Stony Brook University Mechanical Engineering

The Minor in Mechanical Engineering

The minor in Mechanical Engineering is offered for students who want the record of their University studies to show a significant amount of upper-division work in the discipline. Entry into this minor presupposes a background in mathematics and physics, represented by the prerequisite requirements for the courses listed below.

Requirements for the Minor in Mechanical Engineering (MEC)

Completion of the minor requires 18-20 credits, of which 12-13 are from required courses and 6-7 from electives. 
A student who wishes to pursue this minor should consult with the undergraduate program director in the Department of Mechanical Engineering before registering for the elective courses. All courses must be taken for a letter grade and a g.p.a. of 2.00 or higher is required for the six courses that constitute the minor.

1. Four required courses:

• MEC 260 Engineering Statics
• MEC 262 Engineering Dynamics
• MEC 301 Thermodynamics or ESG 302 Thermodynamics of Materials
• MEC 363 Mechanics of Solids

2. Two elective courses chosen from the following: 

• MEC 305 Heat and Mass Transfer
• MEC 310 Introduction to Machine Design
• MEC 320 Numerical Methods in Engineering Design and Analysis
• MEC 325 Manufacturing Processes and Machining
• MEC 364 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
• MEC 393 Engineering Fluid Mechanics
• MEC 398 Thermodynamics II
• MEC 402 Mechanical Vibrations
• MEC 411 System Dynamics and Control
• MEC 455 Applied Stress Analysis

Note: Other electives require the appro­val of the undergraduate program director.