The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers on-campus programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels . Opportunities are also available for off-campus education. Undergraduate Program This program leads to the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BME) degree.

Mechanical engineers are involved in the conceptualizing, design, manufacture, testing, marketing and maintenance of everything from jet aircraft to automobiles, power plants to hydroelectric dams, and computers to robots. Job opportunities exist in areas including business, public utilities, teaching, the armed services, the space program, and industries such as power, chemical, petroleum, automotive, biomedical, pharmaceutical, food, textile, computer, metal casting, electronics, paper, wood, rubber and glass.