Mechanical Engineering

Brief Description

The BSc. Mechanical Engineering programme is one of the founding Bachelor of Science programmes that started the formerly known School of Engineering after the University was established in 1961. The University awarded its first batch of students in BSc. Mechanical Engineering in 1964. The programme has been one of the most attractive to prospective engineering students. Mechanical engineers work in industries like manufacturing, auto mobile, marine, energy, food and agro-processing, nuclear, aerospace and railways.

Aim and Objectives

The aim of the Mechanical Engineering programme is to provide broad- based education and training in mechanical engineering sciences and their applications to equip graduates to meet the challenges of the engineering profession in a developing country like Ghana. Upon successful completion of the programme, the graduate should be able to:

  1. Design, manufacture and assemble spacecraft, mechanical components and systems,
  2. Solve engineering problems by analysis and empirical methods, including application of the computer,
  3. Install, commission, operate, maintain and service spacecraft, machinery, tools and equipment,
  4. Prepare and read engineering drawings,
  5. Prepare and present engineering reports, and
  6. Apply relevant social science principles to manage engineering organisations and maintain cordial human relations.

Entry Requirements

  1. WASSCE/SSSCE applicants should have credits in Elective Mathematics, Elective Physics and any one of the following
    1. Chemistry
    2. Metalwork
    3. Auto Mechanics
    4. Applied Electricity
    5. Technical and Engineering Science
  2. WASSCE/SSSCE applicants without Chemistry should at least B3 in Integrated Science.
  3. Mature applicants must be twenty-five (25) years or more at the time of submitting the application.
  4. Mature applicants must have a minimum of three (3) years relevant working experience at the time of submitting the application.
  5. Mature applicants must possess WASSCE/SSSCE, A' Level Certificate or an HND from a recognized institution.
  6. International Baccalaureate applicants may be admitted if the contents of such programmes are found to be equivalent to the WASSCE/SSSCE programme or the A' Level programme.

Graduation Requirements

A student can only graduate when he or she has obtained a minimum of 142 credit hours, passed all required courses and obtained a minimum Cumulative Weighted Average (CWA) of 45 %. A graduating student should have also done a minimum of 14 weeks in supervised industrial work. Find the course structure below in pdf.

https://mech.knust.edu.gh/sites/mech.knust.edu.gh/files/2021-01/BSc.%20Mechanical%20Engineering.pdf

 

     Course Structure

Note: Course codes ending with odd digits are 1st-semester courses while codes ending with even digits are 2nd-semester courses.

Year One Semester One                                                                                                                     

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

MATH 151

Algebra

4

2

ENGL 157

Communication Skills I

2

3

EE 151

Applied Electricity

3

4

CE 155

Environmental Studies

2

5

ME 159

Technical Drawing

3

6

ME 195

Engineering Technology

2

7

ME 157

Introduction to Information Technology

2

    Year One Semester Two

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

MATH 152

Calculus with Analysis

4

2

ENGL 158

Communication Skills II

2

3

EE 152

Basic Electronics

3

4

ME 160

Engineering Drawing

3

5

ME 164

Statics of Solid Mechanics

2

6

ME 158

Computer Programming for Engineers

2

7

ME 174

First Year Design Project

2

  

Year Two Semester One

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

MATH 251

Differential Equations

4

2

ENGL 263

Literature in English I

1

3

ME 261

Dynamics of Solid Mechanics

2

4

ME 251

Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

2

5

ME 281

Engineering Materials I

2

6

ME 255

Strength of Materials I

3

7

ME 259

Applications of Computer Graphics

3

8

ME 295

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I

1

 

Year Two Semester Two

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

MATH 252

Calculus with Several Variables

4

2

ENGL 264

Literature in English II

1

3

ME 270

Manufacturing Technology

3

4

ME 262

Mechanisms Synthesis and Analysis I

3

5

ME 252

Fluid Dynamics I

2

6

ME 266

Thermodynamics I

2

7

ME 274

Second Year Design Project

2

8

ME 296

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II

1

Year Three Semester One

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

MATH 353

Probability and Statistics

2

2

MATH 351

Numerical Methods

2

3

ME 363

Automatic Control I

2

4

ME 365

Thermodynamics II

3

5

ME 395

Mechanical Engineering Lab III

1

6

ME 373

Machine Elements Design

3

7

ME 361

Dynamics of Machinery

3

8

ECON 151

Introduction to Economics I

2

  

Year Three Semester Two

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 356

Strength of Materials II

2

2

ME 392

Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics

2

3

ME 374

Machine Design

2

4

ME 352

Fluid Dynamics II

3

5

ME 366

Heat Transfer

3

6

ME 362

Vibrations I

3

7

ME 396

Mechanical Engineering Lab IV

1

8

ME 252

Electrical Engineering Machines

2

YEAR FOUR

Final year students are required to specialise in one of the following options:

  1. Applied Mechanics
  2. Design and Manufacturing
  3. Thermo-fluids and Energy Systems Engineering
  4. Automobile Engineering
  5. Industrial Engineering.

Students will choose at least two and one core course(s), respectively, in the first and the second semesters from their areas of specialisation and then take any of the courses offered in any of the other areas, including those listed as electives, to bring the minimum credits per semester to 17 and also ensure the minimum of 140 credit hours required to graduate.

Year Four Semester One – Core Courses

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 453

Hydraulics and Pneumatics

3

2

ME 491

Engineering Economy and Management

 

2

3

ME 497

Final Year Project I

3

4

***

Mechanical Engineering Elective I

3

5

***

Mechanical Engineering Elective II

3

6

***

Mechanical Engineering Elective III

2

 

Applied Mechanics

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 461

Vibrations II

3

2

ME 463

Automatic Control II

3

3

ME 455

Strength of Materials III

3

 

  Automobile Engineering

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 485

Design of Vehicle Structures

3

2

ME 489

Maintenance and Management of Transport

3

3

ME 487

Vehicle Power Train Systems

3

 

  Design and Manufacturing Engineering

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 471

Machine Tools Design

3

2

ME 473

Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing

3

3

ME 477

Production Engineering I

3

In

  Industrial Engineering

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 469

Facilities Design

3

2

ME 457

Discrete Event Simulation

3

3

ME 499

Operations Research

3

 

  Thermo-fluids and Energy Systems Engineering

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 451

Behaviour of Real Fluids

3

2

ME 465

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

3

3

ME 467

Renewable Energy Conversion

2

 

Technical Electives

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 481

Engineering Materials II

2

2

MSE 451

Composite Materials

3

3

ME 483

Mechatronics

3

 

Year Four Semester Two

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 492

Entrepreneurship Development and Management

2

2

ME 464

Instrumentation

2

3

ME 498

Final Year Project II

5

4

ME 494

Maintenance Engineering

3

5

ME ***

Mechanical Engineering Elective IV

3

6

ME ***

Mechanical Engineering Elective V

2

 

Electives from Area of Specialisation 

Applied Mechanics

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 461

Vibrations II

3

2

ME 463

Automatic Control II

3

 

  Automobile Engineering

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 486

Vehicle Control, Suspension and Stability

3

2

ME 468

Internal Combustion Engines

3

 

  Design and Manufacturing Engineering

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 472

Machine Shop and Factory Design

3

2

ME 478

Production Engineering II

3

 

  Industrial Engineering

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 494

Human Factors & Ergonomics

3

2

ME 474

Production Planning and Control

3

 

  Thermo-fluids and Energy Systems

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 452

Fluid Machinery

3

2

ME 468

Internal Combustion Engines

3

 

  Technical Electives

SN

Course Code

Course Title

Credit

1

ME 482

Engineering Materials Processing

2

2

ME 470

Automation and Production Systems

2

3

ME 488

Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems

3

  Graduation Requirement

A student can only graduate when he or she has obtained a minimum of 142 credit hours, passed all required courses and obtained a minimum Cumulative Weighted Average (CWA) of 45 %. A graduating student should have also done a minimum of 14 weeks in supervised industrial work.

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