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About Mechanical Engineering
The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers a program leading to a baccalaureate degree in mechanical engineering. The curriculum is accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) and the North West Association of Schools and Colleges.
Mechanical engineering students take fundamental engineering courses, general mechanical engineering courses, and advanced mechanical engineering courses in both theories and applications. Areas of studies covered in the mechanical engineering curriculum include design and manufacturing, dynamics and control, fluid dynamics and heat transfer, mechanics and materials, thermodynamics and propulsion. The Mechanical Engineering Department has elective courses, which allow a student to obtain a mechanical engineering degree with emphasis in a special areas such as aerospace or petroleum.
In addition to regular lectures and laboratories, the mechanical engineering curriculum teaches students computer skills and engineering design methodology. Computer skills include programming, numerical methods, computer/machine interface, and computer-aided design and manufacturing. Engineering design courses train students to apply engineering skills to find and define real life engineering problems and to solve problems efficiently. The mechanical engineering B. S. degree provides a competitive background for graduates interested in engineering professions in industry/government, as well as graduate studies.
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