Jump Station Undergraduate Program Index General Registration Information Student Advising ME Curriculum Standard Option ME Curriculum Aerospace Option ME Curriculum Biomechanics Option Department Electives Technical Electives Humananities Social Sciences Electives and Requirements Prerequisite Chart and Complete Course Descriptions Dual-Degree Programs Junior Year Abroad Internships and Co-op Program J.J. Slade Scholars Program

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offers both a standard Mechanical Engineering curriculum leading to a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, and an Aerospace or Biomechanics Option. The latter culminates with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and an Aerospace Certificate. Students who select the Aerospace option will be required to include in their departmental electives three courses related to aerospace. In addition, they take an aerospace lab in their senior year in lieu of one standard senior lab.

Throughout the Mechanical Engineering curriculum, every effort is made to fulfil the department's educational objectives, namely:

1. To educate and train students in Mechanical Engineering in a technically sound, challenging and professional manner
2. To prepare students to enter careers ready to make positive contributions to their professions and society, or to continue on to successful graduate research and education
3. To inculcate in students the responsibilities and rewards associated with an engineering career and life-long service to the profession.

Details of the standard curriculum and aerospace or biomechanics option are presented in section II: The MAE Curriculum.


The MAE Department has two independent study courses each semester, namely 650:467 Engineering Projects Lab I and 650:491 Special Problems in the Fall semester, and 650:468 Engineering Projects Lab II and 650:492 Special Problems in the Spring semester. These courses allow students to apply both analytical and experimental skills to an engineering research project. The independent study courses involve individual work with weekly consultations with a faculty advisor. Details and requirements for these courses are presented in section III: Detailed Course Descriptions.


BA-BS: The five year programs are offered in cooperation with Rutgers, Livingston, and Douglass Colleges, and are described in detail on page 386 of the New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog, 1999-01. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students pursuing the five-year BA-BS program jointly with Douglass, Livingston or Rutgers College, must complete 48 credits of liberal arts course work, beyond the general and technical courses required by the Mechanical and Aerospace curriculum. Eighteen of these 48 credits must satisfy the Hum/Soc. elective requirements of the School of Engineering. Students interested in the five-year program should consult with the undergraduate director during each term of their first two years. The total number of credits required for the dual-degree program must be at least 30 credits more than is required for the B.S. program alone. Details of the dual degree curriculum for physics and eligibility requirements can be reached from the jump station above.
BS-MBA: Qualified candidates for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in the School of Engineering, are given the opportunity to obtain the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management in one year of academic work, following the completion of the requirements for their B.S. degree. Ordinarily, candidates for the MBA degree must complete 61 credits of academic work at the Graduate School of Management. However, with careful curriculum planning, candidates for the BS. degree in Mechanical Engineering may reduce this requirement by at least 15 credits by work completed while enrolled in the School of Engineering, thereby shortening the time required to obtain the combined degree by one or two terms. Details of the dual degree curriculum and eligibility can be reached from the jump station above.
BS-MS:Qualified candidates for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree are given the opportunity to obtain the Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in an expedited way. This is made possible by conducting research at the undergraduate level or by taking graduate level courses. Click here for more details about the BS-MS program and here for more on the MAE graduate program.


The Co-op internship (650:496/7) provides the student with the opportunity to gain practical professional experience before graduation. Prior course work and knowledge is integrated in a working mechanical engineering environment. Supervision and evaluation of the student's job performance is provided by the department in conjunction with the employing institution. Details and requirements for the Co-op internship can be reached from the jump station above.