With a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oakland University, you’ll occupy the highest tier in the mechanical engineering job market. Major employers throughout Southeast Michigan regard our mechanical engineering program as a key partner in workforce development, providing you with unique training opportunities for jobs in mechanical engineering. You’ll learn in the classroom, in world-class laboratories on campus, and in professional workplace settings, acquiring advanced technical skills and extensive real-world experience. Our mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, giving you a rigorous academic foundation to support graduate studies in a number of fields or immediate employment in a mechanical engineering job.
With a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Oakland University, you’ll occupy the highest tier in the mechanical engineering job market. Major employers throughout Southeast Michigan regard our mechanical engineering program as a key partner in workforce development, providing you with unique training opportunities for jobs in mechanical engineering. You’ll learn in the classroom, in world-class laboratories on campus, and in professional workplace settings, acquiring advanced technical skills and extensive real-world experience. Our mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, giving you a rigorous academic foundation to support graduate studies in a number of fields or immediate employment in a mechanical engineering job.
Oakland’s close partnerships with FCA, Siemens and other global leaders set our mechanical engineering degree apart from competing programs. These industry connections strengthen every aspect of your education in mechanical engineering at Oakland, from the strength of the faculty to the quality of research labs, professional internships and career opportunities.
Oakland University is one of the best places in the country to prepare for jobs in mechanical engineering. According to Gradreports.com (a website that tracks graduate earnings), Oakland University ranks in the top 10 nationally in starting salaries for mechanical engineering graduates. Within a year of graduation, 96 percent of our students have jobs in mechanical engineering or are pursuing a graduate engineering degree or a military career.
Employers in the automotive, defense and power industries actively recruit graduates of Oakland’s mechanical engineering program. Our students routinely get their first job in mechanical engineering with global leaders such as:
Our graduates work in a variety of jobs in mechanical engineering, with job titles such as calibration engineer, application engineer, mechanical design engineer, advanced development engineer and design release engineer.
The mechanical engineering degree provides a comprehensive foundation in the mechanics of solids, thermodynamics, fluid and thermal energy, materials, manufacturing, mechanical systems, electrical circuits, computer programming and software applications. The program includes foundational courses in calculus, physics and chemistry. You’ll also take five introductory courses in engineering, electromechanical systems and computer science.
The following nine professional courses make up the academic core of the mechanical engineering degree:
The remaining credits in the mechanical engineering program consist of electives. You can distribute electives across multiple content areas, or cluster them to earn an optional specialization in automotive engineering, manufacturing or energy.
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