Mechanical Technology

Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Technology

Accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202, Telephone: (410)347-7700.

Mechanical technology includes the integration of methods, materials, machinery, and human resources found in today’s modern industries. Scientific, engineering, and manufacturing principles are applied to the following technical areas: design and development; manufacturing and production; quality control and cost analysis; the generation, transmission, and utilization of mechanical energy, fluid energy, and thermodynamic energy.

Graduates of the mechanical engineering technology program, described in the Associate Degree section, are eligible to enter into this two-year capstone curriculum, offered at the North Central campus in conjunction with the College of Technology of Purdue University at West Lafayette. The B.S. program prepares graduates for technical positions in manufacturing and production industries. Technologists fill a wide variety of industrial positions in manufacturing, production, supervision, plant operations, and product development.

The primary goal of the curriculum is to provide all graduates with a solid technical foundation which will enable them to adapt readily, and grow into a wide variety of employment opportunities.

Upper division MET courses are offered on a two-year cycle. Purdue University North Central’s Mechanical Engineering Technology associate degree plan of study can be found following the upper division courses.

GENERAL PLAN OF STUDY: MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY

Junior Year

Fifth Semester

3

 

Mechanical Engineering Technology Elective

3

C&IT 175

Visual Programming

3

ECON 210

Principles of Economics

3

MA 224

Introductory Analysis II

3

CHM 111

General Chemistry

15

 

 

Sixth Semester

3

MET 320

Applied Thermodynamics

3

ENGL 102

English Composition II

3

STAT 301

Elementary Statistical Methods

3

MET 382

Controls and Instrumentation for Automation

3

 

Mechanical Engineering Technology Elective

15

 

 

Senior Year

Seventh Semester

3

MET 344

Materials II

2

MET 499A

Mechanical Design I

3

 

Communications Selective

3

 

Humanities or Social Science Elective

3

 

Mechanical Engineering Technology Elective

3

 

Basic Science or Interdisciplinary Elective

17

 

 

Eighth Semester

3

MET 313

Applied Fluid Mechanics

1

MET 499B

Mechanical Design II

3

IET 451

Monetary Analysis for Industrial Decisions

3

ENGL 421

Technical Writing

3

 

Organizational Leadership and Supervision or Management Elective

13

 

 

Electives

Basic Science or Interdisciplinary

300 or 400 level courses in ECET, Engineering, C S, IET, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics that extends beyond required courses.

Social Science/Humanities

English, History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Political Science. Excluded: ROTC, Band, Education.

OLS/Management

Any Management or OLS course.

Mechanical Engineering Technology

300/400 level MET courses which are not required.

Communications Selective

COM 315, COM 320 or COM 415

Total credits required for baccalaureate degree: 128