The mechanical engineering program at KFUPM has been designed to provide a broad yet rigorous understanding of core mechanical engineering subjects in thermal sciences, mechanical design, materials science and manufacturing processes in the first three years of study. During these years the ME curriculum aims to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills using the principles of science and mathematics. ME students have to take an 8-week Summer Training Program in industry. After completion of his summer training each student is required to submit a formal summer training report. In the senior year, the students have sufficient flexibility to select ME and Technical Electives from a broad spectrum of courses in the areas of thermo-fluids, design and dynamics, or materials and manufacturing. A senior Capstone Design project taken over the two final semesters provides each student with the opportunity to integrate his knowledge of the previous three years, exercise his creativity, enhance his individuality, and develop entrepreneurship skills.
The employment opportunities for ME graduates from KFUPM have been very good and are expected to become even better with the rapid pace of industrialization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Large-scale expansions in the petrochemical, chemical process, and power generation industries will require a growing influx of ME graduates. Also, many ambitious programs in clean water, clean energy, nanotechnology, and nuclear power generation will result in a substantial increase in the demand for ME graduates in the short and long term.
The undergraduate program Bachelor of Science (BS) in “Mechanical Engineering” is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (https://www.abet.org).
The undergraduate program of Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering is designed to graduate students who are expected to attain (within a few years) of graduation the following PEOs:
The Mechanical Engineering (BS) students by the time of graduation will have the ability to:
Department Mechanical Engineering Department
General Studies Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
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English | ENGL 101, 102, 214 | 9 | |||
Islamic & Arabic Studies | IAS 111, 121, 212, xxx | 8 | |||
Global Studies | GS xxx | 3 | |||
Career Essentials | CGS 392 | 1 | |||
Physical Education | PE 101 | 1 | |||
Total | 22 | ||||
Digital/Business Foundation |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Intro. to Programm. in Python & C | ICS 104 | 3 | |||
Introduction to Data Science | ISE 291 | 3 | |||
Intro. to Artificial Intelligence | COE 292 | 3 | |||
Business & Entrepreneurship | BUS 200 | 3 | |||
Total | 12 | ||||
Math & Science Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Math | MATH 101, 102, 201, 202, 317, STAT 319 | 20 | |||
Physics | PHYS 101, 102 | 8 | |||
Chemistry | CHEM 101 | 4 | |||
Total | 32 | ||||
Core Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Statics & Strength of Materials | CE 202 | 3 | |||
EE Principles and Applications | EE 234, 235 | 4 | |||
Mechanical Engineering Drawing & Graphics | ME 210 | 3 | |||
Intro. to Mechanical Engineering Design | ME 218 | 2 | |||
Dynamics & Control | ME 201, 401 | 6 | |||
Thermodynamics | ME 203, 204 | 6 | |||
Machine Design | ME 301, 302 | 6 | |||
Mechanical System Design Lab | ME 303 | 1 | |||
Materials Science and Engineering | ME 216, 217 | 4 | |||
Manufacturing Processes | ME 322, 323 | 4 | |||
Fluid Mechanics | ME 311 | 3 | |||
Heat Transfer | ME 315 | 3 | |||
Thermofluids Lab | ME 316 | 1 | |||
Measurements and control Lab. | ME 402 | 1 | |||
Senior Design Project | ME 411, 412 | 3 | |||
Total | 50 | ||||
Electives |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Mechanical Engineering Electives | Three ME 4xx Courses | 9 | |||
Technical Elective | One XE xxx courses | 3 | |||
Total | 12 | ||||
Summer Training |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Summer Training | ME 399 | 1 | |||
Total | 1 | ||||
Total Credit Hours: 129 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemical Science I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 101 | Introduction to Academic Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 15 | 8 | 18 | ||
FreshmanSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
CE 202 | Statics & Strength of Materials | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 203 | Thermodynamics I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 210 | Mechanical Engineering Drawing and Graphics | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
ME 216 | Materials Science and Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 217 | Materials Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||
SophomoreSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 202 | Elements of Differential Equations | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 201 | Dynamics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 204 | Thermodynamics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 218 | Introduction to ME Design | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 16 | 3 | 17 | ||
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 234 | Electronics and Microcontrollers (Non-EE students) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 235 | Electronics and Microcontrollers Lab (Non-EE students) | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
ME 301 | Machine Design I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 311 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 322 | Manufacturing Processes | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 323 | Manufacturing Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 6 | 17 | ||
JuniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
STAT 319 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
ME 302 | Machine Design II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 303 | Mechanical System Design Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
ME 315 | Heat Transfer | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 316 | Thermo-Fluid Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 13 | 10 | 17 | ||
JuniorSummer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ME 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
MATH 371 | Introduction to Numerical Computing | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
ME 401 | System Dynamics & Control | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 411 | Senior Design Project I | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
ME 402 | Measurements and Control Laboratory | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
ME 4xx | ME Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 4xx | ME Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 11 | 5 | 13 | ||
SeniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ME 412 | Senior Design Project II | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ME 4xx | ME Elective III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XE xxx | Technical Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 14 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 129 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemical Science I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 101 | Introduction to Academic Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 15 | 8 | 18 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 34 |
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CE 202 | Statics & Strength of Materials | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 203 | Thermodynamics I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 210 | Mechanical Engineering Drawing and Graphics | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
ME 216 | Materials Science and Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 217 | Materials Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 202 | Elements of Differential Equations | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 201 | Dynamics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 204 | Thermodynamics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 218 | Introduction to ME Design | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 16 | 3 | 17 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 33 |
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 234 | Electronics and Microcontrollers (Non-EE students) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 235 | Electronics and Microcontrollers Lab (Non-EE students) | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
ME 301 | Machine Design I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 311 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 322 | Manufacturing Processes | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 323 | Manufacturing Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 6 | 17 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
STAT 319 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
ME 302 | Machine Design II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 303 | Mechanical System Design Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
ME 315 | Heat Transfer | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 316 | Thermo-Fluid Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 13 | 10 | 17 | ||
Summer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ME 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 35 |
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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MATH 371 | Introduction to Numerical Computing | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
ME 401 | System Dynamics & Control | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 411 | Senior Design Project I | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
ME 402 | Measurements and Control Laboratory | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
ME 4xx | ME Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 4xx | ME Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 11 | 5 | 13 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ME 412 | Senior Design Project II | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ME 4xx | ME Elective III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XE xxx | Technical Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 14 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 27 |
Summer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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ME 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 1 |