2008-2009 Bulletin â PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University
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178<br />
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM: FIRST AND SECOND YEARS<br />
EARLY DECISION TRACK<br />
SEMESTER I SEMESTER II SEMESTER III SEMESTER IV<br />
MATHEMATICS<br />
MATH V1101 (3) MATH V1102 (3) MATH V1201 (3) MATH V1202 (3)<br />
and APMA E2101 (3)<br />
C1401 (3) C1402 (3) C1403 (3) 3<br />
PHYSICS<br />
C1601 (3.5) C1602 (3.5) C2601 (3.5)<br />
(three tracks, choose one)<br />
3<br />
C2801 (4.5) C2802 (4.5)<br />
one semester lecture (3–4) Lab C1500 (3) 2<br />
CHEMISTRY C1403 or C1404 or<br />
C3045 or C1604<br />
ENGLISH<br />
C1010 (3)<br />
COMPOSITION<br />
Z1003 (0) C1010 (3)<br />
(three tracks, choose one) Z0006 (0) Z1003 (0) C1010 (3)<br />
REQUIRED<br />
HUMA C1001, C0CI C1101, HUMA C1002, C0CI C1102,<br />
NONTECHNICAL<br />
or Major Cultures (3–4) or Major Cultures (3–4)<br />
COURSES<br />
(3) Student’s choice, ENME E3105 (4) ENME E3113 (3) ELEN E1201 (3.5)<br />
REQUIRED<br />
see list of first- and second- Mechanics Mechanics of solids Intro. elec. eng.<br />
TECHNICAL year technical electives<br />
COURSES (professional-level courses; MECE E3408 (3)<br />
see page 12) 1<br />
Graphics & design<br />
COMPUTER<br />
Computer language: W1003 (3) or W1004 (3) any semester<br />
SCIENCE<br />
PHYSICAL<br />
C1001 (1) C1002 (1)<br />
EDUCATION<br />
GATEWAY LAB<br />
E1102 (4) either semester<br />
1 ELEN E1201 (see semester IV) satisfies this requirement. However, MECE E1001 is strongly encouraged.<br />
2 May substitute Physics Lab C1493 (3), C1494 (3), or W3081 (2).<br />
3 May substitute BIOL W2001 or higher.<br />
4.Out-of-department study is encouraged,<br />
but at least five courses should<br />
be in mechanical engineering.<br />
Doctoral/Professional Degree<br />
Programs<br />
Students who wish to continue their<br />
studies beyond the master’s degree<br />
level but are unwilling to embark upon a<br />
program of research of the kind required<br />
for a doctoral degree may continue in<br />
a program leading to the professional<br />
degree of Mechanical Engineer (MECE).<br />
The course of study consists of a minimum<br />
of 30 points of work beyond the<br />
master’s degree, combining courses of<br />
an analytical nature with those emphasizing<br />
the applied aspects of one or<br />
more fields in mechanical engineering.<br />
For the professional degree, the student<br />
must have a grade point average of 3.0<br />
or better.<br />
When a student becomes a prospective<br />
candidate for either the Doctor of<br />
Engineering Science (Eng.Sc.D.) or Doctor<br />
of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree, a faculty<br />
adviser is assigned whose task is to<br />
help choose a program of courses, provide<br />
general advice on academic matters,<br />
and monitor academic performance.<br />
The doctoral candidate is expected<br />
to attain a level of mastery in some area<br />
of mechanical engineering, and must<br />
therefore choose a field and concentrate<br />
in it by taking the most advanced courses<br />
offered. This choice of specialty is normally<br />
made by the time the student has<br />
completed 30 points of credit beyond<br />
the bachelor’s degree, at which time a<br />
complete course program is prepared<br />
and submitted to the departmental<br />
doctoral committee for approval. The<br />
student must maintain a grade point<br />
average of 3.2 or better in graduate<br />
courses.<br />
The department requires the<br />
prospective candidate to pass a qualifying<br />
examination. Given once a year, in<br />
<strong>SEAS</strong> <strong>2008</strong>–<strong>2009</strong>
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