|
Mechanical engineers want to know what makes things work. Whether you're talking about automobiles, artificial hearts, industrial turbines or machinery manufacturing, mechanical engineers are involved with the design and continual refinement of them all. UC Davis offers mechanical engineering majors a nearly unparalleled variety of opportunities for hands-on projects that will satisfy your curiosity and drive to create as they help reinforce the fundamental engineering principles you've studied in lecture classes.
Real World
Mechanical engineering graduates from UC Davis may move directly into careers in technical fields in a range of industries. Many are able to put their skills to work solving societal problems such as industrial pollution, the need for practical mass transit systems or the need for clean-running personal vehicles. Others enter graduate study in engineering or other related technical areas.
Major Requirements
You will begin with a rigorous series of courses in mathematics, natural sciences and basic engineering to prepare yourself for more advanced study. At the upper-division level, you will study more advanced essential engineering topics. In your fourth year, you will choose an area of concentration and begin tailoring your major to your own interests. You may study such specialized topics as vehicle stability, mechatronics, combustion and the environment or wind-tunnel experimentation.
Major Adviser
Name: J.A. Schaaf, Ph.D.
Contact: jaschaaf@ucdavis.edu, (530) 752-5548
A Student Perspective
I've particularly enjoyed the mechanical design classes I've taken. I felt the knowledge I gained in them was very practical. The industry experience my professors brought to these courses was extremely valuable and gave me an idea of what to expect in my career. I'm looking forward to graduation so I can put these skills to work.
~ Marc Morales
A Faculty Perspective
If you're considering UC Davis, you should be aware that you will receive the highest-quality engineering education available in the state of California. In addition to your course instruction, you will work with professors in laboratories and conduct research directly with professors, not with graduate student teaching assistants. This is the characteristic of UC Davis' program that makes it unique among both the UC and CSU systems. In a recent survey of engineering undergraduate courses at UC campuses, UC Davis had the smallest class size in engineering courses. Our department also has student participation at the national area in many student competitions, including the Future Car Competition, the Aero "Brick" Competition and the American Society of Automotive Engineers ' all-terrain vehicle competition.
~ Bruce White, professor
College of Engineering
|
