Mechanical Engineering & Science, Technology and
Society
Five Year
Course Sequence
General Education
Butler Core Curriculum
CC 101 First Year Seminar (3)
CC 102 First Year Seminar (3)
CC 20X Global and Historical Studies (6) Second Year
Experience
Text and Ideas: Core Division 1 (3)
Perspectives in the Creative Arts: Core Division 2 (3)
The Social World: Core Division 3 (3)†‡
The Natural World: Core Division 4(3) *
Analytic Reasoning: Core Division 5(3)*
CC 1 Physical Well Being (1) Pass/Fail
Writing Across the Curriculum
• Every student must complete a course designated as writing
intensive during the junior or senior year
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Spanish, French, German, Latin, Greek, Chinese or Sign Language
(6)**
Engineering Majors
COM 102 Public Speaking (2)
• All engineering students are required to take public speaking;
this requirement is not fulfilled with the FYS sequence
† Fulfilled by ME majors with: EC 101 Economics and the
Modern World
‡ Economics coursework fulfills this requirement
* Engineering coursework fulfills this requirement
** Completion of six hours at the 200 level or above plus any
needed prerequisites
Basic Science, Math and Engineering
Science
CH 105 General Chemistry (5)*
CH 106 General Chemistry (5)*
PH 201 Analytical Physics 1 (5)
PH 202 Analytical Physics 2 (5)
Math
MA 106 Calculus 1 (5)
MA 107 Calculus 2 (4)
MA 208 Calculus 3 (3)
MA 215 Linear Algebra (3)
MA 334 Differential Equations (3)
Engineering
DD 190 Elementary Engineering Design (3)
DD 297 Engineering Topics: MATLAB (1)
CS 142 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming (3)
PH 351 Linear Circuit Analysis (4)
* CH 107 (Advance Placement Chemistry) may replace CH 105
and CH 106
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Sciences
ME 200 Thermodynamics (3)
ME 270 Basic Mechanics (3)
ME 272 Mechanics of Materials (4)
ME 274 Basic Mechanics 2 (3)
ME 310 Fluid Mechanics (4)
ME 314 Heat/Mass Transfer (4)
ME 330 Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems (3)
ME 340 Dynamic Systems and Measurements (3)
ME 344 Introduction to Materials (3)
ME 482 Control Systems (3)
Engineering Design
ME 262 Mechanical Design (3)
ME 372 Mechanical Design 2 (4)
ME 414 Thermal Fluid Design (3)
ME 462 Engineering Design (4)
Engineering Communication and Ethics
TCM 360 Communications in Engineering (2)
ME 401 Ethics in Engineering (1)
Electives
Mechanical Engineering Electives (9)
List of
approved Mechanical Engineering Electives
Statistics Elective (3)
List of
approved Statistics Electives
Science, Technology and Society
STS 310 Social Studies of Science and Technology (3)
STS 320 Philosophy of Science (3)
STS 330 Science, Technology and Rhetoric (3)
The remaining 21 hours may be chosen from a list of STS courses
in various disciplines (See catalog of STS Courses listed on STS
website).
Co-curricular requirements: STS majors must participate in at
least six designated co curricular activities during their time at
Butler-typically public lectures or other events concerned with STS
issues. The Director of STS will publish a calendar of events that
can be used to meet this requirement. Students must submit a report
describing their impression of the event to director of the STS
program.