What is Mechanical Engineering?
Mechanical engineering is the study of objects or systems in motion. If you own any type of machine, chances are a mechanical engineer created it. Nearly every product or service in our modern world has been affected by mechanical engineering, from the sensors in your car to the satellites in the sky.
This program offers an accelerated master’s.
What does a mechanical engineer do?
With a degree in mechanical engineering from South Dakota Mines, you will design, develop, build, and test mechanical systems, ranging from individual components in small devices to large pieces of equipment on machines as large as NASA's next generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
You will use your individual creativity, your training, and your ability to analyze systems to create and maintain the devices and machines found throughout society. As a mechanical engineer, you might:
• Design bionic limbs or prosthetic joints
• Develop high performance composite materials
• Develop custom medical devices
• And much more
Courses for this Degree
• Design for Manufacturing
• Statics of Mechanisms
• Dynamics of Mechanisms
• Solid Mechanics
• Thermo Fluid Dynamics
• Thermodynamics
• Machine Design
• Mechatronics and Measurement Systems
• Mechanical Engineering Design
• Mechanical Systems Design
Course Curriculum
Catalog Links: Mechanical Engineering
Internships and Co-ops
On average, 73% of South Dakota Mines students have applicable work experience when they graduate thanks to internships and co-ops. For these co-ops and internships, students receive an average salary of $22.62/hour. As a Mines mechanical engineering major, you will have the opportunity to intern with some of the biggest names in business and government, including:
• NASA
• Nucor
• Caterpillar
• Garmin
• Bobcat
• Kiewit
• LafargeHolcim
• Boeing
• John Deere
• US Army Corp of Engineers
• RESPEC
• Northrop Grumman
• Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• B9 Creations
• National Wind Technology Center