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Undergraduate Program | Mechanical Engineering

Curriculum

Each student majoring in Mechanical Engineering must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 132 credits distributed as follows:

I. General Education Courses (18 Credits)

Compulsory (9 Credits)

Code Course Credits
9988-123 Intermediate Writing Skills 3
9988-221 Technical Writing 3


Elective (9 Credits)

Restricted Elective

Code Course Credits
0330-100 Kuwait Modern and Contemporary History 3
0330-102 History of Arab and Islamic Civilization 3

or one course from a group of humanities courses

Free Electives

Two courses from humanities/social science electives: (6 Credits)

Students can choose any course from the approved departments at the university.

II. Mathematics and Basic Science Courses (27 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0410-101 Calculus I 3
0410-102 Calculus II 3
0410-111 Linear Algebra 3
0410-211 Calculus III 3
0410-240 Ordinary Differential Equations 3
0420-101 General Chemistry I 3
0420-105 General Chemistry Laboratory I 1
0430-101 General Physics I 3
0430-105 General Physics Laboratory I 1
0430-102 General Physics II 3
0430-107 General Physics Laboratory II 1


III. College of Engineering Requirements (28 Credits)

A. Common Engineering Courses (18 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0600-104 Engineering Graphics and Design 2
0600-205 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 3
0600-207 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals Laboratory 1
0600-208 Thermodynamics for Engineers 3
0600-209 Engineering Economy 3
0600-304 Engineering Probability and Statistics 3
0600-307 Applied Numerical Methods and Programming in Engineering 3


B. Other Engineering Courses (10 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0600-102 Workshop 1
0600-202 Statics 3
0600-203 Dynamics 3
0600-204 Strength of Materials 3


IV. Major Requirements (59 Credits)

A. Compulsory Courses (50 Credits)

Code Course Credits
0630-241 Material Science & Metallurgy I 3
0630-259 Introduction to Design 3
0630-311 Theory of Machines 3
0630-318 System Dynamics 3
0630-322 Thermodynamics II 3
0630-331 Fluid Mechanics I 3
0630-351 Mechanical Design I 3
0630-353 Manufacturing Processes 3
0630-373 Mechanical Engineering Fundamentals Laboratory 1
0630-415 Mechanical Vibrations 3
0630-417 Control of Mechanical Systems 3
0630-421 Heat Transfer 3
0630-424 Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration 3
0630-451 Mechanical Design II 3
0630-455 Computer-Aided Design 3
0630-459 Engineering Design 3
0630-473 Thermal Science Laboratory I 1
0630-474 Dynamics of Machines and Mechanical Vibrations Laboratory 1
0630-475 Thermal Science Laboratory II 1
0630-476 Control of Mechanical Systems Laboratory 1


B. Elective Courses (9 Credits)

Students choose 9 credits from the following list of current Departmental electives.

Code Course Credits
0630-319 Mechatronics 3
0630-325 Refrigerants and the Environment 3
0630-341 Materials Science and Metallurgy II 3
0630-361 Project Planning and Management 3
0630-395 Engineering Training 3
0630-403 Intermediate Dynamics 3
0630-416 Noise and Vibration Control 3
0630-419 Special Topics in Mechanical Design 3
0630-420 Energy Conversion and Utilization 3
0630-422 Internal Combustion Engines 3
0630-423 Computational Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer 3
0630-425 Industrial Refrigeration 3
0630-426 Energy Conservation in Buildings 3
0630-427 Solar Energy 3
0630-428 Power Plant Engineering 3
0630-429 Mechanical Aspects of Desalination Processes 3
0630-431 Fluid Mechanics II 3
0630-433 Combustion 3
0630-437 Aerodynamics 3
0630-438 Jet and Propulsion 3
0630-445 Mechanical Properties of Materials 3
0630-446 Introduction to Composites 3
0630-447 Corrosion Control of Engineering Materials 3
0630-448 Advanced Strength of Materials 3
0630-449 Non-Destructive Testing 3
0630-450 Introduction to Robotics 3
0630-456 Computer-Aided Manufacturing 3
0630-461 Planned Maintenance 3
0630-463 Computational Intelligence in Mechanical Engineering 3
0630-464 Machinery Condition Monitoring 3
0630-465 Introduction to Simulation 3
0630-466 Failure Analysis 3
0630-467 Quality Control 3
0630-478 Introduction to Machine and Robot Vision 3
0630-479 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering 3
0630-481 Tribology and Lubrication 3
0630-483 Biomechanics 3
0630-484 Industrial Safety and Loss Prevention 3
0630-485 Nuclear Power Systems 3
0630-486 Heat Exchanger Design 3
0630-487 Industrial Ventilation 3
0630-488 Thermal Systems Design 3
0630-489 Special Topics in Thermo-Fluid Engineering 3
0630-495 Senior Project 3