BS Mechanical Engineering
BS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Faculty of Engineering
BS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Faculty of Engineering
PROGRAM RECOGNITIONS
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Mechanical Engineering (ME) curriculum provides the student with the fundamental knowledge and understanding of the various types of machines, their elements, construction, operation, and functions, in preparation for professional work on machine design. The curriculum also covers the cycles, construction, and operation of mechanical prime movers like the internal combustion engine and the spark-ignition engine for power generation.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Production engineer
Technical assistant manager
Operation and maintenance engineer
Plant engineer
Facilities engineer
Designer-estimator
Appraiser
Project engineer
Researcher
Academician
PROGRAM CURRICULUM (NEW)
FIRST YEAR (2 TERMS)
First Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| CHEM 111L | General Chemistry I (Laboratory) | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| DRAW 111 | Engineering Drawing I | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| ENG 1 | Introduction to College English | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| GE 101 | Engineering Orientation | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MATH 101 | Engineering Algebra | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| MATH 215 | Solid Mensuration | 2 | 0 | 2 | MATH 111 (Co-Requisite) | |
| PHIST | Philippine History | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| THY 1 | Contextualized Salvation History | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| PE 1 | Physical Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| ROTC | Reserve Officers’ Training Corps | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 25 | 6 | 27 |
First Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| CHEM 112 | Chemistry for Engineers | 2 | 0 | 2 | CHEM 111 | |
| CHEM 112L | Chemistry for Engineers (Laboratory) | 0 | 3 | 1 | CHEM 111, CHEM 111L | |
| ENG 2 | Reading and Thinking Skills for Academic Study | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1 | |
| LIT 101A | World Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MATH 104 | Analytic Geometry | 2 | 0 | 2 | MATH 111, MATH 205 (Co-Requisite) | |
| MATH 205 | Plane and Spherical Trigonometry | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 111 | |
| RC | Rizal Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| THY 2 | Church and Sacraments | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1 | |
| TOTAL | 19 | 3 | 20 |
SECOND YEAR (2 TERMS)
Second Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| COMP 201 | Computer Programming I | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| ENG 3 | Academic Writing Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 2 | |
| FIL 1 | Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino |
3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| LIT 102A | Philippine Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MATH 108 | Differential Calculus | 4 | 0 | 4 | MATH 104, MATH 111, MATH 205, MATH 215 | |
| PHL 5 | Christian Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 2 | |
| PHYS 202 | College Physics I | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 111, MATH 205 | |
| PHYS 202L | College Physics I (Laboratory) | 0 | 3 | 1 | PHYS 202 (Co-Requisite) | |
| TOTAL | 19 | 6 | 21 |
Second Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| COMP 202 | Computer Programming II | 0 | 3 | 1 | COMP 201 | |
| FIL 2 | Pagbasa at Pagsulat tungo sa Pananaliksik |
3 | 0 | 3 | FIL 1 | |
| MATH 109 | Integral Calculus | 4 | 0 | 4 | MATH 108 | |
| PGC | Philippine Government and Constitution | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| PHL 2 | Logic | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| PHYS 205 | College Physics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 111, MATH 205 | |
| PHYS 205L | College Physics II (Laboratory) | 0 | 3 | 1 | PHYS 202, PHYS 205 (Co-Requisite) | |
| PSY 1 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 19 | 6 | 21 |
THIRD YEAR (2 TERMS)
Third Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| EE 303A | Basic Electrical Engineering | 2 | 3 | 3 | PHYS 205, PHYS 205L | |
| ETAR | Economics with Taxation and Agrarian Reform | 3 | 0 | 3 | Third-Year Standing | |
| GE 302 | Engineering Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | Third-Year Standing | |
| MATH 103 | Probability and Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 101 | |
| MATH 208 | Differential Equations | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 109 | |
| ME 311 | Orientation to Mechanical Engineering | 1 | 0 | 1 | MATH 109, PHYS 205, PHYS 205L | |
| ME 312 | Workshop Theory and Practice | 1 | 6 | 3 | DRAW 111 | |
| ME 313 | Machine Elements I | 2 | 3 | 3 | MATH 109, PHYS 205, PHYS 205L | |
| MECH 311 | Statics of Rigid Bodies | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 109, PHYS 205, PHYS 205L | |
| TOTAL | 20 | 12 | 24 |
Third Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| EE 304 | DC and AC Machinery | 3 | 3 | 4 | EE 303A | |
| GE 303 | Safety Management | 1 | 0 | 1 | Third-Year Standing | |
| ME-MATH 321 | Advanced Engineering Mathematics for Mechanical Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 208 | |
| ME 321 | Thermodynamics I | 4 | 0 | 4 | MATH 109, PHYS 205, PHYS 205L | |
| ME 322 | Machine Shop Theory and Practice | 1 | 6 | 3 | ME 312 | |
| ME 323 | Machine Elements II | 2 | 3 | 3 | ME 313 | |
| MECH 321 | Dynamics of Rigid Bodies | 3 | 0 | 3 | MECH 311 | |
| MECH 322 | Mechanics of Deformable Bodies | 4 | 0 | 4 | MECH 311 | |
| TOTAL | 21 | 12 | 25 |
FOURTH YEAR (2 TERMS)
Fourth year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| ELEC 1 | Mechanical Engineering Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ELTC 411 | Basic Electronics | 2 | 3 | 3 | EE 303A | |
| GE 301 | Engineering Economy | 3 | 0 | 3 | Fourth-Year Standing | |
| ME 411 | Materials Engineering | 3 | 3 | 4 | CHEM 111, CHEM 111L, MECH 322 | |
| ME 412 | Computer-Aided Drafting | 1 | 3 | 2 | Fourth-Year Standing | |
| ME 413 | Thermodynamics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | ME 321 | |
| ME 414 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 | 0 | 4 | ME 321, MECH 321 | |
| SCL 3 | The Social Teachings of the Church | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 22 | 9 | 25 |
Fourth Year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| ME 421 | Machine Design I | 3 | 0 | 3 | ME 323, ME 411 | |
| ME 422 | Vibration Engineering | 2 | 0 | 2 | MATH 208, MECH 321 | |
| ME 423 | Heat Transfer | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 208, ME 321, ME 414 | |
| ME 424 | Refrigeration Systems | 4 | 0 | 4 | ME 413, ME 423 (Co-Requisite) | |
| ME 425 | Fluid Machinery | 3 | 0 | 3 | ME 414 | |
| ME 426 | Instrumentation and Control Engineering | 2 | 3 | 3 | ELTC 411 | |
| ME 427 | Methods of Research for Mechanical Engineering | 2 | 0 | 2 | ENG 3, MATH 103 | |
| ME 428 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I | 0 | 6 | 2 | ME 414 | |
| SCL 9 | Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1, THY 2, PHL 5, SCL 3 | |
| TOTAL | 22 | 9 | 25 |
FIFTH YEAR (2 TERMS)
Fifth Year – First Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| ELEC 2 | Mechanical Engineering Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ME 511 | Mechanical Engineering Project Study I | 0 | 3 | 1 | GE 301, ME 323, ME 414, ME 424, ME 427 | |
| ME 512 | Safety Engineering for Mechanical Engineering | 2 | 0 | 2 | ME 516 (Co-Requisite), ME 517 (Co-Requisite), Fifth-Year Standing | |
| ME 513 | Combustion Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | ME 413, ME 423 | |
| ME 514 | Machine Design II | 3 | 3 | 4 | ME 421 | |
| ME 515 | Air-Conditioning and Ventilation Systems | 2 | 3 | 3 | ME 424 | |
| ME 516 | Industrial Processes | 2 | 0 | 2 | ME 512 (Co-Requisite), ME 518 (Co-Requisite), Fifth-Year Standing | |
| ME 517 | Plant Visit / On-the-Job Training | 0 | 6 | 2 | ME 311, ME 512 (Co-Requisite), ME 516 (Co-Requisite) | |
| ME 518 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II | 0 | 6 | 2 | ME 423, ME 428 | |
| TOTAL | 15 | 21 | 22 |
Fifth year – Second Term
| Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites | Category |
| ME-ELEC 3 | Mechanical Engineering Elective III | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ME-ELEC 4 | Mechanical Engineering Elective IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| ENE 300 | Environmental Engineering | 2 | 0 | 2 | CHEM 111, CHEM 111L | |
| ME 521 | Mechanical Engineering Project Study II | 0 | 3 | 1 | ME 511 | |
| ME 522 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory III | 0 | 6 | 2 | ME 518 | |
| ME 523 | Industrial Plant Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | ME 516, ME 517 | |
| ME 524 | Mechanical Engineering Laws, Ethics, Codes, and Standards | 3 | 0 | 3 | ME 311, Fifth-Year Standing | |
| ME 525 | Powerplant Engineering | 2 | 0 | 2 | CHEM 111, CHEM 111L | |
| TOTAL | 18 | 12 | 22 |
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