Mechanical engineers build, design and test all types of machinery. The mechanical engineering minor from CBU gives students a strong foundation in mechanical engineering, one of the broadest branches of engineering. It is a great minor for engineering students to expand their knowledge and capabilities.
Complete 48 units from the following courses to obtain a minor in mechanical engineering.
Program Enrollment and Degree Data
Study of forces, moments, free-body diagrams, friction, equilibrium, first and second moments of lines, centers of pressure, mass and gravity, and moments of inertia.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR241-A Bai, Jong-Wha |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Engineering 221 |
EGR241-A Abdelmessih, Amanie N. |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Engineering 107 |
EGR241-B Jung, Helen |
09/02/2025 | TTh | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Engineering 119 |
EGR241-C Abdelmessih, Amanie N. |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Engineering 107 |
EGR241-D Kim, Yeesock |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Engineering 303 |
Introduction of stress and strain, stress transformations, analysis of stresses, strain, and deflections in axial members, beams, and torsional shafts. Analysis of pressure vessels.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR242-B Gordon, Mark T |
01/13/2025 | TTh | 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM | Engineering 230 |
EGR242-A Kim, Yeesock |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Engineering 119 |
EGR242-C Gordon, Mark T |
01/13/2025 | TTh | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Engineering 305 |
EGR242-D Kim, Yeesock |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Engineering 305 |
EGR242-A Gordon, Mark T |
05/05/2025 | - | Online | |
EGR242-A Bai, Jong-Wha |
09/02/2025 | TTh | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Engineering 119 |
Basic concepts of analytical geometry, limits and derivatives, differentials and rates, integration, definite and indefinite integrals, differentiation of logarithmic and exponential functions.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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MAT245-A Willett, Robert James |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Park Building ONLN |
MAT245-B Willett, Robert James |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Park Building ONLN |
MAT245-A Willett, Robert James |
05/05/2025 | - | Online | |
MAT245-A Eatinger, Austin Chase |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | TBA ONLN |
MAT245-B Eatinger, Austin Chase |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | TBA ONLN |
Continued study and applications of integration: volumes, lengths, surface of revolution; derivatives and integrals involving trigonometric functions, infinite series, expansion of functions, hyperbolic functions, law of the mean, partial fractions, polar coordinates, and conic sections.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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MAT255-B Eatinger, Austin Chase |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Mission Hall ONLN |
MAT255-A Eatinger, Austin Chase |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Health Science Campus ONLN |
MAT255-A Willett, Robert James |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | TBA ONLN |
MAT255-B Willett, Robert James |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | TBA ONLN |
A study of inorganic chemical systems including properties of atoms, molecules and ions, composition of matter, solutions, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, gas laws, electronic structure of elements, chemical bonding and molecular geometry. Course content is presented at a level required for Chemistry and related science majors.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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CHE115-B Suzuki, Satoru |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Yeager Center A110 |
CHE115-A Tsai, Jones |
01/13/2025 | TTh | 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM | Park Building 123 |
CHE115-A Tsai, Jones |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Mission Hall 124 |
CHE115-B Schacht, Patrick C. |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Yeager Center A110 |
CHE115-C Ferko, Thomas E. |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Yeager Center A110 |
CHE115-D Schacht, Patrick C. |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Yeager Center A110 |
A laboratory experience designed to illustrate and reinforce topics covered in General Chemistry I and introduce students to laboratory practices, experiments and equipment that are foundational to the study of Chemistry.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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CHE115L-C Ketenbrink, Brittany |
01/13/2025 | M | 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM | James Complex 235 |
CHE115L-A Ketenbrink, Brittany |
01/13/2025 | M | 12:00 PM - 2:45 PM | James Complex 235 |
CHE115L-D Haynes, Stacy E. |
01/13/2025 | T | 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM | James Complex 235 |
CHE115L-F Ketenbrink, Brittany |
01/13/2025 | W | 3:00 PM - 5:45 PM | James Complex 235 |
CHE115L-G Ketenbrink, Brittany |
01/13/2025 | W | 12:00 PM - 2:45 PM | James Complex 235 |
CHE115L-I Ketenbrink, Brittany |
01/13/2025 | Th | 10:30 AM - 1:15 PM | James Complex 235 |
CHE115L-B Ketenbrink, Brittany |
01/13/2025 | M | 3:00 PM - 5:45 PM | James Complex 235 |
CHE115L-E Ketenbrink, Brittany |
01/13/2025 | T | 5:30 PM - 8:15 PM | James Complex 235 |
CHE115L-A Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | M | 12:00 PM - 2:45 PM | James Complex 240 |
CHE115L-B Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | M | 3:00 PM - 5:45 PM | James Complex 240 |
CHE115L-C Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | M | 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM | James Complex 240 |
CHE115L-D Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | T | 7:30 AM - 10:15 AM | James Complex 240 |
CHE115L-E Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | T | 11:00 AM - 1:45 PM | James Complex 240 |
CHE115L-F Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | T | 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM | James Complex 240 |
CHE115L-G Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | W | 12:00 PM - 2:45 PM | James Complex 240 |
CHE115L-H Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | W | 3:00 PM - 5:45 PM | James Complex 240 |
CHE115L-I Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | W | 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM | James Complex 240 |
CHE115L-J Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | Th | 11:00 AM - 1:45 PM | James Complex 240 |
CHE115L-K Ketenbrink, Brittany |
09/02/2025 | Th | 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM | James Complex 240 |
This course covers topics such as units, vectors, motion (in one, two and three dimensions), Newton's laws of motion, work, kinetic and potential energy, momentum, impulse, collisions, conservation laws, dynamics of rotational motion, equilibrium, gravitation, and periodic motion. Six (6) hours per week of inquiry-based instruction.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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PHY201-A Chediak, Juan A. |
01/13/2025 | TTh | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Yeager Center A111 |
PHY201-C Chediak, Juan A. |
01/13/2025 | TTh | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Yeager Center A111 |
PHY201-B Chediak, Juan A. |
01/13/2025 | TTh | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Yeager Center A111 |
PHY201-E Choi, Hyung S |
01/13/2025 | MW | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Yeager Center B111 |
PHY201-F Choi, Hyung S |
01/13/2025 | MW | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Yeager Center B111 |
PHY201-A Grant, Ted William |
09/02/2025 | Th | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Mission Hall 109 |
PHY201-B Grant, Ted William |
09/02/2025 | Th | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Mission Hall 109 |
PHY201-C Grant, Ted William |
09/02/2025 | Th | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Mission Hall 109 |
This course covers topics such as fluids, temperature and ideal gas, electric charge and field, Gauss' Law, electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, current, resistance and electromotive force, direct-current circuits, magnetic field and force, Ampere's and Faraday's laws, electromagnetic induction, inductance, alternating current circuits, and electromagnetic waves. Six (6) hours per week of inquiry-based instruction.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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PHY203-C Grant, Ted William |
01/13/2025 | Th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Health Science Campus G120 |
PHY203-A Grant, Ted William |
01/13/2025 | Th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Health Science Campus G120 |
PHY203-B Grant, Ted William |
01/13/2025 | Th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Health Science Campus G120 |
PHY203-A Buchholz, James R |
05/05/2025 | TWTh | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | James Complex 121 |
PHY203-A Chediak, Juan A. |
09/02/2025 | TTh | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Mission Hall 109 |
PHY203-B Chediak, Juan A. |
09/02/2025 | TTh | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Mission Hall 109 |
PHY203-C Chediak, Juan A. |
09/02/2025 | TTh | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Mission Hall 109 |
Thermodynamic properties, heat and work, first and second laws, processes, ideal and nonideal cycles.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR341-A Zhou, Ziliang |
09/02/2025 | M | 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Engineering 204 |
EGR341-B Zhou, Ziliang |
09/02/2025 | Th | 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Engineering 204 |
EGR341-C Zhou, Ziliang |
09/02/2025 | M | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Engineering 204 |
EGR341-D Zhou, Ziliang |
09/02/2025 | Th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Engineering 204 |
Introductory concepts of fluid motions, fluid statics, control volume forms and basic principles, and applications basic principles of fluid mechanics to problems in viscous and compressible flow.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR342-E Zhou, Ziliang |
01/13/2025 | M | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Engineering 202 |
EGR342-F Anklam, Mark R. |
01/13/2025 | W | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Engineering 301 |
EGR342-D Zhou, Ziliang |
01/13/2025 | W | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Engineering 202 |
EGR342-A Zhou, Ziliang |
01/13/2025 | Th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Engineering 202 |
EGR342-B Zhou, Ziliang |
01/13/2025 | Th | 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Engineering 202 |
EGR342-C Zhou, Ziliang |
01/13/2025 | T | 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Engineering 202 |
Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies including Newton's Second Law, work energy methods, impulse-momentum, central and oblique impact.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR343-A Gordon, Mark T |
05/05/2025 | - | Online | |
EGR343-A Zhou, Ziliang |
09/02/2025 | TTh | 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Engineering 204 |
EGR343-B Gordon, Mark T |
09/02/2025 | TTh | 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM | Engineering 204 |
Steady and unsteady heat conduction including numerical solutions, forced and natural convection in external and internal flows, thermal radiation properties and exchange between surfaces, introduction to heat exchangers, and boiling and condensation are covered.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR441-C Baumer, Richard E |
01/13/2025 | T | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Park Building 202 |
EGR441-D Baumer, Richard E |
01/13/2025 | T | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Park Building 202 |
EGR441-B Baumer, Richard E |
01/13/2025 | T | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Park Building 202 |
Design, analysis and visualization of engineering components and systems using interactive computer programs with emphasis on computer simulation.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR442-B Si, Xiuhua April |
01/13/2025 | TTh | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Engineering 106 |
EGR442-A Si, Xiuhua April |
01/13/2025 | TTh | 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Engineering 106 |
Study and applications of vector analysis, partial differentiation, multiple integration, Jacobians, theorems of Green and Stokes, and divergence theorem.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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MAT343-A Sill, Michael R. |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Yeager Center ONLN |
MAT343-A Sill, Michael R. |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Yeager Center ONLN |
Complete three (3) upper division units from the following:
Properties of the principal families of materials used in mechanical engineering design with an introduction to the manufacturing processes used to convert these materials into finished products. Application of statistics and probability to material properties and manufacturing. Laboratory experiments in strength of materials, property of materials, and manufacturing processes.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR344-A Baumer, Richard E |
09/02/2025 | Th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Engineering 119 |
EGR344-B Baumer, Richard E |
09/02/2025 | Th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Engineering 119 |
EGR344-D Baumer, Richard E |
09/02/2025 | Th | 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM | Engineering 119 |
The fundamentals of machine elements in mechanical design. Includes the analysis of components under static and fatigue loadings, and the analysis, properties, and selection of machine elements such as shafts, gears, belts, chains, brakes, clutches, bearings, screw drives and fasteners.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR346-A Hekman, Keith A |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Engineering 305 |
EGR346-B Hekman, Keith A |
09/02/2025 | MWF | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Engineering 305 |
The theory and analysis of vibrating systems including single and multi-degrees of freedom, free and forced, vibrations, with and without damping.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR443-B Hekman, Keith A |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM | Engineering 221 |
EGR443-A Hekman, Keith A |
01/13/2025 | MWF | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Engineering 221 |
Measurement of fluid flow, heat transfer, power and other properties of mechanical equipment. Design of experiments, use of data acquisition systems, date reporting and presentation.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR444-B Baumer, Richard E |
01/13/2025 | Th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Park Building 123 |
EGR444-A Baumer, Richard E |
01/13/2025 | Th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Park Building 123 |
EGR444-C Baumer, Richard E |
01/13/2025 | Th | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Park Building 123 |
This course covers the topics of classification of heat exchangers, design methods, single-phase convection correlations and two phase-correlations, pressure drop calculations, and fouling of heat exchangers. Study of various types of heat exchangers are also discussed, such as double pipe heat exchangers, shell-and-tube heat exchanger, compact heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers, condensers, and evaporators.
Instructor | Start Date | Days | Time | Location |
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EGR445-A Abdelmessih, Amanie N. |
09/02/2025 | T | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Engineering 204 |