The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers undergraduate students several interdisciplinary educational opportunities through double-major and minor programs. These programs are designed to allow students to broaden their academic background, develop interdisciplinary perspectives, and strengthen their professional qualifications in complementary engineering areas.
Students from other departments may apply to pursue a double major in Mechanical Engineering, subject to academic eligibility and departmental requirements. Through the double major program, students complete an additional curriculum and graduate with a second undergraduate diploma degree in Mechanical Engineering.
The department also offers minor programs in areas such as Mechatronics and Production. Minor programs are open not only to students from other departments, but also to Mechanical Engineering students who wish to specialize in interdisciplinary topics alongside their major studies.
In addition, Mechanical Engineering students may pursue double major opportunities in other departments across the university, allowing them to combine mechanical engineering with fields such as physics, mathematics, aerospace engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, computer engineering, industrial engineering, and related disciplines.
The aim of the double major program is to allow academically successful students to work towards a second undergraduate diploma degree in the Mechanical Engineering Department.
The program consists of all courses in the undergraduate curriculum. Therefore, students seeking a double major in Mechanical Engineering must satisfy not only the requirements of their major program but also those of the B.S. program in Mechanical Engineering.
The directive for Undergraduate Double Major Programs can be found at:
http://oidb.metu.edu.tr/en/double-major-minor-program-applications
Course Equivalencies
The following table summarizes the course equivalencies used for the Mechanical Engineering double major program currently.
| METU ME Course | Equivalent Course(s) |
|---|---|
| ME 113 | ME 105 |
| PHYS 105 | PHYS 109 |
| PHYS 106 | PHYS 110 |
| CHEM 107 | CHEM 101 / CHEM 111 |
| CENG 230 | CENG 200 / CENG 140 |
| ME 200 | AEE 101, CHE 102, CE 102, CENG 100, EE 100, ENVE 101, FDE 101, GEOE 105, IE 102, METE 102, MINE 102, PETE 110 |
| ME 202 | ME 212 |
| ME 203 | AEE 231 / CHE 204 |
| ME 205 | AEE 261 / CE 221 / ES 221 / ES 223 / ES 225 |
| ME 206 | AEE 264 / CE 224 / ES 224 |
| ME 208 | AEE 262 / CE 222 |
| ME 210 | ES 202 / MATH 260 / PHYS 210 |
| EE 209 | EE 281 / EE 201 / PHYS 203 |
| METE 227 | METE 201 / METE 222 / METE 225 / CE 241 |
| METE 228 | METE 202 |
| MATH 219 | PHYS 209 |
| ECON 210 | ECON 211 |
| ME 304 | AEE 383 / CENG 382 / CHE 407 / EE 381 / EE 302 |
| ME 305 | AEE 244 / CE 371 / CHE 302 |
| ME 310 | ES 301 / ES 305 / ES 361 / CENG 371 / EE 443 |
| ME 311 | AEE 331 / CHE 327 |
| ME 413 | AEE 464 / CE 425 / ES 403 |
| ME 423 | AEE 435 |
| ME 429 | AEE 463 |
| ME 433 | IE 463 |
| ME 434 | AEE 361 / CE 423 |
| ME 443 | CE 231 / CHE 423 / IE 347 / MINE 424 |
| ME 444 | ES 406 |
| ME 450 | METE 478 |
| ME 451 | AEE 469 / METE 470 |
| ME 455 | CHE 454 / METE 460 |
| ME 485 | AEE 443 |
Double Major Coordinator: Dr. Suat Kadıoğlu
Department of Mechanical Engineering coordinates the Minor Program on Mechatronics, which is offered by the Faculty of Engineering for undergraduate students. The main purpose of this program is to provide successful and motivated students with a broad knowledge of mechatronics that will enable them to practice their profession in an interdisciplinary manner.
Applications for the Mechatronics minor are accepted only during the summer, and students may apply for admission to the program at the end of their 1st or 2nd year.
You can access the current course list from here.
You can access the course list for students registered before 2019-1 fall semester from here.
Mechatronics Minor Coordinator: Dr. Ali Emre Turgut
The Mechanical Engineering Department offers a Minor Program in Production for undergraduate students of other disciplines. The purpose of the Minor Program in Production is to provide interested and successful students with a general overview of production technology, with the belief that they will perform better in their own discipline, having acquired a broader scope of knowledge and a different perspective.
Compulsory Courses
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ME 105 | Engineering Graphics (or equivalent) |
| ME 212 | Principles of Production Engineering |
| METE 230 | Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering (or equivalent) |
| ME 303a | Manufacturing Engineering |
| ME 307a | Machine Elements I |
Elective Courses (Choose Three)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ME 308 | Machine Elements II |
| ME 416 | Tool Design |
| ME 433 | Engineering Metrology and Quality Control |
| ME 440 | Numerically Controlled Machine Tools |
| ME 443* | Engineering Economy and Production Management |
| ME 445 | Integrated Manufacturing Systems |
| ME 448 | Fundamentals of Micro Electromechanical Systems and Microsystems |
| ME 450 | Nondestructive Testing Methods |
| ME 451 | Introduction to Composite Structures |
| ME 455 | Manufacturing of Polymeric Structures |
| ME 471 | Production Plant Design |
| ME 495 | 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing |
| ME 535 | Metal Cutting |
| ME 575 | Non-traditional Production Processes |
a You need to attend (if you haven't already) a Strength of Materials (normally ME 206 or an equivalent if in your major program like AEE 264 and CE 224) course, which is a prerequisite for the courses ME 303 and ME 307.
* This course is not offered to IE students.
Production Minor Coordinator: Dr. Ergin Tönük