Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology is offered by the Department of Engineering, Technology and Management. This program provides trained applied mechanical engineering practitioners for small and medium manufacturing and service firms. This market aligns well with the traditional history of Mechanical Engineering Technology education that suggests a greater emphasis on hands-on laboratory experiences and less emphasis on advanced engineering theory. Small to medium firms often require engineering talent that can span the boundary between engineering design and the actual production operations. There are over 1,000 manufacturing firms in the 11-county Greater Philadelphia region which are large enough to employ these versatile mechanical engineering technology graduates.
This diverse set of manufacturing and service firms are expected to prosper in the immediate to near future. Economic advantages in North America such as low energy costs and high productivity resulting from technology-based automation combined with rising wages in traditionally low-cost countries have combined to not only stem the loss of North American manufacturing jobs to Asia but to reverse the trend in a process referred to as re-shoring.
It should be noted that the future career prospects of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates are not significantly different from the prospects of more traditional engineering disciplines.
Campus Location: Main
Program Code: EN-MENT-BSME
Contact Information
Thomas V. Edwards, DPS, Chair
Engineering Building, Room 907
215-204-7794
tve@temple.edu
Liliana Schwartz, PhD, Program Director
Engineering Building, Room 907
215-204-7248
liliana.schwartz@temple.edu
Learn more about the Mechanical Engineering Technology program.
These requirements are for students who matriculated in academic year 2024-2025. Students who matriculated prior to fall 2024 should refer to the Archives to view the requirements for their Bulletin year.
Summary of Requirements
University Requirements
All new students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses for a total of at least six credits. The writing-intensive course credits are counted as part of the major; they are not General Education (GenEd) or elective credits. The writing-intensive courses must be completed at Temple University and students may not transfer in credits to satisfy this requirement. The specific writing-intensive courses required for this major are:
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| ENGR 2196 | Technical Communication | 3 |
| or ENGR 2996 | Honors Technical Communication |
| ENGT 4196 | Capstone Project | 3 |
College and Major Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| MATH 1022 | Precalculus | 4 |
| MATH 1031 | Differential and Integral Calculus | 4 |
| ISE 2101 | Applied Statistical Methods for Industrial and System Engineers | 3 |
| PHYS 1021 | Introduction to General Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 1022 | Introduction to General Physics II | 4 |
| CHEM 1031 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| or CHEM 1951 | Honors General Chemical Science I |
| 1 |
| General Chemistry Laboratory I | |
| Honors Chemical Science Laboratory I |
| Chemistry Laboratory for Engineers | |
| 4 |
| Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming in Python | |
| Computer Programming in C | |
| 4 |
| Analytical Reading and Writing | |
| Analytical Reading and Writing: ESL | |
| Honors Analytical Reading and Writing | |
| IH 0851 | Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life | 3 |
| or IH 0951 | Honors Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life |
| IH 0852 | Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good | 3 |
| or IH 0952 | Honors Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| ECE 2112 | Electrical Devices & Systems I | 3 |
| ECE 2113 | Electrical Devices & Systems I Lab | 1 |
| ENGR 1001 | College of Engineering First Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENGR 1101 | Introduction to Engineering and Engineering Technology | 3 |
| or ENGR 1901 | Honors Introduction to Engineering |
| ENGR 1102 | Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving | 3 |
| ENGR 2196 | Technical Communication | 3 |
| or ENGR 2996 | Honors Technical Communication |
| ENGR 3003 | Business Analysis for Engineers | 3 |
| ENGR 3033 | Entrepreneurial Engineering | 3 |
| ENGT 2322 | Applied Strength of Materials | 3 |
| ENGT 2329 | Additive Manufacturing - 3D Printing | 3 |
| ENGT 2331 | Applied Engineering Statics | 3 |
| ENGT 2521 | Applied Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ENGT 3201 | Applied Materials Technology | 3 |
| ENGT 3323 | Applied Dynamics | 3 |
| ENGT 3532 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ENGT 3651 | Manufacturing Control Systems | 3 |
| ENGT 3652 | CAD/CAM/CNC | 3 |
| ENGT 3661 | Project Management in Engineering Technology | 2 |
| ENGT 4119 | Professional Seminar | 1 |
| ENGT 4175 | Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology Capstone Project I | 2 |
| ENGT 4196 | Capstone Project | 3 |
| ENGT 4342 | Machine Elements | 3 |
| ENGT 4532 | Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning | 3 |
| MEE 1117 | Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering Design | 2 |
| MEE 2305 | Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Lab | 1 |
| MEE 3305 | Materials Laboratory | 1 |
| MEE 3506 | Fluid Mechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 126 |
Suggested Academic Plan
Please note that this is a suggested academic plan. Depending on your situation, your academic plan may look different.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology
Suggested Plan for New Students Starting in the 2024-2025 Academic Year
Plan of Study Grid | Year 1 |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| MATH 1022 | Precalculus | 4 |
| ENGR 1001 | College of Engineering First Year Seminar | 1 |
ENGR 1101
| Introduction to Engineering and Engineering Technology
or Honors Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| MEE 1117 | Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering Design | 2 |
ENG 0802
| Analytical Reading and Writing [GW]
or Analytical Reading and Writing: ESL [GW]
or Honors Analytical Reading and Writing [GW] | 4 |
| 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 17 |
| Spring |
|---|
| MATH 1031 | Differential and Integral Calculus | 4 |
| PHYS 1021 | Introduction to General Physics I | 4 |
| ENGR 1102 | Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving | 3 |
IH 0851
| Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY]
or Honors Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY] | 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 17 |
| Year 2 |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| ENGT 2329 | Additive Manufacturing - 3D Printing | 3 |
| ENGT 2331 | Applied Engineering Statics | 3 |
CHEM 1031
| General Chemistry I
or Honors General Chemical Science I | 3 |
| 1 |
| General Chemistry Laboratory I
or Honors Chemical Science Laboratory I | |
| Chemistry Laboratory for Engineers | |
| PHYS 1022 | Introduction to General Physics II | 4 |
IH 0852
| Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ]
or Honors Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ] | 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 17 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ENGT 2322 | Applied Strength of Materials | 3 |
| ENGT 2521 | Applied Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ECE 2112 | Electrical Devices & Systems I | 3 |
| ECE 2113 | Electrical Devices & Systems I Lab | 1 |
ENGR 2196
| Technical Communication [WI]
or Honors Technical Communication [WI] | 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 16 |
| Year 3 |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| ENGT 3323 | Applied Dynamics | 3 |
| ENGR 3003 | Business Analysis for Engineers | 3 |
| ENGT 3651 | Manufacturing Control Systems | 3 |
| ISE 2101 | Applied Statistical Methods for Industrial and System Engineers | 3 |
| 4 |
| Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming in Python | |
| Computer Programming in C | |
| | Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ENGT 3532 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ENGT 3652 | CAD/CAM/CNC | 3 |
| ENGT 3661 | Project Management in Engineering Technology | 2 |
| ENGT 4342 | Machine Elements | 3 |
| MEE 3506 | Fluid Mechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 15 |
| Year 4 |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| MEE 2305 | Instrumentation and Data Acquisition Lab | 1 |
| ENGT 3201 | Applied Materials Technology | 3 |
| ENGT 4119 | Professional Seminar | 1 |
| ENGT 4175 | Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology Capstone Project I | 2 |
| ENGT 4532 | Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ENGR 3033 | Entrepreneurial Engineering | 3 |
| ENGT 4196 | Capstone Project [WI] | 3 |
| MEE 3305 | Materials Laboratory | 1 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| | Credit Hours | 12 |
| | Total Credit Hours | 126 |
Approved Technical Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| ART 1401 | Introduction to Jewelry for Non-Tyler BFA Students | 3 |
| BIOE 2001 | Frontiers in Bioengineering | 2 |
| BIOE 2201 | Modeling Fundamentals in Bioengineering | 1.5 |
| BIOE 2202 | Programming Fundamentals in Bioengineering | 1.5 |
| BIOE 3719 | Introduction to Bioengineering | 3 |
| BIOE 4278 | Cardiac Devices | 3 |
| CEE 2011 | Civil Engineering Materials | 2 |
| CEE 4221 | Intelligent Transportation Systems | 3 |
| CIS 1068 | Program Design and Abstraction | 4 |
| CIS 1166 | Mathematical Concepts in Computing I | 4 |
| CIS 2109 | Database Management Systems | 4 |
| CMT 2124 | Construction Methods and Materials | 3 |
| CMT 2125 | Construction Contracts and Specifications | 3 |
| CMT 4355 | Transportation Systems Management | 3 |
| ENGR 1185 | Internship Experience I | 1 to 4 |
| ENGR 2101 | Professional Development Seminar for Engineers | 1 |
| ENGR 2181 | Co-Op Work Experience I (sophomore level and up) | 3 |
| ENGT 3182 | Independent Study in Engineering Technology | 1 to 5 |
| ENGT 4040 | Special Topics | 1 to 5 |
| ISE 2102 | Manufacturing Systems Design | 3 |
| ISE 3101 | Quality Control and Process Improvement | 3 |
| ISE 3202 | Industrial and Systems Engineering Laboratory | 2 |
| MEE 1305 | Machine Shop Laboratory | 1 |
