Fully enrolled non-mechanical engineering undergraduate students, who have at least a junior status with a cumulative FIU Grade Point Average of 2.0 or better, may apply to the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering to request a minor in Mechanical Design. To earn a minor in Mechanical Design students must complete the 17 credit hours work listed below with a minimum grade of “C” in each course.
Minor in Mechanical Design Courses
| EGN 3311 | Statics1 | 3 |
| EGN 3365 | Materials in Engineering1 | 3 |
| EMA 3702 | Mechanics and Materials Science | 3 |
| EMA 3702L | Mechanics and Materials Science Lab | 1 |
| EML 3500 | Mechanical Design I | 3 |
| EML 4501 | Mechanical Design II | 3 |
| EML 4930 | Special Topics | 1 |
Students must meet the pre-requisite requirements for the above-listed courses.
Students who have taken equivalent course/courses will be exempted from taking these courses. However, they need to select courses from the following list to satisfy requirements for the minor:
Pre-requisite
| EML 3036 | Simulation Software for Mechanical Engineers | 3 |
| EGM 4350 | Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Design | 3 |
| EML 4804 | Introduction to Mechatronics | 3 |
| EML 4806 | Modeling and Control of Robots | 3 |