• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California Los Angeles is a 4-year program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by ABET.
  • The University of California has two requirements that undergraduate students must satisfy in order to graduate: Entry-Level Writing or English as a Second Language, and American History and Institutions. 
  • This program is designed to provide basic knowledge in the following fields of study:
    • thermodynamics
    • fluid mechanics
    • heat transfer
    • solid mechanics
    • mechanical design
    • dynamics, control, and mechanical systems
    • manufacturing, and materials.
  • The program includes fundamental subjects important to all mechanical engineers, with options in design and manufacturing, dynamics and control, and fluids and thermal engineering.
  • Students have to complete a capstone project in the last year of the program.
  • Mechanical Engineering students work in teams in their capstone courses to propose, design, analyze, and build a mechanical or electromechanical device.
  • Students receive their education through traditional lectures, hands-on experience in the school maker space and laboratories, and assignments that develop real-world problem-solving skills. 
  • University of California Los Angeles ranks 2nd in 2020 for aerospace and defense research and development.