Mechanical engineering academic programs
The mechanical engineering program at Memorial offers students a challenging educational experience that will prepare them well for a career in many different areas. Students are exposed to the fundamentals of controls, design, materials, mechanics, and thermo-fluids. The fundamentals are then incorporated into solutions to realistic engineering design problems.
As part of the mechanical engineering program at Memorial, you will study courses in mechanics, solid mechanics, vibration, controls, design, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mathematics, materials, mechanical systems, and basic electronics. Courses on mechanics, solid mechanics and vibrations will teach you the relationship between forces and the resulting motion and deformation of machine components. These courses will help you develop optimal designs of machine components and structures. Courses on materials will introduce you to the fundamental structure of materials and will lead to the selection of materials for use in mechanical components. Courses on mechanical design will introduce you to the fundamentals of engineering design as applied to practical devices such as brakes and clutches. As you progress through the program you will learn modern computer-aided design techniques which will enable you to develop detailed designs of mechanical components using the latest computer software and equipment.
Another aspect of the mechanical engineering program is thermo-fluids (thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer). In these courses you will learn the fundamentals of fluid flow and drag,how to perform energy balances, and how to determine rates of heat transfer in mechanical devices. This material can be used in the design and operation of steam power plants, jet engines, car engines, building heating and ventilation systems, dams, and piping systems. It may also be used in the areas of aerodynamics, supersonic flight, transportation devices and electronic component cooling. Two senior level courses on mechanical equipment and systems will use your knowledge of thermo-fluids to prepare you for the design and optimization of complex mechanical systems (e.g. power plants and refrigeration systems).
Mechanical systems are dynamic and require some form of control. You will study courses on controls in which you will learn control theory, and then apply this theory to practical control systems. This knowledge can be used to develop control systems for something as simple as a household thermostat to a control system for an airplane.
You may also choose to pursue offshore oil and gas engineering options in your last three terms of the program. Such options might include courses like petroleum production engineering, drilling engineering for petroleum exploration and production, and downstream processing.
Mechanical Program Organizational Chart
| Fall | Winter | Spring | |
| Year 1 | Engineering One * | ||
| Year 2 | Term 3 | Work Term | Term 4 |
| Year 3 | Work Term | Term 5 | Work Term |
| Year 4 | Term 6 | Work Term | Term 7 |
| Year 5 | Work Term | Term 8 | - |
