Undergraduate Programs

• Mechanical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
  

Mechanical Engineering

UDM's ME graduates "hit the ground running." They are productive engineers from the day they graduate. Not only are theoretical concepts covered in detail, but applications to real-life engineering problems are woven throughout the curriculum. Every engineering student graduates with one full year of "real world" engineering experience. The combination of solid education and co-op experience helps to explain why UDM engineers are in high demand.

Extensive laboratory experiences provide plenty of hands-on opportunities. Our laboratories are fitted with state-of-the-art equipment, like the data acquisition software Labview for Windows and a Laser Doppler Velocimeter for measurement of fluid velocities. The Automotive Lab contains several dynamometers plus other equipment to measure engine performance.

Why should you consider UDM for your Mechanical Engineering undergraduate degree?

• UDM's ME graduates have the best education and experience.
• Freshman ME students start designing products and processes with exciting projects that use advanced CAD software and rapid prototyping.
• The ME Curriculum is responsive to industry needs.
• Continual contact with alumni in the Big Three and other industries keep our faculty and curriculum up to date.
• The ME program maintains an intense partnership with international engineering leaders.
• NO TAs - top faculty teach all courses.
• ME students get personal attention, in small classes, from doctoral degreed faculty - faculty who place teaching first.
• ME faculty have received over a dozen awards in recent years from the National Science Foundation for course and lab development.
• Ford Motor Company selected UDM's Mechanical Engineering Programs for its employees.

Current UDM undergrads may be eligible for our 5 year Bachelor's/Master's Program.   

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Program Educational Objectives

1. To produce engineers who understand the performance of engineered products and systems in terms of the relevant fundamental principles of math, science and the humanities, whether they are practicing engineers or students in graduate engineering programs.
2. To produce engineers who excel in the professional practice of mechanical engineering. Professional practice includes the ability to identify, design and implement solutions to technical problems through a multiplicity of laboratory, analytical and communication methods within a business climate.
3. To produce engineers who are aware of how their roles as technical professionals and leaders affect the wider human community, and who are motivated by moral principles in their professional and personal lives.

Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Program Outcomes

Graduates from the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering program at the University of Detroit Mercy will have:

• a) an ability to apply knowledge of math, science and engineering principles to manufacturing, thermal systems, and mechanical engineering.
• b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data relating to thermal and mechanical systems.
• c) an ability to design thermal and mechanical systems, components or processes to meet desired needs.
• d) an ability to function effectively on multi-disciplinary teams.
• e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve mechanical engineering problems.
• f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
• g) an ability to communicate effectively.
• h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering decisions in a global and societal context.
• i) a recognition of need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
• j) an awareness of current trends and global issues related to the mechanical engineering profession.
• k) an ability to use techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for mechanical engineering practice.
• l) a full year of industrial experience.
• m) a general knowledge of chemistry and an in-depth knowledge of calculus based physics.
• n) the ability to apply advanced mathematics through multivariate calculus and differential equations.
• o) a familiarity with statistics and linear algebra.

An Academic Summary Form and Flowchart of the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate program can be found under Downloadable Forms. 

For more information on the Mechanical Engineering Program, contact Dr. Jonathan Weaver by phone at 313-993-3372 or by e-mail to weaverjm@udmercy.edu

Manufacturing Engineering 

The State of Michigan is a world leader in many high-tech manufacturing areas which has made it very attractive to industrial firms who are in search of well qualified manufacturing engineers. We continually hear from representatives of our major industry partners that they are looking for well-rounded manufacturing engineers with the solid knowledge/skills and hands-on experience necessary for analyzing and solving problems in manufacturing and related technologies.
The University of Detroit Mercy is strategically positioned to provide and expand the best education for all of its manufacturing engineering students. Therefore, we have tailored this program to address the critical shortage of manufacturing engineering professionals in the region and throughout the U.S. Our challenge is to attract talented students into the manufacturing engineering program and utilize the latest educational tools to equip them to excel in their profession.

Goals of UDM BMfgE Program:

• To produce manufacturing professionals for leadership in technology and manufacturing.
• To produce manufacturing engineers who excel in the ability to identify, solve, and implement solutions to manufacturing problems by application of a broad range of experimental, analytical, and communication tools and methods in their professional and business environments.
• To produce manufacturing engineers who exactly fit into the needs of the industry and job market by integrating academic, hands-on laboratory activities, and co-op experience.
• To produce manufacturing engineers who have the ability to function effectively in multi-disciplinary teams and are able to identify, formulate and solve manufacturing engineering problems.
• To provide graduates with foundation for lifelong career growth.
  

Key Features:

• Modern Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum.
• Program develops capabilities defined by industry, active Industry Advisory Committee.
• Strong engineering core curriculum.
• Broad liberal-arts foundation develops leadership capabilities.
• Quality faculty – with doctorates and industrial experience.
• Co-op experience provides early opportunity to apply knowledge.

Why Should You Consider Joining Our Program

• We have developed an advanced curriculum that is industrially relevant. It provides a strong foundation in communications, liberal arts, mathematics, and engineering sciences and the most up-to-date manufacturing technology and practice.
• An important component of our program is practical hands-on-experience that will be achieved through courses that heavily rely on using our Manufacturing Systems and Manufacturing Processes Laboratories as a part of their syllabus. We have developed an advanced manufacturing systems lab that will constitute a key component of many of the courses offered in the manufacturing engineering program.
• We will always provide students with the opportunity to be exposed to the latest advances and techniques used for simulation and integration of systems as well as implementation issues when integrating an entire system. In this regard, we will take advantage of recent advances in computers and information technology and increased applications of hardware/software in design and analysis of manufacturing systems from product design all the way to physical production of the part.
• Throughout the program and in partnership with our industrial members, we use real industrial projects for students that create a unique environment for their learning. This adds an important industrially relevant component to the curriculum that is very important for your future career. In this regard, we are constantly developing new courses which are appropriate to the needs of industry.
• We will always emphasize a multidisciplinary approach to your learning that is very unique. To develop strong cross-disciplinary, team-based capabilities applicable to industrially relevant problems, students in the manufacturing engineering program will join students in other engineering disciplines to form cross-disciplinary teams. The lab will be used by these teams to experiment with real, small scale systems to address relevant industrial problems with strategic and technological components. This exposure to cross-disciplinary, team-oriented, industrially relevant education will be a major factor assuring your future success and preparing you to take leadership positions in your future career.

An Academic Summary Form and Flowchart of the Manufacturing Engineering undergraduate program can be found under Downloadable Forms. 

For more information on the Manufacturing Engineering Program, contact Dr. Mostafa Mehrabi by phone at (313)-993-3285 or by e-mail to mostafme@udmercy.edu