Mechanical Engineering
University of South Alabama - Mobile, AL 36688-0002 / (251) 460-6168
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Last date changed: November 26, 2006
URL: http://www.southalabama.edu/engineering//mechanical/student/faqs.htm
As of the Fall of 2006, 189 undergraduate students were enrolled as well as 49 graduate students. The average undergraduate class size for the M.E. department is 17. For general engineering classes (EG) the average enrollment is about 26. The lower student-faculty ratio offers students ready access to their professors
Mechanical Engineering has active sections of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air- Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The collage has an active section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the national honors society (Tau Beta Pi). Mechanical Engineering has a chapter of the ME national honor society, Pi Tau Sigma, to which students with excellent GPAs are invited to join their junior or senior year.
Only regular faculty teach courses in Mechanical Engineering. Graduate students may assist in laboratories but do not teach classes. General engineering (EG) courses are usually taught three times a year. Mechanical engineering courses for 100-300 level courses are taught twice a year and senior courses (400 level) are taught once a year.
Yes. A $11.00 fee per semester hour, together with University funds, ensure that adequate laboratory equipment is purchased and maintained. Our labs include Mechatronics (Instrumentation and Controls) (EGLB 132), Materials (EGLB 134A), and the CAD lab (EGLB 208) that is available to all mechanical engineering students. Students will take FORTRAN or C++ in their sophomore year but also need to learn word processing [WORD], spreadsheets [EXCEL], and a presentation package [PowerPoint] to be able to do reports and labs. We also have two research laboratories EGCB 230 Computational Fluids Lab and EGLB 130 Materials Laboratory. Upper level undergraduate and graduate students do research in these labs.
The University Bulletin lists all courses required for a degree. This information is also available in the Mechanical Engineering Department along with the department flow chart and humanities/social science requirements. Contact the Office of Admissions at (251) 460-6141 to obtain a bulletin and application materials. This information is also available on the web at http:// www.southalabama.com/
The current average starting salary for mechanical engineering is $51,000 a year in the southeast and $57,550 in the US as a whole. The Career Services office on Old Shell Road helps students prepare resumes and will set up interviews with recruiters who visit the campus. Their number is (251) 460-6188.
Students interested in mechanical engineering should ask to talk the Chair, Dr. David A Nelson or one of the faculty. They can be reached at (251) 460-6168. The fax is (251) 460-6549 and our mailing address is Mechanical Engineering, EGCB 212, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688
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Mechanical Engineering University of South Alabama - Mobile, AL 36688-0002 / (251) 460-6168 For questions or comments Contact Us Last date changed: November 26, 2006 URL: http://www.southalabama.edu/engineering//mechanical/student/faqs.htm |