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Program checklist · Mechanical Engineering BS/MS

Mechanical Engineering BS/MS

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
Mechanical Engineering BS/MS
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Mechanical engineering is one of the most flexible-and practical-degrees. It’s for people who want to know how different types of machines, engines and systems work so they can make them better. Whether you want to design self-driving cars, improve wind turbines, build life-saving robots-or find other ways to change the world by solving problems-let’s get started.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_d3d38acc
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

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      Mechanical Engineering Core (99 credits)

      38 items
      1. CHE 107LR
        General Chemistry for Engineers I
        Not resolved to a course
        3.5
      2. CHE 127LAB
        General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory 1
        Not resolved to a course
        0.5
      3. CHE 101LR
        General Chemistry
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. CHE 113LAB
        General Chemistry
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. CHE 105LLR
        Chemistry: Principles and Applications
        Not resolved to a course
        5
      6. EAS 199SL
        UB Seminar
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. EAS 202SEM
        Engineering Impact On Society
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      8. EAS 207LR
        Statics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. EAS 208LR
        Dynamics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. EAS 209LR
        Mechanics of Solids
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. EAS 230LLB
        Engineering Computations
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. EAS 360LEC
        STEM Communications
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. EAS 200LR
        Electrical Engineering Concepts for Non-Majors
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. EE 202LR
        Circuit Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. MAE 177LLB
        Introduction to CAD
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      16. MAE 204LR
        Thermodynamics I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. MAE 277LEC
        Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Practice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. MAE 311LEC
        Machines and Mechanisms I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      19. MAE 334LLB
        Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lab I
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      20. MAE 335LR
        Fluid Mechanics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      21. MAE 336LEC
        Heat Transfer
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      22. MAE 338LAB
        Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lab II
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      23. MAE 340LEC
        Dynamic Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      24. MAE 341LEC
        Feedback Control Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      25. MAE 364LEC
        Manufacturing Processes
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      26. MAE 376LLB
        Applied Mathematics for MAE
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      27. MAE 377LLB
        Product Design in a CAE Environment
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      28. MAE 381LEC
        Engineering Materials
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      29. MAE 385LAB
        Engineering Materials Laboratory
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      30. MAE 451LEC
        Design Process and Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      31. MAE 494LEC
        Design Project
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      32. MTH 141LR
        College Calculus I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      33. MTH 142LR
        College Calculus 2
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      34. MTH 241LR
        College Calculus 3
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      35. MTH 306LR
        Introduction to Differential Equations
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      36. PHY 107LR
        General Physics I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      37. PHY 108LR
        General Physics II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      38. PHY 158LAB
        General Physics II Lab
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      General Technical Elective (3 credits minimum)

      18 items
      1. Any 300/400 level 3-credit course that is offered by a department within SEAS (i.e. EAS, ENS, MAE, CIE, IE, etc.).
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Excluded courses (too much overlap with MAE courses):
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CE 304LR
        Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
        Not resolved to a course
      4. CE 317LR
        Transport Processes I
        Not resolved to a course
      5. CE 318LR
        Transport Processes II
        Not resolved to a course
      6. CE 341LEC
        Applied Mathematics for Chemical Engineers
        Not resolved to a course
      7. CIE 354LR
        Fluid Mechanics
        Not resolved to a course
      8. MTH 300
        level courses except MTH 337 , MTH 437 , and MTH 49X courses.
        Not resolved to a course
      9. BIO 200LLB
        Evolutionary Biology
        Not resolved to a course
        5
      10. BIO 201LEC
        Cell Biology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. CHE 102LR
        General Chemistry
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      12. CHE 106LLR
        Chemistry: Principles and Applications
        Not resolved to a course
        5
      13. CHE 108LR
        General Chemistry for Engineers II
        Not resolved to a course
        3.5
      14. PHY 207LR
        General Physics III
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      15. PHY 301LEC
        Intermediate Mechanics I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      16. PHY 403LEC
        Electricity and Magnetism I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. MGO 330LEC
        Entrepreneurship and Small Business
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. MGO 365SEM
        Technology Entrepreneurship
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Three MAE Technical Electives (9 credits)

      0 items

        Graduate Course Requirements

        0 items

          Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Core (30 credits)

          0 items

            One Applied Math Elective (3 or 4 credits)

            9 items
            1. EAS 305LR
              Applied Probability and Statistics
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. MTH 411LR
              Introduction to Probability Theory
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. STA 301LEC
              Intro to Probability Lecture
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. STA 301REC
              Intro to Probability
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            5. MAE 345LEC
              Intermediate Dynamics
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            6. MAE 425LEC
              Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            7. MTH 309LR
              Introductory Linear Algebra
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            8. MTH 417LR
              Survey of Multivariable Calculus
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            9. MTH 418LR
              Survey of Partial Differential Equations
              Not resolved to a course
              4

            Additional Degree Requirements Include

            2 items
            1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
              Not resolved to a course
            2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 128 credit hour total
              Not resolved to a course

            Notes

            0 items

              Academic Requirements

              0 items

                Curricular Plan

                53 items
                1. EAS 199SL
                  UB Seminar
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                2. CHE 107LR
                  General Chemistry for Engineers I
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3.5
                3. CHE 127LAB
                  General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory 1
                  Not resolved to a course
                  0.5
                4. MTH 141LR
                  College Calculus I
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                5. ENG 105LEC
                  Writing and Rhetoric
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                6. MAE 177LLB
                  Introduction to CAD
                  Not resolved to a course
                  1
                7. PHY 107LR
                  General Physics I
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                8. MTH 142LR
                  College Calculus 2
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                9. ENG 105LEC
                  Writing and Rhetoric
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                10. EAS 230LLB
                  Engineering Computations
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                11. EAS 202SEM
                  Engineering Impact On Society
                  Not resolved to a course
                  1
                12. EAS 207LR
                  Statics
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                13. MAE 204LR
                  Thermodynamics I
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                14. MTH 241LR
                  College Calculus 3
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                15. PHY 108LR
                  General Physics II
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                16. PHY 158LAB
                  General Physics II Lab
                  Not resolved to a course
                  1
                17. MAE 277LEC
                  Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Practice
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                18. EAS 200LR
                  Electrical Engineering Concepts for Non-Majors
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                19. EAS 208LR
                  Dynamics
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                20. EAS 209LR
                  Mechanics of Solids
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                21. MTH 306LR
                  Introduction to Differential Equations
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                22. Pathway
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                23. MAE 377LLB
                  Product Design in a CAE Environment
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                24. MAE 340LEC
                  Dynamic Systems
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                25. MAE 335LR
                  Fluid Mechanics
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                26. MAE 376LLB
                  Applied Mathematics for MAE
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                27. MAE 381LEC
                  Engineering Materials
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                28. EAS 360LEC
                  STEM Communications
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                29. MAE 311LEC
                  Machines and Mechanisms I
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                30. MAE 364LEC
                  Manufacturing Processes
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                31. MAE 336LEC
                  Heat Transfer
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                32. MAE 385LAB
                  Engineering Materials Laboratory
                  Not resolved to a course
                  1
                33. MAE 334LLB
                  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lab I
                  Not resolved to a course
                  2
                34. MAE 341LEC
                  Feedback Control Systems
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                35. MAE 338LAB
                  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lab II
                  Not resolved to a course
                  2
                36. MAE 451LEC
                  Design Process and Methods
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                37. MAE Tech Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                38. MAE 5** Graduate Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                39. Pathway
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                40. MAE 494LEC
                  Design Project
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                41. Applied Math Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                42. MAE 5** Graduate Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                43. General Technical Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                44. Pathway
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                45. UBC 399MNT
                  UB Curriculum Capstone
                  Not resolved to a course
                  1
                46. MAE 5** Graduate Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                47. MAE 5** Graduate Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                48. MAE 5** Graduate Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                49. MAE 5** Graduate Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                50. MAE 5** Graduate Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                51. MAE 5** Graduate Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                52. MAE 5** Graduate Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
                53. MAE 5** Graduate Elective
                  Not resolved to a course
                  3
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