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USC Catalogue 2015-2016

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USC Catalogue 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Mechanical Engineering (BS)

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The requirement for the degree is 128 units. A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) is required in all upper division courses applied toward the major, regardless of the department in which the courses are taken. See the common requirements for undergraduate degrees section.

Composition/Writing Requirement

WRIT 150 Writing and Critical Reasoning–Thematic Approaches Units: 4
WRIT 340 Advanced Writing Units: 3, 4 (3 Units Required)

General Education

General education Units: 24 +

Pre-Major Requirements

Math Requirement

MATH 125g Calculus I Units: 4
MATH 126 Calculus II Units: 4 or
MATH 127 Enhanced Calculus II Units: 4
MATH 226 Calculus III Units: 4 or
MATH 227 Enhanced Calculus III Units: 4
MATH 245 Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I Units: 4

Physics Requirement

PHYS 151Lg Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics Units: 4 * or
PHYS 161Lg Advanced Principles of Physics I Units: 4
PHYS 152L Fundamentals of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism Units: 4 or
PHYS 162L Advanced Principles of Physics II Units: 4
PHYS 153L Fundamentals of Physics III: Optics and Modern Physics Units: 4 or
PHYS 163L Advanced Principles of Physics III Units: 4

Chemistry Elective

CHEM 105aLg General Chemistry Units: 4 * or
CHEM 115aLg Advanced General Chemistry Units: 4 or
MASC 110L Materials Science Units: 4

Major Requirements

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Core

AME 101L Introduction to Mechanical Engineering and Graphics Units: 3
AME 201 Statics Units: 3
AME 204 Strength of Materials Units: 3
AME 301 Dynamics Units: 3
AME 302 Dynamic Systems Units: 3
AME 308 Computer-Aided Analyses for Aero-Mechanical Design Units: 3
AME 309 Dynamics of Fluids Units: 4
AME 310 Engineering Thermodynamics I Units: 3
AME 331 Heat Transfer Units: 3
AME 341aL Mechoptronics Laboratory I and II Units: 3
AME 341bL Mechoptronics Laboratory I and II Units: 3
AME 441aL Senior Projects Laboratory Units: 3

Materials Science

MASC 310 Materials Behavior and Processing Units: 3

Information Technology

ITP 168x Introduction to MATLAB Units: 2

Tracks (Choose one)

Standard Track (23 Units)

AME Core Electives*	12
AME Capstone Elective**	3
AME Design Elective***	3
Technical Electives+	5

*Any upper-division course in AME.

**Any approved Capstone Elective course (select from AME 409 , AME 415 , AME 423 , AME 430 , AME 443 or other department-approved course).

***An approved AME design course (select from AME 408 , AME 430 or any special topic design course).

+ Technical Electives must be upper-division engineering, MATH, PHYS or CHEM classes.

Computational Track (23 Units)

AME 404 Computational Solutions to Engineering Problems Units: 3
AME 408 Computer-Aided Design of Mechanical Systems Units: 3
AME 415 Turbine Design and Analysis Units: 3
CSCI 455x Introduction to Programming Systems Design Units: 4
EE 241 Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering Units: 3
ITP 165x Introduction to C++ Programming Units: 2
MATH 445 Mathematics of Physics and Engineering II Units: 4
Free Electives Units: 1

Design Track (23 Units)

AME 305 Mechanical Design Units: 3
AME 403 Stress Analysis Units: 3
AME 408 Computer-Aided Design of Mechanical Systems Units: 3
AME 409 Senior Design Project Units: 4
AME 410 Engineering Design Theory and Methodology Units: 3
AME 420 Engineering Vibrations I Units: 3
Technical Electives* Units: 4

Note:

*Technical Electives must be upper-division engineering, MATH, PHYS or CHEM classes.

Dynamics/Controls Track (23 Units)

AME 303 Dynamics of Machinery Units: 3
AME 420 Engineering Vibrations I Units: 3
AME 423L Loudspeaker and Sound-System Design Units: 3
AME 443 Control Systems Laboratory Units: 3
AME 451 Linear Control Systems I Units: 3
AME 453 Engineering Dynamics Units: 3
Technical Electives* Units: 5

Note:

* Technical Electives must be upper-division engineering, MATH, PHYS or CHEM classes.

Thermo/Fluids Track (23 Units)

AME 312 Engineering Thermodynamics II Units: 3
AME 415 Turbine Design and Analysis Units: 3
AME 430 Thermal Systems Design Units: 3
AME 436 Energy and Propulsion Units: 3
AME 457 Engineering Fluid Dynamics Units: 3
Technical Electives* Units: 8

Note:

* Technical Electives must be upper-division engineering, MATH, PHYS or CHEM classes.

Total units: 128

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