Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education

Mechanical engineers put energy and machines to work–from rockets, robots, and airplanes to automobiles, satellites, and renewable energy systems. In RIT's mechanical engineering BS degree you'll study math, science, physics, engineering science, and engineering systems.

Overview

An Engineering degree from RIT Dubai opens up a world of exciting career opportunities and Mechanical Engineering in particular, is involved with a range of cutting-edge design across automotive and aerospace systems, bioengineering devices, and energy-related technologies.

Our labs are equipped to provide you with extensive experimentation and feature everything from 3D printers to Universal Testing Machines, to a comprehensive machine shop to ensure you have access to state-of-the-art facilities to help you in your development as an engineer.

Enrollment data for the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Program

Typical Job Titles

Mechanical Engineer	Product Development Engineer
Automotive Engineer	Controls Engineer
Applications Engineer	Design Engineer
Manufacturing Engineer	Project Manager
Systems Engineer

Industries

Aerospace

Automotive

Defense

Manufacturing

Oil and Gas

Research

Transportation and Logistics

Utilities and Renewable Energy

Mission Statement

The Mechanical Engineering Program aims at providing experiential-based undergraduate education that enables graduates to contribute immediately to the industry, services and government organizations and can succeed in pursuing graduate school. The graduates shall be able to accept the professional and ethical responsibilities to function as Mechanical engineers in a globally connected society, and have the means to refine and augment their skills to meet the current and future demands of an ever-changing world.

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Program Educational Objectives

The Mechanical Engineering Program Educational Objectives (PEO) are broad statements that describe what graduates are expected to attain within a few years of graduation. Program educational objectives are based on the needs of the program’s constituencies.

The Mechanical Engineering faculty, in conjunction with its constituents, have established the following program educational objectives:

PEO 1: “Systems-Based Solutions” Produce graduates who will draw upon the fundamental knowledge, skills, and tools of Mechanical engineering to develop scale-appropriate system-based engineering solutions that satisfy constraints imposed by a global society.
PEO 2: “Life-Long Learners” Produce graduates that will enhance their skills through formal education and training, independent inquiry, and professional development.
PEO 3: “Professional Responsibility” Produce graduates who will work independently as well as collaboratively with others, and demonstrate leadership, accountability, initiative, and ethical and social responsibility.
PEO 4: “Graduate Education” Produce graduates who will successfully pursue graduate degrees at the Master’s and/or PhD level

Program Learning Outcomes

“Engineering Foundations and “Problem Solving” - An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
“Engineering Design”- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
“Communication Skills” - An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
“Professional Awareness and Responsibility” - an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
“Teamwork and Leadership” - an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
“Experimentation” - an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
“Life-Long Learning” - an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Curriculum

The major provides students with a broad academic base complemented by hands-on laboratory activities and professional cooperative education experience. You will devote the first two years to the study of mathematics, physics, chemistry, liberal arts, and engineering sciences, while the third and fourth years emphasize engineering science, design, and systems.

You can then choose to specialize in Energy and Environment, by choosing the appropriate technical electives courses, or complete the program without an option and take a range of technical electives. In the fifth year, you are required to complete the capstone design courses, Senior Design I and II (MECE-497, 498).

You will complete liberal arts general education courses in the social sciences and the humanities to round out your education.

Typical Course Sequence

Total Credit Hours - 129

Course		Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
UWRT-150	FYW: Writing Seminar Writing Seminar is a three-credit course limited to 19 students per section. The course is designed to develop first-year students’ proficiency in analytical and rhetorical reading and writing, and critical thinking. Students will read, understand, and interpret a variety of non-fiction texts representing different cultural perspectives and/or academic disciplines. These texts are designed to challenge students intellectually and to stimulate their writing for a variety of contexts and purposes. Through inquiry-based assignment sequences, students will develop academic research and literacy practices that will be further strengthened throughout their academic careers. Particular attention will be given to the writing process, including an emphasis on teacher-student conferencing, critical self-assessment, class discussion, peer review, formal and informal writing, research, and revision. Small class size promotes frequent student-instructor and student-student interaction. The course also emphasizes the principles of intellectual property and academic integrity for both current academic and future professional writing.	3
MATH-181	Calculus I This is the first in a two-course sequence intended for students majoring in mathematics, science, or engineering. It emphasizes the understanding of concepts, and using them to solve physical problems. The course covers functions, limits, continuity, the derivative, rules of differentiation, applications of the derivative, Riemann sums, definite integrals, and indefinite integrals.	4
MATH-182	Calculus II This is the second in a two-course sequence. It emphasizes the understanding of concepts, and using them to solve physical problems. The course covers techniques of integration including integration by parts, partial fractions, improper integrals, applications of integration, representing functions by infinite series, convergence and divergence of series, parametric curves, and polar coordinates.	4
MECE-102	Engineering Mechanics Laboratory This course examines classical Newtonian mechanics from a calculus-based fundamental perspective with close coupling to integrated laboratory experiences. Topics include kinematics; Newton's laws of motion; work-energy theorem, and power; systems of particles and linear momentum; circular motion and rotation; mechanical waves, and oscillations and gravitation within the context of mechanical engineering, using mechanical engineering conventions and nomenclature. Each topic is reviewed in lecture, and then thoroughly studied in an accompanying laboratory session. Students conduct experiments using modern data acquisition technology; and analyze, interpret, and present the results using modern computer software.	3
MECE-104	Engineering Design Tools This course combines the elements of Design process, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Machine Shop Fabrication in the context of a design/build/test project. You will learn how to work in a team and use a formalized design process to justify and support design choices, how to use a CAD package to create three-dimensional models and assemblies, and how to safely fabricate metal parts using vertical mills and lathes.	3
MECE-117	Introduction to Programming for Engineers This course provides the student with an overview of the use of computer programming for solving problems encountered in engineering. Students will learn how to develop an algorithm for solving a problem and to translate that algorithm into computer code using fundamental structured programming techniques. The programming language(s) employed are selected to support computational problem-solving in higher-level mechanical engineering courses.	3
YOPS-010	RIT 365: RIT Connections RIT 365 students participate in experiential learning opportunities designed to launch them into their career at RIT, support them in making multiple and varied connections across the university, and immerse them in processes of competency development. Students will plan for and reflect on their first-year experiences, receive feedback, and develop a personal plan for future action in order to develop foundational self-awareness and recognize broad-based professional competencies.	0
	General Education - Artistic Perspective	3
	General Education - Ethical Perspective	3
	General Education - Global Perspective	3
	Islamic Culture Course	3
Second Year
MECE-103	Statics This basic course treats the equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies under the action of forces. It integrates the mathematical subjects of calculus, vector algebra and simultaneous algebraic equations with the physical concepts of equilibrium in two and three dimensions. Topics include concepts of force and moment, friction, centroids and moments of inertia, and equilibrium of trusses, frames and machines.	3
MATH-219	Multivariable Calculus This course is principally a study of the calculus of functions of two or more variables, but also includes the study of vectors, vector-valued functions and their derivatives. The course covers limits, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and includes applications in physics. Credit cannot be granted for both this course and MATH-221.	3
MECE-205	Dynamics A basic course in the kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Newton's Laws and the theorems of work-energy and impulse momentum are applied to a variety of particle problems. Systems of particles are employed to transition to the analysis of rigid body problems. Absolute and relative motion are used to investigate the kinematics and kinetics of systems of rigid bodies. Newton's Laws are applied to a variety of two-dimensional rigid body problems.	3
MECE-110	Thermodynamics I A basic course introducing the classical theory of thermodynamics. Applications of the first law of thermodynamics are used to introduce the student to thermodynamic processes for closed and open systems. The Clausius and Kelvin-Planck statements of the second law are then correlated with the concept of entropy and enthalpy to investigate both real and reversible processes and the thermodynamic properties of pure substances. These techniques are then used to evaluate thermodynamic cycles for a variety of applications in power generation and refrigeration. Students are then introduced to techniques to improve thermal efficiency of these cycles such as reheat, regeneration, and co-generation.	3
MECE-210	Fluid Mechanics I This course investigates the physical characteristics of a fluid: density, stress, pressure, viscosity, temperature, vapor pressure, compressibility. Descriptions of flows include Lagrangian and Eulerian; stream-lines, path-lines and streak-lines. Classification of flows include fluid statics, hydrostatic pressure at a point, pressure field in a static fluid, manometry, forces on submerged surfaces, buoyancy, standard and adiabatic atmospheres. Flow fields and fundamental laws are investigated including systems and control volumes, Reynolds Transport theorem, integral control volume analysis of basic equations for stationary and moving control volumes. Inviscid Bernoulli and the Engineering Bernoulli equation are utilized when analyzing fluid systems. Other concepts studied include incompressible flow in pipes; laminar and turbulent flows, separation phenomenon, dimensional analysis.	3
MATH-231	Differential Equations This course is an introduction to the study of ordinary differential equations and their applications. Topics include solutions to first order equations and linear second order equations, method of undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters, linear independence and the Wronskian, vibrating systems, and Laplace transforms.	3
MECE-203	Strength of Materials I A basic course in the fundamental principles of the mechanics of deformable media, including stress, strain, deflections and the relationships among them. The basic loadings of tension, compression, shear, torsion and bending are also included.	3
MECE-204	Strength of Materials I Laboratory A required laboratory course taken concurrently with MECE-203. Students investigate a metallic material’s response to axial, torsional, and bending loads. Students are introduced to reduction and analysis of data, basic experimental techniques, and effective report writing.	1
MECE-305	Materials Science with Applications This course provides the student with an overview of structure, properties, and processing of metals, polymers, and ceramics. Relevant basic manufacturing processes and materials selection is also discussed. There is a particular emphasis on steels, but significant attention is given to non-ferrous metals, ceramics, and polymers	3
MECE-306	Materials Science and Applications Laboratory A required laboratory course taken concurrently with MECE-304 Fundamentals of Materials Science or MECE-305 Materials Science with Applications. Students investigate the effects of the structure, alloying, and processing of materials on their mechanical properties. Students are also introduced to standardized testing methods and effective, professional, report writing.	1
EGEN-099	Engineering Co-op Preparation This course will prepare students, who are entering their second year of study, for both the job search and employment in the field of engineering. Students will learn strategies for conducting a successful job search, including the preparation of resumes and cover letters; behavioral interviewing techniques and effective use of social media in the application process. Professional and ethical responsibilities during the job search and for co-op and subsequent professional experiences will be discussed.	0
MECE-211	Engineering Measurements Lab This course is focused on developing skills and knowledge in the areas of instrumentation, computer data acquisition (DAQ), measurement theory, uncertainty analysis, data analysis, and technical report writing. Specific topics that are covered include: • Physical dimension variability assessment • Centrifugal pump performance evaluation • Temperature, pressure, and flow instrumentation and measurements • LabVIEW programming and DAQ hardware application • Transient measurements including computer data acquisition • Digital signal input and output Each topic includes background theoretical content with some individual exercises and then a team-based lab with accompanying lab report. Reports are submitted first in draft form and are reviewed by peers in class before preparing them for final draft submission	2
	Physical Science Elective I	3
	General Education - Social Perspective	3
Third Year
MECE-348	Contemporary Issues This course introduces students to contemporary technologies in a specific field of mechanical engineering. In the process of exploring these technologies, the course teaches and applies skills related to communication, economic analysis, ethical analysis, and explores the positive and negative effects of technologies on our society and environment. Specific attention is focused on current events both domestically and internationally.	3
MATH-326	Boundary Value Problems This course provides an introduction to boundary value problems. Topics include Fourier series, separation of variables, Laplace's equation, the heat equation, and the wave equation in Cartesian and polar coordinate systems.	3
EEEE-281	Circuits I Covers basics of DC circuit analysis starting with the definition of voltage, current, resistance, power and energy. Linearity and superposition, together with Kirchhoff's laws, are applied to analysis of circuits having series, parallel and other combinations of circuit elements. Thevenin, Norton and maximum power transfer theorems are proved and applied. Circuits with ideal op-amps are introduced. Inductance and capacitance are introduced and the transient response of RL, RC and RLC circuits to step inputs is established. Practical aspects of the properties of passive devices and batteries are discussed, as are the characteristics of battery-powered circuitry. The laboratory component incorporates use of both computer and manually controlled instrumentation including power supplies, signal generators and oscilloscopes to reinforce concepts discussed in class as well as circuit design and simulation software.	3
PHYS-212	University Physics II This course is a continuation of PHYS-211, University Physics I. Topics include electrostatics, Gauss' law, electric field and potential, capacitance, resistance, DC circuits, magnetic field, Ampere's law, inductance, and geometrical and physical optics. The course is taught in a lecture/workshop format that integrates the material traditionally found in separate lecture and laboratory courses.	4
MECE-499	Cooperative Education Nominally three months of full-time, paid employment in the mechanical engineering field.	0
	Physical Science Elective II	3
	General Education - Immersion II	3
	ME Approved Science Elective	3
Fourth Year
MECE-320	System Dynamics This required course introduces the student to lumped parameter system modeling, analysis and design. The determination and solution of differential equations that model system behavior is a vital aspect of the course. System response phenomena are characterized in both time and frequency domains and evaluated based on performance criteria. Laboratory exercises enhance student proficiency with model simulation, basic instrumentation, data acquisition, data analysis, and model validation.	3
MATH-241	Linear Algebra This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of linear algebra, and techniques of matrix manipulation. Topics include linear transformations, Gaussian elimination, matrix arithmetic, determinants, vector spaces, linear independence, basis, null space, row space, and column space of a matrix, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, change of basis, similarity and diagonalization. Various applications are studied throughout the course.	3
MECE-310	Heat Transfer I A first course in the fundamentals of heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation, together with applications to typical engineering systems. Topics include one- and two-dimensional steady state and transient heat conduction, radiation exchange between black and gray surfaces, correlation equations for laminar/turbulent internal and external convection, and an introduction to heat exchangers analysis and design by LMTD and NTU methods.	3
MECE-301	Engineering Applications Laboratory As a modification of the more “traditional” lab approach, students work in teams to complete an open-ended project involving theoretical and empirical analyses of an assigned system, applying engineering concepts and skills learned throughout prior courses. After successfully completing this course, students will have achieved a higher level of understanding of, and proficiency in, the tasks of qualitative treatment of real systems, development and implementation of analytical models, design and implementation of experimental investigations, and validation of results.	2
MECE-348	Contemporary Issues This course introduces students to contemporary technologies in a specific field of mechanical engineering. In the process of exploring these technologies, the course teaches and applies skills related to communication, economic analysis, ethical analysis, and explores the positive and negative effects of technologies on our society and environment. Specific attention is focused on current events both domestically and internationally.	3
MECE-499	Cooperative Education Nominally three months of full-time, paid employment in the mechanical engineering field.	0
Fifth Year
MECE-497	Multidisciplinary Sr. Design I This is the first in a two-course sequence oriented to the solution of real-world engineering design problems. This is a capstone learning experience that integrates engineering theory, principles, and processes within a collaborative environment. Multidisciplinary student teams follow a systems engineering design process, which includes assessing customer needs, developing engineering specifications, generating and evaluating concepts, choosing an approach, developing the details of the design, and implementing the design to the extent feasible, for example by building and testing a prototype or implementing a chosen set of improvements to a process. This first course focuses primarily on defining the problem and developing the design, but may include elements of build/ implementation. The second course may include elements of design, but focuses on build/implementation and communicating information about the final design.	3
MECE-498	Multidisciplinary Sr. Design II This is the second in a two-course sequence oriented to the solution of real-world engineering design problems. This is a capstone learning experience that integrates engineering theory, principles, and processes within a collaborative environment. Multidisciplinary student teams follow a systems engineering design process, which includes assessing customer needs, developing engineering specifications, generating and evaluating concepts, choosing an approach, developing the details of the design, and implementing the design to the extent feasible, for example by building and testing a prototype or implementing a chosen set of improvements to a process. The first course focuses primarily on defining the problem and developing the design, but may include elements of build/ implementation. This second course may include elements of design, but focuses on build/implementation and communicating information about the final design.	3
STAT-205	Applied Statistics This course covers basic statistical concepts and techniques including descriptive statistics, probability, inference, and quality control. The statistical package Minitab will be used to reinforce these techniques. The focus of this course is on statistical applications and quality improvement in engineering. This course is intended for engineering programs and has a calculus prerequisite. Note: This course may not be taken for credit if credit is to be earned in STAT-145 or STAT-155 or MATH 252..	3
	ME Applied Electives	6
	ME Applied or Extended Core Elective	3
	General Education - Immersion II	3
	General Education - Immersion III	3
	Open Elective	6

Please see New General Education Curriculum–Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for more information.

(WI) Refers to a writing-intensive course within the major.

A sample of Mechanical Engineering Electives (indicative only):

- MECE 350 Strength of Materials II

- MECE 352 Thermodynamics II

- MECE 489 Special Topics:

- Refrigeration & Air Conditioning for Hot and Humid Climates

- MECE 529 Renewable Energy Systems

- MECE 544 Introduction to Composite Materials

Options

As a Mechanical Engineering student at RIT Dubai, you have the flexibility to customize your education to suit your career goals. You can choose from one of three options: Energy and Environment, Aerospace Engineering, or Automotive Engineering, or opt to complete the major with the General Mechanical Engineering option and select technical electives that align with your interests. Additionally, you have the opportunity to complement your education by selecting a minor in a related field, further enhancing your skill set and marketability (refer to the list of offered minors).

For those interested in exploring even more options, RIT Dubai also offers the opportunity to study abroad or transfer to the RIT campus in New York, where you can specialize in bio-engineering, subject to achieving additional requirements. With the ability to tailor your education to your goals and interests, RIT Dubai provides a dynamic and personalized experience for its mechanical engineering students.

Resources

For information about the RIT New York, Mechanical Engineering program and options click here

Click here to view/download the flowchart of the BS Mechanical Engineering program (2020- )

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Click here to view/download the flowchart of the BS Mechanical Engineering program (2012 - 2017)

Click here to view/download the program-specific handbook

Click here for Major Electives and Option Requirements

To graduate, students need to complete all the requirements as listed in the curriculum graduation policy

Program Laboratories

Industry 4.0 and Robotics Lab

The Robotics and Industry 4.0 LAB is designed to support and present research in the future of Industry. The main objective is to provide a platform to test and develop universal solutions to optimize the industrial processes given the technological and other industrial advances. This infrastructure is already available to the academic and research community both private and public. The Intelligent Supply Chain LAB (Located alongside the Industry 4.0 Lab) provides a test and experimentation platform to students and researchers from both industrial and academic communities to experiment and develop solutions to the integrated supply chain because of the ever-changing environment. It includes modular elements to simulate similar industrial contexts.

Solid Mechanics Lab

The Solid Mechanics Lab at RIT – Dubai is a well-equipped laboratory for mechanical testing of materials with various experimental facilities. The main objective of the laboratory is to provide students with hands-on experience in structural testing and material property characterization. The lab supports various undergraduate and graduate courses in the mechanical engineering program.

Research Center

This laboratory provides a large working space and equipped with data acquisition equipment to be used by the senior students in their final year graduation projects, also by the graduate students and faculty for their research. The research laboratory is placed next to the mechanical workshop to facilitate the design and manufacturing activities. The research center serves a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses, not limited to MECE 301: Engineering Application Lab, Multidisciplinary Senior Design I & II, MECE-300: Intermediate Machining and Fabrication Lab, MECE 104: Engineering Design Tools.

Thermo Fluids Lab

The Thermo-fluids Lab at RIT – Dubai houses different apparatuses and experimental setups related to various disciplines of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. The lab provides students with hands-on experiences in thermo-fluids and the ability to test and study thermal and aero/hydrodynamics devices and machines. The lab includes experiments that serve in a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses, such as MECE 110 Thermodynamics, MECE 210 Fluid Mechanics, MECE 211 Engineering Measurements Lab, MECE 310 Heat Transfer, MECE 402 Turbomachinery, MECE 409 Aerodynamics, MECE 689 Air Conditioning in Hot Humid Environments.

Materials Science Lab

The Materials Science Laboratory is primarily used by the Mechanical Engineering students to support relevant courses and research activities. The Material Science laboratory consists of equipment such as destructive tensile testing, hardness testing, creep testing, impact testing, metallographic specimen preparation and microscopic examination etc. The experiments are designed to support theoretical concepts taken by the students in the lecture sessions. The students will learn the procedure of measurement, software used in data acquisition, and familiarity with the practical apparatus.

Mechanical Workshop

The Mechanical Workshop at RIT Dubai is a well-equipped laboratory with a variety of conventional and non-conventional machine tools such as machining, grinding, casting, welding, laser cutting, and 3D printing. This laboratory offers a strong hands-on training component of the study to all undergraduate and graduate students. The laboratory also offers an interdisciplinary innovative space for both instructional and research activities. The lab also serves as a workshop for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.

Engineering Mechanics and Instrumentation Lab

The Engineering Mechanics Laboratory is primarily dedicated to support the freshmen Mechanical Engineering courses. The laboratory supports experiments related to Newtonian mechanics from a calculus-based fundamental perspective with close coupling to integrated laboratory experiences. Topics include kinematics; Newton's laws of motion; work, energy, and power; systems of particles and linear momentum; circular motion and rotation; and oscillations and gravitation within the context of mechanical engineering, using mechanical engineering conventions and nomenclature. Each topic is reviewed in lecture, and then thoroughly studied in multiple accompanying laboratory sessions. Students conduct experiments using modern data acquisition technology; and analyze, interpret, and present the results using modern computer software.

Wael Abdel Samad

Department Chair, Associate Professor

Ghalib Kahwaji

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Salman Pervaiz

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Mohamed Samaha

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Mohammed Abdulrahman

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Muhannad Ali

Lab Manager

Ali Daneji

Lab Instructor

Advisory Board

Mr. Faisal Al Kamali Abu Dhabi Ports	Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim ASHRAE
Mr. Musa Faisal Emirates Group	Mr. Sarfraz Dairkee M.A.H.Y. Khoory Group
Mr. Bassel Anbari InterCool Central Air Conditioning	Mr. Ahmed Warsame Al Hamra
Mr. Main Canaan General Electric	Mr. Omar Ghazal General Motors
Mr. Mohamad Abou Laban OCS	Dr. Ahmed Alaa Eldin Green Vision Group

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