Mechanical Engineering Program

Within 3 to 5 years after graduation from the ME program, the graduates are expected to:

• Further their intellectual growth through graduate education or professional development.
• Apply their creativity and global perspective in their engineering or non-engineering professions.
• Assume leadership roles in a variety of contexts.

Graduates of the ME program should be able to demonstrate:

1) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

2) 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

3) an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences

4) 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

5) 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

6) an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions

7) an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

 

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in ME must satisfactorily complete 136 credit hours required by the JI ME program, including:

• Engineering Foundation:                        39 credits
• Program Subjects:                                     50 credits
• Academic Writing:                                     8 credits
• Intellectual Breadth:                                    16 credits
• Electives:
  • Advanced Mathematics:                         3 credits
  • Flexible Technical Electives:             11 credits
  • General Electives:                         9 credits

Additionally, domestic Chinese students are also required to take all Chinese politics courses required by the Ministry of Education of China. International students are required to take 12 credits of Chinese language and culture courses.

Course requirements for each of the credit categories are listed below:

 

Engineering Foundation (39 credits)

• Calculus II – MATH1160J or Honors Calculus II – MATH1560J or Honors Mathematics II – MATH1860J
• Calculus III – MATH2150J or Honors Calculus III – MATH2550J or Honors Mathematics III – MATH2850J
• Calculus IV – MATH2160J or Honors Calculus IV – MATH2560J or Honors Mathematics IV – MATH2860J
• Linear Algebra – MATH2140J or MATH4170J
• Chemistry CHEM2090J or CHEM2100J
• Chemistry Lab – CHEM2110J
• General Physics PHYS1401J and PHYS2401J, Physics PHYS1500J and PHYS2500J or honors sequence PHYS1600J and PHYS2600J
• Physics Lab I & II – PHYS1410J & PHYS2410J
• Introduction to Engineering – ENGR1000J
• Introduction to Computer and Programming – ENGR1010J

Program Subjects (50 credits)

• Introduction to Circuits – ECE2150J
• Machineshop Training – ME0800J or ME0801J
• Introduction to Solid Mechanics –ME2110J
• Thermodynamics – ME2350J
• Introduction to Dynamics and Vibrations – ME2400J
• Design and Manufacturing I – ME2500J
• Fluid Mechanics I – ME3200J
• Heat Transfer – ME3350J
• Design and Manufacturing II – ME3500J
• Modeling, Analysis and Control of Dynamic Systems – ME3600J
• Mechanical Behavior of Materials – ME3820J
• Laboratory I – ME3950J
• Design and Manufacturing III – ME4500J or Global MDP – ENGR4500J
• Laboratory II – ME4950J

Academic Writing (8 credits)

• Academic Writing I – ENGL1000J
• Academic Writing II – ENGL2000J

Intellectual Breadth (16 credits)

This category requires:

• 2 credits of Professional Ethics – ENGR4960J, and
• 14 credits of courses in humanities, social sciences, professional development, natural sciences, and art.
• At least 3 credits in humanities and at least 3 credits in social sciences must be completed.
• Up to 8 credits of language courses can be counted towards this category.

 

Humanities category includes, but not limited to, Philosophy, English Language and Literature, Asian Languages and Culture, American Culture, Comparative Literature, Film Studies, etc.

Social Sciences category includes, but not limited to, International and Comparative Studies, Political Science, Asian Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, History, etc.

Professional Development category includes, but not limited to, Engineering Ethics, Business Studies, Entrepreneurship Studies, etc.

Natural Sciences includes Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, and Earth Sciences.

A complete list of courses is maintained at the JI Undergraduate Education Office.

Advanced Mathematics (3 credits):

The advanced mathematics requirement can be fulfilled by taking ECE4010J, MATH4540J, MATH4710J, or other courses approved by the ME Program Advisor. Any qualified credits in excess of 3 may be applied to the Flexible Technical Elective or General Elective categories.

Flexible Technical Electives (11 credits):

It is the intent of the flexible technical elective requirement that students take a number of core technical electives to develop deeper technical knowledge in specific engineering areas.

The flexible technical electives credits can be satisfied with:
• Any 300-level or higher courses in ME or in other engineering, biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics fields, excluding TC3000J and TC4960J.

Up to 3 credits of courses taken from other engineering or science departments of SJTU may be counted in this category but must be 300-level or higher. These courses must be approved by the ME Program Advisor. The JI Undergraduate Education Office keeps a list of pre-approved courses.

Any credits in excess of 11 may be applied to the General Elective category.

The technical elective courses in ME can refer to three disciplinary areas including Design, Manufacturing, and Systems; Solid Mechanics; and Thermal Fluids. The courses JI offers in each ME area in recent semesters are listed as follows. The Undergraduate Education Office maintains a complete list of the courses.

Discipline Areas	Required Courses	Elective Options
Design, Manufacturing, and Systems	ME2400J Intro to Dynamics and Vibrations ME2500J Design & Manufacturing I ME3500J Design & Manufacturing II ME3600J Modeling, Analysis and Control of Dynamic Systems ME4500J Design & Manufacturing III	ME4550J Intro. to Data Driven Eng. Design ME4610J Automatic Control ME4670J Introduction to Robotics ME4820J Machining Processes ME6601J Mechatronic Systems Design ECE6602J Linear Systems ME6801J Manufacturing Processes and Systems
Solid Mechanics	ME2110J Intro to Solid Mechanics ME3820J Mechanical Behavior of Materials	ME3110J Strength of Materials ME4050J Finite Elements in Mechanical Eng. ME6101J Continuum Mechanics
Thermal and Fluids	ME2350J Thermodynamics I ME3200J Fluid Mechanics ME3350J Heat Transfer	ME4210J Thermal-Fluids Systems Design ME4320J Combustion ME4330J Advanced Energy Solutions ME4340J Materials for Energy Conversion ME4580J Automotive Engineering ME6202J Computational Fluid Dynamics

General Electives (9 credits):

General electives are intended to allow students to explore any dimension of intellectual endeavor that they elect, in both technical (including engineering) and non-technical fields. This requirement can be met by any course subject to the following restrictions:

• A maximum of 4 credits of research work (such as PRP, IAP, etc.) can be counted towards graduation.

Students should select general elective classes to explore areas of their cultural interest or professional interest, such as:

• Management, business, or finance classes in preparation for working in industry.
• Classes to prepare for further study outside engineering such as medicine, dentistry, law or education.
• Additional language, literature or culture classes to prepare for a career in the global economy.
• Additional engineering classes to go into more depth than the limited program of technical electives allows.
• Engineering classes in other departments in preparation for graduate school outside Mechanical Engineering.