Mechanical Engineering Program
Mechanical engineering is concerned with energy and its transformations and the design of objects and structures that move. Mechanical engineers are responsible for conceiving, designing, manufacturing, testing, and marketing devices and systems that alter, transfer, transform and utilize the energy form that ultimately causes motion. Employment opportunities range over product design, development, manufacturing, sales, management, teaching, and research. Employers include industrial companies, consulting firms, and government agencies and non-governmental organizations. The UNF Office of Career Services provides information on companies seeking mechanical engineering graduates for permanent positions or current students for employment in cooperative education positions.
The School of Engineering offers a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Program Educational Objectives
The UNF School of Engineering maintains a mechanical engineering program that produces students who:
- have a strong understanding of the fundamentals
- are able to analyze and synthesize engineering problems
- possess excellent communications skills
- know and uphold ethical standards of the field
- have developed and practiced interpersonal (team) skills
- know how to resolve open-ended design problems
- are computer literate and Internet capable
- have developed and practiced interdisciplinary skills
- have taken and recorded results from the Fundamentals of Engineering and Graduate Record Examinations
- are capable of functioning in a rapidly changing and expanding technical and social environment
- are cognizant of current engineering problems
- are prepared for a life of continual learning
Program Outcomes
Mechanical Engineering graduates have:
- an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
- an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data
- an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
- an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
- an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities
- an ability to communicate effectively
- the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
- a recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in, lifelong learning
- a knowledge of contemporary issues
- an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
- a knowledge of chemistry and calculus-based physics with depth in at least one the ability to apply advanced mathematics through multivariate calculus and differential equations familiarity with statistics and linear algebra
- the ability to work professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems areas including the design and realization of such systems
- been taught by faculty who are maintaining currency in their specialty area