Program: Mechanical Engineering BS - Texas Tech University

Mar 29, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Communication Literacy Requirement

Communication Literacy courses meeting the CL requirement for the Mechanical Engineering major are ME 4370 and ME 4371 .

Recommended Foundational Curriculum for Engineering All Majors

First Year

Fall

ENGR 1330 - Computational Thinking with Data Science 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 1110 - Engineering Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1451 - Calculus I with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1307 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours AND
CHEM 1107 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ENGR 1320 - Bio-Inspired Design for Engineers 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 2392 - Engineering Ethics and Its Impact on Society 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1452 - Calculus II with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1408 - Principles of Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Recommended Curriculum

Second Year

Fall

MATH 2450 - Calculus III with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 2401 - Principles of Physics II 4 Semester Credit Hours
ME 2207 - Engineering Design Graphics 2 Semester Credit Hours
ME 2301 - Statics 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

MATH 3350 - Higher Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 2322 - Engineering Thermodynamics I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 2302 - Dynamics 3 Semester Credit Hours
ECE 3301 - General Electrical Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 2315 - Computer-Aided Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Third Year

Fall

ME 3303 - Solid Mechanics 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 3311 - Materials Science 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 3342 - Mathematical Statistics for Engineers and Scientists 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 3370 - Fluid Mechanics 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 3322 - Engineering Thermodynamics II 3 Semester Credit Hours
Oral Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours*

Total: 18

Spring

ME 3365 - Introduction to Design 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 3228 - Materials and Mechanics Laboratory 2 Semester Credit Hours
ME 3333 - Dynamic Systems and Vibrations 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 3264 - Computational Techniques 2 Semester Credit Hours
ME 3371 - Heat Transfer 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Fourth Year

Fall

ME 4370 - Engineering Design I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 4234 - Control of Dynamic Systems Laboratory 2 Semester Credit Hours
ME 4334 - Control of Dynamic Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
IE 2324 - Engineering Economic Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
History Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours*
Department Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours (Select from department-approved list.)

Total: 17

Spring

ME 4371 - Engineering Design II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 4251 - Thermal-Fluid Systems Laboratory 2 Semester Credit Hours
Department Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours (Select from department-approved list.)
Department Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours (Select from department-approved list.)
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours*†

Total: 14

Total Hours: 131

All students must satisfy the university foreign language requirement with two years of foreign language credit from high school OR two semesters of college credit.

* Choose from core curriculum requirements.

^† Choose a Creative Arts course that also meets the multicultural requirement .