The full Mechanical Engineering curriculum used by MUBXAI: 166 credit hours to graduation, 26 core courses, 20 electives and every prerequisite.
Mechanical Engineering sits in the HTU School of Engineering and focuses on thermodynamics, robotics, and machine design. The program requires 166 credit hours: 45 shared university and college credits plus 92 major-specific credits.
Total credits
166
Core course credits
92
Elective credits
57
Required department courses, in the order MUBXAI recommends taking them.
| Code | Course | CH | Level | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00101230 | Mechanical Principles | 4 | 2 | 30303112 |
| 00101240 | Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines | 4 | 2 | 00102111 |
| 00101260 | Materials, Properties and Testing | 4 | 2 | 00102111 |
| 00101241 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 | 2 | 00102111 |
| 00101490 | Research Project for Mechanical Engineering | 4 | 4 | >90 Credit Hours |
| 00101332 | Advanced Mechanical Principles | 4 | 3 | 00101230 |
| 00101351 | Virtual Engineering | 4 | 3 | 00101332 & 00103213 |
| 00101343 | Further Thermodynamics | 4 | 3 | 00101240 |
| 00101362 | Advanced Manufacturing Technology | 4 | 3 | 00101361 |
| 00102321 | Professional Engineering Management | 4 | 3 | 00102220 |
| 00103213 | Further Mathematics | 4 | 2 | 00103110 |
| 00101557 | Machine Design | 3 | 5 | 00101230 |
| 00101552 | Modelling and Simulation for Engineers | 3 | 5 | 00101351 |
| 00101361 | Manufacturing Processes | 3 | 3 | 00101260 |
| 00101345 | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | 3 | 3 | 00101343 |
| 00101442 | Heat and Mass Transfer | 3 | 4 | 00101240 |
| 00103250 | Instrumentation and Control Systems | 4 | 2 | 00103230 |
| 00101231 | Dynamics and Vibrations | 2 | 2 | 00101230 |
| 00103230 | Electrical and Electronic Principles | 4 | 2 | 00102111 |
| 00101205 | Advanced Workshop for Mechanical Engineering | 1 | 2 | 00101104 |
| 00102523 | Health, Safety, and Environment | 1 | 5 | 00102321 |
| 00101594 | Capstone Project for Mechanical Engineering | 1 | 5 | 00101490 |
| 00101598 | Capstone Project for Mechanical Engineering Continuation | 2 | 5 | 00101594 |
| 00101291 | Apprenticeship for Mechanical Engineering I | 6 | 2 | — |
| 00101392 | Apprenticeship for Mechanical Engineering II | 6 | 3 | — |
| 00101393 | Apprenticeship for Mechanical Engineering III | 6 | 3 | — |
Choose from the approved elective pool to complete your credit requirement.
| Code | Course | CH | Level | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00101533 | Pneumatics and Hydraulic Systems | 3 | 5 | 00101241 |
| 00101563 | Digital and Additive Manufacturing | 3 | 5 | 00101361 |
| 00101564 | Advanced Materials | 3 | 5 | 00101260 |
| 00101535 | Mechatronics | 3 | 5 | 00103230 |
| 00102522 | Maintenance Engineering | 3 | 5 | 00102321 |
| 00101546 | Advances in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning | 3 | 5 | 00101345 |
| 00101565 | Composite Materials | 3 | 5 | 00101260 |
| 00101534 | Robotic Systems in Engineering | 3 | 5 | 00103230 |
| 00102340 | Renewable Energy Systems and Technologies | 3 | 3 | 00102111 |
| 00102542 | Solar Thermal Systems | 3 | 5 | 00101442 |
| 00101544 | Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer | 3 | 5 | 00101442 |
| 00101570 | Building Services | 3 | 5 | 00101240 |
| 00102330 | Energy Resources and Conversion | 3 | 3 | 00101240 |
| 00101537 | Spacecraft Systems and Design | 3 | 5 | >100 Cr. Hrs. |
| 00103554 | Mobile Robotics | 3 | 5 | 00103250 or 00101535 |
| 00103555 | Industrial Robotics | 3 | 5 | 00103250 |
| 00103583 | Programmable Logic Controller | 3 | 5 | 00103250 |
| 00101554 | Special Topics for Mechanical Engineering | 3 | 5 | Dept. Approval |
| 00101555 | Special Topics for Mechanical Engineering 1 | 1 | 5 | Dept. Approval |
| 00101556 | Special Topics for Mechanical Engineering 2 | 2 | 5 | Dept. Approval |
Every HTU student completes the same university and college requirements, whatever their major.
| Code | Course | CH | Level | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30301121 | English Pre-Intermediate Intensive + Lab | 4 | 1 | — |
| 30301122 | English Intermediate | 3 | 1 | 30301121 |
| 30301123 | English Upper-Intermediate | 3 | 1 | 30301122 |
| 30301124 | English Advanced | 3 | 2 | 30301123 |
| 40302111 | Professional Skills | 1 | 1 | — |
| 40302211 | Professional Practice | 3 | 2 | 40302111 AND 30301122 |
| 40302231 | Entrepreneurship Bootcamp | 4 | 3 | 30301123 AND 40302211 |
| 30301111 | Arabic Language & Communication Skills | 1 | 1 | — |
| 30302129 | Military Science | 1 | 1 | — |
| 30302232 | Leadership Camp | 1 | 3 | 40302231 |
| Code | Course | CH | Level | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30303111 | Functional Math | 3 | 1 | — |
| 40303121 | Maths for Computing | 3 | 1 | 30303111 |
| 40303130 | Fundamentals of Computing | 4 | 1 | — |
| 40201100 | Programming | 3 | 1 | 40303130 |
| 40303221 | Discrete Maths | 3 | 2 | 40303121 |
| 40201290 | Planning a Computing Project | 4 | 2 | 40302211 |
| 30303121 | STEM Lab I | 1 | 1 | — |
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