Location: 2008 Cherry Building
Phone: (409) 880-8769
Chair: Hsing-wei Chu
E-mail: hsingwei.chu@lamar.edu
The Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology.
The mission of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô is to provide high-quality educational and meaningful career opportunities for its graduates, so they may assume professional positions of increasing responsibility. Recruiting and educating students in an accredited curriculum of course work and experiences reflects the department’s mission. Demand for graduates of the department will be enhanced by frequent contact with potential employers through initiatives such as co-op programs, consultations, research and development, and student projects. Frequent program assessment ensures that students’ and employers’ needs drive the continual refinement of curricula and departmental objectives.
The vision of the mechanical engineering department at Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô is to be a leader in training students for the mechanical engineering profession. The mechanical engineer may be perceived as one who is engaged in a diverse profession encompassing the analysis, design, synthesis and material optimization for a wide variety of mechanical and thermal systems. The mechanical engineer must work closely with other engineering disciplines to provide tools and equipment components to enable them to practice their professions. In order to cover this wide range of requirements, the mechanical engineer needs a solid foundation in basic sciences, mathematical sciences and engineering.
Program Educational Objectives
As defined by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International, mechanical engineers are men and women who design, develop and manufacture machines that produce, transmit or use power. There is hardly an area in modern life that has not been influenced by a mechanical engineer at some point along the path from invention to installation. Mechanical engineering knowledge is essential to build automobiles, airplanes, ships, satellites and health care equipment, to name a few. Mechanical engineering occupies this unique position as it effectively utilizes basic sciences, mathematical sciences and engineering science and technology.
The major goal of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô is to prepare undergraduate students for challenging and rewarding careers in the mechanical engineering profession. For this purpose, the mechanical engineering program is designed to educate students in the thermal systems and mechanical systems areas. The teaching focus is on basic and mathematical sciences in the freshman and sophomore years, and on engineering sciences in the junior year. In the senior year, the students are educated to develop skills to use the knowledge gained in the sophomore through junior years in mechanical engineering applications.
Keeping in view the above considerations, the faculty, in consultation with the mechanical engineering advisory council, has established the following educational objectives; these are consistent with and supportive of the Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô College of Engineering educational objectives and prepare mechanical engineering students to solve problems ethically and economically by:
Program Outcomes
The purpose of the mechanical engineering program of Â鶹ӳ»Ó°Òô is to ensure that the graduates have:
Rubrics for quantitative measurement of attainment of these program outcomes were developed and used for outcome assessments. Based on the results of the outcome assessments, continuous program improvements are being implemented.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering – 134 hours