About the Program
Engineering Technology Department
Technology Building 126
(716) 878-6017
https://engineeringtechnology.buffalostate.edu
The Mechanical Engineering Technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical Engineering Technology and Similarly Named Programs.
The bachelor’s degree in the mechanical engineering technology program is designed to give the student a broad education in the areas of mechanical design, mechanics, stress analysis, thermosciences, and manufacturing. Graduates are in high demand and are employed by manufacturing companies, consulting firms, government agencies, testing laboratories, and other enterprises that require people with strong mechanically oriented backgrounds. Graduates work as mechanical designers developing new products, manufacturing supervisors solving problems of producing these products for performance or quality, as plant engineers improving or maintaining factories, and in technical sales selling these products. The duties may involve overseeing installation, operation, maintenance, and repair to ensure that machines and equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications; specifying system components; supervising drafters in developing the design of products; testing and evaluating products; and or/developing cost estimates.
Student Outcomes
Students will acquire:
1. An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
2. An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
3. An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and nontechnical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature.
4. An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes.
5. An ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team.
Program Requirements
General Education 23 Requirements (33 credit hours)
Mechanical Engineering Technology Major Requirements (51 credit hours)
Major Requirements
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
ENT213 COMPUTER METHODS IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT301 MECHANICS I | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT302 MECHANICS II | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT303 KINEMATICS | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT311 THERMODYNAMICS | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT312 FLUID MECHANICS | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT314 SOLID MODELING | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT331 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND DEVICES | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT335 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS | 3 - Credit Hours
OR ENT371 ELECTRIC MACHINES | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT401 STRESS ANALYSIS | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT402 SHOCK AND VIBRATION ANALYSIS | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT411 HEAT TRANSFER | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT420 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY | 1 - Credit Hours
ENT421 MACHINE DESIGN I | 3 - Credit Hours
ENT422 MACHINE DESIGN II | 3 - Credit Hours
TEC101 TECHNICAL DRAWING | 3 - Credit Hours
TEC201 MATERIALS PROCESSING | 3 - Credit Hours
TEC311 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TESTING | 3 - Credit Hours
Electives (0-10 credit hours)
Electives
The following accreditation requirements can be included in the General Education 23 requirements and electives:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
CHE111 FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY I | 3 - Credit Hours
AND CHE113 LABORATORY FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY I | 1 - Credit Hours
CIS151 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I | 3 - Credit Hours
MAT126 APPLIED CALCULUS I | 4 - Credit Hours
OR MAT161 CALCULUS I | 4 - Credit Hours
MAT127 APPLIED CALCULUS II | 4 - Credit Hours
OR MAT162 CALCULUS II | 4 - Credit Hours
MAT315 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 3 - Credit Hours
OR ENT300 MATHEMATICS APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY | 3 - Credit Hours
PHY107 GENERAL PHYSICS I | 4 - Credit Hours
OR PHY111 UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I | 5 - Credit Hours
PHY108 GENERAL PHYSICS II | 4 - Credit Hours
OR PHY112 UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II | 5 - Credit Hours
SPC205 INTRODUCTION TO ORAL COMMUNICATION | 3 - Credit Hours
Select One of the Following
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
MAT202 INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ALGEBRA | 3 - Credit Hours
MAT241 COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR APPLIED MATHEMATICIANS I | 3 - Credit Hours
MAT270 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS | 3 - Credit Hours
MAT311 INTRODUCTORY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS | 3 - Credit Hours
MAT311 can be replaced by other math course by advisement
All College Electives (30-36 credit hours)
120 Total Credit Hours