Duquesne University's Mechanical Engineering Program equips students with the essential knowledge, skills, and tools to excel in diverse industries such as manufacturing, energy, automotive, aerospace, and robotics. The program provides students with a solid foundation in math, science and computing, then trains students to use design software, analytical and experimental methods, and hands-on design to solve complex problems. The curriculum encompasses both traditional mechanical engineering foundation courses and cutting-edge topics (e.g. robotics, renewable energy) to equip students for careers in many fields.

Learning Outcomes

The student outcomes of a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering include:

  1. The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. To communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. To recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. To develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. To acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Curriculum

To earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, students must complete a minimum of 127 credits.

Math/Sciences

ME Core

ME Electives

Capstone Design

Gen Ed/Bridges

Total

33

60

6

6

25

130

Mathematics and Sciences Course Requirements (33 CR)

 MATH 115 Calculus I

4

CHEM 121 General Chemistry I/Lab/Rec

5

MATH 116 Calculus II

4

CHEM 122 General Chemistry II/Lab/Rec

5

MATH 215 Calculus III

4

PHYS 211 General Analytical Physics I/Lab

4

MATH 314 Differential Equations

3

PHYS 212 General Analytical Physics II/Lab

4

Mechanical Engineering Course Requirements (72 CR including capstone)

Intro to Engineering

3

Vibrations

3

Programming for Engineers

3

Manufacturing Engineering

3

Engineering Design

3

Mechatronics Engineering

4

Electronics

3

Heat Transfer

4

Statics

3

Mechanical Design

3

Mechanics of Materials

4

Fluid Mechanics

3

Dynamics

3

Control Systems

3

Thermodynamics

3

Thermal System Design

3

Data Analysis

3

Robotics

3

Finite Element Analysis

3

Total

60

Mechanical Engineering Electives (Select two courses from the following) 6 credits) 

Finite Element Analysis

3

Aerospace Engineering

3

Automotive Engineering

3

Renewable Energy

3

Nuclear Engineering

3

Additive Manufacturing

3

AI & Machine Learning

3

Humanitarian Engineering

3

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

6

*

*

Capstone Design I

3

Capstone Design II

3

Gen Ed/Bridges Course Requirements (25 CR)

BRDG 101 Writing & Analysis

3

Comm & Creat (BRCC)*

3

BRDG 102 Writing & Literature

3

Cultural Fluen (BRCF)

3

BRDG 100 Research & Info Skills

1

Ethical Reas (BRET)

3

EQ xxx Essential Questions Sem

3

Social & Hist (BRSH)

3

BRDG 105 Intro to Ethical Reasoning

3

THEO/PHIL as needed

*

*Students are required to take one of the following courses to fulfill their BRCC Bridges requirement: Communication for STEM (250W) or Scientific Writing (302W).