Mar 29, 2024  
Rensselaer Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2022-2023 [Archived Catalog]

Design, Innovation, and Society/Mechanical Engineering


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First Year


Fall


Spring


Second Year


Fall


Spring


  • Engineering Design Elective Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnotes 2, 4, and 5 below)

Third Year


The Arch Summer Semester*


*For students who have applied for and been granted an exception, The Arch Summer courses would be taken during the fall semester. For listing of the exception process go to: http://info.rpi.edu/arch/students/#ExceptionProcess.

  • PDI Studio Advanced Option Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnotes 6, 7, and 8 below)

Fall OR Spring


  • PDI Studio Advanced Option Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnotes 6, 7, and 8 below)

Fourth Year


Fall


  • STS Advanced Option Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnotes 1, 2, and 10 below)
  • MANE Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3
    (See footnotes 2 and 11 below)

Spring


  • STS Advanced Option Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnotes 1 and 2 below)
  • MANE Computation Elective Credit Hours: 3
    (See footnotes 2 and 11 below)

Footnotes


  1. These six courses satisfy the 24 credits of the HASS Core.
  2. These required courses may be taken in any order in the academic year shown (or in a previous year) given the prerequisites are met.
  3. Choice of ENGR 1200  Engineering Graphics and CAD, ENGR 1400  Engineering Communication, or CIVL 1200  Engineering Graphics for Civil Engineers; EG and CAD is preferred for Mechanical Engineers. 
  4. These courses are options that may be taken in the Arch Summer semester (if the summer schedule permits).
  5. Choose from ENGR 2050  Introduction to Engineering Design and MANE 2220  Inventor’s Studio I; both have Professional Development I embedded in them.
  6. Students must take two DIS Studio Advanced Options. DIS Studio A, DIS Studio B, and DIS Studio C; each satisfy one DIS Studio Advanced Option. Students dual-majoring with the School of Engineering must select ENGR 4610  DIS Studio C as one of their DIS Studio Advanced Options.
  7. Choose from DIS Studio A (Summer only) or DIS Studio B (Fall only).  Either of these options will satisfy the School of Engineering requirement for the STSO 4100  Professional Development Tech Issues and Solutions requirement.
  8. If the student chooses to be away spring junior year, ENGR 4610  DIS Studio C will move to Spring of senior year, and ENGR 1600  Materials Science and an STS Advanced Option will move to Fall of the junior year.
  9. These laboratory courses may be taken any semester in the junior or senior year, provided all prerequisites have been completed.
  10. Any STSO 4000-level course with the exception of STSO 4600  ,  STSO 4610  , STSO 4970  , STSO 4980  , and STSO 4990 
  11. Computation and Technical Electives for DSIS+MECL Dual Majors
    • The Computation Elective must be chosen from the following list of courses:  MANE 4280  Design Optimization, MANE 4240  Introduction to Finite Elements, MANE 4963 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, or MTLE 4500  Computational Methods for Materials Design.

    The first Technical Elective must be taken from any upper-level (4000 or above) MANE course or ENGR 4710  Manufacturing Processes and Systems Labs I or ENGR 4720  Manufacturing Processes and Systems Labs II. ENGR 4710  is recommended for DSIS+PDI dual majors.
    The second Technical Elective is satisfied by ENGR 4610  PDI Advanced Design Studio C (Spring only).
    • Computational and Technical Electives may not be taken on a Pass/No Credit basis.

  12. Mechanical Engineering students may alternatively take MANE 4220  Inventor’s Studio II, MANE 4230  Air Vehicle Design, MANE 4850 Space Vehicle Design, or alternative capstone design experiences, provided all prerequisites have been completed.

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