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Program Overview

The Mechanical Engineering program equips students with the knowledge and skills to design, analyze, and manufacture mechanical systems. Students explore areas such as thermodynamics, materials science, and mechanical design. Graduates are well-prepared to work in industries ranging from automotive and robotics to energy and manufacturing, contributing to the development of mechanical innovations.

Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14

Engineering Fundamentals And Technical Proficiency:

The College of Engineering is designed to establish a strong foundation in engineering fundamentals and technical proficiency. Students start by building a deep understanding of core engineering disciplines and gain hands-on experience in problem-solving and innovation. This technical base prepares students for a successful career in the dynamic field of engineering.

Real-World Applications And Industry Partnerships:

Beyond the classroom, our College of Engineering places a significant emphasis on real-world applications and industry partnerships. Students have opportunities to work on engineering projects, collaborate with engineering firms, and engage in research with cutting-edge technology. These experiences not only enhance their practical engineering skills but also provide valuable insights into the industry.

Global Engineering Challenges And International Collaborations:

The College of Engineering at Los Angeles City University is committed to addressing global engineering challenges and fostering international collaborations. Our curriculum explores international engineering practices and encourages students to engage in projects with global impact. Additionally, we offer study abroad programs and collaborate with engineers from around the world, enabling students to gain a global perspective on engineering.

Basics of Industrial Engineering

This course defines industrial and systems engineering; describing its place in the business world and offering a wide picture of the functional areas with some solution techniques.

Introduction to Engineering

This course helps you in acquiring an engineering mindset; providing you with the core knowledge and skills all engineers need to succeed. It helps you in seeing the world through the eyes of an engineer; looking at how engineers apply science and technology to solve problems facing society today.

Latest Developments in Engineering

Latest developments in engineering discusses about the latest trends in engineering which keep on adding new subjects and new versions of old subjects and techniques.

Introduction to E-Engineering

In this course, you will find a lot of the e-engineering basics presented in an easy-to-follow and friendly style, you will also get the latest on internet, web page design, and much more-stuff barely on the horizon a couple of years ago that now dominates the online landscape.

Advanced Fields in Engineering

Advanced fields in engineering is the analysis and design of continuous-time and discrete-time systems using time domain and frequency domain techniques. The course includes important Structural Dynamics, Free Vibration, Dynamic Analysis And Response To Linear Systems and Reduction Of Degree Of Freedom

Introduction to Electrical Engineering

This course provides an integrated introduction to electrical engineering and computer science, taught using substantial laboratory experiments with mobile robots. Our primary goal is for you to learn to appreciate and use the fundamental design principles of modularity and abstraction in a variety of contexts from electrical engineering and computer science.

Introduction to Civil Engineering

The course is based on introduction to the civil engineering profession and its role in the society; creative thinking and critical thinking as integral parts of the engineering decision process. The course discusses about important materials such as concrete materials, wood, iron and steel.

Foundations of Mechanical Engineering

The traditional approach to teaching mechanical engineering has been to cover either mechanics or thermofluid mechanics. In response to the growing trend toward more general modules, Foundations of Mechanical Engineering provides a unified approach to teaching the basic mechanical engineering topics of mechanics, the mechanics of solids, and thermofluid mechanics.

Engine Basics

This course explores the basic principles and applications of various types of internal combustion engines, with a major emphasis on reciprocating engines. It covers both spark ignition and compression ignition engine; as well as those operating on four-stroke cycles and on two stroke cycles.

Thermodynamics

This course provides an easily understandable presentation of classical thermodynamics that builds on your background of energy concepts first learned in physics and chemistry. The material is organized in a logical progression from the conservation of mass, the conservation of energy, and the second law.

Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

This course introduces you to the ever-emerging field of mechanical engineering, giving an appreciation for how engineers design the hardware that builds and improves societies all around the world. The course balances the treatments of technical problem-solving skills, design, engineering analysis, and modern technology.

Introduction to Finite Elements

This course provides an integrated approach to finite element methodologies. The development of finite element theory is combined with examples and exercises involving engineering applications. The steps used in the development of the theory are implemented in complete, self-contained computer programs.

Fundamentals of Product Design

This course presents an in-depth study of structured designed processes and methods. Fundamental approach is that reverse engineering and teardowns offer a new better paradigm for design instruction, permitting a modern learning cycle of experience, hypothesis, understanding, and then execution. For practicing engineers interested in learning about mechanical design.

Introduction to Mechanism Design

Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery provides you knowledge to analyze the motion of machines and mechanisms. It covers a broad range of machines and mechanisms with practical applications given top consideration.

Cost of Attendance

Tuition Fee Breakdown Cost
ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE $18,480
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $18,480
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Basics of industrial engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    History of engineering and development of industrial engineering.
    Industrial and systems engineering.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Manufacturing engineering.
    Facilities location and layout.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Material handling, distribution, and routing.
    Work design and organizational performance -- work measurement.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Operations planning and control.
    Quality control.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial compensation.
    Cad/cam, robotics, and automation.
    Human factors.
    Resource management.
    Financial management and engineering economy.
    Probabilistic models.
    Simulation.
    Project management.
    Systems concepts.
    Management systems design.

Introduction to engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Engineering and society
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Organization and representation of engineering systems
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning and problem solving
    Laws of nature and theoretical models
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Data analysis and empirical models
    Modeling interrelationships in systems: lightweight structures
    Modeling interrelationships in systems:digital electronic circuits
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Getting started with matlab
    Vector operations in matlab
    Matrix operations in matlab

Latest developments in engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
    Vectors and tensors.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Stress.
    Principal stresses and principal axes.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Analysis of deformation.
    Velocity fields and compatibility conditions.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Constitutive equations.
    Isotropy.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mechanical properties of real fluids and solids.
    Derivation of field equations.
    Field equations and boundary conditions in fluid mechanics.
    Some simple problems in elasticity.
    Stress, strain, and active remodeling of structures.

Introduction to E-engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Physics for electronics.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mathematics for electronics.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Electrical quantities and measurements.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Ohm's law and watt's law.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Combinational series/parallel circuits.
    Magnetism and magnetic circuits.
    Motors and generators.
    Alternating current.
    Capacitors.
    Inductors.
    Series ac circuits.

Advanced fields in engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Equations of motion, problem statement, and solution methods.
    Free vibration.
    Response to harmonic and periodic excitations.
    Response to arbitrary, step, and pulse excitations.response to arbitrarily time-varying forces.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Numerical evaluation of dynamic response.
    Earthquake response of linear systems.
    Earthquake response of inelastic systems.
    Generalized single-degree-of-freedom systems.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Equations of motion, problem statement, and solution methods.
    Free vibration.
    Damping in structures.experimental data and recommended modal damping ratios.
    Dynamic analysis and response of linear systems.two-degree-of-freedom systems.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Earthquake analysis of linear systems.response history analysis.
    Reduction of degrees of freedom.
    Numerical evaluation of dynamic response.
    Systems with distributed mass and elasticity.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to the finite element method.rayleigh-ritz method.
    Earthquake response of linearly elastic buildings.
    Earthquake response of inelastic buildings.
    Earthquake dynamics of base-isolated buildings.
    Structural dynamics in building codes.

Introduction to electrical engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Resistive circuits
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Inductance and capacitance
    Transients
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Steady-state sinusoidal analysis
    Frequency response, bode plots, and resonance
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Logic circuits
    Microcomputers
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Computer-based instrumentation
    Diodes
    Amplifiers: specifications and external
    Field-effect transistors
    Bipolar junction transistors
    Operational amplifiers
    Magnetic circuits and transformers
    Dc machines
    Ac machines

Introduction to civil engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    History of the use of biological, chemical, and radiological agents.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Safe operations at terrorist incidents.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Affects of biological, chemical, and radiological agents.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Terrorism emergency response scenarios.

Foundations of mechanical engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Statically determinate force systems.
    Statically determinate stress systems.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Stress-strain relations.
    Torsion.
    Bending stress.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Bending: slope and deflection.
    Statically indeterminate beams.
    Energy methods.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Buckling instability.
    Yield criteria and stress concentration.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Application of the equilibrium and strain-displacement.
    Elementary plasticity.
    Thin plates and shells.
    Finite element method.
    Fracture mechanics.
    Fatigue.

Engine Basics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
    Operating characteristics.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Engine cycles.
    Thermochemistry and fuels.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Air and fuel induction.
    Fluid motion within combustion chamber.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Combustion.
    Exhaust flow.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Emissions and air pollution.
    Heat transfer in engines.
    Friction and lubrication.

Thermodynamics

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Concepts of thermodynamics.
    Properties of substances.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Conservation of mass.
    Conservation of energy.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics.
    Second-law analysis of thermodynamic systems.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Gas cycles.
    Vapor cycles.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Thermodynamic relationships.
    Thermodynamic behavior of real gases.
    Nonreacting-gas mixtures.
    Thermodynamics of chemical reactions.
    Chemical equilibrium.
    Introduction to one-dimensional compressible flow.

Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to engineering design.
    Problem formulation.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Information and communication.
    Professional and social context of design.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Probabilistic considerations in design.
    Concept generation.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Project planning.
    Engineering economics.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Decision making.
    Optimum design.

Introduction to Finite Elements

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fundamental concepts.
    Matrix algebra and gaussian elimination.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    One-dimensional problems.
    Trusses.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Two-dimensional problems using constant strain triangles.
    Axisymmetric solids subjected to axisymmetric loading.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Two-dimensional isoparametric elements and numerical integration.
    Beams and frames.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Three-dimensional problems in stress analysis.
    Scalar field problems.
    Dynamic considerations.
    Preprocessing and postprocessing.

Fundamentals of Product Design

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Journeys in product development.
    Product development process tools.
    Establishing product function.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Benchmarking and establishing engineering specifications.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Product architecture.
    Generating concepts.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Modeling of product metrics.
    Design for manufacture and assembly.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Design for the environment.
    Physical prototypes.
    Physical models and experimentation.
    Design for robustness.

Introduction to Mechanism Design

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Mechanisms and machines: basic concepts.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Motion in machinery.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Velocity analysis of planar and spatial mechanisms.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Acceleration analysis of planar and spatial mechanisms.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Design and analysis of cam and follower systems.
    Spur gears: design and analysis.
    Helical, worm, and bevel gears: design and analysis.
    Drive trains: design and analysis.
    Static-force analysis.
    Dynamic-force analysis.
    Synthesis.
    Introduction to robotic manipulators.
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