The Applied Mechanical Engineering (AME) curriculum 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 AME curriculum aims at developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills using the principles of science and mathematics. In the second semester of the junior year each AME student is required to go on a 15-week program of internship industry experience. After completion of his internship training each student is required to submit a formal internship report and make an oral presentation of his internship experience. In the senior year the students have sufficient flexibility to select ME 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 spread over two 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 AME 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 AME 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 AME graduates in both the short and long term.
The undergraduate program Bachelor of Science (BS) in “Applied Mechanical Engineering” is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (https://www.abet.org).
The undergraduate program of Bachelor of Science (BS) in Applied Mechanical Engineering is designed to graduate students who are expected to attain (within a few years) of graduation the following PEOs:
The Applied 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 | |||
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 415 | 3 | |||
Statics & Strength of Materials | CE 202 | 3 | |||
Total | 50 | ||||
Electives |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Mechanical Engineering Electives | Two ME 4xx Courses | 6 | |||
Total | 6 | ||||
Internship |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Internship | ME 398 | 6 | |||
Total | 6 | ||||
Total Credit Hours: 128 |
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 | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 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 | 17 | 6 | 19 | ||
SophomoreSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 234 | Electronics and Microcontrollers (Non-EE students) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 235 | Electronics and Microcontrollers Lab (Non-EE students) | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
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 | 6 | 18 | ||
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
STAT 319 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
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 | 16 | 5 | 18 | ||
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 | |
MATH 371 | Introduction to Numerical Computing | 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 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 13 | 10 | 17 | ||
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ME 398 | Internship | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
SeniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ME 401 | System Dynamics & Control | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 402 | Measurements and Control Laboratory | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
ME 415 | Senior Design Project | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 4xx | ME Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 4xx | ME Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 12 | 3 | 16 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 128 |
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 | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 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 | 17 | 6 | 19 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 234 | Electronics and Microcontrollers (Non-EE students) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 235 | Electronics and Microcontrollers Lab (Non-EE students) | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
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 | 6 | 18 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 37 |
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
STAT 319 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
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 | 16 | 5 | 18 | ||
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 | |
MATH 371 | Introduction to Numerical Computing | 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 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 13 | 10 | 17 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 35 |
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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ME 398 | Internship | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ME 401 | System Dynamics & Control | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 402 | Measurements and Control Laboratory | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
ME 415 | Senior Design Project | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 4xx | ME Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ME 4xx | ME Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 12 | 3 | 16 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 22 |