Mechanical Engineering - North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Mechanical Engineering from North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a Campus Bachelor Mechanical Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. The mechanical engineer deals with the broad areas of heat, energy, force and motion, and their effects on a multitude of products. Mechanical engineers may be involved in the design of large industrial machinery, power plants, automobiles and aircraft, robots, biomedical devices and equipment, precision measurement and data acquisition equipment, nanotechnology and new materials, among others. Within these areas, the mechanical engineer enjoys considerable professional flexibility. The Program The demand for mechanical engineers with a good technical education has been high for many years. The Department of Mechanical Engineering at North Dakota State University offers an education that enables its graduates to take their places in all facets of the profession. The department has graduated more than 3,200 mechanical engineers who are working throughout the U.S. and many other parts of the world. Curriculum The standard curriculum allows students flexibility in choosing courses that reflect their interests within the broad areas of mechanical engineering. These include mechanics, materials and nanotechnology, biomedical engineering , fuel cell and alternate energy sources, among others. The coatings and polymeric materials option is a special program that prepares students for careers that require specialized chemistry and polymers training such as the manufacture of coatings to enhance and preserve vehicles, structures and machines. This program was developed jointly by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials, and is for students wishing to prepare for a career as a mechanical engineer in the polymers and coatings industry or in a manufacturing industry as a mechanical engineer with a good coatings background. Students completing the option are eligible for a minor in coatings and polymeric materials. NDSU\\\'s Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials is internationally renowned and the oldest of only three other such departments in the world. Career Opportunities Recent graduates have found employment in companies throughout the United States. The average starting salary is approximately $53,000. A sampling of companies hiring NDSU graduates include: Aagard Group, LLC, Angus Palm, Boston Scientific, Cargill, Crary Industries, Cummings Filtration, Fargo Automation, John Deere, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sturn, Ruger & Company and Xcel Energy. View more details on North Dakota State University - Main Campus . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Mechanical Engineering courses.