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Mechanical Engineering - BS

Program Overview

Are you fascinated by the way things work? Do you love tinkering with machines and figuring out how to make them run better? If so, you might find your calling in the field of mechanical engineering. AUC's Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering program combines rigorous coursework with hands-on experience with the latest technology and equipment. Working closely with professors who have a wealth of expertise in their fields will inspire you to develop your analytical and creative thinking skills. Whether you're interested in robotics, renewable energy or aerospace engineering, our program will prepare you for a rewarding and fulfilling career in this growing field. 

Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and the Program Criteria for the Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Concentrations

  • Design

  • Industrial

  • Materials and Manufacturing

  • Mechatronics

  • Energy Systems 

students wearing orange coats working in mechanical engineering labs

Mechanical Engineering Program Mission

The mission of the Mechanical Engineering (MENG) Program is to provide students with a world-class, accredited mechanical engineering education within a liberal arts environment. Social responsibility and pursuit of excellence are central to the program mission. In addition to maintaining high standards of academic achievement, professional behavior and ethical conduct, the program provides students with a broad mechanical engineering foundation and depth in selected areas of their choice. 

The MENG program at AUC prepares students for entry-level professional practice in the mechanical engineering discipline, both locally and internationally. The program instills in students the desire for lifelong learning that enhances professional growth throughout their careers.

Degrees and Admission Requirements

Students wishing to pursue a Bachelor of Science in construction engineering should meet the minimum academic and admission requirements set by AUC.

Concentration Details of Mechanical Engineering

The design concentration provides mechanical engineering graduates with additional skills for career success in modeling, analyzing, and designing mechanical components and systems using the latest engineering tools. These skills help the graduates of this concentration to develop innovative, viable, and sustainable solutions to meet the design requirements. This is accomplished through specialized courses in finite element analysis, automatic control, robotics, vibrations, systems analysis and design, and integrated design. These courses are supported by state-of-the-art computer software and hardware, in addition to advanced lab facilities.

Graduates of the Design concentration have further abilities to model, analyze and design mechanical components and systems.

The industrial engineering concentration encompasses the analysis, design, improvement, installation, and management of integrated systems of people, finances, materials, equipment, energy, and information. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skills in the mathematical, physical, physiological, and social sciences, together with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design to specify, predict, evaluate, simulate, and optimize the outputs of such systems. It offers undergraduate students a multitude of courses covering all these aspects, supported by advanced lab facilities that offer and train students on the relevant state-of-the-art computer software and hardware.

Graduates of the Industrial concentration have further abilities to analyze, design, integrate, and manage industrial systems with the optimum utilization of available resources.

In materials and manufacturing, students study the interrelationships between the material’s performance, its properties, its structure, and its processing techniques. Graduates of this concentration are equipped with the skills to engineer the structure of a material by controlling its composition, treatment, and manufacturing to meet the design specifications and achieve the desired levels of performance. Students are also provided with an education stressing engineering fundamentals set in the context of conceiving, designing, implementing, and operating real-world systems and products. The concentration courses are regularly updated to reflect recent advances in the field and state-of-the-art concepts, advanced materials, and advanced manufacturing. This includes courses on nanostructured materials, micro and materials for micro and Nano-mechanical devices (MEMS and NEMS), additive manufacturing, advanced characterization and materials simulation, and modeling.

Graduates of the Materials and Manufacturing concentration have further abilities to control material composition, treatment, and manufacturing in order to meet design requirements, and achieve desired levels of performance.

Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary engineering paradigm that synergizes modern engineering sciences and technologies. Mechatronics successfully fuses mechanical engineering, electronics, computer engineering, IT, intelligence, and control theory to supply the mechanical engineer with an innovative way of thinking, knowledge, and skills necessary to open new horizons enabling the design of smart products and processes, modeling, analysis, control, and implementation of physical real-time systems that address the new era of smart embedded systems.  These systems are featured by smartness, compactness, reliability, flexibility, safety, and low power consumptions and are supported by sensing, actuating, motion transmission, networking, and intelligent decision-making capabilities with enhanced computational abilities. A mechanical engineer with a mechatronics background will have extended views of knowledge enabling them to lead interdisciplinary teams and contribute to the development of new high-tech smart products and processes covering a wide range of applications such as robotics, automation, smart systems, smart homes, Industry 4.0, etc.

Graduates of the Mechatronics concentration have further abilities to analyze, design, control and automate electromechanical systems with sensors and basic electronic circuits.

The Energy Systems concentration provides the mechanical engineering graduate with the knowledge and skills required for optimum use of energy resources, energy conversion, calculation of energy loads, design, selection, and integration of conventional and non-conventional energy systems and components, as well as energy transmission and storage. This is accomplished through the power plants and design of renewable energy systems core courses, supplemented with elective courses involving applications such as internal combustion engines, refrigeration, and air conditioning, HVAC systems, nuclear power plants, and turbomachinery. Issues regarding economic viability, sustainability, and environmental impact are addressed within the courses.

Graduates of the Power concentration have further abilities to optimize the use of energy resources, calculate energy loads, design, select and integrate conventional and non-conventional energy systems and components.

Scholarships

Excellence for Everyone

AUC will help you set your path to success from day one. 

Students can receive anywhere from 20% to 100% of tuition coverage through scholarships and the Excellence Scholarship Program.

Enrollment Trends of Fall 2014 to Fall 2022

Student LevelAcademic SemesterFall 2014Fall 2015Fall 2016Fall 2017Fall 2018Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022
UndergraduateFull-Time Students434448438409389344334306323
UndergraduatePart-Time Students261916302219354440
GraduateGraduate Enrollment303632252622232734
Total FTETotal Student FTE 466479463437413367361343361
Enrollment Trend

I spend a whole month in Dabur as a Maintenance Engineer Intern. This was the first time I interacted with an actual functional working environment. This internship made me learn about one of the paths I can take after graduation.

David Raoof
Mechanical Engineering Senior

The program’s many alumni include:

  • Moataz Attallah ’01, ’03, received a PhD from the University of Birmingham and holds a chair in advanced materials processing at its School of Metallurgy and Materials. Due to his contributions, he was awarded by Safran Group (France) for his work on developing 3D printing technologies for jet engines, and by the British and French ministries of defense. He was chosen by the University of Birmingham as the face of its marketing campaign “Birmingham Heroes”, with his poster being featured in the airports and train stations.
  • Karim Badawi ‘ 95, ‘98,  Managing Director for Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Egypt and East Mediterranean Region, based in Cairo.
  • Mouhab Meshreki ’02, ’05, Director of aerospace manufacturing at the National Research Council of Canada and an adjunct professor at McGill University.
  • Mahmoud I. Hussein ‘89, ‘94 is the Alvah and Harriet Hovlid Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. He holds a courtesy faculty appointment in the Department of Physics and an affiliate faculty appointment in the Department of Applied Mathematics, and in 2018 was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
  • Shahd Labib ’15, Received her master’s in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in June 2017. Labib is currently a Process Development Engineer at Lam Research’s headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Henkel
  • Nestlé
  • PepsiCo
  • Baker Hughes
  • Schlumberger
  • Siemens
  • Lafarge
  • Dar Al-Handasah
  • Schneider Electric

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