As a mechanical engineering major, you will have the opportunity to work with a professor in research on some of today’s most notable engineering challenges. You will develop skills that will give you the ability to solve many of today’s world problems. Mechanical engineering majors will choose a concentration from design and manufacturing, engineering materials, mechanics of solids, thermal and fluid systems and nuclear engineering.

The program in the College of Engineering and Computing includes at the University of South Carolina basic courses in science and mathematics, advanced topics in mechanical engineering and many technical electives that enable you to specialize in a number of areas.

Careers

A major in mechanical engineering can prepare you for careers in:

  • engineering industries
  • manufacturing industries
  • research, design and operation of mechanical equipment