon the multifaceted expertise of mechanical engineers, projects mechanical engineering as one of the nation's "40 hottest jobs."
BE AN ENGINEER BEFORE YOU GRADUATE. Through our Co-op Program, you'll incorporate 12 to 16 months of real engineering experience into your curriculum.
SPARKS FLY. Starting with a spark of the imagination and ending with the spark plug that fires the engine of a concept car or the sparks of a robotic welder, mechanical engineers design, develop and produce not only the machines that we rely upon, but the machines that make those machines.
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Suggested curriculum
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Freshman
- Engineering: The Art of Creating Change
- Engineering Projects: The Practice of the Art
- Computational Tools for Problem Solving
- Graphical Tools for Design Communication
- Histories of Cultures and Societies Elective
- General Chemistry I & II
- Rhetoric and Composition I & II
- Calculus I & II
- Individual and Social Behavior Elective
Sophomore
- Dynamics
- Engineering Orientation
- Engineering Statistics
- Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Statics
- Diverse Cultures Elective
- Calculus III
- General Physics with Calculus I & II
- Differential Equations
Junior
- Design of Machine Elements
- Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
- Electrical Circuits and Machinery
- Fundamentals of Heat Transfer
- Fluid Mechanics
- Manufacturing Engineering I
- Materials Selection in Mechanical Design
- Mechanical Measurements and Instrumentation
- Thermodynamics I
- Philosophy of Human Nature
- Theory of Ethics
Senior
- Computer-aided Engineering
- Engineering Fundamentals
- Principles of Design
- Senior Design Project
- Thermodynamics II
- Three Mechanical Engineering Electives
- Introduction to Theology
- Literature/Performing Arts Elective
- Theology Elective
WHERE OUR GRADUATES GO
A small group of mechanical engineering grads go to graduate school at places like Marquette, Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin and Purdue University. About 95 percent of Marquette's mechanical engineers are working within six months of graduation as design engineers or manufacturing engineers.
- A.O. Smith Corp.
- Briggs & Stratton Corp.
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Eaton Corp.
- Ford Motor Co.
- General Motors Corp.
- Harley-Davidson
- Johnson Controls Inc.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp.
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